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The Ray Mancini vs. Bobby Chacon, or, alternatively, Bobby Chacon vs. Ray Mancini fight was a boxing contest which was held on January 14, 1984, in Reno, Nevada. It was for Mancini's WBA's world Lightweight title. Mancini won the fight, to retain his title, by a third-round technical knockout.[1] Because of its location this fight was promotionally nicknamed as "the biggest little fight in the.


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Mancini was also super tough, he was destroyed by Arguello but came back to win the championship. Chacon only fought the best, Danny Little Red Lopez, Bazooka Limon 4 times, Ruben Olivares, Boza Edwards, Chucho Castillo, Alexis Arguello! Chacon definitely one of the toughest fighters of all time! r/Boxing.


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That's what was supposed to happen when young superstar Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini faced former two time world champion Bobby Chacon, aka "The Schoolboy," in 1984. Mancini was 22, already a champion, and ready to rule the lightweights for the rest of the decade.


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Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini would definitely had the strength and punching power advantage. I remember the way he went right through Bobby Chacon. It was like a bulldozer. I don't know if the great Salvador Sanchez would have had the punching power to keep Mancini honest a little bit. But, I can see definitely Boom Boom carrying the fight and.


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Ray Mancini ( Boom Boom) defends his WBA lightweight title against Bobby Chacon ( Schoolboy ). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight. 🇺🇸 RAY MANCINI vs 🇺🇸 BOBBY CHACON 22 Oct 18, 1979 28-1 5 22 (75.9%) 164 cm 165 cm 1 cm Orthodox Nov 25, 1983 1m, 20d 8 Age Debut Record Title Fights KOs Height Reach


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Date: 1984-01-14 Location: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, USA Referee: Richard Steele Judge: Duane Ford Judge: Jimmy Rondeau Judge: Gordon Volkman WBA World Lightweight Championship (4th defense by Mancini) Fight Poster It was Boom! Boom! Boom! By Pat Putnam, Sports Illustrated, January 23, 1984


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Posted on 09/09/2016 Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini Reflects On Friend And Former Rival, Bobby Chacon By: Sean Crose Make no mistake about it, boxing lost a legend Wednesday when Bobby Chacon.


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Bobby Chacon (November 28, 1951 - September 7, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1988. He held titles in two weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from September 1974 to June 1975 and the WBC super featherweight title from December 1982 to June 1983. Biography Early career


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Mancini (right) vs. Bobby Chacon Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini was born Raymond Michael Mancini on March 4, 1961, in Youngstown, Ohio. He was the third of three children. Mancini's father, Lenny "Boom Boom" Mancini, boxed professionally from 1937 to 1947. The Ring ranked Lenny as the world's No. 1 lightweight contender in the April 1941 issue.


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Boxing - Lightweight Title - Ray Boom Boom Mancini VS Bobby Chacon 0 244 2 minutes read DOG ASIDE: On November 13, 1982, a 21-year-old Mancini met 27-year-old South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim. Kim had struggled to make the 135lb weight limit….and had to lose several pounds shortly before the fight.


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Ray Mancini (born Raymond Michael Mancino; March 4, 1961), better known as " Boom Boom " Mancini, is an American former professional boxer who competed professionally from 1979 to 1992 and who has since worked as an actor and sports commentator. He held the WBA lightweight title from 1982 to 1984. [1]


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Indeed, one of the more famous opponents Chacon faced was legendary lightweight champ Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini. Chacon was stopped by the Youngstown, Ohio native in that January 1984 encounter. Mancini made it clear to Boxing Insider on Wednesday night, however, that he held his former rival in the highest regard.


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Boom! By Pat Putnam, Sports Illustrated, January 23, 1984. In a sport that's haunted by the specter of tragedy, it's ironic that a referee who steps in to save a boxer from a terrible beating is almost invariably faulted on his timing. He's regarded as having intervened either too late or too soon. The latter accusation was the one leveled last.


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ESPN Classic- January 14th, 1984, at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada, Bobby "The Schoolboy" Chacon took on the WBA Light Welterweight Champion Ray ".