By austin killeen sitting in the comfort of yaquis living room, i asked if he could relate a story from his early childhood. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Mike always seemed to be in the shadow of his famous heavyweight brother jerry. Mike rossman vs yaqui lopez 11x14 boxing poster ebay. Sure, its true that lopez dominated rossman and won the fight, ultimately, in one sided fashion. In 1975 mike defeated future world champion mike rossman over ten. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Saad muhammad vs lopez ii so close, yet so far for yaqui. Against this must be weighed the end of his prime and twentytwo victories, over consistently excellent opposition. He is of jewishitalian origin, which led to his monikers the kosher butcher and the jewish bomber. The yaqui held a beautiful ceremonial deer dance, and miraculously, a real deer came. September 1981 benitez vs hope for the junior middleweight title.
Mike always seemed to be in the shadow of his famous heavyweight brother jerry quarry. I was convinced that if anyone could write a good western novel it would be someone who had lived the life, if only on the silver screen. He has his own gym named after him, yaqui lopez s fat city boxing. His birth name was michael albert depiano, however, as a boxer, he. A rematch with galindez followed and once again an unpopular 15 round decision went the champions way. Mike rossman a forgotten champion boxing news, articles. During alvaros career he faced victor galindez, mike rossman, mike quarry, tony mundine, jesse burnett, james scott, s. World boxing magazine 1978 1981 portland boxing club. I bought this book solely because it was coauthored by clint walker. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The fifty greatest lightheavyweights of all time, part 4 no. Riddick bowe kos evander holyfield this day november 4, 1995 duration. Mike rossman is an american former professional boxer who was the wba light heavyweight champion of the world.
Gilbert najm top us 3cushion player mike massey bca hall of fame 2005 vs. On may 3, 1978, rossman faced yaqui lopez in new york. I just watch the 1978 video of yaqui lopez tko6 mike rossman. The ring magazinegetty images yaqui didnt win another round. By daniel sisneros alvaro lopez was born in zacatecas, mexico. After tearing his labrum in the 2nd round, and being knocked down in the 6th. Victor galindez vs yaqui lopez galindez low blowed and rabbit punched lopez from the 1st to the 15th round, received a half dozen warnings but thats it. During alvaros career he faced victor galindez, mike rossman, mike quarry, tony mundine. Join facebook to connect with yaqui lopez and others you may know.
Mike rossman born michael albert depiano on july 1, 1955 is an american former professional boxer who was the wba light heavyweight champion of the world. Somewhere lost in the shuffle was a smooth boxing irish kid named mike quarry. You never forget the poems you memorized, the first book you read until the cover fell off, the book you read hidden from your mother. To explain what yaqui lopez brought to the table is quite simple and also, quite difficult. Lomachenko rallies back and finishes linares with a beautiful body shot. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina is the selection for the laiis vamos a leer book group meeting scheduled for september 8, 2014. Yaqui lopezs fat city boxing clubs 3rd annual fight 4 a cause. It looks like we dont have any biography for yaqui lopez yet be the first to contribute. He earned the nickname yaqui when his trainer was asked if he was of native american decent at an amateur event.
Two of the top middleweight prospects are meeting in a rematch of a may 19th bout in binghamton, n. Men like yaqui lopez, pierre fourie, ritchie kates, jesse burnett, lenstinger hutchins, james scott, jerry celestine, vonzell johnson and jerry the bull martin somewhere lost in the shuffle was a smooth boxing irish kid named mike quarry. You see, boxing today is in an age of flux with mma to contend with, not to mention a glut of safetyfirst fighters involved in the sweet science. Jul, 2019 the contest was even closer than the conteh fight, the italian fans booing and jeering the decision for galindez. Were the yaqui indians the most fearsome warrior tribe. Maybe not the most fearsome, as the comanche, lakota, apache and other tribes might fit that category, but the yaqui were a group to be reckoned with. On that occasion mike nixon, the brotherinlaw of jerry and mike quarry, beat mike rossman. As an offensive force he was spent bar some sporadic bursts that. As a result, yaqui started working in the fields around the stockton area. I often wonder what if galindez wouldnt have run out on the rematch with rossman 22479 in las vegas while mike waited in the ring and victor refused to. He would have had at least a point or 2 deducted today, probably losing his title because of it as close as the fight was. Danny lopez nortonshavers holmesocasio wilfredo gomez sugar ray leonard john tate miguel canto vito antuofermo. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina 60s book. More than just the little brother of jerry ringside.
Her father, william curry holden, a trained historian and anthropologist, met the yaqui narrator of this chronicle, rosalio moises, in 1934. Men like yaqui lopez, pierre fourie, ritchie kates, jesse burnett, lenstinger hutchins, james scott, jerry celestine, vonzell johnson and jerry the bull martin. Ive seen it many times before, but i always noticed something new every i watch. I was curious how this legendary contender from the 70s and 80s got his start in boxing. Mike rossman holds the distinction of being one of a handful of jewish boxers to win a world championship since 1940. He has his own gym named after him, yaqui lopezs fat city boxing. Oct 16, 20 to say that i loved yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass wouldnt be entirely true, as its difficult to love a story that spends so much time wallowing in the grim realities of bullying and the stark contours of a bullying victims world. The united states billiards association presents carom clash team challenge match at casino del sols event center. On this day, rossman seemed quicker with his hands and feet than anytime before or after this bout. Lopez, undaunted, went right back to winning fights, including a huge tko victory over fellow top contender mike rossman. Rossman s speed in the first fight was fairly impressive. The place is the tropicana hotel in las vegas, nevada.
From stockton to philadelphia by robert mladinich at. At piddys new high school, kids tend to eat lunch with their own kind blacks with blacks, latinas with latinas, and nerds with nerds. Lopez battered rossman dizzy with both hands in the 6th. May 16, 2019 fight poster for the main event, 3278 at msg. Selling stockton yaqui lopez, boxing legend on vimeo. Contemporary life histories 1978, also a bison book. Apr 07, 2020 yaqui lopez s fat city boxing clubs 3rd annual fight 4 a cause. Free for all to attend, come watch the champions battle it out. This resulted in a match with hard hitting mike rossman in madison. Mike rossman matt franklin muhammad ali archie moore leo randolph ron lyle wilfredo gomez thomas hearns. Nov 05, 2014 matthew saad muhammad lands a punch on yaqui lopez. Sep 11, 2010 were the yaqui indians the most fearsome warrior tribe. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Jane holden kelley, a professor of archaeology at the university of calgary, is the author of yaqui women.
He is of jewish italian origin, which led to his monikers the kosher butcher and the jewish bomber. Up through the fifth, it was competitive as hell, even though lopez generally had the upper hand. A fan favorite during the1970s and early 80s, he got it on with michael spinks, victor galindez twice, john conteh, mike rossman, matthew saad muhammad twice, and carlos deleon. Matthew saad muhammad vs yaqui lopez ii round 8 reddit. Apr 08, 2016 4 straight knockout wins later, alvaro yaqui lopez got one more shot at the nabf title. Meg medina quotes author of yaqui delgado wants to kick your. Mike rossman the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Lopez started good and was ahead on all 3 scorecards when he was caught, and stopped by the hard punching champion in round 7. Men like yaqui lopez, pierre fourie, ritchie kates, jesse burnett. For example, the world in yaqui, ania is composed of four separate worlds. But prior to that you went to new york to fight mike rossman. It almost seemed like you were there to benefit rossmans chances of a title shot. Books aboutfeaturing the yaqui yoeme people of northern mexico and the southern us.
After the talking tree prophecy, some yaqui chose to leave the earth and live in enchanted worlds under the mountains and in the oceans. Alvaro yaqui lopez set himself up for another shot at the world light heavyweight title thursday night when he overcame cuts over both eyes to stop mike rossman in the 6th round of a scheduled 10 rounder. Touching gloves withalvaro yaqui lopez the cbz newswire. Much yaqui ritual is centered upon perfecting these worlds and eliminating the harm that has been done to them, especially by people. Alvaro lopez is a former mexican boxer and current member of the boxing hall of fame. To my knowledge this is the only book with which he has been involved. Jun 26, 2015 victor galindez fought at the very top of the lightheavyweight division for five long and tough years and lost only twice, to mike rossman in september of 1978, avenged, and to the rampant marvin johnson in november of 1979. You talk about a lot of people within your boxingcircle as having factored into your career, and reading punching, its clear that their wisdom continues to mold you. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass is a title that grabs your attention. Victor galindez vs yaqui lopez fan scorecards eye on the ring. Buy this book high school sophomore piddy sanchez cant catch a break. Former light heavyweight contender alvaro yaqui lopez is giving back. I was born in zacatecas, which is located in north central mexico. Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and cant be in life.