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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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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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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 ".


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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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The blood tonight was Bobby Chacon's and the glory was Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini's. Mancini, in a near-perfect performance, stopped the grand old 32-year- old veteran at 1 minute 17 seconds of the.


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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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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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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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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]


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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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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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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