Without a title fight to remember, both men always will have the. That now belongs to curtis cokes, just as the heavyweight championship belongs to ernie terrell, names like emile griffith and cassius clay being anathema to the wba. Today, he focuses on his curtis cokes foundation and provides. Curtis cokes is one of the richest boxing who was born in united states. I thought about the holmes vs cooney thing too, in fact i wrote about it in my boxing book in ancient history there have been shamanistic ritual displays, in which the idea has been to prevent something bad happening for the tribe. Here is a link to an interview with curtis made just a few years ago. By now he had put himself in a position of being too good for his own good. Gypsy joe harris a vintage article describing one of. I thought percy would have beat him, and i think i would have beat him. Baez has trained with cokes since 1996 and credits him with saving his.
Boxer curtis cokes beats francious pavilla in a welterweight fight in 1967 dallas. Beginning with boxer pat bradley, is a chronological widely recognized list of world welterweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the betterknown sanctioning organizations. The bout was the semifinal of a tournament to determine a new welterweight champion. He wrote a book, the complete book of boxing 1980 and acted in the movie, fat city 1981.
Napoles in his prime stopping hof champion curtis cokes to pick up the welterweight title. Curtis cokes has not shared about curtis cokes s parent. The rubber match took place on july 6, 1966 in new orleans. I couldnt jab him, said welterweight champion curtis cokes, following his loss to gypsy in an over the weight fight in the garden this march. Vtg 1967 boxing press photo charley shipes knocked out curtis. Jun 01, 20 the sequel to workouts from boxing s greatest champs will ko all boxing and combat sport enthusiasts. Curtis cokes for the title in inglewood, california, on 18 april 1969. Curtis cokes net worth, biography, age, height, dating, wiki. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans by curtis cokes. Napoles would beat morgan again in a 1967 return match. He was adept at both offense and defense but was primarily a counterpuncher skills that were admired and appreciated by knowledgeable boxing fans. Hall of famer curtis cokes was a top welterweight in the 1960s.
The boxing world first took notice of curtis cokes when he upset future welterweight champion luis rodriguez in 1961. He is an actor, known for fat city 1972 and world heavyweight championship. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans by curtis cokes, 9780882800745, available at book depository with free delivery. May 31, 2017 longtime boxing trainer and former welterweight champion curtis cokes was on hand for the grand reopening and ribbon cutting of the multipurpose life center at the village oaks apartments in. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans. In november cokes outclassed frenchman jean josselin to win universal recognition as welterweight champion still many felt that cokes was the champ only because griffith had vacated the division.
Curtis was confident that rodriguez would give him a crack at the middleweight title. After that win, many observers felt harris was a lock for a world title. Vintage boxing news, magazine and publication clipping. Only 1,052 paying customers gathered at sunnyside garden in long island city on april 20, 1963, to watch cokes and stable square off. Curtis cokes had an elegant and refined boxing style of a type that is all but extinct today. Curtis cokes goes far and beyond the basics and breaks down boxing in a way that any aspiring fighter or trainer can grasp. Jun 28, 2010 hall of famer curtis cokes was a top welterweight in the 1960s. Napoles thoroughly whipped curtis cokes for the world 147pound title last night. Quincy taylor, reggie johnson and troy dorsey are three world champions he has produced. Today at bad left hook, jim amato looks back on the career of hall of famer curtis cokes. Films of several of his fights are available on youtube. Curtis would return seven months later as a fullfledged middleweight cokes had hoped that old rival luis rodriguez would defeat middleweight king nino benvenuti when they met on november 22, 1969. Curtis cokes is one of the richest boxing, who was born in united states.
Featuring a classic coterie of international boxing legends, this superb anthology is illustrated throughout with some of the best photos of them at work in the ring or training in the gym. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans by curtis cokes, 9780882800745, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Greatest ever boxing workouts by gary todd, paperback. Winning for old cornbread sports illustrated vault. He has trained a number of top fighters including ike ibeabuchi, kirk johnson, randy stephens, carlos bunema and lovey page. Jose napoles vs curtis cokes fan scorecards eye on the ring. Jose napoles i just couldnt get off, i just couldnt get started. Boxing memorabilia souvenir programs and books souvenir south african programs showing 1250 of 351 results default sorting sort by popularity sort by newness sort by. Cokes was a warrior, an outstanding athlete, and a true champion in every sense of the word.
The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans by cokes. The book has reportedly sold more than 77,000 copies. Apr 11, 2020 i actually went to visit curtis cokes, who was about an hour away. On celebs trend now, curtis cokes is one of the successful boxing. During his career, he won the wba welterweight championship of the world, the wbc welterweight championship of the world and the welterweight championship of the south. Why was norton introduced first in the holmes fight. Checking the scale is otis guichet, secretary of the louisiana state athletic commission. World welterweigt champion curtis cokes, left, of dallas. Boxers used to duck curtis cokes, because he put them on the shelf for so long, win or lose.
I actually went to visit curtis cokes, who was about an hour away. Curtis would go on to prove himself a worthy champion. Souvenir south african programs archives african ring. It was an upset decision over future champion curtis cokes, however, that stunned the boxing cognoscenti and gave stable an instant reputation. Curtis cokes was born in dallas, texas on june 15, 1937. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Memorable moments from the world of boxing, awardwinning boxing journalist mike silver looks back at some of boxing s most legendary fights, talks with hall of famers archie moore, carlos ortiz, emile griffith and curtis cokes, and analyzes the changes that have taken place in boxing since the golden age. Curtis cokes label from public data source wikidata sources found.
The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans by. Curtis cokes is the author of the complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans 4. A gifted athlete, cokes excelled at baseball and basketball but at age17 began boxing at his hometown ymca. He carried a great right hand punch and was a super counterpuncher. A while back tris quit the boxing news to spend more time in his cross fit gym. Cokes was the world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers. Cokes had originally won the vacant wba wbc title against manuel gonzalez, but later in the year won universal recognition when he defeated jean josselin. Request a fighters workout routine non stop boxing. The eccentric harris was known to tell customers at the bar he tended that he was going to be champ, and make big money. I followed our plan of keeping cokes in the center of the ring and not let him fight off the ropes. Percy pugh, jerry pellegrini recall their time in the ring. Title, the complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans.
The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans it was published around 1980 and written by former welterweight champion and hall of fame fighter curtis cokes. Curtis cokes author of the complete book of boxing for. Curtis floored gonzalez on his way to a lopsided decision and a worlds championship. His handlers percifield and curtis cokes his trainer at the time saw coetzees trainer wrapping his hands and were inserting a piece of plastic. Curtis cokes also has a position among the list of most popular.
Boxing memorabilia boxers autographs international boxers autographs page 2 showing 251500 of 1768 results default sorting sort by popularity sort by newness sort. I hit him a few times, but hed just wobble and come back. Cokes was the world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers training with him. He also knew that napoles was a very worthy contender and that he deserved a shot at the title. The three former world champions, usa olympian, championship referee and state administrator boxing commissioner will speak about their careers in the sport. Curtis cokes born june 15, 1937 is a former boxer from dallas, texas, united states. This was the fifth time that cokes had fought gonzalez cokes won on three other occasionsand it seemed spectacularly disrespectful to call this a title fight in a city so. Napoles stopped cokes in the th round and became world welterweight champion. The next great dallas athlete is being compared with floyd.
The former world welterweight champion discusses training techniques, basic punches, defensive maneuvers, and various boxing strategies. Curtis fought all the top men in his division and there were. King of the world muhammad ali and the rise of an american hero by remnick, david isbn. Apr 17, 2018 i followed our plan of keeping cokes in the center of the ring and not let him fight off the ropes. He currently owns and operates curtis cokes home of champions boxing gym in.
I just got workouts from boxing s greatest champs ii in the mail. Today, he focuses on his curtis cokes foundation and provides many opportunities. Jun 29, 2018 this day in boxing jose napoles kos curtis cokes this day june 29, 1969 and retains welterweight title. Today at bad left hook, jim amato looks back on the career of hall of famer curtis cokes, one of the top welterweights in the 1960s. Jose napoles wins crown kos curtis cokes this day april 18. Jan 15, 2020 it was an upset decision over future champion curtis cokes, however, that stunned the boxing cognoscenti and gave stable an instant reputation. Find the complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans by cokes, curtis at biblio. The story of jose stable, from contender to inmate.
On march 24, 1958, he began to box professionally, defeating another boxer who would later fight for the world. Curtis cokes was champion of the world at a time when the title meant somethinglong before the world boxing association and the world boxing council rated their own fighters and awarded their. This book has remained the bible for many years and remains the best overall book and creating a fighter then anything you will ever find. He currently owns and operates curtis cokes home of champions boxing gym in dallas where the emphasis is on serving his community through an amateur boxing program geared to keeping young people off the streets. Curtis cokes have position among the list of 321 famous boxing. List of world welterweight boxing champions wikipedia. Curtis cokes boxing gym dallas, texas sports club facebook. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans curtis. Coetzee had a bad right hand that would eventually get the bones fused together to almost serve as a club. Harris followed that up with an easy decision win over welterweight champ curtis cokes in a nontitle fight. Curtis has ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on june 15, 1937. Click or press enter to view the items in your shopping bag or press tab to interact with the shopping. The sequel to workouts from boxings greatest champs will ko all boxing and combat sport enthusiasts. Curtis cokes was the welterweight champion at the time.
Nov 21, 2012 1967 boxing curtis cokes beats francious pavilla. Its been said to be one of the best books about boxing ever written. But now cokes is the welterweight champion, and anybody up to 147 pounds who wants his title will have. Following his retirement from the ring, curtis began training boxers in his home of champions gym in 1975. Between him, luis rodriquez, jose napoles, emile griffith and dick tiger, i have to wonder. Probably the 1st boxing match suge attended since the night he got pac killed. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans subjects.
Curtis cokes is 1 of the famous people in our database with the age of 82 years old. Rodriguez outpointed curtis in their rematch four months later. The world boxing association wba, founded in 1921 as the national boxing association nba. Boxing memorabilia boxers autographs international boxers autographs page 2. The champions at the time seemed very unwilling to give napoles a crack at the crown in 1966 jose was upset by youngstown, ohio standout l. Score a books 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. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans cokes, curtis on. Curtis cokes youll see a different curtis cokes in a rematch. Ludick, the pride of south africa, was a stumbling, bloody figure when referee lew heskin stopped the massacre 34 seconds deep in the fifth round. Vtg 1967 boxing press photo charley shipes knocked out curtis cokes 1st edit. Curtis cokes won 15 professional boxing world titles in a welterweight division. Details about vtg 1967 boxing press photo charley shipes knocked out curtis cokes 1st edit. The complete book of boxing for fighters and fight fans open library. Boxing lost one of its men, then suddenly tris is back, hes on bt, hes back writing for the boxing news, he writes books and now this amazing podcast.
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