Bad Left Hook welcomes Ted “The Bull” Sares back to the front page with a piece remembering one of the great Puerto Rican fighters, Juan La Porte.

Old school is a slang term referring to a way of thinking or behaving in the past within the context of current times. It is not meant to have a negative connotation; rather, it is often used to refer to a time of perceived higher standards or level of craft. Some might equate the term to “They just don’t make ’em like that anymore,” or “He is a throwback,” or “Back in the day.” No one can really pin down the meaning, though.

In boxing parlance, it’s like referring to a Gene Fullmer, Carmen Basilio, or Tony DeMarco. When someone refers to the late Arturo Gatti as “old school,” they may be comparing him to Fullmer, Basilio, and DeMarco (or maybe Danny “Little Red” Lopez). They were humble outside the ring but ferocious and vicious inside. Courageous, respectful, and hard working-these behaviors reflected the values that existed in the 1940s and 1950s. The men were hard and determined, well schooled with great fight teachers and trainers, and had far more fights to stay sharp. VIEW FULL STORY…

The monthly executive board meeting of the Veteran Boxers Association of NY,  Ring 8, Inc. was held on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at the Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York.

Board members in attendance:  President, Matt Farrago, V.P. Henny Wallitsch, Lenny Mangiapane, Henry Hascup, Tony Mazzarella,  Paulette Balog, Frank Pena, Keith Sullivan, Tony Di Pippo, Richie O’Neil and John Labate

Our next meeting will be at the Waterfront Crabhouse,  June 15th at 7:00pm.  Board of Directors will meet at 6:00pm.
1. R.I.P. boxers were acknowledged:
Bohumil Nemecek, who won a Gold Medal  in the light- welterweight division”, at the Summer 1960 Olympics in Rome , Italy by staging a minute silence. Bohumil Nemecek was one of Stanislav Janousek boxing trainers and a mentor during part of his amateur boxing career,  while in the military VIEW FULL STORY…