Mancini Chacon 1-14-84

Bobby Chacon vs. Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini, for Mancini's WBA Lightweight Title, 1/14/84, from Reno, Nevada.

[@stuartjohnson7967]

Bobby Chacon. Respected in the ring, but more importantly he was Loved and Respected outside of the ring. And the same applies to Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini. Great warriors, Great Men. RESPECT ❤️🥊

[@michaelwuttke5841]

Bobby Chacon 100% warrior.

[@Jeanettesboxingchannel]

r.i.p. Bobby Chacon champ!

[@NicanTlacaWarrior1]

Loved Schoolboy! He was in a LOT of wars and had little, if anything left, but he wasn't going to go down without a fight and he didn't... Rest In Power, Warrior

[@samthomas5430]

mancini was a friend of mine i played baseball aganist him at gibson fiels he was a great person ans a great fighter from youngstown ohio

[@hoponpop3330]

I love Chacon but he might of been a little past as he seemed to have trouble getting off .That’s very dangerous. Richard Steele has been criticized but he always looked to protect the fighter and he can look into their eyes . .

[@lonvait863]

Love the crowd reaction and the HBO cover-up.

[@johnmirabile3535]

CHACONNN IS THE TOUGHEST FIGHTER I EVER SAW, IN HIS PRIME JUST ON BALLS HED BE CATCHIN BODIES WITH TODAYS FIGHTERS I WAS JUST TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHO HE WAS TILL TONIGHT!

[@fredericavalli]

These 2 fighters showed that we can be 2 gentlemen and make a war at the same time,without needing to insult each other for 6 months before the fight.The stoppage was too early but Chacon had no chance and his health was safe,but the "fans" in the Arena didn't care,they only wanted blood and death.

[@bronysimpson3250]

I love how this fight started off average but then exploded all of the sudden in the second round. great fight.

[@richardvaldez1759]

Gallant fighter.

[@alexroyster182]

It had been almost 2 years after the Kim Fight and the media still wouldn't let it go. Shit the freaking media still today in 2019 won't let it go. It's very sad that Mancini had to deal with the Kim tragedy every time he had to fight.

[@THEnetgear]

Love these old broadcasts.Great Upload

[@kevinlopez6885]

2005 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Bobby Chacon, at the twilight of his career. Two bouts later he fights Freddie Roach, then an all-out war with ex-champ, Art Frias, that's also worth watching ... Thank you for this. :)

[@Botmoot]

warren zevon led me here..interesting fight, great song

[@johnmirabile3535]

LOOK AT THE CLASS ON THESE FIGHTERS CHACON GIVING MANCINIS MOTHER A KISS ON THE CHEEK AFTER LOSING! BROUGHT A TEAR THATS THE WAY THINGS USE TO BE!

[@MrJMD37]

Thanx for the post. Mancini is my favorite fighter of alltime and in my opinion, belongs in the hall as much or more than some of them that are in there, McGuigan, Rosario etc. I watched this fight live and it's nice to see the original HBO broadcast. Thanx again!!

[@georgeeverhart8413]

Everyone loved Bobby. Boom Boom Mancini gave Bobby one more big payday out of respect. His dad and mom hugged Bobby Chacon after the fight.. I think Ray and Bobby went out to dinner the night before the fight eating bowl of Pasta.. RIP champ Bobby Chacon hall of fame class act.

[@brianseaver5617]

Richard Steele didn't want Mancini to experience another Kim. Chacon was the perfect fighter for this to be another Kim. Bobby could take loads of punches, only this time it was from a bigger man.

[@raydiabolico]

Im proud I'm named after Ray Mancini!!!

[@raytrujillo6857]

Thats real boxing you dont see that anymore toe to toe love it

[@angelchavez458]

He was a people CHAMPION NOW AND FOREVER

[@nordicpink]

I was at this fight. It never should of been stopped at this point. The crowd was furious. They are chanting BS. Chacon was not hurt. 90% of Mancinis punches were missing and glancing off gloves. Chacon was fighting back while leaning on the ropes like the wise old strategist he was. I dont know what the heck the announcers are talking about. I dont know if Chacon could've won but give him an honest shot, Dam! Chacon was famous for blood bath fights and pulling things out at the end. Steele needs to send a fat check to Chacon and a public apology for his either incompetence or corruption cuz on this night it was one or the other.

[@DominicanManowarFan]

I totally agree! I was so pissed off at Steele, I felt we were robbed of what could've been a war.

[@rickirving3076]

nordicpink That fight was stopped way too early. Richard Steele has always been a corrupt ref. Don King owned Richard Steele.

[@mozfonky]

maybe but you gotta think of how chacon spent his last years, picking up cans and suffering from brain damage. I don't think he had too many fights after this so most of the damage is done by this point. It's a tough cruel sport.

[@terrytyler3139]

WTF r u talking about Mancini was belting chacon It was getting to the point Steele needed to stop it Chacon was nearing 👊 drunk and possibly brain dead from the punches Mancini unfurled Boza Edwards and bazooka limon taxed Chacon a bit

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

I got to call BS on your post. You weren’t there because if you were you would be recalling the event differently. The stoppage was a good one and saved Chacon from more brutal damage, which eventually ruined him regardless.

[@petierican6079]

Wow !! 35 years ago I still remember this like yesterday I been a boxing supporter for a long time boom boom Mancini vs the school boy Bobby chacon wow technology is crazy this copy looks like it was taped this weekend!!! Kim was a tradiy but a accident during a sporting event he was coping his way hard but pulled through ray one of my all time greats!!!🥊🥊

[@jasonkessler6841]

I don't think Mancini couldn't have beaten the Bobby Chacon of the 1970's, and I liked Mancini. I remember watching this on HBO for free.

[@ancientarchie1463]

Can't believe Steele didn't at least give a standing 8 after the hook almost dropped Bobby @ 34:01. Otherwise, should have been stopped after the right @ 34:24. Bobby was almost 10 years older and a dozen years into a career full of wars and losses to several ATGs. Mancini was twice as strong with twice the wind and timing. Here, Bobby can't be distinguished from a sparring partner level of opposition. Ray got a way with a LOT of elbows and pushes. You look at this at this point in his career and understand why Bobby ended up with dementia as bad as early as Jerry Quarry. Makes me glad this was it for Boom Boom. He never won again. Took the beatings from Bramble in his next two fights then two more lopsided losses spread years apart (Camacho and Haugen).

[@hotwheel6663]

He always stopped them too early

[@carlitoboxing7isback]

magnificent post

[@DanielJordanofficial]

If you listen closely there is a piano version of "Tony's theme" from Scarface playing when they interview Bobby Chacon.

[@shopwrecker1785]

Wow that’s a good catch,...that is Tony’s theme, and it had to be pretty new then cuz the movie was new then too, just a year old....

[@jaredmyers2171]

I can see how some folks would say that was an early stoppage. I won't say it was or wasn't, but it's worth mentioning that neither Chacon nor his corner argued with Steele over the stoppage.

[@deadarmd]

More skilled fighters wished they had his toughness

[@hotwheel6663]

He always stopped fights too early sorry but IMO.

[@petierican6079]

how nice the whole program

[@shopwrecker1785]

Back when boxing was fun and FREEEEEE 😂😂

[@VintageBoxingTM]

It’s the only way back for boxing.

[@juanlindo57]

Will boxing ever again reach the level of popularity that it had during the 1980's? World title fights on ABC, CBS, NBC and HBO. Late night post fight press conference coverage on ESPN. Highlights and interviews on all major networks, headline stories on the sports sections of all major newspapers. What happened?

[@terrytyler3139]

Promotors and egotistical cusses of boxers Understandingly Fighters dont want promotors jeopardizing their marketing abilty by putting them against guys they are in the risk of losing too

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

I played fight night champion so much, I could hear chacon corner in the second round saying, there’s no need to be on the inside!

[@hammer44head]

Bobby was a warrior but he was log past his prime, bobby loved to party, Mancini was a warrior also non stop puncher, may have been an early stoppage but Chacon was getting blasted and Mancini only gets stronger in a fight never weaker.Not at this point in his career. Mancini averaged over a hundred punches a round at this point.

[@roberthunter330]

GOOD FIGHT, BOBBY CHACON NEEDED TO GET WARMED UP FIRST, HE DIDN'T WHICH LOST HIM THE FIGHT ! I MYSELF WANTED TO SEE RAY AT EARLIER BOXING BOUTS.

[@aldomontoyabasilio1143]

Ese bom bom era un boxeador tremendo, me hubiera gustado un enfrentamiento contra julio cesar chavez para saber la verdadera capacidad de los dos

[@juanmasa3020]

no chingues,chavez hubiera matado a mancini,no estaba en la liga de chavez boom boom.

[@Pacman-nx8jh]

@@juanmasa3020 Macini antes de la pelea de la tragedia del asiatico que murio a manos de el en el ring era mas peligro luego ya no era el mismo ese Macini le daria una paliza a Chavez

[@curtismcneil3626]

Exciting fight to watch but honestly Bobby Chacon was not a lightweight. Ray was way to strong. It was a good payday for Bobby and well deserved.

[@bobs2cool4u]

OMG thanks for posting! Always wanted to see the original HBO broadcast of this fight, not the crappy one with Col. Bob Sheridan calling the fight! ard56191...you rule almost as much as Boom-Boom!

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

LMAO. Col. Bob...

[@robertstroud7561]

If not for David Wolf Ray Mancini would have been another Roland Cummings, period.

[@johnniea4684]

tbh, ignoring what would happen to Chacon after he retired (the dementia) and just judging the fight on its own merits, the stoppage was premature. Yes, Chacon had taken a lot of punishment in his career but he hadn't lost in close to 3 years and had won both the 1982 and 1983 Ring Fight of the Year, both classic slugfests. He got shaken up in the final exchanges in the 3rd round, but had been firing back and landing until almost the end. He was defending himself, bobbing and weaving, not a defenceless target just getting hit. Yes, he was busting up but the cuts he had in the Boza-Edwards fight were much worse. The HBO crew were anticipating a quick win for Mancini right from the off. Saying all that, although both men were the same height, Mancini had the upper body of a welterweight, whereas Chacon looked more like a bulked-up featherweight. It was obvious that Mancini's shots were harder. But Chacon had his legs and wits about him at the time of the stoppage and Mancini missed the last few shots he threw. He should have been given the chance to finish the round and if Steele had concerns, then take a look at him in the corner or call the doctor in. Since when does the referee stop a fight because in his opinion the loser doesn't have a chance to win? In that case, most fights would be stopped before the first bell. Also, Steele allowed Chacon to finish his last fight (and win) against Boza-Edwards, despite getting dropped and badly cut. In that one, Steele called the ringside doctor in twice to take a look at him. It's like Steele was conscious of the punishment Chacon had taken in that fight and in the previous fight, against Limon.

[@carrrexx7190]

What an American Story. Glory and Tragedy.

[@MrMarco855]

As brave as Chacon was, he didn't belong in the ring with Mancini. Bobby was fighting at 122 not long before this, Mancini is a legitimate LW at 135. Mancini did well against Arguello for 11 rounds, that's way over Chacon's head. Chacon was a tough son of a gun though, he did better then I expected.

[@joonaslehtonen7965]

Ray Mancini was on his way to be white Ray Leonard. Sugar Ray had just retired, Boom Boom was the no: 1 lower divisions boxer, loved by public, offered sponsor deals by Pepsi and several other big companies.. That all disappeared from the table after Kim's death and Ray, though he was still good, was never the same. More mentally than physically, it wasnt due to the beating he got from Kim it was due to the beating he gave him. He lost that spark, he couldnt fight as he was used to.

[@felicciasc]

Hurry on early, hurry on home. Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon

[@carlitoboxing7isback]

the stoppage was ridicolous, obviously steele hasn't seen the limon IV fight

[@joonaslehtonen7965]

Joe Louis looks like giant when standing next to sr Mancini. A lighweight and a heavyweight boxer. Look at that size difference.

[@boxerlifter1396]

ScarfAce music for Chacon What a boxergangsta

[@DanielJordanofficial]

I caught that too lol. I said "this sounds like the Scarface theme"...

[@acegibson9533]

Excellent stoppage from Richard Steele. Those shots he was taking were bone crush shots, Richard was trying to protect Bobby.

[@nickmad887]

The boss

[@stevex8409]

Richard Steele was right for me. Chacon had took a lot of punishment over a long career and wasn't gonna win this fight.

[@SuperThanos12]

Chacon was definitely taking punishment, but he was fighting back. Should've been allowed to go on . . . at least until he stopped fighting back.

[@mn275]

Yeah its not your noggin being beat on

[@joeylamuel5828]

I think Chacon left a piece of himself behind after that last fight with Limon.

[@adamcantu6920]

What Ray Mancini did to Bobby Chacon, Greg Hagen did it to Ray Mancini. Bobby Chacon R.I.P brother we miss

[@sdprazak]

Damn it, Steele!!!!

[@harryheath2098]

No Boom Boom beat that man like a drum set and it looked like it was going to get worse for Chacon

[@harryheath2098]

Bobby was blocking a lot of punches with his face

[@terrytyler3139]

Chacon took a lot of punishment from olivares Edwards And limon

[@lesthercampos.6907]

Arguello alos dos los agarro en el mejor momento. ..

[@alexroyster182]

Back when boxers didn't avoid each other because they fight on a different network. Man I miss the 80s and HBO boxing alongside with CBS Saturday afternoon boxing. Then there was ABC wide world of sports that did boxing. Now we got the bullshit PBC and DAZN.

[@stardustbaby4452]

"Smiling" Bobby Chacon? lol

[@kennethhoyos1570]

Mancini would had never fought Bobby in Bobby prime

[@blacquesjacques7239]

what was the reason for stripping Chacon of the title ?

[@patrickcolon8809]

The W.B.C. insisted that Chacon defend the title against Hector Camacho. Instead, Chacon defended the title against the W.B.C.'s # 1 contender, Cornelius Boza-Edwards. I have no idea why they would strip a champion for defending the title against the #1 contender, but the alphabet soup organization are all crooked, anyway.

[@johnniea4684]

@@patrickcolon8809 Camacho was Don King's fighter and King and Jose Suleiman (WBC president) were very tight. So, that makes the illogical, logical, in the crazy, corrupt world of boxing. Late reply but there you go.

[@ezedikeohamadike9003]

It touches me when people have fathers

[@ryder4786]

If they were both the same age I would guarantee Chacon would wear him down and take them out because he was tougher and more of an animalistic in his fighting approach then Ray was....he's done it before and honestly could have done it again on this night but who knows

[@shaunmaguire6912]

+Michael Giraldo chacon had more heart than any fighter iv ever seen absolute warrior

[@terrytyler3139]

No way would chacon outwill mancini He had too much artillery and strength for chacon It would had been worse for chacon

[@rasambuca17]

Stop the fight way too early

[@Ma007rk]

Mancini was just to big for Chacon.

[@drah9955]

Chacon was the smaller of the two, very disadvantage

[@whatthefox4787]

It shouldnt have been stopped. Thats the way Bobby fights. He rests and then fights his way off the ropes. He took MUCH worse from Bazooka Limon and Boza. I hate when the fight is stopped just because one guy takes a few good shots.

[@lonvait863]

Agreed. Chacon deserved better.

[@terrytyler3139]

So you want chacon to be punch drunk and brain dead Chacon was foolish for taking unnecessary punishment No need for a dead man on the conscious of Steele, smh.

[@terrytyler3139]

The real HBO fights Barry Tomkins is far better than that golovkin Pacquiao brownnosing Jim Lampley

[@kawaiipanda4181]

Richard steele worst ref just remember the Chavez Taylor fight

[@benderfender2982]

Another Richard Steele classic fuck up.

[@MrCalidan69]

Bad stoppage, should have let them go, till Chacon or Mancini dropped out

[@bronxjar8441]

Yet another questionable stoppage by Richard Steele.

[@alvalankerofficial]

Was Mancini a Don King fighter? Steele was accused of being in Don Kings pocket,

[@ikene9821]

You are aware Chacon eventually developed pugilist's dementia before he died, right?

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

Steele was a dynamic and fair ref. He was always calling the high pressure matches. He knew when to call it.

[@terrytyler3139]

Chacon was nearing brain dead

[@rickl5596]

Terrible stoppage. Chacon was throwing and landing his best punches of the fight to that point while Mancini was missing a lot. I'm a big Mancini fan, and he probably would have won anyways, but if I was Chacon I'd probably have punches Steele hah.

[@mayorcurley3321]

Bad stoppage

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Can't stand SRL on these broadcasts...I don't know why, other than his star power, HBO thought he was a great addition to these events. In just about EVERY one of these early 80s fights done by HBO, Ray finds some reason to predict a first round knockdown. Here he does it once again saying Chacon is punching too slow and it wouldn't surprise him if Mancini would score a flash knockdown. Leonard famously told HBO to shove it when they suggested he get some broadcasting instruction on delivery and diction so he continued sprinkling these broadcasts with contradictory statements and confusing syntax. Then, there's the annoying pronunciation of "head" as "heaaaaaaod". I was so glad when they parted ways in the early 90s.

[@80sruler]

That was as soft a stoppage this side of UFC

[@LeftHookLegend]

Dude what

[@martadoso9]

MANCINI still had a long way to go to be another MARCIANO or GRAZIANO,Only GOTTI came CLOSE...

[@stuartjohnson7967]

After the fight , I thought that keyboard player was never gonna stop 🛑. He should of been Red carded or shot. Annoying to say the least.!

[@sdprazak]

That stoppage was BS!!!

[@saminevalainen3554]

Nah, it was a one way traffic.

[@terrytyler3139]

Chacon would have been brain dead if not for Steele

[@cynaraslover]

Maybe it was stopped a bit prematurely, but Chacon in his day would have destroyed Mancini, who at the end if the day was a pretty mediocre fighter.

[@tonyvstony7]

He wasn't mediocre at all. He was relentless with unbelievable conditioning and solid skills. He beat some of the greats and got robbed against Camacho after a long layoff. He was top of the sport in the early 80s.

[@romanojuventus7001]

Peter"Asshole"duggan

[@terrytyler3139]

No way bro Mancini was to big and strong I forgot relentless No way would would chacon withstand the barrage of punches doled out by mancini He avoided Camacho and took a beating from Edwards who he elected to fight instead of fighting Camacho

[@cynaraslover]

@@romanojuventus7001 actually the only ASSHOLE would be somebody stupid enough to think that Ray Mancini was a great fighter. He fought nobody of consequence except for Aguello and Jose Luis Ramirez, who at that point was passed his prime, and he only beat him because of that; never came close to knocking him down. Ray Mancini, like another fighter of his time, Bobby Czyz, got a lot of attention because he was a white boy, specifically an over-hyped Italian-American white boy. It has often been speculated how a fight between him and Pazienza would have gone; has a New Englander who sparred Paz, albeit 34 years ago, there's no question in my mind that Vinny would have won.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Chacon was too far past his prime here

[@sergiobustos3581]

Feed him some more over the hill fighters!! Hip job Livingstone Bramble kick his media sweetheart ass!!!

[@anonimman983]

His punch could kill👊boom boom #legend

[@tito9694]

Shut up