End Of The Line featuring Bobby Chacon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Please subscribe to my channel if you like my boxing videos. Two time champion Bobby Chacon spent part of 2001 on skid row in downtown Los Angeles, CA, hoping to train boxers in a storefront gym deemed Main Street Gym III. His partner was Marshall Wright, an old hotel man/boxing promoter/historian on his last legs. I spent part of that year hanging out at Bobby's gym on weekends.
He had so much Heart! He didn't know what the word Cur was...Who fight's right after his wife kills herself because he wouldn't leave the sport...His Fight with Danny Little Red Lopez was epic...It really pushed him over with California and Mexican Fans because of his Bravado and Gameness he showcased on several occasions...He was Humble in Victory and Gracious in Defeat...He suffered the repercussions of his Occupation and this is why Boxing needs a Fighters Union, provide a Pension and medical insurance for the retired warriors. They definitely deserve it.
Couldn’t have said it any better
Its deplorable the way old time boxers were treated. Its probably a bit better today but boxing us so corrupt at this point Its probably past saving.
@@Telcontar1962been like that for since the 20 30 until bruce Lee,came along, who wouldn't last one rd with this PROVEN man!! FACT
Repercussions.
Re-concussions.
Watching this harmless old man, one would never know the joy and pride he brought to so many. One would never know the great story he had to tell.
Thanks for the comment.
for some reason old great boxers remind me of old war vets. so much story and history behind them.
same, and its like the older they get, the less people understand the battles they endured
So true.
Not many old war vets blow money on cars and other toys.
Chacon lit up the L.A. sport's scene in the 70s. Classic fights with Olivares, Arguello and Little Red Lopez. A true West Coast boxing icon.
Rest in peace Mr. Chacon. One of nicest & humble boxers of his time.
Hi Fernando - I completely agree! Bobby Chacon RIP.
one of the toughest too his fights with limon were brutal
I agree Shaun. Two great fights with Bobby at his toughest.
Wars , incredible wars
This MAN! I have been following boxing since 1971. I have never seen a fighter with a bigger heart than Bobby Chacon! He gave so much of himself to the sport of boxing. RIP Champ!!!
My heart goes out to this guy he was a hell of a fighter
For many years, I've thought that there should be a "ticket tax" to fund care and assistance for fighters that need it later in life. That's not to say that all fighters need it, but there are many that pay the same price as Bobby, despite never rising above domestic level boxing, and we're never even aware of their predicament .
We've all benefited over the years from their dedication and pain
so the least the fight trade can do is take a bit more responsibility for their long term aftercare.
Great thought. Too many of the greats passed away destitute and damaged in the mind.
I grew with him in the San Fernando valley he was pumping gas at a gas station across from taco treat.on San Fernando road in 1965. His wife I went to junior high call olvista in sylmar, caif. She passed away from a gun shot .
Champion, tough guy, world class fighter.......and he paid the price for it. He paid dearly. I give him major credit though, anything in life is going to cost you. Bobby knew what he was getting involved with and he paid the piper.
I knew him in the 90’s. His moms lived across the street from my cousins house, filmore and vaughn. He was always joking around and happy when training my cousin and i. Quick with a smile when riding around pacas on his bike. At the time i didnt even know who he really was.
He gave his life for the sport he loved and to his fans. He never held back, win or lose, he was always game.
Obviously the neurological effects are plain to see but also the physical....... the gait, the shape of Chacon’s body from all the sparring / gym wars and all the fights. A lovely man by all accounts and so it is here. All time great.
RIP Champ
Thanks!
Bobby was one of the toughest fighters i ever saw his fights are insane he could get hit with a sledgehammer and keep coming , sure in this video his brain shows the signs of a ruff fight career but he knew the risk , rip champ
Wow, thats probably one of the saddest videos ive ever seen, still kept his sense of humour, but such a sad story, seemed like a real nice person, poor guy, great little fighter R.I.P.
Bobby Chacon vs Bazooka limon 1982 Fight of the year.....Great Fighter, RIP Bobby
Best fight I ever saw.
wao que pelea,,,el gran Bobby chacon,. y méritos ha Bazooca
----------------I live in Red Bluff and Bobby's family lived down the road a ways in Orroville, so naturally he was a hometown hero to us. Every time Bobby fought it was exciting but when he fought Raphael "Bazooka" (what a nickname!)Limon the first time (I think they had something like 5 fights with each other) it was over the top. I remember thinking to myself at the time that I was watching one of the most phenomenal fights ever. It ranked up there with Ali/Frazier but for featherweights and was voted "Fight of the Year" that year. Neither one of them would ever quit and in the 15th round Bobby knocked Limon down and was declared the winner by the judge's unanimous decision. They don't even allow 15 round fights anymore because it's just too brutal for the fighters. Unfortunately, since Bobby was a warrior who would never back down he tended to go toe-to-toe with his opponents and thus took a lot of punishment. I'm sure he was OK at the end although there had to be some brain damage. But throughout his career he was always upbeat, laughing and happy. One of the greatest, Bobby "Schoolboy" Chacon.
A true warrior and upbeat guy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Very well put, context & all. The rule was changed from 15 rounds to 12 rounds, after Bobby’s win against Bazooka. Bobby was a warrior & will always be remembered as one
I'm a black guy, and I can stay I was more of a Chacon fan, I live I Los Angeles and remember how much I admired the heart and skill of Bobby, one of the greatest pure fighters of all times, his fights were better than Ali's fights, because this kid was a pure warrior, I leveled up my street fighting game, just from admiring his heart, good hearted, humble man, a real champion, maybe the next greatest fighter after Sugar Ray Robinson, Bobby would find a way to beat you, even if he was losing the fight, pure Heart, they don't come like that anymore, RIP my hero, you taught me not to fear no man.
Lol that guy barked exactly the way a dog would, timing and all. Just hilarious. Almost choked on my tongue laughing so hard. Bobby obviously had good friends and much fun and love for life!!! Next time we meet no one will ever have to part again. Its just a minute!! Love you and yours!! Rocky M Stone II
It was so nice training there with Bobby, and spending some time with him too.... RIP Champ
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him too he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
I remember in the 80's Bobby had couple of wars with Bazooka Limon. Tuff guys, great fights
All terrific & brutal fights. Thanks!
One of the toughest and most exciting fighters ever to climb in the ring. GOD BLESS YOU BOBBY CHACON ❤️
Yes, a tough, courageous and exciting champ who fell on hard times.
No matter how bad it got for him and how hard it was seeing him towards the end, he always carried himself like a champion in my eyes. Life did beat him down, but he always had this certain undefinable class.
He was in an episode of Baretta, Season 4 Episode 5, "It's Tough But Fair" he played a boxer.
I seen that...you are correct.
Total respect for this champ if you ever seen chacon v Limon you will understand champion spirit.
RIP school boy
It sad how Bobby Chacon went down. All those fight's he had were war fight he was a great warriors. R.I.P brother we miss you Bobby Chacon
One of my hero's growing up. Rest in peace.
RIP, Champ. You were a special fighter.
American Hero.
Legendary heart and Soul fighter.
2x World Champion.
Left it all in the ring.
RIP Bobby Chacón.
Legendary heart and courage with a troubling story (as with many boxing greats) - one of the first "little men" I loved to watch fight back in the day with my grandpa who himself was a NY golden glove fighter...Immortalized in the Warren Zevon's song "Boom Boom Mancini" (wonder what Chacon may have thought of this track): "Hurry on early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon....."
Cool, thanks for the comment.
Bobby chacon, was the nicest
Most kind person - you have
Ever met. Before being a
Professional boxer, and after.
Rip champ.
So sad...cause Bobby was not old at this time...Maybe 55yrd old... Arff these guys could not stop to fight. (4 many # reasons) ..
Rip champe...
Norn in 79 was 2 young..
But i went into the "marvelous 4" Chacon limon, Salvador sanchez, and Lopez...What brave d amazing fighters they were 🙏
THIS MAN WAS A WARRIOR LIKE VERY FEW....I LOVED SEEING HIM FIGHT...I JUST SO SAD IT ENDED THIS WAY....BUT HE CAN STAND TALL AND BE PROUD OF WHAT HE DID IN THE RING...AND HOW MUCH PEOPLE LOVED HIM....REST IN HEAVEN SCHOOL BOY...WE MISS YOU..🙏❤️
growing up in California, he was my favorite boxer win or lose.
Bobby was a classy guy..." Muy Valiente"..R.I.P. brother and thanks for your contribution to the Chicano community and boxing
Art Frios vs Bobby Chacon was the best fight I have ever seen. What a war.
still one of my favorite this video changes no way i feel bout champ if anything makes me give him much more respect n love r.i.p schoolboy❤💯
I just wanted to say man you are doing a great job bringing light to boxers less known by mainstream media God bless you brother for making such a wonderful video
Rest in peace he was a lovable good-hearted person
The problem with this world is the people the people in this world and who are just evil and selfish and effort himself only the Good people who love and help others for the ones that suffer
beautiful film amazing the life of these man and how we can relate to them. i love boxing long live boxing rest in heaven champ.
bobby chacon descanse en paz, campeon mundial
Loved it! I could see this for hours and wished there was of every year of Chacon's life such documentary.
Thanks Aristotelzz!
Chacon was a Warrior in the ring 👍
So nothing has changed since that film in 1956 THE HARDER THEY FALL. The fighters I watched in the 1970s and 80s ended up on 'skid row'. Rocky Lockridge on the east coast, Aaron Pryor. Others.
I can't believe no one wants to train with the champ!
Yes, I too was surprised. Those were tough times at that little gym.
Bobby was the heart of LA and still is!
Bobby was one of the greatest, such a sweet guy. But damn, did he pay dearly. R.I.P. Bobby
Rest in peace my friend now you are with your son Chico in heaven. Pacas PBZ Big Serio much love
both cases for and against boxing summed up perfectly in this 30 mins segment. i loved the chacon era of boxing and he was right up there with the very best, but i was so much younger then , now i constantly question my love of this most brutal of sports. As one gets older the so called romance of the sport turns into a turgid reality that maybe this is something not so glorious. And yet i am still compelled to watch the really big match ups. But few if any of the recent 'big fights' comes anywhere close to the pure savagery of the chacon/limon and limon /navarette fights. These men paid too much of a price for making these fights the spectacles myself and others enjoyed as young men. The promoters then peddle the same myths as they do now 'its these guys way out of poverty' you stop boxing and you deny them that opportunity, the key point is many of these boxers had no other options other than boxing, an old etonian or a harvard educated scholar has life options men like bobby chacon didn't .
Most people spend$ 2 have fun but bobby can have so much Joy!!! With a bird the simple things of live Amen!!!!
I am a big fan of Bobby Chacon. I found this totally by accident. YOU NEED TO PUT HIS NAME IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION.
Stunning and heartbreaking. Oh my.
Thanks for the comment.
he just wanted to love everybody n wanted someone to listen
I remember living in the downtown area of L. A. You could always meet cool people. One of the Greatest champions. R.I.P. A true Angelino.
Bobby "School boy" Chacon still will be remembered as a Great.
Chacon was so popular that I saw one of his fights over NYC TV back in the 70s.
Bobby bobby Bobby bobby. Do you remember that I remember it? You were my guy in that rings. Till I wanna order a T-shirt from you. Size large, that says Bobby lives. I'm one of your biggest fans from way back in the day. So keep on posting. I'll check them all out all the time. And if you're ever in sacramento and you wanna have lunch, I'll treat you❤
R.I.P THE GREAT BOBBY CHACÓN 🥊
Deeply sad watch. I only started watching boxing in the late-70s, Chacon was already an established fighter by then, but I remember some of his wars. His last major fight saw him get stopped in 3 rounds by WBA Lightweight champion Ray Mancini. At the time it was pretty controversial, because Chacon hadn't been off his feet and had a reputation for rallying and turning around losing fights. In reality though, Mancini was far too young and strong and Bobby had already taken a huge amount of punishment in his career.
Watching this, I'm pretty conflicted. After all, Chacon was not a boxer who went on too long, really. He was only 32 when he lost to Mancini and had just been stripped of his super-featherweight title. That was his first loss in 3 years. Although he'd fight another 7 times, over the next 4 years, he'd win them all, so it's not like he was getting beaten up, as a lot of fighters do as they enter the veteran stage. But watching him here, at only 50 years of age, the damage sustained over his career is apparent. A few years before this film, stories about him suffering from the effects of dementia pugilistica started surfacing. He had a lot of wars throughout his career and you can see the effects here.
I also get why people say that he wasn't a good guy, with the 1984 conviction for spousal abuse not in any way justifiable. It's hard to say what was going on with him and tough to reconcile his later life with how he started out, turning pro aged 20 whilst a student at California State University Northridge. He had so much potential and did achieve some great things in boxing, but none of us know how things will turn out. His wife desperately wanted Chacon to quit boxing in 1982 and committed suicide when he refused.
Not just the wars he had in the ring, but the nasty L.A. street fights he was involved in while growing up there. I was involved in a few, as we were friends. Saw him get his head cracked open in a Donnybrook once when someone hit him over the top of his head with a tire jack. It was a rough part of the SFV, and still is. REST IN PEACE BROTHER, CHAMP...
PS I remember when what is now Cal State Northridge, was a place called Devonshire Downs, it was one of the County Fairgrounds. They had a 3 day concert there back in 68, called Sunkist 68. All the biggest legends of rock at the time played there, it rivaled Woodstock, which happened about a year later.
Forgot to mention that Sunkist 68 differed a bit from Woodstock, as some nuts from Northridge or surrounding areas in the crowd fired rockets at the police helicopters...
R.I.P Great Champ!
Sad..R.I.P great fighter!
Agree, thanks for the comment!
My all-time favorite fighter, had the coolest nickname, The Schoolboy!
Rip champ...
So happy to feed the birds sad ffs this man deserves so much more cruel world
Thanks for your comments. Was tough times for Bobby back then but he still had his joyous moments.
This world chews you up.
They don't let you succeed with the necessities
Bobby Chacon, one. One of the greatest. Thank you so much for posting these great videos!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed them.
😢 Bobby Chacon was great for Los Angeles and Pacoima in San Fernando
Courageous warrior only knew him by his fights
The old school skid row before gentrification
Replaced with low income housing art galleries night clubs and restaraunts
Memories are all we have of the old school skidrow
Boxing gyms liquor stores
And cheap motels
Middle finger 👆 on gentrification
Bobby chacon rip champ
Simple things of life!!
Thank you Bobby
Somehow black and white made it look more cheerful
Great champion R.I.P
Chacon Limon 4 is burned in my memory ever since I watched it live.Greatest fight I ever saw.why no one has written a biography or made a movie of Bobby's life troubles me. So I'm glad you made this film mr. Kress is there anything on the cutting room floor worth viewing?
Thanks for your comment & question. As I recall, the best material I shot made it in the video but it's been a long time so maybe I'll review the tapes and see if there are other scenes worth posting.
Prefiero quedarme con su recuerdo como un peleador aguerrido, valiente y temerario, aquel joven de Pomona California que tenía un gran carisma entre sus paisanos, su apariencia de estudiante y jovialidad lo hacían pretencioso a la simpatía y al cariño de la gente, en el ring difinitivamente expuso su salud y se rico el físico más allá de lo recomendable pero era un peleador de casta de los que hay pocos, triste es verlo antes de su lamentable muerte en tales condiciones, pero que somos todos al final de la decadencia humana solo una parte de lo que fuimos, te recordaremos por siempre campeón estés dónde estes
He'll always be a champ.
Feint among the clouds, Bobby.......
God-bless Bobby
RIP 🐐👑
Bobby was born in Sylmar California, grew up in Pacoima Ca. Not Pamona. He was a product of the San Fernando Valley, not San Bernardino, Pamona, Ontario, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, or the IE-Inland Empire...
This was in response to Tomas Garcia 3945
Bobby could sing Spanish I didn't know that
BOBBY CHACON LISTNING TO ANTONIO aguilar NOW THAT'S CHINGON. Capeon
So sad, I couldn''t watch it all - had to turn it off half way through this video.
Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.
Rest In peace Bobby
Watching from Dublin heartbreaking so sad
i live his laugh.
KEY WORD HAD .POOR BOBBY
This was great
Appreciate your comment. Thanks!
4:56 a good rub down
How old was Bobby at the time of this video and what year was it filmed?
Bobby was 50 years old. The video was shot in 2001. Thanks for checking out the video.
@@HistoricLosAngelesBoxing thank you. He seems like a genuinely nice person. He fought with so much grit in all of his fights.
Bobby took too much damage over the years.
Sad. So sad.
A lot of us boxers have.. just some are unfortunate to live long after, Very sad r.i.p Bobby chacon
RIP Bobby
Just like Mike Tyson and many fellow New Yorkers, we love our pigeons...From The East to The west.. Fighters love pigeons lol Maybe it's because we know what it's like to be poor, hungry and unwanted or something.. ionno.. This is one of them rare times i look at my country, The Great United States Of America.. with disgust.. Health Care for fighters damn it! Were better than that! Do it before we lose much more than all the greats like Bobby Chacon!
Thanks for the comment and I agree.
They don't make em like Bobby anymore
Damn.
It's the champ
Don't box. Whatever you do don't boz
nice guy bobby was r i p
What city is this? LA ?
Hi Luismore, Bobby's gym was located in downtown Los Angeles, California.
best,
jerold
ok so you're walking around LA with your kid, and here comes some guy, he can barely talk, looks like a bum. He tries to give your kid a piece of candy and you shove him the fuck away, he lights you up with a 15 punch combination without even stopping to think about it. A bad way to meet Bobby Chacon.
I was with him many times when he tried to hand out candy to kids. Hope you didn't get clocked too badly!