Amato's : Boxing Greats

This site features articles by Jim Amato on some of boxing's greatest fighters and great fights.

INSIDE THE ROPES

BOOK REVIEW : " INSIDE THE ROPES "

Author: Arthur Mercante

He was the best referee of my time and were some great ones. Men like Mills Lane and Joe Cortez among others. Arthur Mercante was the cream that rose to the top. Now he has written a... more

Previous reviews:
May 13	-	HANDS OF STONE : THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF ROBERTO DURAN
Apr 6	-	HARD TIMES
Apr 4	-	BILLY SOOSE ; The Champion Time Forgot

MANDO RAMOS

Mando Ramos Jim Amato He was my first boxing idol in the late 1960s.  He was only a few years older than me and he was the lightweight champion of the world!  This wasn't a version of a split title.  This was the undisputed... more

Previous blog entries:
Aug 19	-	A THANK YOU FROM THE BEST NEW SITE ON THE NET...
Jul 25	-	Henry Clark
Jul 22	-	RAFAEL HERRERA : A FINE CHAMPION