Elorde Boxing History

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Times have indeed changed and boxing today is driven by the interest of promoters who are basically businessmen first, before lovers of the sport and even fighters who are concerned with what a fight would bring them in financial terms apart from personal pride and glory for the country.

It was so very different then. Elorde and “Papa” Sarreal were thrilled at the thought that dzHP would broadcast Elorde’s fight on radio which began with the June 1, Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight title in which Elorde scored a 9th round TKO over Japan’s Tsunetomi Miyamoto

Then came the back-to back knock down, drag-out brawls with the rugged Love Allotey of Ghana who, in some instances reminded us of World featherweight champion Sandy …show more content…

The Philippine Ambassador to Washington at that time was the eminent diplomat Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Gen. Romulo told Elorde, “you may have lost the fight but you won the hearts of Americans by your gallantry.”

The remarkable lawyer-sportsman Rudy Salud who was secretary general of the Games and Amusements Board and founding secretary general of the World Boxing Council whose Constitution and By Laws were crafted by him, admired Elorde because, as he told me, ‘Elorde was the cause of the golden years of Philippine boxing he inspired other Filipino boxers to excel and that is why we produced so many world champions during his

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