MONDO, ARMANDO RAMOS-BOXER-DEAD

Little blip in the newspaper this morning.  “Lightweight boxing champion beset by drug and alcohol abuse, has died.  He was 59.”  That was not all that was Mondo Ramos.  He was the lightweight boxing champion in the early 1970’s, he fought the best.   He was the “MAN”, Local guy out of the Los Angeles area, fought frequently at the Olympic Auditorium in downtown L.A.  Mondo Ramos was good!!!!  He was accurate, slugger, boxer, good on his feet and did not take many punches to land his.  May you rest in peace Armando, you made the Mexican American community proud.  MANDO, MANDO, MANDO I can still hear the cheers.  Boxing looked exact, when your punches landed, an artist with his hands.