Archive for July, 2011
Pedro “El Rockero” Alcázar’s Former Manager
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Boxing, Panama, Pedro "El Rockero" Alcázar, Rafaél Lazo, Sports on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Gathering of the Warriors
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Boxers, Boxing, Jordan González, Panama, Rafaél Lazo, Rafaél Pedroza, Ricardo "El Matemático" Núñez, Sports on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The sitting order of the warriors are the following from left to right: Rafaél Pedroza alias “Rafaelito”, cousin of Eusebio Pedroza. Both were world champions. Rafaelito was WBA Super Flywight Champion from December 5, 1981 to April 8, 1982. Next is a professional boxing trainer. He’s coaching Jordan González for his next amateur fight sometime [...]
Punching the Bag
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Boxers, Boxing, Boxing Accessories, Gymnasiums, Jordan González, Panama, Punching Bags, Sports, Thomas A. Edison, Training on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Training in a hot and humid boxing gym is no easy task, but when the dreams are big and there’s “fire in the belly”, anything is fair game. That’s what’s going inside Jordan Gonzalez’s head. Practice, practice and more practice. Sweat, sweat and more sweat. That’s what makes a world champion. I think it was [...]
Boxers From the Ghetto
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Boxers, Boxing, Curundu, Ghettos, Gymnasiums, Jordan González, Panama, Sports, Training on July 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Curundu is a red zone in Panama City, Panama; meaning it’s a dangerous place. If you’re looking for trouble, go to Curundu and you’re surely going to find it. The place is plagued with violent gangs, drugs, prostitution, intermarriage violence and a whole lot more. It’s in this precarious neighborhood where the Pedro “Rockero” Alcázar’s [...]
A Boxing Ring in Panama
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boxing, Boxing Ring, Panama, Pedro "El Rockero" Alcázar Gymnasium, Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Durán, Sports, Venues on July 7, 2011 | 22 Comments »
Since I was a small boy growing up in Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, I listened to boxing matches on our big living room radio. Back then, Ismael Laguna was the most popular athlete in the country. When I graduated from primary school and traveled to the capital city, I had the opportunity of viewing two [...]
Inside a Boxing Gym in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Biological Mass, Boxing, Gymnasiums, Installations, Panama, Sports, Training on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As a result of a restricted budget and neglect from sport authorities, the physical conditions of our sports installations are not in optimal terms. There is a shortage of professional trainers and proper equipment to prepare the athletes. Most of the equipment is rusted and broken. The boxing ring is shabby and the floor canvas [...]
Women Are Also Engaged in Boxing in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Ana Pascal, Baseball Stadium, Boxing, Female Boxers, José Paz, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Sports, Trainers, Training on July 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“There are two in a secluded nook… Just two—in the human sea… Like a perfect match they look. Only two on the ring—he and she.” Pantelaymon Lukov Lately there is a growing trend to have women in boxing matches in Panama. They are a good attraction and their performances are bringing in the crowds. A [...]
A Boxing Punching Pear
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Boxing, Boxing Accessories, Gymnasiums, Panama, Sports, Tourism on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During my recent visit to a well-known boxing gym (Gimnasio Pedro “Rockero” Alcázar) in Panama City, I noticed that one of its boxing accessories was in a very bad shape. In an effort to cooperate with the athletes training there, I decided to make a contribution to the gym. Mr. Franklin Bedoya, the Administration Manager, [...]
The Warriors of Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Boxers, Boxing, Gymnasiums, Panama, Sports, World Boxing Champions on July 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
“Boxing is a sport at its most brutal, most primitive, and most natural. Two men defending their honor and courage, in a ring surrounded by observers whose love for the sport is essentially spiritual.” Thomas Donelson Boxing is undoubtedly the sports discipline where Panama has achieved most victories, joy, satisfaction and champions and, therefore, boxers, [...]
Major Web Browsers Worldwide Usage – June 2011
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Competition, Google, Internet, Market Share, Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, Web Browsers on July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh statistics have been released into the wild by Net Applications for June 2011. Net Applications’ statistics are based on the activity of about 160 million visitors per month to Web sites using its services. These are the latest figures on the performance of the behemoths of the Internet as far as web browsing is [...]
