Bazooka Limon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards 

I was the West Coast Correspondent for Boxing News from 1980 until 1995. I covered this fight from ringside in Fat City and went on to cover more of Boza's fights and became good friends with him and his manager, Mickey Duff. This...was a great fight!

Limon's comment about Johnny Owen was unforgivable. Beneath contempt. Delighted that Boza beat him.

I remember this fight when it happened. Great fighters in a great division. The 80s were a Golden Age in boxing. Lightweight Division had Bazooka, Arguello, Ramirez, Edwards, Ganigan, Chacon, O'Grady and they all fought each other.

Boza Edwards is a First Class human being.

The late 60's through the lates 80's was the heyday of boxing, when you could watch championship matches on television's 3 main networks (ABC, CBS, NBC), before Cable and PPV ruined it all. I remember watching this bout, and so many, many great fights on my big 25" TV (was the largest sceen size comercially available at that time). Often they'd have fights on two different channels with start times within half an hour from each other. That used to drive me crazy!! I'd be changing channels in between comercials hoping not to miss too much of the action, lol. Needless to say I was the happiest man on the planet when VCR's were invented. I bought one the first chance I could, and those fucking things weren't cheap when they first came out, but I didn't care so long as I didn't have to keep changing channels!!! I used to subscribe to TV Guide just to schedule my weekends according to the fight programming. I used to live for the fight game. I would buy a couple of 40 oz. Colt 45's, a big bag of Dipsy Doodles corn chips, and a jar of Tostito's Chunky Hot Salsa. I'd set up the VCR, sit in my lounge chair (chips and beer in hand), and didn't move until it was all over. Man, those were the days, and I was blessed to have lived them!!

I remember watching this fight on ABC'S international Boxing series that aired on Sunday's. Cornelius Boza-Edwards had fought well against Aleixs Arguello 7 months earlier. Most of the experts thought Limon would be to tough for Edward's but Edward's surprised a national audience with a stellar performance and won the decision in a tough fight. This was a special time in Boxing. This fight was the start of a series of fights between Edward's, Limon, Chacon, Navarrette & Chung Choi over the next couple of years. Some really incredible fights.

Boza was a tight fighter in his day, classy fighter.

15 rounds and the 3 rope ring , great fight

LIMON - The Undisputed Low-Blow Champion Of The World!

This is a great quality video. If you liked this you should check out Limon v Chacon (Dec 82), Chacon v Boza Edwards, Limon v Navarette.

Golden Age of the Superfeatherweights

Haven’t watched this fight in many years. I’ve always had respect for Edwards. A good human being just a good clean fighter. But I have to say this! Mexican fighters in general specially the championship caliber fighters from the 60s up to now , to the 2020s. Have shown tremendous stamina and courage and pride. Bazooka was slow easy to hit but his heart was biggest like king Kong‘s.

Amazing that Boza Edwards never got the recognition that he deserved in the UK. He fought with the best of them and never disgraced himself. I think settled in the US, and he works with Mayweather these days.

waaooo que pelea que aguante de los dos, se dieron con todo y aguantaron todo, grandes guerreros los dos, que orgullo que uno era mexicano

And you can't beat Howard Cossell as a boxing commentator. He was a classic!

This was a boxing fans dream, boza-edwards always got drawn into a brawl, this time with the free swinging limon, a great match

Limon, 2 time champion. 1 successful defense .

A terrific fight. I remember seeing it back in the day. I never understood why Howard kept commenting that Boza-Edwards was tired. It looked to me like Limon looked tired and was just winging wide arm punches.

The only thing wrong with this video is that we had to put up with Cosell's mouth.

How about Howard Cosell? He didn’t need anyone else to help him, he called fights like a horse race. Great fight great time for boxing.

Thought Boza-Edwards won that one handily. Great fight. Thanks for posting. 🥊

Listening to howard cosell was different kind of experience

Alexis Arquello the greatest super feather weight of the 20 century

I can't believe how huge the ring was compared to the usual 16 footers then

Livingstone Bramble later in Years came on the scene with a similar style like Edwards but better defense holding up his left and right .

La paciencia de Boza contra las ganas de Limón... Bonita pelea

Wow! just as i remember it. The greatest match ever. period.

I forgot just how annoying Howard Cosell was-almost as annoying as Joe Buck.

Boza won that by a country mile. 10-5 with a knockdown.

Ese negro De boza estaba. .drogado. ..😊

Limon was one of the toughest boxers of his time. He may have lost be he exchanged with edwards to the final bell. Hear and courage. Great warrior.

EL BUEN AMIGO BAZOOKA TODAVÍA LO RECUERDO CORRIENDO EN LOS CAMPOS DE LO QUE AHORA ES PLAZA SAN MARCOS EN CUAUTITLAN IZCALLI ESTADO DE MÉXICO 🏆🥊

What a fight

It's been a min but I see you still are doing your thing coachstrout

Cómo me recuerda a mi hermano qepd nunca se perdía las peleas del bazooka Limón q peleas eran estas 😅

WOW!

HECTOR Legend

que valor EL DE LIMON ponerse enfrente con la guardia abajo , que barbaro¡ yo se poco de este deporte pero creo que si LIMON lo allan entrenado mejor , seria uno de los zurdos más chingones del boxeo MEJICANO junto con J L RAMIREZ , pero por loque veo no le enseñavan técnicas, en fin ,esto es historia y tenia que aver un ganador yfue este negrito Eduards , aparte creo que el NEGRO andaba dopado , ( drogado ) grazie pur le película, saludos a todas las personas onestas del mundo , 26,6,22. AGS MEX .aprendan Canelo y demás presumidos boxeadores de televisa y T V AZTECA ,

Bazooka vs Boza.

Any fight presented by Howard Cossell is a better fight :D

Gran Gerra estos dos le dieron buenas Batallas a Alexis Arguello

Buffffff ke batalla dos guerreros limon valiente hasta el final pero enwasr campeón

Limon's wide winging style didn't fair well when in with polished guys with a good solid jab.

Peleon ejemplo de preparación los de hoy puras cochinadas

Great lefty matchup. I disagree w/ the statement that LvL is the same as RvR. Orthodox matchups are the norm. Southpaws are rare. southpaw v southpaw is even rarer so they have a lot less experience w/ it. I think it makes things a pretty unique matchup since stance advantage is neutralized and a matchup seen not very often. Especially at the championship level.

Señores esto era una guerra

that referee was horrible letting Limon get away with those early low blows... Edwards beat him up pretty good in the end and deservedly so. Never liked Limon... dirty lousy boxer.

Esas son de talla mundial no como unas que andan por hay

Que pelea con quien comparan a bazooka limón está entre los grandes?

I don't think I could pick a winner in this fight the knock down might have been the difference.

18:55

A limon no le enseñaron que usara la cintura

Y no porque él lo diga

Commercial every 2-minutes!

Man Arguello was a sniper.

Alexis Argüello se despachó sabroso con los 2 …

El cuyo Hdez sí era buen manager pero el bazooka limón dejó mucho que desear. Si no le ganó a boza edwards menos a Alexis Arguello.

Fighters fr!!

Jean Luc Ponty as the opening background music.

Buzuka tenía un boxeo pobre la verdad

Oo mm

De verdad que malo era no tenia defensa

Cuyo Hernández manager nefasto i gandalla con la bolsa de los peleadores no les enseñaba nada de técnica a los peleadores

Así pelea canelo?ni en sueños

A él y Márquez no los enseñaron a doblar el cuerpo