Bobby Chacon vs. Danny Lopez - Real Sports 

I was lucky enough to meet Bobby before a fight of his at the San Diego Coliseum. He seemed surprised when I told him I saw many of his fights on armed forces tv in the Philippines. He also seemed like a very nice humble guy and that really impressed me. And just the fact that he took the time before a fight to chat with a stranger who wished him well and hoped he regained his championship, which he did. I've always considered it an honor that I met him. A very class act.

Nobody who has ever seen Bobby in action will ever forget the beauty of his boxing combinations, I know I won't! I watched him spar with the great benny Urquidez and I was amazed at his talent always.

I remember those battles well, carnal. They fought at the Memorial Auditorium on J street. Bobby Chacon, Danny 'Little Red' Lopez and Salvador Sanchez are still heroes to me.

BOBBY CHACON AND DANNY LITTLE RED LOPEZ TWO GREAT CHAMPIONS .

Bobby is so humble .. and like he said .. he never gives up .. Legend .. fuck who ever makes fun of him.. Bobby we love you bro..

Thanks for this great clip. Bobby was always one of my favorite fighters. The fights with Boza-Edwards were among the best I've ever seen.

Bobby Chacon... Legend. Lived a very sad life, but is very humble and happy.

RIP to the best! I'll never forget meeting you at that Maywood street fair in 2004. #AlwaysAChamp

I'm glad all you seem to like this video! I met Bobby like a year after seeing this and it made me choke up a bit when I was talking to him. He seemed to be in worse conditions when I met him than in this video.

Bobby was my neighbor in los angeles great guy

2 of my all time favs....thanks for posting

Thanks for posting!

Props for the upload.

I followed both of their careers every Thursday night on TV on Boxing from the Olympic Auditorium in the 70's. They were my age and I identified with both of them. This clip is hard to watch.

I saw López at the Canelo vs Josesito Lopez fight. I heard him slur his speech as bad as bobby chacon. And he seemed to forget everything, short term memory, he was singing autographs and he was forgetting the names they told him just seconds ago. Sad story of both men

Damn, I'd heard about Chacon's condition, but WOW! Of course, I shouldn't be to surprised. This fight happened a week before I was BORN, and I was watching him fight on TV some 10 years later.

Thanks for uploading this, though it's difficult to watch.

I agree! Thank God for Pastor Ramirez.... Bobby & Danny are both beautiful people with big hearts....

You can still be my hero Bobby.....you have more heart than most and we are all sinners, and have done things we regret....Bobby has done more than pay his dues and continues to pay his dues to this day...keep teachn boxing Bobby and never give up!

The toughness these two displayed in and out of the ring are the foundation boxing is built on.

2 great champions rest in peace bobby chacon.

You can still be my hero Bobby....you are a legend and have more heart than anybody

powerfull.... gripping.... emotional, this is a incredable video clip of two good fighters who made great fights. little red and chacon i salute them as the true soldiers that come so few and far between. what a class act.... both of them

cornelius 'boza' edwards completed that wild world of sports saturday afernoon trio,they all fought each other in action packed fights.

First fight I ever saw in person. Billed as the battle of the Teenie Boppers in LA. Those were the days.

Bobby the real deal,no canelo no mayweather only the best of the best back in the days!!!!!!! Damn what a fighteeeeeer.

May this brother and his family RIP.

@johnachacon WOW...You have truly restored my (our) faith in humanity. Thank you for your quick response and mostly for being able to undersand where we were coming from. I'm sorry I got a little heated and harsh words were sent. I do tend to be rather overprotective, {kinda like a Momma bear} when it comes to my family but your understanding and compassion will also be a lesson for me...So thanks again Reneets

Met Bobby a couple of years ago at Raley Field West Sacramento, Ca. I also seen him when he fought Limon at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, Ca. back in 1984.

Man. How much pain could one man take. Poor guy.

2 Legends!

Bobby promotes a farmers market in Monrovia now ... He still says that joke about "you know what I forgot? I forgot!" haha he gave my dad an autograph

This was real boxing back in the day. Little red was beat by Salvador Sanchez and Chacon fought some classic fights in Sacramento. Brings back memories.

@boxingfan805 Boxing fan first it was my cousin who posted that under my account, I see you posted positive comments, thank you very much!! It was someone who had tried to put him down that she was responding to. As his daughter I have had to sit back and watch many people tell stories about my dad, I will not argue with anyone, my heart and mind are firm in knowing who my dad is and I will always defend his honor but in an honorable way not hashing it out on a website.Sorry again

Hey John This is Andy, Carlos's son. Thats me shaking Danny's hand at 10:11

RIP Chacon

rip champ

Bobby is a great warrior

rip lil bobby

So sad to see the problems at these boxers are when they get old.

Bobby chacon was a real good fighter.i was ten years old when I seen him fight at the Olympic auditorium. it was the mid seventies and he fought Reuben olivares.unfortunatly he lost nevertheless he put up a good fight.that is what motivated me to become a fighter.i never had the opportunity to meet him .i remember watching him fight bazooka limon,boza edwards,ray mancini,Arturo frias,Alexis arguello and many more.the guy had heart and talent.he lived life the way he wanted.i don't care about his personal life it is none of my business. I made a lot of similar mistakes that he did .al I care about are the great memory that he left me from the ring.my father and I had some good times when we would go and see him fight at the Olympic auditorium and the forum.i still remember how the people would yell his name and root for him.he would get sockd up then come back and kick the other guys butt good.in them days fighters like him fought the best in the division.not like today for instance like canelo who fights Chavez jr cotto ,angullo ,Khan and then fights ggg like a puss.no huevos like bobby chacon.everybody thought lil red Lopez was going to beat bobby and he almost did.lil red was tough to.in boxing it is unpredictable one punch can change the outcome.i hope that he did catch up to his late wife valory.and to his son who was killd.what a tough sport we chose.but when you grow up in the barrio and become a famous fighter and make money you feel like you are on top of the world.may God rest his soul.im sure he went out punching.

"shotgun alvarado" i think still lives in uvalde,texas.living on the street,and it's a very small town.

wow that was sad.

1:52, Chacon looked and talked like Victor Ortiz. Except he had a ton more heart and chin of course .

@boxingfan805 Bobby Chacon was not only a Prize fighter, he is a father, a son a brother and most of all a hero, my real life hero, my dad. Biologically. And I'm sorry that you only witnessed him in a bad time of his life. In reality he has a great big heart and is a strong loving and giving person. For you to judge him when you don't even know him... I really feel sorry that you do not know him as I and so many others really do.

Bobby one of the greatest of all time..RIP Bobby

I forgot he was good friends with blinky Rodriguez ( kickboxing champ ).

he was great

Danny red Lopez a real friend too.

@johnachacon Who judged him. I called the quick moment I saw and met him. I don't know where he stand now or ever. I didn't post this about Bobby for my health. I posted this so people that never knew real boxing can see what it was when it was. I congradulate you for having a great father. But that doesn't excuse your confusion for what you thought I was posting this for. He was one of my favorites.

My dad knew his son Chico. He was telling me stories how he used to always try to fight everybody. He beat some guys ass in a parking lot and the dude got a gun from his car and killed him.

Xq no peleó con Salvador Sánchez....yo creo que este boxeador si podría haber vencido a Sánchez .....xq también tenía un aguante IMPRESIÓNANTE

Thank God for Pastor Ramirez. Without him who knows where Bobby would be today.

thats my uncle

Tow of the best boxers in the years when me to was a boxer not like today when everything is money and corruption

Around the 5:00 mark, "Chacon had more talent than Lopez." Arguable statement to make Larry. Both HOFers though.

Bobby and Danny r good friend John montes

There is no excuse for the way Bobby took advantage of rays compassion and kindness. Ray pulled Bobby off the street, feed, housed, and provided for Bobby.. Bobby pretended to be in worse conditiont then what he really was

@JONNYB21CA I'M SURE YOUR HEROES ARE PERFECT. oNE DAY I'LL BE THAT LUCKY LIKE YOU.

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@JONNYB21CA I'm sure your heroes are perfect. Who might they be? Superman? Spider-Man? If it's not them, I'll tell you they might be worse then Bobby. Go cry on Ray's shoulder.

Bobby did something non of these chumps today can do and that not so he No one this guys heart was to big for him hisself

Bb

Bobby chacon collecting cans and living like a nobody in that bloodless city is more then I can take................shameful ! As a white kid growing up in those neighborhoods you had to be on your game and willing to throw down at all times. He was my HERO and will be missed by me always. God keep you and love you CHAMP

@JONNYB21CA Really? And Ray's wife is at no fault for that if that's true? And Ray would get back with a woman after something like that? Who is the sick one if all that is true? Ray or Bobby? AT least Bobby has an excuse for being off!