Bear’s 4-Fs (Fictional Fighters of Film and Fiction)

[PWillisTheMan]

Originally Posted by bear

With Tony Danza's arrival in the database one of the boxing themed episodes was rerun here.

"Taxi"
The Reluctant Fighter (1979)
Director:James Burrows
Writer:Ken Estin (writer)
TV Series:"Taxi" (1978)
Original Air Date:25 December 1979 (Season 2, Episode 15)
Cast (Episode Credited cast)

Tony Danza ... Tony Banta
Michael V. Gazzo ... Vince (manager of Banta) Appears to be punchy
Gene LeBell ... Referee
Armando Muniz ... Benny Foster
J. Alan Thomas ... Jeff Bennett

Armando Muniz played Benny Foster, a popular ex-MW champ who has decided to stage a comeback at age 38. He picks Tony Banta as his opponent. Had retired in 1971 and made the comback in 1979.
Had a Known win vs. Martini.

Banta began fighting as an amateur at age 14. Has loses to Jefferson, Rodgiguez, and the Camillio Brothers. Has to work as a Hack because he can't make a living fighting. His Ko of Foster is his career highlight.

Vince appeared to be an ex-pug so I created a TC for his character.

Benny Foster MW either 7
Tony Banta MW slugger 1
Vince Gazzo MW slugger 0

Bear

Great thread, there is a few more episodes. palomino was on one 7 tony manged a promising Heavyweight in another one. Haven't seen any for years.

I haven't seen a lot of these flicks. The worst Boxing movie ever had to be oj simpson in Goldie & the Boxer.

[bear]

Originally Posted by PWillisTheMan

Great thread, there is a few more episodes. palomino was on one 7 tony manged a promising Heavyweight in another one. Haven't seen any for years.

I haven't seen a lot of these flicks. The worst Boxing movie ever had to be oj simpson in Goldie & the Boxer.

I'm glad you enjoy this thread. Off the top of my head I'm not willing to say that Goldie & the Boxer is the worst film, but it but it would have to be a finalist when considering bad boxing filmx

[bear]

Charley Fenwick HW, 2nd professional opponent of Big Ben Bolt
21 straight KO wins, savvy, angry, great right hand

Spider Haines ex-pug, trainer of Big Ben Bolt

Charley Fenwick HW slugger 4

Spider Haines MW Either 4

[bear]

Drops Kellen
Recuring character in CSI
Played by Method Man
Alluded to being called "Drops" for his activity in the squared circle
Appeared in episodes: Poppin Tags, Big Shots, and Drops Out.
Made a TC since nothing is known of his boxing career

Drops Kellen Hw boxer 0

[bear]

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Big Middle (2005)
Original Air Date:
24 February 2005 (Season 5, Episode 16)


Patrick Kilpatrick as Cesar Dabo
welterweight contender 1979-1985
6' 3" grew to 230
Las Vegas, NV
A title match against Archie Archman was his biggest fight. Lost by a split decision.

Steve Lawrence as Mitch Urbana (fight judge who saw Dabo as winner)

The judges for Dabo Archman were: Taylor Green, Mitch Urbana, and Max Timson.

Fighters on a poster for the bout were
Novotny vs. Wilbur
and
Gorg vs. San Jose ?

We get the fo;;owing:

Cesar Dabo WW slugger 4
Archie Archman WW boxer 7

with no info on the poster fighters composite Tcs give
Georg Novotny LW boxer 0
S.J. Wilbur LW slugger 0

bear

[bear]

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Fight Night (2002)
14 November 2002 (Season 3, Episode 7)

Roma Maffia ... Adelle Cross the fight promoter
Khalil Kain ... Jerome 'The Man' Anderson: Record producer, clothing designer, sports agent,
one time gang-banger, represented Steele
Greg Serano ... Javier Molina
Gerry Barone Manager of Steele (Foster parent of 6 kids he trained
Rick Aiello ... Boxing Referee (as Ricky Aiello)
Ryan Cutrona ... Cut Man 28 year vet, worked 6 of Laroi's fights
Gary Cervantes ... Molina's Chief Trainer (as Gary Carlos Cervantes)
Shane Russeck ... Corner Man (uncredited)
Peter Cunningham ... LaRoi Steele
Gary Dourdan ... Warrick Brown


"STEELE vs. MOLINA", "Revenge of the Century" and "November 9, 2002" at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.
In the 7th Molina KOs Steele who dies. Pre fight odds shift. Five hours before the opening bell Steele goes from a
two-to-one favorite to a five-to-one underdog. Non title grudge re-match. Laroi won both. First one was
a knockout in the eighth off this sweet right hook. The other was a TKO in the tenth. Steele was 16 when
Barone first saw him fight. Very fast hands and mouthy. At this stage of career he's facing brain damage if he takes
another beating but his pride wouldn't let him quit.

Laroi, "The Fists Of" Steele
WFB Welterweight Champion. Nineteen wins One loss.

Javier Molina Trains in Vegas where he oens a gym. Has a personal physician living in Ensenada, Mexico.

(CSI Brown showed enough testing loaded gloves in the lab to rate TC status)

Lopez versus Lewis at Caesar's in six months for vacant WBF WW Title.

LaRoi Steele WW either 8
Javier Molina WW slugger 4
Warrick Brown HW boxer 0

[bear]

"Monk" Mr. Monk Takes a Punch (2008)
8 August 2008 (Season 7, Episode 4)

James Lesure ... Ray Regis "The Machine" 202 from San Francisco
Robert Loggia ... Louie Flynn Manager and trainer of Regis
Jason Gray-Stanford ... Lt. Randall Disher
Jeris Poindexter ... Eddie ex-pug, hangsout at Moon's Gym
Vinnie Varon ... Referee (as Vinnie Varone)
Carlos Hiraldo The Duke of Destruction BFC Champ 210
Stan "Pops" Mulroney retired cop, tko'd by Disher in a charity bout in late rounds

Ray Regis HW Either 8
Carlos Hiraldo HW Slugger 7

[bear]

balance of characters

Louie Flynn MW boxer 3
Eddie Moons MW slugger 0
Randall Disher MW boxer 0
Stan "Pops" Mulroney MW boxer 0

[bear]

"The Untouchables" (1959) The Tri-State Gang
Original Air Date:
10 December 1959 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Jay Adler ... Georgie Kaufman

Kaufman, an old punch drunk fighter was a member of the Tri State Gang
Said to have once fought Benny Leonard in the Garden
Lokking at Leonard's career this could have occured no earlier than 1912
Kaufman was shot to death in 1933

Georgie Kaufman LW boxer 2

[Piggy Lid]

Has anyone ever rated the legendary Solly "Bagel Boy" Nazerman?

[bear]

Brandon Largent ... Corporal Kenneth Merrill
a Marine said to have boxed in NCIS episode
Family Secret
from
28 February 2006 (Season 3, Episode 16)

[bear]

Mickey Goldmill

Mickey Goldmill BW either 6

Just noticed that he had not been rated as a fighter

[bear]

Union Cane
Propped up heavyweight title holder from Rocky V

Union Cane HW slugger 6

[bear]

Tony Duke
One time Apollo Creed opponent, later a manager

Tony Duke HW boxer 9

[bear]

Tony "Duke" Evers played by Tony Burton

Tony "Duke" Evers HW boxer 5

[bear]

Mac Lee Green
Challenger of Apollo Creed
Broken hand during training paves way for Balboa vs. Creed

Mac Lee Green HW boxer 6

[bear]

Among the "hand-picked" challengers that were "good fighters, but not 'killers'"

Win Vito Soto KO N/A N/A 16-02-1978 Title defense
Win Big Yank Ball KO N/A Las Vegas, Nevada 13-11-1977 Title defense
Win Joe Czak KO N/A New York City, New York 01-08-1977 Title defense
Win Trevor Faus KO 1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06-04-1977 Title defense

Trevor Faus HW boxer 6

[bear]

Among the "hand-picked" challengers that were "good fighters, but not 'killers'"

Win Vito Soto KO N/A N/A 16-02-1978 Title defense
Win Big Yank Ball KO N/A Las Vegas, Nevada 13-11-1977 Title defense
Win Joe Czak KO N/A New York City, New York 01-08-1977 Title defense
Win Trevor Faus KO 1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06-04-1977 Title defense

Vito Soto HW slugger 5

[bear]

Among the "hand-picked" challengers that were "good fighters, but not 'killers'"

Win Vito Soto KO N/A N/A 16-02-1978 Title defense
Win Big Yank Ball KO N/A Las Vegas, Nevada 13-11-1977 Title defense
Win Joe Czak KO N/A New York City, New York 01-08-1977 Title defense
Win Trevor Faus KO 1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06-04-1977 Title defense

Big Yank Ball HW either 6

[bear]

Among the "hand-picked" challengers that were "good fighters, but not 'killers'"

Win Vito Soto KO N/A N/A 16-02-1978 Title defense
Win Big Yank Ball KO N/A Las Vegas, Nevada 13-11-1977 Title defense
Win Joe Czak KO N/A New York City, New York 01-08-1977 Title defense
Win Trevor Faus KO 1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06-04-1977 Title defense

Joe Czak HW slugger 6