http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/carlos_palomino/73753 Recent articles about Carlos Palomino en-us The WBC has announced that they will be launching a pension fund for ex-boxers who have fallen on hard times. One such fighter who has been struggling mightily and can greatly benefit from this type of support is former world champion Wilfred Benitez. In this installment of VHS Classic Rewind, we revisit the Puerto Rican star’s WBC welterweight title defense against the great Sugar Ray Leonard on November 30, 1979 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At 17 years old, Benitez had become the youngest world champion in boxing history when he won the WBA light welterweight title in March 1976 with a split decision over Antonio Cervantes. He defended the belt twice before moving up to welterweight the following year. In January 1979, Benitez became a two-time world champion when he defeated Carlos Palomino by split decision for the WBC welterweight strap. The undefeated 21-year old Benitez (38-0-1, 23 KO’s) would be making the second defense of this title against another undefeated boxing sta... Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:14:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wilfred_benitez_vs_sugar_ray_leonard_vhs_classic_rewind/11609128 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wilfred_benitez_vs_sugar_ray_leonard_vhs_classic_rewind/11609128 Wilfred Benitez Vs. Sugar Ray Leonard: VHS Classic Rewind http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/wilfred_benitez_vs_sugar_ray_leonard_vhs_classic_rewind/11609128 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Top Fighters of the 1970s: Los Angeles I love LA.  No, that’s not just a catchy hook from the Randy Newman song that has been overused in every movie set in the south half of “The Golden State” for nearly thirty years.  I actually love the city of Los Angeles.  As a boxing fan, and a perennially pasty citizen of the East Coast, it’s hard not to love the town.  Close enough to Vegas to make for a memorable fight weekend, far enough away from your actual life to allow you to pretend you’re part of some reality star’s entourage, Los Angeles is all you expect it to be and, perhaps, even more. The land that gave us Oscar De La Hoya (he was a boxer once, you know) and was the training ground for guys like Shane Mosley (him, too) has a rich and storied history in the sport.  In the 1970s, as is the case today, LA was a hotbed for lower weight-class talent. 5. Alberto Davila (56-10, 26 KOs), Bantamweight Achievements: Won two title eliminator matches in the decade; finished ‘70s with 35-6 ... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:05:29 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/best_los_angeles_boxers_of_the_1970s/10234294 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/best_los_angeles_boxers_of_the_1970s/10234294 Best Los Angeles Boxers of the 1970s http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/best_los_angeles_boxers_of_the_1970s/10234294 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png