Tag Archives: boxing

Main Street Gym

Posted on November 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

I dug out the old photos of the Main Street Gym and fired up the scanner at the Daily Mirror HQ. Photograph by Marilynn K. Yee / Los Angeles Times Then I took a closer look at this picture from … Continue reading →

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Main Street Gym

Posted on November 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Richard Hultman writes: You didn’t mention a certain landmark location on your Main Street blogs. Don’t know if the L.A. Conservancy tour mentioned it, but about a block further up Main Street at 318 1/2 S. Main was the Main … Continue reading →

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Literary diversions

Posted on July 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

On the Fourth of July, 1910, in Reno, Jack Johnson defeated James J. Jeffries to become the first African American heavyweight champion of the world. In 1931, at the age of 53, he was working out every day and spending … Continue reading →

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Boxer dies

Posted on June 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 26, 1957 Los Angeles I’m pleased to present the work of John Hall, a columnist for the Mirror, The Times and the Orange County Register. In this piece, he recalls the late boxer “Mexican” Joe Rivers and his fight … Continue reading →

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Pepe Arciga

Posted on May 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 22, 1957 Give or take a match, professional boxing in all of Southern California has been almost totally in the hands of gloved warriors of Mexican descent for, say, the last 25 years. This monopoly, if you want to … Continue reading →

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