Efren "El Alacán" Torres
In 1963 I
went to the Olympic Auditorium to see the Efren "El Alacán" Torres vs Hiroyuki
Ebihara fight. It was a great and very close fight in which Ebihara was given
the nod by split decision. No sooner had the decision been announced by golden
voiced, Jimmy Lennon Sr., when all hell broke loose, the fans started to riot.
They began by ripping the seats of the floor and starting fires, than the
chingosos (fist fights) started. I tried to stay clear of the action, but it
was hard to do as just about everybody was throwing chingosos. As I was trying
to stay out of the way one guy asked me who I thought won the fight, when I
told him that I thought Ebihara had won he then punched me in the face and then
he run like a deer. No way; I going to catch that guy, so I
punched the nearest guy that was throwing chingosos and then I run like a
deer!!
They fought
again in 1965 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Ebihara won by TKO in seven
rounds. That same night Jerry Quarry made his pro debut.
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