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Mar 16, 1982 · The wife of Bobby Chacon, former World Boxing Council featherweight champion, shot herself to death today, the Butte County Sheriff's Department reported. Valerie Chacon, 31 years old, was said to ...
Bobby Chacon (November 28, 1951 – September 7, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1988. He held titles in two weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from September 1974 to June 1975 and the WBC super featherweight title from December 1982 to June 1983.
Jul 11, 1983 · Valorie urged Chacon to fight—and then to quit. PHOTO. Chacon's first family (from right), Johna, Jayme and Chico, have become accustomed to the new lady in his life, Mendonsa. July 11, 1983. If he'd used logic, Bobby Chacon would have retired from the ring on the night of May 30, 1981. But then logic and Chacon have never gone hand in hand, or.
The remainder of the collection takes quotes from interviews with Chacon, as in the second poem, when Amezcua quotes an interview conducted after Valorie’s passing. Titled “Excerpts from a Post-Fight Interview: Bobby Chacon Lives for Tomorrow,” the poem provides only Chacon’s answers.
According to an article written by The Fight City’s Michael Carbert last year, this fight had a profound effect on Valorie Chacon, Bobby’s wife since 1971. According to Carbert, Valorie spent the evening of the fight with friends at a local bar and during the evening TV newscast, the station flashed separate “after” photos of the boxers.
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Dec 11, 2023 · Bobby had a reputation for being an exceptional street fighter and Valorie encouraged him to try boxing. They would watch the fights on TV and it was Valorie who said, “You can do that.” She even paid for his first boxing license. By 1971 they were married and the next year Chacon turned pro. The career of Bobby Chacon was a roller coaster ...
