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| Mike Lacche Boxing readers, by country, April, 2013 |
We also appreciate all our readers who have/ who currently serve in the United States Armed Forces -- we thank you for your sacrifice, service and commitment.
West Point Boxing prepares for playoffs:
The 2013 NCBA National Championship will be held at Fox Woods Casino and Resort on April 4-6. Come see the Army Team fight to Victory! Tickets can be purchased at http://www.ncbaboxing.org/Tickets.aspx
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Memories of Mike: Long before Mayweather, Ray Leonard, Mosely and De La Hoya was the World Welterweight Champion, Freddie ' Red' Cochrane. The pride of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Cochrane and was the reigning Welterweight champion in 1942 but would not get to defend his title until the war ended.
The WWII and Korean War eras marked a unique time in American sports history where many
Mike Lacche was an amateur but trained with the knowledge the Fort Kamehameha Boxing Championships could be his last. At the end of his journey, Mike would be an Army Champion - and then join his soliders overseas in the real fight of his life.
professional athletes joined the Armed Forces and would compete there in the sports they championed. This was perhaps the greatest unified venue of American athletics in our country's history.
