MAT TALES - True stories from bizarre, brutal world of pro boxing ...Who is in the book?

   The book contains 32 "tales" of the unexpected from the world of boxing.  There are a lot of colorful characters in our sport.

Here is a list of people who are mentioned by name at least once in this book... 

Damon Abramson
Mike Adams
Gerardo Aguilera
Henry Akinwande
Al Albert
Steve Albert
Laila Ali
Jose Alfaro
Charles Anaya
Henry Anaya Jr.
Henry Anaya Sr.
Henry Anaya III
Tim Anderson
Joe Antonacci
Vito Antuefermo
Bob Arum
Teddy Atlas
Marco Antonio Avendano
Randall Bailey
Iran Barkley
Michael Bennet
Bobby Benton
George Benton
Brad Berkwitt
Al Bernstein
Walter Berry
M. Mark Biero
Trevor Berbick
Roger Bloodworth
Kent Bonham
Riddick Bowe
Wilshaun Boxley
Tim Brant
Mark Breland
Dave Brown
Freddie Brown
Walter Brown
Frank Bruno
Vernon "Yogi" Buchanon
Harold Buck
Michael Buffer
Louie Burke
Rocky Burke
James Butler
Robert Byrd
Nate Campbell
Gabriel Campillo
Michael Carbajal
Pedro Cardenas
Larry Carrier
Jose Luis Castillo
Ricardo Celis
Anthony Chavez
Paul Chavez
Yun-Kil Chun
Ralph Citro
Gil Clancy
Eddie Claudio
Gerrie Coetzee
Samson Cohen
Dickie Cole
Lupe Contreras
Allen Conyers
Diego Corrales
Joe Cortez
Eddie Cotton
Mario Cuomo
Donald Curry
Joey Curtis
Dan Cushner
Dakota Dawson
Ed Derian
Willie De Wit
Vic De Wysocki
Miguel Diaz
Michael Dokes
Buster Douglas
Cameron Dunkin
Roberto Duran
Lou Duva
Ken Ezzo
Giuseppe Ferrari
Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
George Foreman
Bob Foster
Chavez Francisco
Eddie Futch
Hugo Garay
Rafael Garcia
Shaun George
Rene Giraldo
Robin Givens
Andrew Golota
Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Randy Gordon
Otis Grant
Richard Grant
Uriah Grant
Vernon Gravely
James "Hard Rock" Green
Mitchell "Blood" Green
Rich Green
Crawford Grimsley
Lee Groves
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Alvin "Too Sweet" Hayes
Larry Hazzard
Thomas Hearns
Chris Henry
Herbie Hide
Isaac Hlatshwayo
Larry Holmes
Evander Holyfield
Lloyd Honeyghan
Chuck Hull
John Jackson
Kieth Jackson
Jimmy Jacobs
Marvin Jones
Tommy Kaczmarek
Sam Kellerman
Wayne Kelly
Jim Kiertzner
Don King
Woody Kislowski
Rich Lamontagne
Jim Lampley
Mills Lane
Belinda Laracuente
Harold Lederman
Attila Levin
Scott Ledoux
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Lennox Lewis
Panama Lewis
Rafael "Bazooka" Limon
Jessie Losada
Rudy Lovato
Bert Lowes
Sebastian Lujan
Enzo Maccarinelli
Ray Mancini
Don Manuel
Rich Marotta
Christy Martin
Ernest Mateen
Oliver McCall
Milton McCrory
James Buddy McGirt
Larry Merchant
Al Michaels
James "Fan Man" Miller
Alan Minter
Sharmba Mitchell
James Molinell
Tomas Molinares
Tony Montgomery
Michael Moorer
Leroy Mora
Erik Morales
Tommy Morrison
Merv Nephew
Rock Newman
Ramon Luis Nicolas
Juan Nunez
Fulgencio Obelmejias
Ossie Ocasio
Sean O'Grady
Mike Ortega
Eusebio Osejo
Monte Oswald
Sven Ottke
Fujio Ozaki
Tony Paige
Nathan Palmer
Bob Papa
Mauricio Pastrana
George Pataki
Floyd Patterson
Kelly Pavlik
Davey Pearl
Daniel "Pit Bull" Perez
Juan Ramon "Monstro" Perez
Lenny Perez
Goody Petronelli
Carlo Pineda
Orlando Pineda
Sandy Pino
Terry Porter
Samson Po'uha
Neffie Quintana
Rene Ramirez
Casey Ramos
Mark Ratner
Sunny Ray
Benny Ricardo
Lucia Rijker
Gary Ritter
Ulises Rodrigues
David Rodriguez
Delvin Rodriguez
Dr. Donald Romeo
Danny Romero Jr.
John Ruiz
Tony Russo
Frank Santore Jr.
Carlos Santos
Daniel Santos
Bob Sheridan
Robert Silva
Tim Smith
Hugo Soto
Joe Souza
Marlon Starling
Mark Streisand
Emanuel Steward
Alex Stewart
Wayne Stoffel
Frankie Swindell
Henry Tafoya
Johnny Tapia
John Tate
Jermain Taylor
Joe Tessitore
Pinklon Thomas
James Thunder
Barry Tompkins
Thell Torrance
Thomas Treiber
Peter Trematerra
Mike Tyson
Bob Varsha
Paul Venti
Mike Weaver
Lorenzo White
Jeremy Williams
Ryan Wissow
Rick Wright
Fulgencio Zuniga

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Here is a gallery of just a few of the boxing people who are mentioned in MAT TALES - True Stories from the Bizarre, Brutal World of Pro Boxing:

Referee Vic de Wysocki recalls a tale or two

Rudy Lovato is featured in 2 of the "tales"

James Thunder

"Mi Vida Loca" - Johnny Tapia

The Voice of New Mexico Sports - Henry Tafoya

Trainer/Cutman of champions - Miguel Diaz

Iran "The Blade" Barkley

"Hands of Stone" Roberto Duran

Jeremy Williams

Jim Lampley

Dan Cushner (L) and James Buddy McGirt (C)

Jessie Losada (L) and Rene Giraldo (R) from Boxeo Telemundo

Heavyweight Scott Ledoux

Michael Buffer

New Mexico Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sandy Pino

Sharmba Mitchell

Lupe Contreras

A few Reviews of the book:

Review of Mat Tales by RANDY GORDON

Review of Mat Tales on the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PODCAST (Robert Silva & Logan)

Review of Mat Tales by BRAD BERKWITT


Interview with Dan Sisneros about Mat Tales on THE GREULING TRUTH PODCAST (Mike Goodpaster)




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ELOY MONTANO

Nickname: "The Hammer"

   Albuquerque, New Mexico's Eloy Montano was an outstanding amateur boxer who turned professional on June 23, 1987. He opened up with a hard fought split decision win over local favorite Rudy Holguin in Tucson, Arizona.

Montano wins a tough Split Decision in his pro debut

   He was unbeaten in his first seven bouts, including a unanimous decision win against Timothy Mosley (5-1-2, 3 ko) in an undercard bout of George Foreman vs Rocky Sekorski. Eloy's fight made the ESPN broadcast and it was an impressive victory.

   Montano was unbeaten at 7-0 and looked to be a prospect in the lightweight division. It was March 10, 1989 when he stepped up in class to face world ranked contender Frankie Baltazar (38-2-1, 24 ko). Baltazar had the experience and had challenged for the NABF Jr. Lightweight title, losing to Rafael "Bazooka" Limon for that belt.

   It was Montano's night to shine as he pulled off the upset winning a unanimous 8-round decision over the favored Baltazar.

Eloy stops Pablo in the battle of the Montanos!

   Eloy would fight just once more, traveling to Italy where he was stopped in 5 rounds by local favorite Antonio Renzo.

   After a glorious amateur career, and a very short but successful pro campaign, New Mexico's Eloy Montano finished his pro career with a record of 8-1, 1 ko.

   Check out his record on Boxrec.com:
ELOY MONTANO PRO LEDGER



   If you would like to see Eloy Montano in action, I have the following bouts available on DVD:

1. RUDY HOLGUIN                 [w-4] (Pro Debut)
2. TIM MOSLEY                      [w-6]
3. PABLO MONTANO             [tko-2]

Amateur Bouts:
1. Marker Lucero #1
2. Adrian Rivera
3. Beto Montoya
4. Ricardo Basilio                      (1986 PAL Nationals)
5. "Raton" Perez
6. Mario Ortiz
7. Marker Lucero #2

Contact me for more information: The Boxing Guru via E-Mail

Get your copy of Dan's new book MAT TALES - True Stories from the Bizarre, Brutal World of Pro Boxing.

Click here for info: MAT TALES by Dan Sisneros

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Plan on attending the 2018 New Mexico Boxing Hall-of-Fame inductions!

 The Hall of Fame banquet is scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 6-10 pm at the Embassy Suites hotel, 1000 Woodward Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM. The public is invited to meet and dine with the inductees, past Hall-of-Fame members, and other boxing celebrities. Formal business casual attire is requested. Because of the length of the event children under the age of 12 are not encouraged. Tickets are $40 per person and reservations may be by contacting Austin Killeen via email at: scottpondnm@gmail.com. or by phone (to Austin Killeen) at 505-681-8151. The deadline for paid reservations is October 19, 2017.

(Dan will be in attendance to offer signed copies of MAT TALES)