Tapia, who learned to box from his grandfather, compiled an impressive 10121 65 kos amateur record. This fourpart documentary chronicles the improbable partnership of dr. Thank you for watching and if you love this movies,please like,share and comment, i hope you will like and subcribe to see more documentary national geographic. The tragedy and romance of johnny tapia boxing news. Dec 11, 2014 tapia documentary of life of late albuquerque boxer set to air on hbo on dec. Tapia documentary of life of late albuquerque boxer set to air on hbo on dec.
Johnny tapia interviewboxing schedule, boxing articles, forum, photos schedules,ring girls and interviewsconvictedartist worldwide social art network, exciting boxing edition. Dre and jimmy iovine, and the epic roles they played in shaping todays music and popular culture. One of them says mi vida loca my crazy life, the nickname he has adopted over the last few years. Johnny tapia 8x10 photo boxing picture with belt ebay. Johnny tapia 67 rows john lee anthony tapia february, 1967 may 27, 2012 was an american professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011.
Johnny tapia 1967 2012 johnny tapia was a person who owned up to everything in his life, the good and the bad and never put blame on anybody else. However, there are several factors that affect a celebritys net worth, such as taxes, management fees, investment gains or losses, marriage, divorce, etc. The johnny tapia net worth and salary figures above have been reported from a number of credible sources and websites. He turned pro in 1988 and captured the usba and nabf super flyweight titles before stopping henry martinez via 11th round tko in 1994 for the vacant wbo super flyweight crown in front of a raucous hometown crowd. Tapia was married to teresa tapia in 1994 and had three. He had way too many addictions, way too many demons. Director eddie alcazar candidly reveals tapias public struggles through intimate interviews. Interview with johnny tapia march 5, 2004 interview by ed ludwig tonight marks the return of johnny mi vida loca tapia 5332 28 kos as he is set to square off against frankie archuleta 2241 kos in a ten round featherweight bout taking place in his native new mexico with the card being broadcast on telefutura at 6pm pst and. Tapia beat jorge alberto reyes by a knockout in the 4th round on march 6, 2010, at the ohkay casino, san juan pueblo, new mexico, united states, in front of a soldout crowd. Details about johnny tapia 8x10 photo boxing picture with belt. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the unified ibf and wbo super flyweight titles between 1994 and 1998, the unified wba and wbo bantamweight titles between 1998 and 2000, and the ibf featherweight title in 2002. May 29, 2012 johnny sees things well, freddie roach, tapias trainer and a member of the world boxing hall of fame, said in an interview with sports illustrated in 2002. Items custom made and shipped within 48 hours via usps first class maileach order will receive an online status tracker for realtime updates.
John lee anthony tapia february, 1967 may 27, 2012 was an american professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011. Teresa tapia and jeffrey padilla married in december 20. The only place tapia ever felt peace was in the ring. Johnny tapia, from mi vida loca cocktail of insanity. We will be featuring exclusive photos of live boxing events so our viewers not only enjoy a good. This film takes inside the tortured soul of johnny tapia, the 5time world champion boxer whose unprecedented success was overshadowed by a volatile drug addiction brought on by the brutal rape.
He held the wbo super flyweight championship from october 12, 1994 to december 5, 1998. Johnny tapia, the fivetime boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and runins with the law, was found dead sunday at his albuquerque home. The great johnny tapia was despondent even after his. He held a record of 59 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 30 wins by knockout. The struggle tapia went through as a child growing up in albuquerque new mexico is heart wrenching. Hbos special showing of the haunting documentary tapia, being repeated throughout the week, shows a vulnerable, still great johnny tapia exposing his heart inside a darkened. Tapia won belts at featherweight, junior and world bantamweight. On february 11, 2009, tapia was taken into custody in albuquerque for a violation of parole related to cocaine use. Teresa tapia claims exhusband beat her albuquerque journal. Wbo junior bantamweight champion johnny tapia of albuquerque, n. Tapia takes us inside the tortured soul of johnny tapia, the 5time world champion boxer whose unprecedented success was overshadowed by a volatile drug addiction brought on by the brutal rape and murder of his mother at the tender age of 8 years old. Johnny tapia has gone through more highs and lows than most people go through in five lifetimes.
Join facebook to connect with johnny tapiya and others you may know. Articles, interviews, schedules, and ring girls, proffessional boxer interviews,contraversal critics and commentaries. Attempting to come to terms with johnny tapias death and paul williams accident as a boxing fan new, 35 comments by brent brookhouse may 29, 2012, 12. It certainly is a tale of perseverance as the odds were against him from the start. She is happy to be his side, observing and listening.
Meanwhile, things get sexy between mike and syd gabrielle union, marcuss sister. May 27, 2012 wbo junior bantamweight champion johnny tapia of albuquerque, n. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on johnny tapia. Fivetime wbo world champion who had a record of 5952. Teresa tapia looks at johnny, her husband of 18 years and the father of her three children, and smiles gently. Teresa tapia said filmmaker eddie alcazar, who produced an awardwinning documentary on johnny tapias life and career, had set up a dna test for jerry padilla as a part of his film. Tapia won the wbo bantamweight title in 2000 by defeating jorge julio w 12 and became a threedivision world champion with a 12round decision over manuel medina for the ibf featherweight championship in 2002. Feb, 2017 teresa tapia looks at johnny, her husband of 18 years and the father of her three children, and smiles gently. His professional record to date is accentuated by five world titles in three separate weight divisions. Paulie ayala vs johnny tapia fan scorecards eye on the ring. Tapia 20 filmmaker eddie alcazar reveals the volatile drug addiction that plagued fivetime world champion boxer johnny tapia after a kidnapper raped and murdered his mother. This is the kind of pain that either drives a kid into becoming a ruthless criminal or a very tough boxer.
Johnny tapias sons, johnny niccolai tapia, and johnny lorenzo tapia will be making their first amateur fight appearance in albuquerque at this boxing event. Johnny tapia is a fighter that has been, and will always be respected in every barrio, jail, and boxing gym. Follow bowie in the last years of his life, when he ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an burst of activity, producing two. Jun 10, 2017 johnny tapia was never going to make it alive into the international boxing hall of fame. After two dozen years, police have closed the book on the murder case of boxing champ johnny tapias mother. Narcotics cops mike lowrey will smith and marcus burnett martin lawrence head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into miami. Ap johnny tapia, the fivetime boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and runins with the law, was found dead sunday. He won two national golden glove titles, turned pro, and went on to win the usba junior bantamweight titleall by. Join facebook to connect with johnny tapia and others you may know. Johnny tapia interviewboxing schedule, boxing articles, and.
Hbos special showing of the haunting documentary tapia, being repeated throughout the week, shows a vulnerable, still great. Johnny tapia was never going to make it alive into the international boxing hall of fame. Download free yify movies torrents in hd and watch movies online in 720p, 1080p and 3d quality. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. May 29, 2012 attempting to come to terms with johnny tapia s death and paul williams accident as a boxing fan new, 35 comments by brent brookhouse may 29, 2012, 12.
Keith macdonald 116 112 chuck giampa 115 1 jerry roth 115 1 more. Please select your desired shirt style and size from the drop down above. Johnny tapia interviewboxing schedule, boxing articles. Johnny was preceded in death by his mother, virginia tapia. Johnny tapia hails from albuquerque, new mexico, and has been a been involved in the boxing world since his teen years. It was the eighth title defense for tapia, who improved his unbeaten record to 3802 with 23 knockouts. A documentary on the life of fivetime world champion johnny tapia will premiere dec. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
After two dozen years, police have closed the book on the murder case of boxing champ johnny tapia s mother. Without mentioning teresa tapia by name, he said he only wished to help maintain johnny tapias legacy and would fight to do so. Attempting to come to terms with johnny tapias death and. Johnny sees things well, freddie roach, tapias trainer and a member of the world boxing hall of fame, said in an interview with sports illustrated in 2002. But the suspect theyve identified wont be brought to justice for the 1975 death of virginia gallegos. He never met his father, watched as his mother was taken to her death when he was 8, and grew up poor in a house of close to 20 relatives where any resistance was. Known for his passionate fighting style and celebratory postwin back flip, the fanfriendly tapia retired in 2011 following a win. He won two national golden glove titles, turned pro, and went on to win the usba junior bantamweight titleall by age 21. It was an actual picture of him and it was from his family, so i dont see why it was taken down. Tapia had many tattoos done around his body, and his tattoos are prominent when he is fighting. Executive produced by curtis 50 cent jackson and promoter lou dibella, the film will take a look at the oftentumultuous life of the fighter who passed away in 2012 of heart failure at the age of 45. About the author johnny tapia hails from albuquerque, new mexico, and has been a been involved in the boxing world since his teen years. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin johnny tapia jordi molla, whose plan to control the citys drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Johnny tapia mi vida loca hope boxing t shirt is available on a white 100% cotton tee.