By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 25 Mar 2012
Elorde was born to a poor farmer’s family in the town of Bogo, Cebu on March 25, 1935, the youngest of 16 children. He was forced to leave school at a young age and worked as a pin boy at a bowling alley in Davao. Read More...
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 25 Mar 2012
Sunday, March 25 marks what would have been the 77th birthday of the late great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde one of only two Filipino fighters – the other being Pancho Villa – enshrined in the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Elorde was born to a poor farmer’s family in the town of Bogo, Cebu on March 25, 1935, the youngest of 16 children. He was forced to leave school at a young age and worked as a pin boy at a bowling alley in Davao. Read More...
