Chronicles of the RinG : Michael Carbajal Documentary

A deep look into Michael Carbajal fights with Jorge Arce , his trilogy with Gonzalez ,and his feud with older brother/trainer Danny Carbajal from the archives of Leave it in the RinG interviews. Inside a Fighter By Brian Fogg Often life after boxing can be just as tough as the battles inside the ring. We gained insight of this last week when Michael Carbajal came onto Leave it in the Ring Radio. Carbajal, a 1988 Olympic medalist, had a long career at the highest level. He brought attention to the smaller weight classes, bringing in the first seven-figure purse for someone of his size. He was a pioneer for the fighters who followed in Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao. In the later years of his career he came back after a two year layoff in 1999 and stopped a young titlist in Jorge Arce (who will be fighting for a belt this coming weekend), despite trailing on all scorecards. This would be his final fight but only seven years later he was inducted to the Inte