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Johnny Tapia Behind Bars ... Again

Tuesday July 7, 2009
Troubled former world champ Johnny Tapia was taken into custody in New Mexico after violating the terms of his parole. A corrections spokesperson indicated that Tapia traveled without permission, entered a bar and was involved in some type of verbal confrontation - all violations of his parole.

The 42-year-old Tapia's last fight was in 2007, but he's been fighting assorted demons outside the ring for many years.

Comments

July 8, 2009 at 5:45 am
(1) Dean says:

Sheesh, Johnny.

At some point you just have to throw your hands up and pronounce the guy a moron.

July 8, 2009 at 4:08 pm
(2) Jim says:

Johny was screwed up from the beginning. Unbelievably tough childhood that led to problems in adult life.

He tried to climb out, but couldn’t make it.

In the meantime he gave us some of the greatest fights in his weight class.

I feel sorry for him.

I’d like to see this guy Dean call him a moron to his face.

Jim

July 8, 2009 at 7:37 pm
(3) Dean says:

Well, Jim – no disputing his skills as a boxer – he’s provided many entertaining moments in the ring and is a true warrior.

How about this – I’ll revise my comment and instead of stating that Johnny is a moron, I’ll say instead say that his behavior is moronic. I mean, c’mon – he’s violated parole countless times for drug use, etc.

Feel better now, Jim?

July 9, 2009 at 2:58 pm
(4) Jim says:

Johnny just couldn’t climb that hill. He tried, but he couldn’t make it to the top.

I just don’t like to hear somebody taking shots at a guy who’s down. There’s too much of that goin’ on.

Now I feel even better.

July 16, 2009 at 3:54 am
(5) Jesse says:

the only thing i can say what of wasted talent he had everything just couldnt fight those DEMONS dont want toput him down and am not i hope he gets the help he needs because everybody needs it even i do and every one else.

July 22, 2009 at 7:12 pm
(6) Oliva says:

I got to see Johnny Tapia in the Red River parade July 4th. People where walking up to him and he was hugging each and every person who approached him. How could his Probation Officer not know that he was going to be in Red River that weekend… It was all over the news days before! Seems to me like he was set up to fail… Pretty sad.

July 25, 2009 at 6:59 pm
(7) OMAR GONZALES says:

NO ONE IS PERFECT, HIS BEST FIGHT WAS WITH PAULIE AYALA, HIS PARENTS WERE MURDERED…NEEDS TO GET HIS LIFE STRAIGHT AND TURN TO GOD..HIS ONLY CHURCH

July 25, 2009 at 7:13 pm
(8) BADBOY says:

GREAT FIGHTER, STILL HAS TALENT…COME ON OVER TOO TEXAS JOHNNY, I WILL SPARR WITH YOU AND MY TRAINER WILL GET YOU FIGHTS…I SPARRED WITH PAULIE AYALA WHEN HE WAS GETTING READY TO FIGHT YOU, WE NEED GOOD FIGHTERS DOWN HERE..

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