Boxer ramen time7/26/2023 ![]() Ramon says he and Lulu had an instant connection Peter Van Sant: And forgive the pun, but you were under her spell right? Ramon Sosa: "Brujaria." It's a song by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. Ramon still remembers the very first song they danced to a popular Latin tune that the salsa band played that night. I mean as soon as we started dancing, we didn't get off the dance floor for the whole night. Ramon and Lulu had an instant connection. Peter Van Sant: Now, do you think she might have stepped on your foot on purpose? Ramon Sosa: Next thing I know she walks by me and she steps on my toe. Ramon Sosa: She was very, very attractive. Peter Van Sant: And you're thinking, "Man, I'm fighting out of my weight class here," you know? Ramon Sosa: The place was packed … and I noticed her. Ramon decided to go and see this place for himself, and as soon as he arrived, someone special caught his eye. Ramon Sosa: And a friend of mine says, "Man, there's a place up there … they would play live music and I heard there's a lot of beautiful ladies out there, Latina ladies." But this time, he was looking for a different kind of knockout. By 2007, Ramon, then 40, was ready to get back in the ring. Raul Marques: Records speak for themselves. Peter Van Sant: So who is the better fighter, you or Ramon? But like I always say, he wasn't tough enough to be me, you know, beat my butt, you know? You know, I think he's mentally and physically tough. Raul Marquez: Anybody that goes in the ring has got to be tough, has got to be mentally tough. He is also Ramon's longtime sparring buddy. ![]() Raul Marquez is an Olympic boxer and Showtime commentator. ![]() Raul Marquez: Ramon is a nice, humble guy, friendly – family oriented. He eventually settled down in Houston, Texas, where he opened a boxing gym of his own, where he could continue to teach his passion. Ramon got married young and had three children with his first wife. Ramon Sosa: I went back to school … got my education and … I still kept training, you know? … always wanted to be involved with boxing in some kind of way. Ramon hung up his boxing gloves and decided to pursue the American dream. It was - a lot of knockouts.Įventually, the Puerto Rican Express ran out of steam. Peter Van Sant: So did you ever knock anybody out in the ring? Ramon Sosa: They used to call me the Puerto Rican Express. Ramon Sosa as a young boxerĪfter training for more than 10 years, Ramon took a shot at the pro boxing circuit. And - and I just loved it from - from the time I - I was little. I saw how - how the training and - and there was a few world champions that trained there. Ramon Sosa: I fell in love with the sport of boxing. Originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico, Ramon grew up boxing with his father. And he had found the love of his life, Lulu.īeth Blair: I saw two fun, outgoing, loved to party, loved to get together with people and have barbecues, and the more people the merrier. He appeared to have the perfect life - from rubbing shoulders with celebrities like Hugh Hefner to owning a successful boxing gym in Houston. I would've never thought that it would be happening to me. I would've thought it was just something that is - you only see in movies, or in - on TV. Ramon Sosa: I would've never believed it. To this day, Ramon Sosa finds it surreal that he was the target in a murder-for-hire plot. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant goes inside the twisted case of a man whose murder was ordered – and who lived to talk about it. He came out fighting, helping police in an elaborate sting which meant he'd go down for the count in a most unusual way. He was on top of the world - until he learned someone was trying to hire a hit man to kill him. Ramon Sosa, was a former pro boxer who owned two gyms in Houston, Texas. This place had cool factor.Produced by Susan Mallie, Jennifer Terker and Claire St. And the thumping of a great beat from the sound system. Paintings of quintessential Asian cartoon characters eating soup, slurping noodles and poking at fish. A cool brightly painted galley of a shop with displays of sake, beer and soda and shelves of pantry ingredients on the walls. I wasn't sure if we were even in the right place? I didn't smell the rich broth. As we sauntered past the shops the smell of leather filled the air. A super cool enclave of eclectic shops just across the street from the best, and biggest independentantly owned book seller in the US, Powell's Books. Today's ramen adventure has taken me (and the family) to Boxer Ramen's outpost on the edge of the Pearl District. Let's just say it photographed well and was a good kick-off to my quest. I ordered the standard bowl and waited patiently. ![]() Of course there are standard additions to each bowl, such as the pickled ginger. First you choose the broth, then the noodle, meat, and finally veggies. The House of Ramen's menu follows the 'subway model' in that you get to build your bowl. The bowl arrived piping hot and loaded with color.
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