Sugar Ray Seales - Page 2

timmers612 · 06-17-2007, 08:39 PM

I wondered if that huge hook Marvin hit him with got through because of Seales by then lessened vision. He didn't even get a glimps of it. Seales beat my buddy Doug Demmings by a hair on one of Dougies best nights. Then again Doug didn't see the bomb from Hagler that took him out either though.

Manassa · 06-17-2007, 08:47 PM

Demmings actually took a fair bit of punishment from Hagler before going out.

jyuza · 06-18-2007, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Manassa

You know what it is though... It's the 'Sugar Ray' in his name. They always overrate those ones

Definitely

JohnThomas1 · 06-18-2007, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by salsanchezfan

I knew Ray fairly well, actually. He hung around the gym a lot in Tacoma when I fought. It's been 20 years since I've seen him, so I have no idea what he's up to now, but at the time, he was a bit down on his luck, selling Amway products in order to make ends meet, an inglorious end for anyone. Really bad cataracts, could hardly see at all.

Basically, he just hung out at the gym encouraging the fighters; you could tell the trainers and older fighters were kind of embarrassed at his presence, because he was never really included in the "inner circle" of trainers and top fighters there, just hung out with us kids and lesser guys.

I did get to meet Hagler through him, indirectly. There was a benefit in Seales' honor in '86, and I got to briefly meet the champ, my big hero at the time. Nice memory.

The poorguy was still fighting when he was almost blind, apparently he knew the eye chrat test pattern off by heart.

AREA 53 · 06-18-2007, 08:58 AM

Ron - Wasnt that the fight where Minter may of been stopped a few rounds later because of an Enormously ugly Egg-Sized Lump that had came up on Alan's Forehead, But he found Seales with the shot he was look for,

salsanchezfan · 06-18-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnThomas1

The poorguy was still fighting when he was almost blind, apparently he knew the eye chrat test pattern off by heart.

..............Either that or they just didn't give him the test.

JohnThomas1 · 06-19-2007, 04:46 AM

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..............Either that or they just didn't give him the test.

I have a mag here (somewhere) from about hmmmm 1982 and he claimed he knew what letters they would ask off by heart. Pretty silly of him tho, really.

jyuza · 06-19-2007, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnThomas1

I have a mag here (somewhere) from about hmmmm 1982 and he claimed he knew what letters they would ask off by heart. Pretty silly of him tho, really.

Kind of strange... indeed.

timmers612 · 06-19-2007, 10:26 PM

Manassa, did you see the Hagler-Demmings fight? Let me know as I have some questions about it if you did. Thanks.

JohnThomas1 · 06-20-2007, 05:55 AM

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Kind of strange... indeed.

Yeah, 100% money based.

ThinBlack · 11-06-2012, 01:28 PM

Had eye problems, got beaten by Marvin Hagler, and lost to James Shuler in his last meaningful fight.

06-17-2007, 08:39 PM	#16
timmers612 Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 786 vCash: 1000	Re: Sugar Ray Seales I wondered if that huge hook Marvin hit him with got through because of Seales by then lessened vision. He didn't even get a glimps of it. Seales beat my buddy Doug Demmings by a hair on one of Dougies best nights. Then again Doug didn't see the bomb from Hagler that took him out either though.
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06-17-2007, 08:47 PM	#17
Manassa - East Side Guru Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ESB since '05 Posts: 9,778 vCash: 75	Re: Sugar Ray Seales Demmings actually took a fair bit of punishment from Hagler before going out.
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AREA 53 Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,048 vCash: 1000	Re: Sugar Ray Seales Ron - Wasnt that the fight where Minter may of been stopped a few rounds later because of an Enormously ugly Egg-Sized Lump that had came up on Alan's Forehead, But he found Seales with the shot he was look for,
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06-19-2007, 10:26 PM	#24
timmers612 Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 786 vCash: 1000	Re: Sugar Ray Seales Manassa, did you see the Hagler-Demmings fight? Let me know as I have some questions about it if you did. Thanks.
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11-06-2012, 01:28 PM	#26
ThinBlack Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,974 vCash: 1000	Re: Sugar Ray Seales Had eye problems, got beaten by Marvin Hagler, and lost to James Shuler in his last meaningful fight.
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