RIP Carmine Basilio

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  1. thawk888

    thawk888 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  2. Tar Baby

    Tar Baby Well-Known Member Full Member

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    RIP champs
     
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  3. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Q: How would you like to be remembered?

    Carmen: That I was a crowd pleaser—that I gave the fans excitement and that they enjoyed watching the fights. That’s why people came to the fights, so we can make them enjoyable.


    Fulfilled, tenfold.

    RIP Champ

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  4. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Not to mention, giving the GOAT an L on his record. :smoke
     
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  5. thejokerswild

    thejokerswild Guest

    Rip champ. Name closely associated with boxing hard man
     
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  6. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RIP. They don't make 'em like that anymore. His generation were the greatest fighters of all.
     
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  7. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    RIP I loved watching him fight.
     
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  8. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    :yep
     
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  9. Hands of Iron

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    Was also the last relevant W anybody would ever have against Robinson.
     
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  10. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    :yep The little Onion Farmer had no business even trying at middleweight, but he tried like hell and did alright.
     
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  11. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Right. It's a great win for 1) It's Robinson and he was the Champion, 2) He was moving up, 3) He was a lot smaller.

    Also got wins over Billy Graham x2 (HOF), Gil Turner (should be), Tony DeMarco x2, Johnny Saxton x2. Had a war with Kid Gavilan for the WW title as well. Legit 147/160 Champ.
     
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  12. Juiceboxbiotch

    Juiceboxbiotch Guest

    Rest in Peace champ! Carmen was a ****ing warrior and a true G in his time.
     
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  13. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    RIP to a true warrior of the ring.

    Howard Cosell: `Carmen, we asked 10 sports writers what they thought the outcome would be & 9 of them picked Sugar Ray by a knockout, what do you say to that ?`

    Carmen Basilio: `9 of them are wrong`

    (Carmen was right, Robinson won on points)

    Legend :bbb
     
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  14. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    Sad to hear this, great fighter R.I.P
     
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  15. ron u.k.

    ron u.k. Boxing Addict banned

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    FFS another 14 year old on here. What is it with you people?
    The word warrior was invented for a fighter like Basilio. R.I.P.
     
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