Kenny "Bang Bang" Bogner vs Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

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  1. Sardu

    Sardu RIP Mr. Bun: 2007-2012 Full Member

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    A co-worker of mine was friends with Bogner back in high school up in Trenton, NJ... Bogner ended up in trouble and incarcerated and the propossed fight with Mancini never took place... The first meeting was supposed to take place in South Africa on May 27th, 1983.... This awesome double-bill would have seen Mancini-Bogner share top billing with Duran-Moore... The chairman of the board himself, Frank Sinatra, was going to sing in this proposed extravanganza.... After the Mancini-Bogner fight was scraped Duran-Moore became one headliner in the Garden on Roberto's 32nd birthday - June 16th, 1983... My buddy from work said Bogner became a very sinister character later becoming involved in drugs, robbery, extortion, would rough up and beat his girlfriend... Would he have had a realistic chance against the then very formidable "Boom Boom?" Bogner, like Mancini, was beaten by Livingston Bramble, Kenny in 1981 when he was 12-0 and Bramble was 6-0, Mancini in june 1984 and later in early 1985 where Ray fought very well in a losing effort.... An October 1984 fight between these two men was discussed but lost most of it's luster and championship implications when Ray lost to bramble.
     
  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Hmm...

    The battle of the onomatopoeias...
     
  3. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Boomer kicks that ass w/ ease. Bogner could EASILY beat pazienza though:happy:vonnecunt:hammertime:stir:fight:gun:****:party:mj:smh:dance:asskiss:arran:dunnowha::beat
     
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    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    That's a very festive post.
     
  5. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think you are :drink , Mancini would get that ass This is one hth matchup than Mancini takes by 9th round tko.
     
  6. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bang Bang wasn't on Boom Boom's level.
     
  7. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A great world class "Club" fight that was hyped in '83 / '84 that never happened.......... Mancini was beaten by Bramble and Bogner later was popped for robbing a house.........
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    MR.BILL:hat
     
  8. Sweet Pea

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    Bang Bang would get bang-boomed by Boom Boom.
     
  9. Sardu

    Sardu RIP Mr. Bun: 2007-2012 Full Member

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    Bogner was set make a huge purse for fighting Mancini... I'm not sure exactly why the fight never took place... I believe I read something at the time about the proposed card being cancelled because Arum got cold feet about putting it in South Africa which had apartheid at the time... By the time the fight was going to be re-sheduled Mancini lost the title and Bogner got arrested.
     
  10. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i'VE NEVER MET A BEER i DIDN'T LIKE. i JUST PUT A NEW QUARTERBARREL IN, TWISTED THE TAP AND AM RAEDY TO GO. nOW i MUST RROT FOR fAVRE AND bREES TO MEET UP.:dead
     
  11. Doc McCoy

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    Does anyone have the Bogner v Louie Hubela fight on tape?