Came across a dvd today at work, starring..John Garfield! Is that you, bra? I figured you might be famous with your relaxed, smooth guy, clearly happy in life demeanor on here. I figured your fame would've been more fight game orientated though. Bet you've ruined some fine ass in your time
"John Garfield" is the closest thing to John Garfield that any of us will ever know. He's damn near as cool.
Body And Soul is one of the greatest boxing movies ever. The Postman Always Rings Twice might be Garfield's most famous role. He was one of those great actors, and real life street guys that they don't seem to have as stars any more. Jimmy Cagney, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Tony Curtis,
I think Mickey Rourke fell into that category in his younger days. Now he looks like a circus clown hes had so much plastic surgery.
Rourke was more in love with the idea of being a boxer, than actually being one.. I sparred him a few times down in Miami in the 90's when he had his career going. He was really nothing more than a four round club level fighter. I would see him out on the town with his entourage smoking cigarettes while he was in training for a fight. Kind of funny really. The guy is pretty cool though, and always pulled the hottest chicks. He started getting a lot of plastic surgery around the time he filmed Wild Orchid and really has changed his appearance a lot. He also did a lot of steroids and HGH. Now he looks horrible.