My Freddie Steele Tribute Video

Thank you, a sharp puncher very good boxer he was for sure.

 

That was great. It showed off everything- the Napolesian footwork, the concentrated body attack, the hard punch. Thank you.

 

Always been one of my favourites. Thank you.

 

Oh sorry man - I didn't realize it was Vimeo. We can only embed Youtube videos here. We used to be able to embed DailyMotion as well before all the recent changes, but not anymore.

 

:cus

 

I met Freddie Steele when I was 12. Was going out charter Salmon fishing in Westport, WA. Was at his restaurant in town. He was old and punchy, but he had a smile and a couple younger good looking gals by his side. Everyone called him champ.

 

G Haugen, is it possible you are the old tough lightweight Greg Haugen ???
Or is my hunch wrong ?

 

He is posting from near Haugen's neck of the woods (but on the other side of Seattle) but no, he is just a fan.

 

I B. Are you sure it isn't the tough old LW Greg Haugen ? Everything adds up including Freddie Steele owned a restaurant in Westport, Wash. ?

 

Well if that is Haugen in the flesh then he fudged his DOB when registering the account. Most likely this gent is just a contemporary for whom Greg was a local hero growing up.

 

Just a fan of a local tough guy (Haugen), who got the best out of his abilities.

My grandfather introduced me to Freddie Steele in the late 70's. My grandfather attended the Steele/Hostak title bout in 1938 that was watched by 35,000 Seattle fight fans. A couple of local Middleweights, Steele from Tacoma, Al Hostak from Seattle.

The fight was refereed by Jack Dempsey. Al Hostak, if I remember correctly took out Steele in 1 round. Though Freddie had seen better days by this time. Some great fighters came out of the PNW during this period of time.

 

Greg Haugen was a very good fighter,a throw back fighter I loved watching him against Paz

 

Greg Haugen was one tough fighter. A throwback, who when I first saw him looked so much like Harry Greb facially...