Will there ever be a documentary or book about legendary matchmaker Johnny Bos? Johan Bosdal Jr., "The Wizard of Bos", was THE undisputed authority on boxing knowledge. The highpoint (Taken from the book "A Beautiful Sickness", Copyright 2001 by Thomas Hauser) came in 1992: in the course of six weeks, Bos had four guys fight for World Championships, and three of them won. Joey Gamache knocked out Chil-Sung Chun to win the WBA Lightweight Title. Tracy Harris Patterson knocked out Thierry Jacob in a WBC Super Bantamweight bout. And Tyrone Booze, who was a 30-to-1 underdog, stopped Derek Angol to win the WBO Cruiserweight Chamionship. The lowpoint came in february 2000: the New York State Athletic Commission scandal where Arturo Gatti came in waaay over the weight limit and knocked Joey Gamache into a coma. A certain sandman1347 once wrote on YouTube: "Fighting is an ugly business. Always has been, always will be." Ugly and an ungrateful sport too, but also very addictive. But who am I to pretend I know anything about Bos? I'm just a simple factory worker who barely went outside Europe. Please make a documentary about Johnny Bos. Or someone write a book about this extravagant man. He deserves it.
Not sure anymore about the coma part. I found the following passage in an old article by the great sportswriter George Kimball: "Gamache, whose head thudded off the floor when he landed, remained on the canvas for four minutes before refusing a stretcher and walking out of the ring. He was taken by ambulance to St. Vincent's. Although Madison Square Garden officials assured reporters that he had been released that night once a CAT scan came back clear, Gamache in fact was held for two more days, complaining of dizziness, and was still throwing up Sunday afternoon."
Ok, reality check. I just discovered that Tyrone Booze was never supposed to win the WBO cruiserweight title. Because boxing's Alphabet Soup wants popular champions WHO GENERATE MONEY, and Derek Angol from England did fit the bill. Johnny Bos was furious at Tyrone, because he had sent out Booze as a credible American opponent who would ultimately lose the fight. I got this info from Charles Farrell's book (Low)life.
