My famous trainer called me "snooks",At my peak , few were as good in any division, anytime...I held a title..Who was I ?
Gee, That was a quick ko.TFM... Charles from middleweight to Lh was almost unbeatable. P.s. His great trainer Ray Arcel called Ezzard "SNOOKS ".:good
Sportswriters picked up on his childhood nickname of “Snooky” and started calling him “Snooks,” but with disdain, not affection. PS - Burt it was a real pleasure meeting you this morning. Believe it or not, the Grave site for Johnny Breitenbruck was approx. 60 miles away from the Funeral Home and I just got back. Boy what a Long day. I had the honor of giving the Eulogy and ringing the bell 9 times, in celebration of his life. The family was really enjoyed the ceremony. Thanks again for coming to the funeral home, now I have a face to go along with the name.
hh, it was a solemn occasion, but I had to pay my respects to a fighter who I saw in my youth. And of course meeting you hh was a real pleasure for me..You are a class act...b.b.
..okay..it's a fine point...but ezz was called snooks as early as his high school years......and yeah, the free loading sports writers of the time did use it in a derogatory manner
Good time to recall Ernest Hemmingway's amigo Kid Tunero who rolled into Cincy and delivered an almighty beating on Charles that left the 3 local paps breathless. 40's was a mighty tuff time to be a middleweight!!
