Seeing the once-vital, handsome Moyer brothers vacant in a nursing home tore my heart out, along with listening to former middleweight contender, Alex Ramos -- admittedly brain damaged -- choked with emotion, struggling to express himself in the post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers.
Yes, I received the DVD from the Moyer family and that very day, Denny passed away. I have a very small part in the film, as the family came to one of the meetings for the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, and interviewed me.
I live 30 miles outside Portland, Oregon. To this day, Denny Moyer is the best fighter who ever came out of this area. I did a tribute thread in the General Forum when Denny passed away. It turned out to be a decent thread. Back in the day Portland was a hot bed of pro wrestling. Denny is the only local boxer who ever reached the same kind of "star status" some of the top wreslters claimed. the documentary is indeed quite sad. Hell of a way for a champion to go out.
Ya know the reverse side of all the sadness is that Denny Moyer was loved and cared for, and always said he enjoyed every minute of his career, and had few regrets.
Excruciating, b, watching their dad, always at their side in the nursing home, with every gentle touch trying to communicate to his vacant sons how much he loves them, yet racked with the guilt that it may be his fault, pushing them too much.
