Excellent examples and few left to add. I remember Davey Hilton getting a pasting from Oulette before rallying from way behind. The real issue...
I used to watch Heavyweight Tom Prater spar regularly and he was a monster in the gym. Rough, smart, and fearless. I never saw anyone even come...
Best example I can think of was Kelvin Seabrooks trying to go out on a row of shields against Orlando Canizales. I have never seen that much heart...
SalFan, he was my "coach" at the Indy Pal (along with Tom Prater). Took the money and did absolutely nothing with any of us team members, rude,...
I saw Marvin spar regularly back in his prime here at the Indy PAL and while he had his strengths, I can't imagine any scenario where a fight with...
The sparring partner that Cooney exacted "revenge" on was Harold Rice. I understand he suffered a few broken ribs as a result of the "rematch"....
To be fair to Monte, he didn't look bad sparring with Jerry Quarry in the only footage anyone has of him in action.
Off the path here, but its hard enough to find even a photo of Monte Masters, nonetheless details of his passing. Someone did post a video of his...
Scott Frank would be honored to be graded as a "C+". I'd bet he would show this thread to his friends and family and anyone else who would read it.
Pryor came to the PAL club here in Indy in '79 to train for a couple of days. I was a teenager and have no idea why he came, maybe Buddy LaRosa...
For the love of God, Pepe, can someone tell me who this "David Madrid" guy rated in the Top Ten? And I appreciate you putting the spotlight on...
"Crazy *******" is a good word to describe him. His post-boxing career was working on oil rigs in the Middle East. His best "win" was getting...
I had the pleasure of knowing Scott personally and we discussed his career at length. He said the plan after the Cuevas fight was to move up in...
Pepe', Gazo sunk faster than a rock tied to a boulder pushed off a cliff after losing the title. His loss to Hearns (who, granted, sent a lot of...
Bigger issue is why Cuevas would move his training camp to a city he has no connection with, that was not known for having high profile fighters...
