He was my mother's uncle.
Shorty and Big Boy Hogue
Yep, the opportunity for upward mobility exploded after WWII. After the war there was also the G.I. Bill, which made a college education...
Another vote for The Set Up. Fat City was excellent, too.
The clip I saw was frame-rate adjusted. I had it in my bookmarks but the link is no longer valid. It was from Getty Images. Not sure if this...
Excellent posts by Vysotskyy.
Good call on Grey and Whitey Esnault. Whitey was largely responsible for what used to be the New Orleans style, typified by the Docusen brothers,...
Freddie Brown is criminally underrated as a trainer, and was also a great cut man. A real teacher who could train all body types and boxing...
Al Hostak should be in the running.
Here's another S.I. article on Liston @ 18 months later http://si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075623/1/index.htm
He was my uncle.
Al Hostak has to be on the short list
Could it be Bob Roper?
well said
Louis was an entirely different fighter before meeting Blackburn. He boxed out the the Brewster Recreation Center in Detroit. His first trainer...
