So many great analysis on this thread...Between NYC GG and showing up on mags and CBS TV in the 80's, he was a shooting star!!!!! I do think he...
My take is that the Cooney who up until he faced Holmes would beat Floyd but the post Holmes Cooney , would get beat, like he did against Spinks .
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Leslie Stewart,Mike Weaver,Frank Bruno,Hagler and Tony Galento
Nothing original, I'll take Cosell, Emmanuel Stewart,Gil Clancy and Tim Ryan, Barry Tompkins and 2 names not mentioned. Alex Wallau and Marv Albert.
Jones and Rappaport didn't do Gerry any favors by being more concerned about cashing in rather than taking the time to develop Cooney for the big...
I appreciate your comment however the only person Page was a danger to was himself. Larry was disciplined, hard working fighter amongst a sea of...
I lived, breathed and followed boxing then and Page was never that good, lazy, fat, couldn't hit hard and hooked up with the right promoters and...
[IMG] 'Irish' Bobby Cassidy, pro boxer from Levittown By Gregg Sarragregg.sarra@newsday.comGregg_SarraUpdated December 15, 2022 7:24 pm He was...
Long Island middleweight from the 70's passed away. Tough as nails boxer who was a good guy.
Smith didn't have the fire power or the hand speed to to have a victory over Wilder. He did possess size though, but he couldn't maul his way to a...
I really loved when Burt Sugar was in charge of Ring Magazine. Great journalism and great covers. KO magazine in the 80's was a must read as well.
Ruby Goldstein ,artie donavan , Stanley Christanduolo, larry Hazard, Mercante Sr, Tony Weeks
Thanks a lot, that helps but imdb must have missed a few more.
Just caught a movie on TCM and there was a scene at Dempseys restaurant in NYC that had a ton of cameo appearances by fighters(wrestlers too). I...
