Senor Pepe, is it possible for you to send me a copy of the photo of the knockdown of Ali by Johnny Persol? My e-mail address is...
Did you know that Johnny Persol beat Jimmy Ellis when Johnny won his last Golden Gloves championship?
Johnny Persol was a natural light heavyweight who many time fought heavyweight, and at one time was ranked in the top 10 heavyweights by ring...
I have to give my vote to Johnny Persol, a light heavyweight contender from the 1960s. Watch him in his fight with Bobo Olson. There, Persol...
Yancy: I'm happy you received the DVD and even more happy that you enjoyed the fight. I can tell by you comments that you really studied the...
Did it arrive yet?
Yancey, let me know when you receive the DVD, and when you watch it, pay close attention to the commentator as he cites a wealth of information.
Yancey: I received your e-mail, but could not respond to it because one must have 50 posts before this forum will allow one to respond to pm. In...
I have a copy of Bobo Olson vs. Johnny Persol from a Gillette Friday Night fight, and I'd be happy to burn you a copy. Its not copyrighted. Persol...
Your youth mirrors mine. I use to go to the local Book Store and read the ring magazine during that same period. The front cover was always...
Yancey, your comments were so informative and knowledgable that I thought you actually may have attended some of Persol's bouts. In fact, I was...
The Jimmy Durpree fight you speak of was Johnny's last fight. That loss caused Gil Clancy to advise Johnny to hang it up. Remember, Johnny Perol...
Yancey, I just learned how to conduct a search on this forum, and I saw where you posted about Johnny Persol being blasted by Jimmy Eillis in the...
I saw that fight with Jimmy Ellis, and my personal opinion is that Ellis was a legitimate heavyweight at that time, and maybe Johnny had no...
The fight you speak of was with Eddie Cotten, who Johnny Persol has beaten less than a month before that fight. Go back and re-read that article...
