1985 Flashback: Lonnie Smith dusts Billy Costello...

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by MRBILL, Nov 19, 2010.


Page 3 of 3
  1. boza81

    boza81 Member Full Member

    398
    2
    Nov 11, 2010
    It's a shame any of those four fighters were still fighting in 1999. Was it more of an exhibitiion? I'd have thought LaPorte would have knocked Costello out in that 1999 fight, but if I remember right I think Costello win a decision.
     
    boza81, Nov 21, 2010
    boza81, Nov 21, 2010
    #31
  2. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    21,116
    110
    Oct 9, 2008

    Hell, off my head, LaPorte was a soft and aging fighter in the low 140s when he fought an aging and soft Costello who was near 155 pounds..... Both guys were "past-it" and in so-so shape...... Costello W 10 LaPorte.... I have this on tape......

    MR.BILL:hat
     
    MRBILL, Nov 21, 2010
    MRBILL, Nov 21, 2010
    #32
  3. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    21,116
    110
    Oct 9, 2008
    Also, Gregory Page got his revenge over Timmy Spoon on the same card.... Spoon was pathetic and was TKO'd by Page in that rematch somewhere around the 8th round...
    :patsch
    Spoon had W 12 Page back in '84 on HBO...... (Won Vacant WBC Title)...:deal

    MR.BILL:hat
     
    MRBILL, Nov 21, 2010
    MRBILL, Nov 21, 2010
    #33
  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

    12,685
    2,562
    Oct 18, 2004
    I remember Lonnnie from his days on ESPN, and it was a bit of a shock that he stopped Costello for me at the time.Actually thought that is career would turn out good, but it wasn't meant to be.
     
    Titan1, Nov 22, 2010
    Titan1, Nov 22, 2010
    #34
  5. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    21,116
    110
    Oct 9, 2008
    Honestly, Smith retired back in the late 1990s with a winning record intact. After his stinker of an effort against Chavez in 1991, Smith strung a lotta' wins together to keep his name alive... Though his comp in the 1990s was marginal...

    MR.BILL
     
    MRBILL, Nov 22, 2010
    MRBILL, Nov 22, 2010
    #35
  6. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,070
    19
    Nov 11, 2005
    Smith was a destroyer in that fight. I too remember it being on ITV but I'm sure it was as part of an ITV broadcast on a lunchtime of a British title fight. Might have been a Terry Marsh fight or Chris Pyatt...


    Those were great days when boxing was on free TV.

    Mates still pull my leg on this one because I went around proclaiming Lonnie as the next big thing. Shame it didn't work out for him. Billy Costello was a good guy and an honest fighter.
     
    Ezzard, Nov 23, 2010
    Ezzard, Nov 23, 2010
    #36
  7. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    21,116
    110
    Oct 9, 2008
    National TV fights pretty much died with the early 1990s.... Now even the most absurd **** goes PPV in 2011... Unbelievable to the maxi-pad....
    :deal
    Smith looked grade-A when he smoked / dusted Costello....:bbb

    MR.BILL:hat
     
    MRBILL, May 20, 2011
    MRBILL, May 20, 2011
    #37
  8. capuano

    capuano Member Full Member

    220
    18
    Dec 25, 2006
    If memory serrves me right, Bobby Cassidy was training Lonnie in the mid to late 90's for a comeback, but Lonnies injury prevented him from ever returning.
     
    capuano, May 21, 2011
    capuano, May 21, 2011
    #38
  9. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    21,116
    110
    Oct 9, 2008
    I just broke out my '91 fight of "Chavez-Smith" from Showtime....... Christ, Lonnie Smith boxed Chavez like a *****.... Weak....

    MR.BILL
     
    MRBILL, Feb 11, 2012
    MRBILL, Feb 11, 2012
    #39
Page 3 of 3