Best 5 all-time Aboriginal boxers!

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  1. old man

    old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One story DSS about kooris.
    I remember when I was 19 and a jockey I went to the Royal Melbourne Show along with two other jockeys and by chance we came across the boxing tent and I took a glove with this little Koori boy who beat the bass drum and looked a pushover
    To say he played with me would be an understatement,but because I fulled the tent up, me being a jockey and tried very hard,
    It was awarded a draw.
    The next year[ 1971] I went to the boxing gym for a few weeks before the show and this time ,Prepared.
    I waited till the last day and decended on the boxing tent like a very dark cloud and proceeded to punch **** out of everyone.
    I won with 3 first round KO,S and 1 second round one.
    I nearly pissed my pants laughing when Sharman asked me to come back and fight on the last card later on, it wasn,t this that made me laugh but he wanted me to fight this cherubic little aboriginal who would be more fitted to a church choir than boxing tent.
    So we fought the last fight of the night on the last day of the show which would be the last fight ever held at the RMS.
    That little arsehole punched **** out of me, I was awarded a draw if for nothing else be it for trying. Everyone enjoyed the fight and went home happy and that little cherub went on to win 2 Commonwealth titles and 3 Australian titles in 3 different divisions.
    Who do you reckon that was?
     
    old man, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Give you first crack at it DSS. But I think I've got it covered!
     
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  3. DaSweetScience

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    Tony Mundine?
     
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  4. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gotta be Mundine, DSS!

    Assuming it was him Matt, that cherubic little aboriginal guy still must've been 6 inches taller and 2 stone heavier than you. Sounds like he was born with plenty of talent too!
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Sep 1, 2008
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  5. teke

    teke Titans Time !!! Full Member

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    Didnt Mundine Snr win a heap of Australian titles in diff weight divisions, like alot more than 3?
     
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  6. DaSweetScience

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    Or its Baby Cassius.
     
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  7. old man

    old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Baby Cassius is right ,and you can ask him about that fight at the RMS he has never forgot it and we got a nice shower to boot as a matter of fact we got more for that tent fight than we did a telivised 4 rounder 2 months later.
     
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  8. COULDHAVEBEEN

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    Top yarn. Must've been some brilliant fights at times in the tents!

    Jeez, Baby Cassius has a top record! Twice beat Hec Thompson for a start - no mean feat in itself.
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Sep 2, 2008
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  9. Angry Fight Fan

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    1. Dave Sands
    2. Lionel Rose
    3. Ron Richards
    4. Tony Mundine
    5. Hector Thompson

    Putting Anthony Mundine above any of these men is blasphomey if you ask me. These guys repeatedly fought challenging opposition and beat them. Dave Sands would be turning over in his grave at the thought of Mundine giving up his title when he was denied his opportunity at the belt.
     
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  10. COULDHAVEBEEN

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    The CLASSIC FORUM are running a thread on famous boxing families at the moment. Added the SANDS brothers and thought I'd post it here too, amongst such a relevant thread:

    If Australian aboriginal brothers the SANDS aren't the most famous family in boxing history they ought to be! The 5 Sands brothers became known as the Fighting Sands Brothers, and for good reason:

    3 of the SANDS brothers won national titles:

    DAVE SANDS - wins 97 (63 by KO) losses 10 (2) and 1 draw.
    ALFIE SANDS - wins 88 (64 by KO) losses 47 ( and 11 draws.
    RUSSELL SANDS - wins 35 (10 by KO) losses 19(12) and 4 draws.

    Another brother RITCHIE, also known as Percival, fought for an Australian title amongst his 45 wins (36 by KO) 36 losses (19 by KO) and 7 draws record.

    Last, but not least, CLEM, compiled a record of 46 wins (36 by KO), 50 losses (8 by KO) and 4 draws which included winning a state (NSW) title.

    DAVE SANDS was by far the stand-out of the brothers winning Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight championships (at one stage holding all 3 simultaneously), and Australasian light-heavyweight and British Empire middleweight championships.
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Sep 3, 2008
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  12. sallywinder

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    waters family
    thornberry family
     
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  13. COULDHAVEBEEN

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    Spot on guys.

    I put the WATERS boys up on the CLASSIC thread a day or two back.

    I'll put the Russell Sans Jnr one up shortly.

    It's good to put some of these Aussies up on the CLASSIC FORUM. Many o/s people have never heard of our local heros. Naturally the SANDS brothers blew them away over there.
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Sep 4, 2008
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  14. sallywinder

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    not sure if you should miss out on the thornberrys....trevor and rick (father and son) are both in qld hall of fame...and noel was a state champ.
     
    sallywinder, Sep 4, 2008
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  15. COULDHAVEBEEN

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    There's a full chapter in the book FIGHTER LADY (by Bev Will) on the tragedy surrounding Trevor's injury and the lack of support he received until Fighter Magazine went in to bat for him. Don't want to hang out old laundry with names etc. But if you read the book certain people were not painted in a very good light.

    By the way, FIGHTER LADY is a bloody good read! Mainly focused on the early 70's it features excellent interviews with the likes of Fammo, Rose, Charkey Ramon, Ferreri, Thornberry etc, etc. Best way to get hold of a copy is through www.bewtalks.com.au. Best $15 I've spent in a long while!
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Sep 5, 2008
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