Porky and Cass were at Lionels birthday a few months ago at Warragull and I think that was where that picture was taken. What a great day that was.
Hope Lionel's doing well. Sounds like the movie/doco about his life is very good. His wife Jenny Oakes was actually my brother's kindergarten teacher back in the mid 60's.
Lionel is going to be a the premiere of the doco on Thursday night in Sydney at the Chauvel. His mums funeral was last Friday so he might need some cheering up.
Great to see Lawrence Baby Cassius AUSTIN, George BRACKEN & Jerry JEROME recently added to the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame. BABY CASSIUS, from Perth (WA) and nicknamed by ring announcer Howard Leigh, was Commonwealth light welterweight champ and dual Australian champion. He put together 34 wins (12 by KO) and 12 losses between 1971 and 1986. BRACKEN, from Geelong (Vic), fought from 1953 to 1962, and was Australian lightweight champion. His career record read 41 wins (25 by KO), 15 losses & 3 draws. JEROME, from Dalby (Qld), fought from 1908 to 1915, and was Australian middleweight champion. His career record was 39 wins (31 by KO) and 22 losses. Full list of 2008 Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees: Moderns Charkey Ramon Lawrence Baby Cassius Austin Non Participants Gus Mercurio Jack Rennie Veterans George Bracken Eddie Miller Old Timers Sid Godfrey Jerry Jerome Pioneers Bill Farnan Jack McGowan Honorary International Ted Kid Lewis
1.LIONEL ROSE 2.Anthony mundine 3.tony mundine 4.lawrence austin 5.tony jones 6.graham wynne 7.shane riley 8.glenn kelly 9.anthony little 10.ron richards Anthony mundine is not only 1 of our greatest sportsman he is 1 of our greatest boxers stop baggin him cause of the fights he takes he has a good record hes only lost to formidable opponents and if it wasnt for the man we wouldnt have so much interest in the boxing in oz like we do so let go of your personal oppinions of the man and give him credit for his achievements. in my top ten i put in some people like tony jones he fought on the world stage and as far as im concerned even though im from sydney i watched shane riley fight and he has got to be the most impressive boxer iv seen from perth.
Aboriginal boxer murray bradbury could have been more if push the right way he handed CARLOS BALDOMIR a few hidings in sparring while training in the U.S at a L.A gym under the watchful eye of charlie ''dundee'' gergan.
No room for Dave Sands or Hector Thompson in your top ten ? :blood Whilst I do agree Anthony is a great talent to have him at number two is laughable.
Home sick come back to sydney had a few fights with johnny lewis then quit, i seen him have some mad spars at balmain P.C.Y.C, he has moved to darwin he is a copper up there.
We're all entitled to our opinions. But I gotta side with you Rise Above. Some great fighters in there, but Mundine Jnr ahead of Mundine Snr and Hec Thompson - NO.
opinons are like assholes every one has 1!!!!! it isnt laughable how many men in my top five held world titles???????? 1 other and he is first the others had more losses than anthony has fights that doesnt make them great it makes them hard thats all tony was a good fighter but he didnt get the altimate prize neither did any of the others baby cass is my uncle and have the privilage of living in the same street as tony and i know that they both agree with me on this 1!!!! if Baby cass had have continued boxing and not chased the bottle he would have had his chance to make it huge the USA was in the process of bringing an unknown to australia to fight him do any of you great boxing brains know the name of that man who went on to be one of the greatest boxers who ever lived??????????????????