carmen basilio

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  1. mightyd40

    mightyd40 Spartan Full Member

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    carmens book comes out today and me and my brother are going to meet him at borders books to buy the book to get it autographed and to get pics will post them later:good
     
  2. Jack Dempsey

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  3. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    That should be quite an experience!
     
  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Carmen Basilio is one man who has genuinely earned the right to be called a "warrior".
     
  5. mightyd40

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    just got back and he was a real cool guy funny started with my friend who went saying if he wasnt so big hed kick his ass and stuff he was cool....will have more pics later

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  6. DFW

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    Thanks for sharing the great photos of Carmen with us. What a great fighter and wonderful human being. A finer man never entered the roped square.
     
  7. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I hope he released a spoken word version reading his own text. (Crusty, grouchy-voiced sonofagun!)
     
  8. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you ever have the good fortune to meet Carmen, a word of caution: He will playfully poke you in the body with a left hook. It many not be the same one that starched so many opponents, but even in his 80s, it'll still take the wind out of you.
     
  9. mightyd40

    mightyd40 Spartan Full Member

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    yeah he gave me a little lovetap on the jaw haha


    my friend who was with me has a story for the records though.....carmen told him if he wasnt so big he would kick his ass right there haha
     
  10. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Man, I hope he lives past a hundred years old in good health. (Watching him flatten Marino and Gavilan are two of my favorite clips.)
     
  11. McGrain

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