Eugene Hart - Thoughts & Opinions?

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  1. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didn't Hart coldcock Tim Witherspoon in a sparring session?
     
    Titan1, Jul 5, 2007
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  2. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If I were to hire a trainer to teach me the left hook, Cyclone Hart might be one of the first names on my list.
     
    Duodenum, Jul 6, 2007
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  3. Russell

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    Anyone else have anything on this guy?

    He interests me to no end for some weird reason.
     
    Russell, Dec 15, 2007
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  4. BIG DEE

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    BIG DEE HERE= I wrote a comment on Cyclone Hart on a piece that was written by Keith Terciera. What I said was for what I can remember of it as I wrote it back in 2003 so I have a hard time remenbering things from that period sometimes. I was dead on an operating table for 5 hrs with a blood pump keeping me alive. Aortic disection and aortic valve falure at the same time chance of survival 2 to 6% and survive I did. I was told I was the strongest sonuvabitch they`ve ever seen so I forget things from that period sometimes. I can remenber things I did 40 yrs ago like it was yesterday
    but where I just laid my wrench becomes a mystery and an expedition just to find the damn thing. Anyway I said the fight crowd at any Eugene ( Cyclone) Hart fight watched with anticipation as they were watching the Wizard of Oz
    and waiting for the house to fall on the Wicked Witch of the west and thats
    the way a Cyclone Hart fight was waiting for the house to come down on the guy Hart was fighting. His hook was a thing of beauty as in my lifetime there have been several left hooks to be in awe of one was Joe Frazier`s
    Two was Rubin Olivares`s Three was Eugene ( Cyclone ) Hart`s. Hart`s was heavy, hard, fast and if he hit you clean with it on the button it was good night you were out before you hit the damn floor. The fans knew it and came to see it the same way the fans were coming to see Tony ( The Baby Bull) Ayala level people when he was coming up and he did level people.
    To damn bad a great, great fighter was lost because of stupidity when you look at that man. ANYWAY CYCLONE HART COULD FLAT OUT HIT AND IF HIS CHIN WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER HE COULD HAVE BEEN WORLD
    CHAMPION HE WAS THAT GOOD A FIGHTER BUT HIS CHIN JUST WASN`T
    UP TO IT.
     
    BIG DEE, Dec 16, 2007
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  5. Russell

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    Can anyone verify this?
     
    Russell, Dec 17, 2007
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  6. enquirer

    enquirer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Janitor!!!!! Is this the mystery man that buggered up terrible tim? :D
     
    enquirer, Dec 17, 2007
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  7. Russell

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    Anyone want to verify the Witherspoon thing?
     
    Russell, Dec 28, 2007
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Don't hold your breath.
     
    JohnThomas1, Dec 28, 2007
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  9. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    *Holds Breath*
     
    Russell, Dec 28, 2007
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  10. JohnThomas1

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    *Gets pin*
     
    JohnThomas1, Dec 28, 2007
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    From another board, to anyone who's interested...

    "The "Cyclone" was an almost 6' middleweight who had polio and because of it dragged his bag leg a bit. In doing so he had an uncanny way of whipping his left hook around his body and what he lacked in mobility he made up for in concussive and destructive force with the hook.

    He started fighting pro in the late 60's and rattled off about 21 straight wins.
    He fought guys I knew personally and despite some of their records they were damn tough men. He beat Freddie "Ferenc" Martinovich who trained with me every damn day back then and was a tough 5'5" lightweight who went up to the higher weights at 140-47+ unsuccessfully, after handling himself in the gym with any fighter who boxed with him.

    The Cyclone went through Fate Davis a former amateur star who fought Rubin Carter. Hart went through some other guys I knew like Dave Dittmar and Humberto Trottman and Art Kettles.

    He finally was handed his first loss by journeyman Nate Collins and my good buddy the spoiler and powerhouse, the toughest fighter EVER to come out of Puerto Rico Jose Monon Gonzalez. Hart had a NC with Denny Moyer when both fell out of the ring with Hart being knocked unconscious and Moyer hurting his leg.

    I saw Hart stop Stan "Kitten" Hayward in one round trapping him on the ropes and bombing away with that hook after he jumped on the always dangerous "Kitten" early.

    Eugene drew with Bad Bennie Brisoce but also was taken out by Bennie in one, and lost to Eddie Mustapha Muhammad and Vito Antofuermo or if you like AntofuerMIO as Hagler likes to call him. Hart also lost to Philly legend Bobby "Bugaloo" Watts.

    He finished with a record of 30 wins, 28 KO's, 9 Losses, 1 Draw and 1 NC."
     
    Russell, Dec 29, 2007
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  12. Russell

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    I forget where I read it, but there was an article on Hart mentioning that he sparred with Ali early in his career.

    He landed his left look and supposedly that's when he knew he had what it took to be a boxer.
     
    Russell, Mar 26, 2008
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