Famous boxers, boxing people that you met.

I met Jackson too after his win against Augostino Cardamone at the Worcester Memorial Auditorium near Boston. The Hawk was as nice a guy as you could ever meet. Not that it stopped him from almost decapitating Cardomone, and winning the middleweight crown again.

 

Yes. Saw him on a video where he is training young lads and he seems a diamond.

 

Just a few.......
Rocky Marciano at the Brockton Fair...
Willie Pep...
Bobby Chacon...
Jake LaMotta....
Tony DeMarco....
Carmen Basilio...
Marvin Hagler...
Jack Dempsey in 1974 at his restaurant just before it closed....
Jack Sharkey...
Bob Foster......

 

Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Don King, Hasim Rahman, Oliver McCall, Lamon Brewster, Bermane Stiverne, Fres Oquendo, Andrew Golota, Axel Shulz, Audley Harrison, Bruce Seldon, Buster Douglas. Derrick Jefferson, Genaro Hernandez, Johnny Tapia, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga, Zab Judah, Andy Lee, Humberto Soto, Rocky Juarez, Kevin Kelley, Larry Merchant, Tony Holden, Montell Griffin, B.J. Flores, Mariusz Wach, Lucas Matthysse, Lou Duva, Jose Sulaiman, David Diaz, Juan Lazcano, Kendall Holt, Anthony Hanshaw, Sechew Powell, Angel Manfredy. Jimmy Lennon Jr. Raul Marquez. And many other boxers who aren't as famous.

 

Henry Cooper
Marvin Hagler
Roberto Duran
Sugar ray Leonard
Manny Steward
Thomas Hearns
Jim Watt
Alan Minter
Lloyd Hunnigan
Charlie Magri
Dave Boy Green
Terrry Marsh
Jimmy Batten
Karl Froch
Steve Colins
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfeild
Frank Bruno
Glenn McCrory
Ritchie Woodhall
Tony Tucker
Herol graham
John Conteh
Joey Eagan
Reg Gutterige
Colin Hart
Billy Hardy
Chris Eubank
Nigel Benn
Ricky Hatton
Billy Graham
Johnny Nelson

 

Some really great lists on here men!

 

Choklab and RockyJim
Read a lot of conflicting reports from people who met Hagler. What were your experiences?

 

Ah, the perks associated with interacting with players in the "Red light District of Sports."

 

Hagler was intresting. Very short. Small head but even dressed up he has really long looking arms. He seemed a really honourable man, principled and serious but at the same time quite chilled out and cheerful. He was a guest speaker at a dinner. Unusually he said he hated all his opponents, even now, but what I think he meant and later described was that to motivate himself against them he took himself to a place where mentally and physically he still can’t look at them and really like them much. He said he respected them too, just that he can’t like them. He Talked and answered questions all night. Was friendly and I met him afterwards for an autograph where he joked with me. I asked him if he was left or right handed and he said “I wipe my ass with this one but write with this one” . He writes with his right hand. There was a white guy behind me with a bald head and a goatee. This was 1999 and maybe it was less common then than it is now, but Marvin was really amused with him when the guy said he was the white Hagler. Marvin was in hysterics and asked for his wife to go over and look at the guy. She was an Italian lady. It didn’t seem that funny to anyone else.

 

Awesome story. Thanks Brother I enjoyed that!

 

Yes he’s a funny guy. Marvin really lives by a code though. Answering questions from the audience he was often talking about things where he would say “you never do that”. “That’s not right, you never let a man do that”. He seemed extremely disciplined with himself. And it came over how important loyalty was to him. I remember him saying “They took my title away and gave to ray Leonard, of all people!” He’s not fond of Leonard. Lol

 

Awesome thanks again. Marvin is an important part in Phila boxing history. He's always been one of my favorite fighters and i have read conflicting reports from fans. Your post is very insightful and I appreciate u taking the time to answer me

 

after I first shook his hand and took a picture with him, I left to talk to other guys and take pictures and he found me 15 minutes later and his wife gave me the card with his autograph. It impressed me. Sometimes small gestures are huge because it shows what a good person he is. I could tell.

 

Arguello and Frazier for a fund raiser for the Boxing Hall of Fame. Both were cool and Frazier was very down to earth.

 

Met Marvin several times....before his fight with Hearns...and just before his fight with Mugabi. He was very friendly and very cordial. We talked boxing for a bit...told him that I had seen him fight in Boston...and that we were at his fights with Hamsho & Sibson. He signed for people...shook hands...posed for photos...was very good with the kids. He's not very big...
..but the man was ALWAYS well dressed!!! Classy guy.....nice experience!!!