Flamengo's Top 25 Aboriginal Fighters...

Sensational read mate. Well done, enjoyed every bit of it!!!

 

Except for that bit. One question. Brian Peden?

 

Aboriginals are just awesome all round athletes. They IMO have even more physical gifts than most African Americans. In most cases its just environmental factors that prevent them from becoming world superstars.

This is Robert Young from Adelaide. Was scouted and taken to USA to play Grid Iron. Physically he is an amazing specimen and punts an american football more than 50 yards:

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I always thought he was Scottish mate. That's what Robbie told me. His mum is Kalkadoon tribe, up near Mt Isa.

 

Ha! You are a ****ing fraud Flamengo!

 

"Never hit the heights" :huh:huh:huh

He outclassed Middleweight Champion and Hall of Famer Bobo Olson twice including in the states.

Sands dropped Oslen in round 1 and then carried the American for the entire 12 rounds, a trait he performed on several occasions in order not to scare of potential rivals.

After splitting two decisions to American Emory Jackson in 1947 (a third bout was ruled a no contest) Sands would only lose on two more occasions, a ten round decision to slick Tommy Yarosz (1949) and a seven round cut eye stoppage to West Indian Lt Heavyweight Yolande Pompey (1951) both in Harringay. Pompeye was rated # 2 in the World at 175 lb at the time and is remembered for his up and down battle with Champion Archie Moore in 1956.

Besides Olson and Turpin, other names on Sands' victims list include O'Neill Bell, Alabama Kid, Robert Villemain (the Frenchmen who beat Jake LaMotta and once put Robinson on the deck), Pete Mead, Boy Brooks, Henry Brimm and Mel
Brown on the night Randoph Turpin upset Robinson, July 10, 1951 in London.

Turpin was as reluctant as Robinson was to give Sands a shot, especially after what Dave had done to his sibling two years previous. When Robinson beat Turpin in a rematch, he said "There is not enough money" for him to defend against the Australian who had just stopped Brimm for the second time in Bufalo, NY. Two years before Brimm was good enough to draw and lose on points to Sugar Ray, but only managed to go two in his first encounter with Sands in Sydney but lasted until the tenth second time. around. Instead, Sands fought Pompey and returned to Australia and had four more ko wins. When Olson won the Vacant Crown in 1953 against Randolph Turpin, the balding new Champ said "This Title belongs to Dave Sands" a belief echoed throughout the boxing world.

On November15, 1952, three months after Dave's death


In closing.......the losses that Rose had set his career back while Australia's greatest ever fighter Dave Sands finished well on top and would have gone on to fight SRR at some stage IMO. While the term "greatest" is debated by fights fans today, there is no denying that the Aboriginal from the Dhungutti people on the North Coast of NSW is this nations most unfortunate and tragic and his accomplishments cannot be paid tribute enough. ​

 

I did the top 25 Ausies for local paper,seven Aborginal fighters got a run. Top 30 two or three more would go in. I rate Sands as our best fighter period.

Lionel was 5, Richards 9, Mundine snr 11, Thompson 12, Bennett 15, Hassan 19.

Robbie was 27, Bobby Sinn 28, Choc 30 or 31.

 

In saying that Lionel is my favorite boxer ever!

 

You go find some polluted public ****en toilet & wash your mouth.

 

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend,

But I always knew that I'd see you again.

(awesome show - James is 62 and Carole King 68 - there's hope for us oldies to keep goin' indefinately on that basis)


Good selections and accompanying discussion mate. Now for the other requests eg Smutt 25% to 50% aboriginal southpaws etc.

 

i DIDNT KNOW THAT PEDEN WAS ABORIGINE.:huh HE DOESNT LOOK IT IS HE PART ABORIGINE?

 

Yeah his Dad was Scottish and mom Aboriginal

 

I think anthony mundine should have bee rated higher, why so low? He isnt the most popular guy is he?