Gypsy Joe Harris

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  1. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Tell me everything you can. Read a little bit about him in a special issue of Boxing News and was wondering a) is there any footage of him (I.e the Griffith fight) and was he any good (sounds to be a bit of a Clown, but what was his style?) Apparenty had to retire die to being blind in one eye but is there any fighters you'd pick him to beat, and how could e have done if not for the injury? Apparently he wasn't a particularly hard trainer.
     
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  2. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some posters here have seen the Griffith fight and not been terribly impressed by it.

    I wouldn't judge Harris based on one fight though. He seemed to be a talent but he never quite got to display all of it, being only 22 years old when forced to retire. A win over Curtis Cokes is very impressive.

    He fought his whole career blind on one eye.

    A couple of articles:

    http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/2432/gypsy-joe-harris-career-life-interrupted/

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079728/index.htm

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079965/index.htm

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1082181/index.htm

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  3. Flea Man

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    How old was he when je beat Cokes then? If you haven't seen it A, I guess it's not out there. Thanks for the links :good anyone else? Anyone who can summarise his style (unless he was completely unlike anyone)

    A, I can imagine him maybe being a better Welter and the fact je wa fighting Griffith may be reasons why he doesn't look all that great. Still interested in him though, as aforentioned, thanks for the links.
     
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  4. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He had just turned 21 years old I think.

    I don't have that big of a collection really. The fight is definitely out there somewhere, I just haven't made much of an effort to acquire it. Hopefully someone will eventually make it available for everyone's viewing at some point.

    A poster here named klompton has seen the fight and describes the action here:

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153548
     
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  5. Flea Man

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    Thanks very much, gives me more of an indication of what he may have looked like in style. Still, would love to see the Cokes fight.
     
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  6. Rubber Warrior

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    Bernard Hopkins speaks of him in glowing terms.
     
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  7. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think he really was a great fighter. I'm not sure how to explain it, but he seemed to me more like a flashy, colorful crowd-pleaser than a real top quality fighter; perhaps like a better version of Emmanuel Augustus. He did have a non-title win over Curtis Cokes, which is his biggest claim to fame, but for the most part he fought other second tier contenders like himself and got away with a few close, disputed decisions in his hometown. His loss to a slightly faded Griffith revealed something of a lack of substance on his part IMO.
     
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  8. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he looks a lot younger than i remember
     
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  9. Stevie G

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    I know that he came from the same Philly stable as Joe Frazier.
     
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  10. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :goodthe softie academy :lol:
     
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  11. Stevie G

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    :lol: I think that it was Angelo Dundee who said that you did n't have sparring sessions in Philly gyms. You had wars !!!
     
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  12. Flea Man

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNeed8GlSE[/ame]

    He does look to be a clowning fighter here, and primarily one handed. Also, against (admittedly massive Welter) Griffith he looks small, and although he beat Cokes against a fighter of Griffith's level he doesn't seem to have much to offer. Emile does a Griffith on him.

    Still, might be of some interest to those who haven't seen it.
     
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  13. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    didn't he get killed trying to hold back his parked rolling car?
     
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  14. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That was Davey Moore - the fighter Duran beat for the jr. MW title.

    Gypsey Joe died as a result of an alcohol problem a few years after being forced to retire because of vision problems.
     
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  15. Flea Man

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    And before anyone asks, it was Rudell Stitch who died trying to save his friend from drowning.

    Two ace fighters here

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EHXFek4hYU[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTIP-pbGY44&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTcUrRE_Ztk&feature=related[/ame]
     
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