Harold Brazier/Buck Smith - 1990-08-27 - 15 Rounds?

Wasnt Buck Smith the guy who rode a horse into his fight once?

 

I think th story is that Harold Brazier wanted to fight a fifteen round fight before that distance was done away with entirely, and approached Smith, who fought on the same circuit, to see if he was interested in something like that. He was, and the rest, as they say, was history.

 

Thought he had a Honda Civic?:huh

 

Yes and an award winning lawn!

 

You beat me to the punch on this one. That thing had something like 200,000 miles on it...

Hadn't thought of him in a long time so I checked out his boxrec and... he's still fighting at 44... at cruiserweight.... and getting KO'd a lot.

 

Poor sod! Call it a day man!

I suppose it beats working in a factory or somesuch **** however.:-(

Can only hope he's in better shape than Kirkland Laing (whom he once ko'd)

 

15 rounders were still going until the mid 90s. Pazienza/Sherry (1991) and Anthony Boyle/Chuck Strum in 1993 were scheduled 15 rounders, and there was at least one even later than that, that I believe went the distance.*

*Jose Flores WS15 Eric Holland in June 1997 to win the WBB Middleweight crown. Seems like a lot of work for little reward to me.

 

LOL, classic Laing, he schooled Smith for six rounds, then... boom!!!

Bang goes Laing's potential world title shot.

 

Apparently Laing was stoned for that fight.atsch

And then you look at Laings spititual opposite Carl Froch. Little talent but loads of heart.
Just to show that boxings mental/strength of character side is just as important.

Great left hook by Smith though.
Musn't take anything away from him. He earned it.

 

If a commission sanctions it, sure. It would be good gimmick match for two vets to perhaps boost a local crowd in the right area.

It worked to a point with 20 rounders, which went on until the early 70's.

Now that could be interesting, if two of the right fighters were to agree to fight over a proper old school distance!

 

I was up there, the rumour was Duff had lined up the Honeyghan/Breland winner to fight Laing...