I just realized we are honoured to have the great Al "Bummy" Davis on this forum. Everybody say hi Bummy! @Bummy Davis Despite being 100 years young Bummy graciously agreed to an interveiw with me about modern boxing and his life as one of the great lightweight and WW contenders. I visited him in his care home where he still dreams of making a comeback and kicking Floyd Mayweather's ass! Q: how did you get the name "Bummy" Mr Davis? A: Eh??? Speak up! Q: how did you get the name "Bummy" Mr Davis? A: Eh?? Get my nurse! Nurse I need my ear horn! (Bummy is given his ear horn) it comes from "Abraham", I was the pride of the ghetto! Q: what was your early life like Bummy? A: I was the last of 29 kids. We were all called Abraham, even the girls, so it got very confusing. We fought like cats and dogs. My mother was a tough woman with a moustache. She could fight as well as any man, she once knocked Abe the butcher out for short changing her. My dad was terrified of her as we all were but she taught me how to fight by punching me in the head every time I said a curse word. I was a tearaway, I would steal anything that wasn't hammered down. I got my first drink at the age of 5 from Uncle Willie and lost my virginity to his wife at 7. Q: what made you start boxing? A: I needed to defend myself from my mother so I learned to bob and weave to avoid the flying skillet. Also Uncle Willie wasn't too pleased I slept with Mrs Willie so I had to be ready at anytime to fight! Q: What do you think of modern fighters like Floyd Mayweather? A: that bum! I used to have sex with 20 hookers and drink a barrel of whiskey before every fight, now these young fellows are putting on hand lotion! I heard some guy was caught with concrete knuckles? Hell I fought guys who had anvils in their gloves and I still won and had sex with 30 hookers afterwards. Q: was Fritzie Zivic as dirty as they say? A: That low down b*astard! He did everything he could get away with, thumbed my eye, fondled my balls, slapped my ass and tickled my armpit in the clinches. I was laughing but the ref thought I was crying and stopped the fight. Q: I heard you were considering a come back? A: hell yes, I still get around pretty good with my stroller and as long as my nurse is with me to point me in the right direction I think I could take Crawford. If they can drag him away from the luxury spar that is! Q: what advice would you give young boxers? A: always sleep with as many hookers as possible before a fight, that's all the training you need to do. Don't drink water between rounds, drink moonshine, that's what I did and I fought everyone! Q: what do you think of the money modern guys are making? A: It's crazy! I got 30 cents for fighting Henry Armstrong, he was champ and he only made 5 dollars. But I was a wild kid, I would have fought for nothing. I was the pride of the ghetto, I would have been fighting Irish guys in a bar anyway so I thought I may as well get whiskey money for it! Q: what did you do after boxing Bummy? A: I opened a bridal shop with my wife Fanny. We catered for LGBTQ+ weddings, this was years before gay people could get married so it didn't do so well and I had to open a bar. The trouble is loads of Irish and Italians kept showing up. I just smell a pasta eating sauce dripping Italian or a potato juggling Irish man and I have to fight him. I ended up fighting more than when I was a professional. My actual record, including bar fights and street fights should be 535-10. Q: do you still follow the fight game? A: well Don King invited me to a show a while back, I was introduced and everyone was yelling "Bummy! Bummy! Bummy!". It's great not to be totally forgotten. I was tempted to jump in the ring and show off a few moves but I had misplaced my walker. Q: well thanks for the interview Bummy! A: who the f*ck are you??
So, I take it that reports of Al Davis having passed on 21 November 1945 were greatly exaggerated? So apparently, all those years ago, someone gave us a “Bummy” steer. Unless they got the wrong “Bummy”, if there was more than one. Absolutely correct. I have no shame.
Some very good stories, you have the potential to become a creative writer. I guess I was impulsive when I said you were 12 or stupid. You are probably of High school or early college age. Obviously have a lot of time on your hands but I have a word of advice for you. Get a girlfriend, (If you're a male or heterosexual) It's a gamechanger! and certainly better than masturbation which is self-love.
Hi Buddy. Why the rather unsavoury reply ? He was just having a bit of fun at your forum name, where's the harm in that, you call him out about his immaturity and age, then go on to display the same yourself, some thought the post amusing and original, others less so, I have seen worse over the years, as for @Blofeld taking you advice, I would suggest not, from a person of such thin skin, that said, I generally enjoy your post, you know your boxing, and the above aside, conduct yourself well, chat soon Bummy, stay safe.
Hi Buddy. In that case, please forgive me, I misconstrued your response, might be my age, keep well .
