Joe Walcott vs Lou Thesz ... Boxer vs WRESTLER

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  1. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    CAN'T POST IT BUMMER.

    CAN YOU SEE THIS ?
     
  2. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Were you trying to post a video or an article?
     
  3. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  4. mcvey

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    Found this.
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    • Postby Brooklyn's Buddy ยป 17 Mar 2002, 12:32

      I received a letter from a wrestling historian who tells me that Jersey Joe Walcott and Wrestler Lou Thesz had two matches-one in Tampa and one in Memphis.According to a interview with Thesz, the match in Memphis was a work(Fake)while the bout in Tampa was a legitimate match with Thesz winning.
    • Duran,and Joey Maxim, both wrestled.
     
  5. SolomonDeedes

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    Walcott is supposed to have knocked out a wrestler named Cowboy Rocky Lee in 1956.
     
  6. mcvey

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    That's the guy who finished Joe Louis' wrestling career when he landed on him and bruised his heart muscles.

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  7. he grant

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    There is a clip of the Walcott match on Steve Lott;s FB page but I don't know how to post it here ..
     
  8. FrankinDallas

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    More famous boxer vs wrestler was Dempsey's fight with a fat guy.
    Dempsey was around 45 at the time.

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  10. mcvey

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    I read they had two fight's one fixed ,one straight I think this is the fixed one.Walcott ,who looks to be in similar shape to Johnson against Willard, makes no attempt to really hit Thesz.
     
  11. superman1986

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    That injury caused Louis trouble for the rest of his life. It may have contributed to his death as Louis died of a heart attack.
     
  12. superman1986

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    How old is Walcott here, he has that "well into middle age dad bod" thing going on. He was lean and chisled against Louis and Rocky.
     
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