Lionel Rose Statue.

After a delay of a few weeks, the 3 1/2 metre statue will be ready on June 2nd in Warragul Vic.

Anyone with interest in paying hommage to Australias humble warrior should attend.

More info in the coming days. :happy

 

Wednesday, June 2nd is drawing closer.

The unveiling ceremony will commence at 10.30am with plenty of family, friends and fans in attendance. Warragul is just on 1 hour from Melbourne City centre.

Lionel Rose deserves every respect from well wishers who can to attend. His true pioneering efforts in the fight game saw him face off with, amd beat some of the Bantamweight legends of the game. Never taking a backward step or ducking the hard oponents in a career that remains one of the stand outs in Oz boxing history.

As an Aboriginal, Lionel Rose saw barriers dropped around him as he became the first inigenous Australian to be nominated and recieve Australian of the Year honours. Recieving an M.B.E as well as becomming our greatest ever Bantamweight boxer in a period that remains the pinnacle of the bantam division through history.

Be a part of Lionels biggest day, and help the LEGEND celebrate a unique sporting legacy. He gave the game his blood, sweat and tears.... Lets give a little back.

 

.......and well worth the drive. :good

 

He's been inducted into the WBC HOF a few years back... or one of the HOF franchised O/S based.

As for the IBHOF... it's a tough one to get into with the depth of international names. Lionel deserves his place, as do countless others. I'd lay any money on it that he'll be an inductee in the next 5 years.

 

Mate, I understand your angle... but Lionel has lived the life of 20 men so far (each of those 20 men having a bloody good life)...

His way of life has been as he'd liked... He's just Lionel.

His ability and potential was reached. In fact it was over cooked in the saunas to keep the Title in Australias possession. Hearing of the dramas he went through in making weight time after time is incredible. After the Rudkin fight, Lionel was in a very bad way in the dressing room for quite a while... Lungs burning, body aching, physically and mentally distressed..... He went through Hell to do US proud as a nation- Alan Rudkin was there to help his condition, making cups of tea for him.
Cutting hair, spitting into buckets, wearing heavy woolen jumpers in Californian summer, trimming finger nails, starving and sweating in saunas to make weight for 15 round wars against the WORLDS best, in order to serve Australia proud....

HE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE.