Most charismatic fighters ever.

Sonny Liston.

 

The poster Surf-Bat (Douglas Cavanaugh) wrote a great article on him:

http://www.ibroresearch.com/?p=3320

 

Great article!Thanks,Bujia:good

 

:rofl

 

Thanks for putting up Douglas's link, EB.

Weir musta been a helluva fighter.

 

@Bujia. Thanks for the props amigo.

@John Garfield. Indeed he was. Jim Corbett, Tommy Ryan, Young Griffo, George Kid Lavigne, Frank Erne....all of them had great things to say about Weir. He is a perfect example of an overlooked great. This and the Aurelio Herrera piece are the two that took me the longest to research and write as info on both is only attained through a lot of digging.

Glad you enjoyed the article.

 

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Pdf...earch&currentResult=0&currentPage=0&fpo=False

Check out this article on Weir(scroll straight down). He used to go to the funerals/wakes of complete strangers and lead the old ladies in "keening" (a type of old Irish mourning that involved humming and rhythmic displays of sorrow. Classic)

 

Ray Leonard and Ali had it in absolute spades from my era. So too did SRR from all accounts.

 

yeah especially when he got dressed in those fishnet stockings hahahaha