R.I.P. Frankie Randall

RIP.

 

RIP champ.

 

R.I.P Frankie. Superb fighter who I think is underrated to this day. Whooped Chavez good 'n' proper, and love his trilogy with Coggi as well as the close loss to Rosario which was a classic of the British ring.

All the best to his loved ones.

 

Frankie came to fight.



Outstanding competitor, RIP

 

A true Champion, beautiful to watch. R.I.P. You will not be forgotten.

 

Sad news. Great fighter and humble man. Overcame personal problems to finally reach his potential.

He seems to be somewhat underrated probably because he peaked late and fell hard

At his peak he would be a handfull for any of the best 140 lb. guys.

Good article but Frankie was 32 not 31 when he beat Chavez.

After the Chavez upset I wrote, "No matter what else he attains he showed, for one night at least, what a complete fighter can and should be - highly skilled in the ring and exhibiiting a good attitude outside of it. "

You did yourself proud Frankie and provided us with some high quality fights

 

A truly Class A fighter..R.I.P. champ.

 

Frankie Randall could fight. He was a consummate professional that mastered his craft. I was a huge Chavez fan and, way back, Frankie Randall made me nervous.
He had some drug issues that sidelined him, and then there was the Primo Ramos fight. But he came back and did what I was afraid he would do.
He made choices in his life that caused him troubles but every one of us is our own worst enemy. But you wonder how good Randall could have been if he had taken better care of himself, maybe caught a break here and there.
He was an honest to God professional and he knew how to fight.

 

Frankie helped us at our gym for awhile. He was good to everybody. A group of 6-7 Mexicans who worked together found out he was at the gym and they wanted to meet him because of the JCC fight. He posed for pictures with all of them that they sent back to their friends and families in Mexico and then he sparred a light round or two with each of them. He worked a minimum wage job while he was living here and gave most of his money away to neighbors on payday. He didn't have much, but he was generous.

I've never known anybody who knew him who disliked him. We hadn't seen him in years, but some of the kids who he worked with are still boxing. Meeting him meant a lot to them.

 

That is beautiful to read.

 

Couldn't have said it any better, at his best he could, beat any in his weight.

 

I saw him early in his career, maybe 1983, and knew he'd be a great fighter. I could just see it. He could have been even more successful if everyone hadn't ducked him, and of course if he hadn't made some bad life choices. His career record is very deceiving...he should have retired 16 to 18 fights earlier than he did. The very best version of Frankie Randall is a very hard night for anyone ever at 135 or 140.

 

frankie Randall a proper champion a hell of a fighter rest in peace .