RJ...1988...right before Olympic Trials...

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  1. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    IMHO Paz was never going to beat Graham at 160. He's probably the best British fighter never to win a world title. Great fighter.
     
    GazOC, Sep 24, 2007
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  2. IceJohnScully

    IceJohnScully Active Member Full Member

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    They fought at 168... and yeah Bomber could REALLY BOX
     
    IceJohnScully, Sep 24, 2007
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  3. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Ah sorry. My mistake.....Paz did well to fight at anything over 154 considering he was a natural Lightweight and not very tall.

    I remember him coming to the UK for that fight, he really knew how to work a crowd.
     
    GazOC, Sep 24, 2007
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  4. Spartan_Boxer

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    Cool he looks quite small!
     
    Spartan_Boxer, Sep 24, 2007
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  5. Carlos Primera

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    :happy it's great that we got real deal fighters ding and john scully on these boards.
     
    Carlos Primera, Sep 25, 2007
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  6. IceJohnScully

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    Nah, Vinny didn't talk bad about Macho. Vinny is much different in person than you might think. I actually met Macho and his wife at the time back in 1994 when he was here looking for sparring. I wanted to work with him but I was too big so I brought two friends of mine to work a few rounds with him. Another time he fought here (against Luis Maysonette) and he came to our gym for a day of public training and to receive the key to the city. He gave interviews and sparred with a kid named Edgardo Vazquez. Like a lot of guys like him who have big public personas I actually found him to be pretty calm and humble in private and away from the cameras.
     
    IceJohnScully, Sep 25, 2007
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  7. boxbox

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    DAMN!! I'm like starstruck right now!..:yep
     
    boxbox, Sep 25, 2007
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  8. Fab2333

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    :deal
     
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  9. Fab2333

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    I just came in the thread and didnt read the previous posts:yep
    who is this that you are sparring?
     
    Fab2333, Sep 25, 2007
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  10. Bigcat

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    Gerald and Roy were two of the most talented middleweights that USA had in the 80's and early 90's, We were quite spoiled as far as entertainment value goes...
     
    Bigcat, Sep 25, 2007
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  11. Relentless

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    roy jones.
     
    Relentless, Sep 25, 2007
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  12. Fab2333

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    word:yikes
    he kinda gettin at RJ in that little clip thats shown. approx at what weight was RJ was at the time?
     
    Fab2333, Sep 25, 2007
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  13. IceJohnScully

    IceJohnScully Active Member Full Member

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    That was less than a month before the 1988 Olympic Trials..RJ was fighting at 156 and I was 165
     
    IceJohnScully, Sep 25, 2007
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  14. Zhaakal

    Zhaakal Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That sparring session realy lifted his confidence :D
     
    Zhaakal, Sep 25, 2007
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