two world class fighters going at each other who wins and how and why? and i do not think srl gets by him easily if thats the viewers choice.
Nah my bad. Okay shommel, i take Leonard, he'd be able to box with his fine jab in this and make it a fight, in which i see him winning, probably stopping him at some point after the mid rounds
Tony Janiro was the best looking lightweight prospect I EVER saw. He was so highly regarded that after winning a prelim fight at MSG,Vice President Harry Truman shook his hand. But young Janiro liked women and the good life more than boxing, and he never reached his potential as a lightweight and a welterweight. Leonard too fast for Janiro and wins a UD...But Tony was a ladykiller, for sure...
V, you got me started on Tony Janiro. Tone won the Golden Gloves featherweight title anbd at SIXTEEN ,he was considered the next Tony Canzoneri, only BETTER looking. They made him turn pro at 16 where he won his first 40 bouts, bvefore he loist to my childhood idol Johnny Greco from Montreal. The night that Harry Truman sitting at ringside, shook his hand after winning a prelim bout, was the most exciting main event I ever saw. Rocky Graziano, an 8-1 underdog,took on Billy Arnold from Philly.He kod about 46opponents in a row and was considered the NEW welterweight Joe Louis...But Graziano after taking a terrible beating in the first round, exploded a right hand grenade on Arnold's chin and stopped Billy in the 3rd round...The crowd and Vice President Truman went wild. The fight made Graziano, and it ended Billy Arnold's career.He was through. What a night that was. Most exciting main event i ever saw ALONG with Ali /Frazier at MSG in 1971...Sorry, I got carried away ...
I like your posts because Janiro is one of my faves..... I love this: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxu7LKHFRPs[/ame]
Vic, i remember that program and that fight...Rocky like Mike Tyson[but with more heart],had a very short prime. Plus the Tony Zale trilogy took everything out of Graziano. The Graziano I would see before the Zale bouts would have kod Tony Janiro...Once before entering stillmans gym, I met and talked boxing with young Tony Janiro...Tony was catnip to the chicks...
