Trivia

Addressed that in my edit above. Announced, yes, but I don’t think it was scheduled.

The impression I got from the Holmes-LeDoux broadcast was that Larry said he had signed the contract (I presume Ali too since he was there in a ringside seat leading cheers and chants between rounds) and that the only obstacle was Larry had to get past Scott and it would go forward three months later in this well-known city.

 

Congrats ,B you got 2 out of 3.The man hired to teach Carpentier the rough stuff was, surprisingly Jack O Brien.

 

O'Brien the teacher of rough stuff? - that I would never have guessed!

 

Nor me, apparently he at one stage he put his elbow in the Frenchman's throat and Carp couldn't talk for a week.

 

Nobody likes a mouthy Frog anyway.

 

Can we have the answers to mcvey's and Saintpat's questions?

 

The answer to mine (where was Holmes-Ali supposed to take place): Cairo, Egypt.

 

Thanks.

 

Ok, let's try a question where everybody can play:

Make the shortest connection between Jimmy Wilde and Primo Carnera.

 

Wilde > Villa > McLarnin > Leonard > Lewis > Carpentier > Loughran > Carnera

 

Good try - but there's a shorter way.

 

Carnera > Stribling > Boorde > Moore > Mandell > McLarnin > Villa > Wilde

Looks like I can't beat 8, but I'll keep trying!

 

So George is the only one, who wants to give this (Wilde to Carnera) a shot? Really?

 

Oh I think I found it BTW.

Carnera > Stribling > Boorde > Moore > Herman > Wilde.