What are your opinions on Willie Pastrano?

This is maybe veering away from the subject a bit, but the brickie sub-contractor who does a lot of work for me's dad beat Willie Pastrano. His name was Chic Calderwood. Does anyone have any information on this fight?

 

Not to be a party pooper but what Angelo Dundees talks about so memorably in his first book

"I Only Talk Winning" was the absolutely brilliant boxing by Joe Erskine when beating P in London years ago.

 

He was a very talented, underachiever. If he worked harder at training he would have achieved much more.

 

Love pastrami man,TASTY.....

 

I read Willie was a ***** hound ,and also that he was not of Italian origin which surprised me.I wonder if its true?

 

Yeah, he was a ***** hound...hilarious stories about him being caught in an elevator by Angie Dundee being serviced by some young lady, and his thing for airplane stewardesses are legendary..there's no doubt about that...and of course he was Italian..he used to refer to himself as a "handsome wop"...why would that be in doubt?

 

Many years after he retired, he awarded a championship to the winner of an early ESPN tournament, and he was still a handsome and lively sonofagun who did not look at all his age, and entertained the ESPN audience with his interview and later the live crowd when he took the announcer's microphone to congratulate the winner. Willie was definitely somebody to spend Mardi Gras partying with.

 

Surprises me too, m. Always thought Willie was Creole 'n Italian...'n 100% party animal.