Your earliest boxing memories are-----------

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll start with mine---As a boy,
    Sparring nightly with boxers from the stable of LT Heavyweight champion
    John Henry Lewis...
    Shaking hands with young Ray Robinson, BEFORE he turned pro...
    Watching a young guy before me ,going through a turnstyle at St.Nick's
    Arena,holding a small bag..It was young Billy Graham, who was fighting a 4 rd prelim..
    Watching at Stillmans Gym, a young tough looking guy,spitting on the floor
    and insulting a big heavyweight in training.
    A few days later seeing this toughie fighting at St Nicholas Arena under the name of Rocky Graziano..He knocked out his opponent in a 4 rd bout...And to top it off...This guy was AWOL from Camp Dix , under his
    real name Rocco Barbella...Some of my early memories...And yours ?
     
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  2. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    that beats mine so easily i'm not saying:lol:
     
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  3. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    Watching 'Rocky' as a new release at the cinema.

    Yeah, chew on that BUUUUUURRRT!!!!!!!!

    LOL.
     
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  4. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I can't, I have no teeth !
     
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  5. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    Burt, the come backs are as good as the memories you share.

    Total respect mate.
     
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  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    seeing ali, then cassius clay when he came over to batter henry cooper.britain fell in love with ali and the love has endured
     
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  7. red cobra

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    Hearing my dad and uncle commenting on sonny Liston when he appeared on Ed Sullivan's show one night skipping rope to "Night Train". I first became aware of this thing called "the heavyweight champion of the world" and all the baddassness that came with that title.
     
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  8. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hardly anyone can touch this!...Graziano was something huh?
     
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  9. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    Bert & Turps.

    I have nice memory. That was spending an evening with the gentleman, Fred Henneberry. Australian Middleweight Champion 1932. With two mates, I had a dinner at Henneberry's home in Dungog.. New South Wales.

    IMO, meeting such a person has been something fortunate in my life. A great boxing connection he is.. fighting Ken Overlin, George Abrahms, Archie Moore... a good Aussie bloke.
     
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  10. teeto

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    Pachilles' earliest memory is Pacquiao-Margarito
     
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  11. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I bet that was awesome. I just seen a few clips of Henneberry but he looked like a fantastic fighter. His fights with Ron Richards looked like wars.
     
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  12. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    D-man, great to hear from you mate.

    Fred vs Richards x 10 were all fought without forgivness. Both guys wagered heavily on themselves and Henneberry was never one to lose a fight through lack of cunning or head butts. lol.

    D... Do you remember about 18 months ago, maybe two years ago, when we were talking about the local tent fights in Oz?? A fellow who had a phenominal amount of victories?? 513-0 now!!! Retired 2 months ago.
     
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  13. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ha! Now I know who I'm talking to...How you doing Tony? Yeah I do remember, thought you were getting on that circuit(?) That old boy might have ended up 513-1!
     
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  14. PH|LLA

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    watching Hamed videos on the internet with my friend.
     
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  15. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    when i was an amateur boxer i used to hear about liston skipping to night train.when i actually saw it via you-tube it was as good as they (my trainers) said it was.
     
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