2 great fighters Think I saw in AC Argueyo beat up on Boom BoomI saw that Cooney Holmes fight in Vegas A guy named Rappaport was Cooneys manager and we lived in the same apartment so we had a free trip Holmes kicked his butt in 7 I think it was Boom Boom came to my store with his manager and I gave him a leather jacket From what I heard last he's still in his little town in Ohio I believe it isAnd I sat at the same table as trump in the 90's in an atlantic city casino where my friend was talking boxing with him My pal was connected to Boom Boom Mancini back then And no, I said goodbye but never shook his handLOL, cap gains to 10%. I am with ya, we agree on something, lol. Have a great New Year. Enjoy the family, and if I ever get to your neck of the woods, (wherever that might be) I will buy you dinner, we will laugh, and count our money-)
P.S. By the way, if we count our money and I find out you have more, YOU will end up buying the dinner! Transfer of wealth ya know, gotta practice what ya preach, lol-)
Happy New Year to you and your family again Ed. And just for your information, I actually shook Hubert Humphrey's hand when I was 19 or 20. Before you ask, yes, I was paid to be there, lol. That was the start of my political education! That is how I know some of how the swamp works. That, and the the Indiana DNC took 2% of my gross pay in CASH, to have the honor of working for them.........and just in case she is on this board...........isn't that correct, Mz Ellen Priesol-)
Wow, Boom-Boom Mancini! Now I would have enjoyed that for sure. Isn't it surprising that boxing has gone into the tank? I remember taking off work, (for which I got punished for in my wallet) to watch Looney Clooney, fight The Easton Assassin, Larry Holmes.
I loved boxing, I really did. Never wanted to do it, but watched those who made it a living.
Good ole Boom-Boom. Have any idea what happened to him?
I had a lot of respect for Mancini. He fought his way up through the ranks and contenders. Most boxers do not! They avoided the top ranked contenders, and tried to bypass them for a big payday with a title shot, while padding their records.
To this day, the best match I believe I have ever seen......albeit on television.......was Arron the Hawk Pryor, versus Alexis Argueyo I. They beat the hell out of each other, just Pryor beat the hell out of Alexis a little more.
I seen in the last year or two, an expose' on Pryor. He may have won that fight, but I would not want to be him now. Same with the last years of Ali. I guess when we are young, we don't understand the consequences of what we are doing.