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Post by Ratae on Apr 20, 2014 19:00:16 GMT
R.I.P. Reuben 'Hurricane' Carter. A boxing legend. I remember watching him on America's 'Fight of the Week' program in the sixties. Reuben was probably the hardest hitting middleweight I've seen, he was a smaller version of Mike Tyson, even had the shaven head. He was so hard hitting, all the other middleweights did their best to avoid him. Tragedy struck..he spent about 20yrs in prison for an armed robbery...............he was innocent.  If you doubt this, watch the film 'The Hurricane' starring Denzil Washington, it tells his story. Damned good film too! |
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Post by jal on Apr 20, 2014 19:40:56 GMT
As you've posted David one one of the best there's been R.I.P
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Post by petersmyth1 on Apr 21, 2014 0:05:29 GMT
Ratarse I've never heard of him so sod it I'm not interested in him so why should I give a damn about him?
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Post by Ratae on Apr 21, 2014 0:35:52 GMT
Ratarse I've never heard of him so sod it I'm not interested in him so why should I give a damn about him? Well that's nice innit, he always spoke very well of you Smudger. Yep, the last time I saw him, the last thing he said to me was " Rats!....give my best to old Smudger will you, I always liked the dopey old sod"  |
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Post by nob on Apr 21, 2014 19:25:46 GMT
RIP, got talking to an old lad today who beat Dick Mctaggart back in the day.
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Post by jal on Apr 21, 2014 19:46:28 GMT
Peter will not know him either Nob  |
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Post by Ratae on Apr 21, 2014 22:06:26 GMT
RIP, got talking to an old lad today who beat Dick Mctaggart back in the day. I remember him, never did turn pro I think. Won olympic gold though if memory serves! |
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Post by nob on Apr 21, 2014 22:19:13 GMT
RIP, got talking to an old lad today who beat Dick Mctaggart back in the day. I remember him, never did turn pro I think. Won olympic gold though if memory serves! I didn't know him but a wiki shows he won gold and a bronze a few years later. This old guy took a shine to the daughters dog I was walking and invited us in to see his cups that he won for dog training and boxing. He now has Parkinson's. Brian's his name, I used to see him walking his German Shepherd but that's died now and I think he gets lonely and loves a chat. He tells us he turned pro in boxing and did well at it until age stopped him. You never know who lives round the corner. |
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