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Post by davemurphy on Aug 18, 2010 3:53:29 GMT -5
I think over time I've been able to look back on Hamed with more appreciation, he really DID take on a pretty decent resume of fighters when you look at how long he was around and just who he fought in a short period of time. He used his positon as a drawing card to negotiate some lucrative deals for a few somewhat easy fights (McCullough comes to mind) but he fought some hard ones along the way too. A fight like Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson for example. We criticized it at the time, but little did we know that guys who followed him would be playing the games they are today and willing to take NO risks at all.
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Post by Ken on Mar 4, 2012 15:11:43 GMT -5
Before he died Solly Cantor was a regular at the ex boxing meetings held around the UK.Solly was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame some years ago,but fought and resided in London.Solly told me he had heard that his friend the Canadian Heavyweight Don Mogard was living in the UK,and he was trying to trace him.Well Solly did find his friend only living a couple of miles from Sollys home,and invited Don to a ex boxers meeting which i attended. I dont no if forum members no but Don Mogard was the first boxer to take Rocky Marciano the distance.Which very few ever did with the Rock,i asked Don how he did it he said i run and Rocky was not fast enough to catch me thank god. Sadly both Don and Solly are now swapping blows in the big ring in the sky,but it was my pleasure to no both of them.Both of them were so modest talking about there ring careers,and never had a bad word for anybody. Spent many a happy hour with Solly chatting about old times and Don getting me drunk ( I married his daughter - that's how drunk he got me) Great guys gentlemen and gentle men. Miss then both
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