Why does nobody talk about Mickey Walker?

[Slugfester]

Pedant alert! Pedant alert.

[Slugfester]

Right now I'm managing someone else bar, but I am in talks about opening up a new bourbon bar and restaurant with a friend of mine. Depending on the layout of this place there will be pictures of old fighters and other old sports figures. Nothing after the 1950's. I want it to have an old feel with an upscale menu. Hopefully with some luck we can get the ball rolling within the next 12 to 18 months. I have and continue to follow the way my father did business, and when we do get this next endeavor off the ground I'll be more than happy to invite yourself and a few others on here for the grand opening.

Oh. In other words you are a glorified bartender.

[Willie Pep 229]

Bat! --> We think Rusty's back.

[JAB5239]

Oh. In other words you are a glorified bartender.

Whatever you say slug, Rusty, Money....or some other trolling alt from Christmas past!! I knew it would just be a matter of time before you stopped talking boxing.

[Anthony342]

My uncle had a small social club in Providence with an autographed Vinny Pazienza picture, autographed Marvin Hagler and a picture of Rocky Marciano. That's the closest I got.

So can't use any of those in the new bar then huh?

[Willie Pep 229]

I'm envious. I hope you can make it happen.

Fantasy time: My Boxing Bar -->

If I owned a bar, the walls would be a history of the fight game told in fight posters.

Fight posters make for better wall art than photos.

Also I would have all around the barroom floor 'Arthur Murray's style dance steps painted on the floor, showing the footwork of the great fighters.

Let the inebriated show off for their friends how they can move like Sugar Ray or Willie Pep.

A punch machine. A boxing video game.

Glove leather bar stools. Bar maids dressed like ring card girls. Bartendes in refree stripes and black pants.

A karaoke microphone where drunks can announce old fights playing on the big screen TV, or introduce great fighters like Lennon or Buffer.

Besides the endless number of screens showing ALL the contemporary sporting events, I would also have other screens constantly playing old fights.

On semi-big fight nights I would have a 'fight scoring' competition where patrons see who can come closet to matching the official scores, to win beers, chicken wings, and bragging rights.

What else do I want?

A a round bell to announce tips; an elite members club (bar closed for the night) to watch the really big fights on PPV; provide illegal information/connections to bookmakers (but not make book myself); have ring ropes stretched across the back wall, where patrons can lean against the ropes when they don't want to sit; take a page from the New York ***ish deli, that give sandwiches famous names, and give my drinks famous fighters names; let Pazienza drink for free; encourage irresponsible drinking; call passed-out patrons, knock downs, count ten over them, ring the bell and drag them to the back of the bar and dump them on a cot to sleep it off. (No drunk driving. I don't support that. Vomiting and passing out is OK with me.) . . Need to think a little more.

P.S. Bolt all the chairs to the floor so they can't throw them after bad decisions.

[JAB5239]

I'm envious. I hope you can make it happen.

Fantasy time: My Boxing Bar -->

If I owned a bar, the walls would be a history of the fight game told in fight posters.

Fight posters make for better wall art than photos.

Also I would have all around the barroom floor 'Arthur Murray's style dance steps painted on the floor, showing the footwork of the great fighters.

Let the inebriated show off for their friends how they can move like Sugar Ray or Willie Pep.

A punch machine. A boxing video game.

Glove leather bar stools. Bar maids dressed like ring card girls. Bartendes in refree stripes and black pants.

A karaoke microphone where drunks can announce old fights playing on the big screen TV, or introduce great fighters like Lennon or Buffer.

Besides the endless number of screens showing ALL the contemporary sporting events, I would also have other screens constantly playing old fights.

On semi-big fight nights I would have a 'fight scoring' competition where patrons see who can come closet to matching the official scores, to win beers, chicken wings, and bragging rights.

What else do I want?

A a round bell to announce tips; an elite members club (bar closed for the night) to watch the really big fights on PPV; provide illegal information/connections to bookmakers (but not make book myself); have ring ropes stretched across the back wall, where patrons can lean against the ropes when they don't want to sit; take a page from the New York ***ish deli, that give sandwiches famous names, and give my drinks famous fighters names; let Pazienza drink for free; encourage irresponsible drinking; call passed-out patrons, knock downs, count ten over them, ring the bell and drag them to the back of the bar and dump them on a cot to sleep it off. (No drunk driving. I don't support that. Vomiting and passing out is OK with me.) . . Need to think a little more.

P.S. Bolt all the chairs to the floor so they can't throw them after bad decisions.

Our original plan was a square bar where fans of one team would be on one side and fans of the other on the opposite side rooting for their teams on big game nights. The bartenders were going to be in referee stripes. You have some good ideas though that I am going to discuss using. Particularly the ***ish deli names, and the free food, drinks or gift cards for the closest or perfect score. When I was a kid I always wanted a place showing the old fights in Tha backing black and white, that is another possibility. Great stuff Pep!!

[JAB5239]

So can't use any of those in the new bar then huh?

I don't have those particular pictures but I would certainly get new ones and seek out as many autographs as I could. I know a couple of people that may be able to help with that, but none I could garuantee.

[JAB5239]

Bat! --> We think Rusty's back.

Looks like our friend went bye bye. It's only a matter of time before a trolling alt reveals themselves.

[Willie Pep 229]

I don't have those particular pictures but I would certainly get new ones and seek out as many autographs as I could. I know a couple of people that may be able to help with that, but none I could garuantee.

I had the pleasure one night to be Hank Kaplan's guest at his house/museum/mentally ill hoarder, in old Miami.

He was a great guy and we talked much Dempsey. Doc Kearns illegimate son was with us. Both were really gracious guys.

Anyway, he took me on a tour of his home and I was flipping through some boxes when I realized he had no less 20 autographed photos of Duran. Then another 20 of Leonard, and on and on, one fighter after another. Great fighters for decades had given him signed photos, but he wasn't the type of guy who would sell them, you could tell he had a problem with hoarding.

He passed about ten years ago now but I have no clue what his family (daughter) did with all those artifacts. But if one could track her down maybe it's time she shared his treasure with the rest of us.