Most Feared HW

[Biledriver]

Marciano hung around with Italian /American businessman

Bear in mind, in that era "Italian-American businessmen" meant only one thing

[Anomalocaris]

Just think, if someone wanted to truly kill you fist to fist in a black alley.

Liston.
Foreman.
Vitali

[Bronson66]

Bear in mind, in that era "Italian-American businessmen" meant only one thing

To Apples yes.

[Biledriver]

To Apples yes.

No, seriously, in the US in the 1950s if you said someone was an "Italian-American businessman" he would automatically be assumed to be "connected".....and more often than not he would be!

[Biledriver]

To Apples yes.

Apples isn't American, btw, he's Canadian. I'm not sure how much he knows about the Mafia in the United States, and I'm ignorant about how much they were involved in Canada.

[GhostofDempsey]

Liston was the boogeyman of the 60s. Foreman in the 70s, and Tyson in the 80s. I still recall the terrified look on Michael Spinks face when he entered the ring against Tyson. He was defeated before he stepped through the ropes.

[Anomalocaris]

The thing was Sonny had cleaned out the prison population in the most brutal penitentory in US history.

[billeau2]

Apples isn't American, btw, he's Canadian. I'm not sure how much he knows about the Mafia in the United States, and I'm ignorant about how much they were involved in Canada.

Mostly Montreal, later Toronto... Toronto to this day has the largest expat Italian community in North America... Suprised the shiat out of me!

[Bronson66]

No, seriously, in the US in the 1950s if you said someone was an "Italian-American businessman" he would automatically be assumed to be "connected".....and more often than not he would be!

Which would not make him,"a serial killer".lol

[Bronson66]

Mostly Montreal, later Toronto... Toronto to this day has the largest expat Italian community in North America... Suprised the shiat out of me!

I know there are robbers in Toronto ,about 10 years ago I was charged $10 for a beer at the airport.