what's up with this hatred of fighters?

[butterfly1964]

I touched on it on page eight of the "Rocky Sloppiano" thread that the idiot started up in NSB a few days ago (that thread's on the second page, I believe), and as I stated in that post up there, you can find the info on that whole Ali/Bobick situation in Teddy Brenners' book "Only The Ring Was Square".

whatever you say.

[Yogi]

whatever you say.

Hey, it's not what I have to say...It's what Teddy Brenner had to say, and as the MSG matchmaker at the time the Ali/Bobick fight was signed for that venue, I would think that his words carry more than just a little bit of credibilty.

Read the book, Butterfly!

[Gavilan1]

Yogi, you are a true student of the sport. You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge.

Full credit to you, my man.

[supaduck]

I would consider a true student of the sport someone who goes out and becomes a great boxer, not someone who studies on others (not that I know enough about Yogi to say he isn't a good fighter, but i'd rather call him an experienced ring historian than a student of the actual sport itself without knowing what he/she has done in the ring, if anything).

[Yogi]

Yogi, you are a true student of the sport. You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge.

Full credit to you, my man.

Gavilan, you're being way too kind with those comments, but I do appreciate them and thank you for those.

I'm glad you get some enjoyment out of reading a few of my posts and I'd have to say that it works both ways, as I've also enjoyed reading the stuff you've written on here.

[Yogi]

I would consider a true student of the sport someone who goes out and becomes a great boxer, not someone who studies on others (not that I know enough about Yogi to say he isn't a good fighter, but i'd rather call him an experienced ring historian than a student of the actual sport itself without knowing what he/she has done in the ring, if anything).

I fought in the amateurs for a few years when I was much younger and had some talent in the ring, so I was told (and a pretty decent amateur record reflected that to an extent, as well). But I lacked the dedication to pursue the sport in the long run, and once I hit my late teens, I was more worried about partying, woman, etc.

[Gavilan1]

Yogi, you're a history buff. How would you rate Jack Dempsey with the all time greats?

[Yogi]

Yogi, you're a history buff. How would you rate Jack Dempsey with the all time greats?

Gavilan, when I compile all-time Heavyweight rankings I generally include Dempsey amongst the top five of that division. Obviously I have a healthy amount of respect for the man as a fighter & what he meant to the sport, and I tell you, I've probably come to Jack's defense more than any other fighter in history...Lots of Dempsey detractors out there, that's for sure!

[blockhead]

i hate on marciano, give me one instance of that.

ummmm on every marciano thread. you are the king of the nuthuggers since juyjuy has faded into the distance. and how you take every chance to say that ray robinson is over rated. hating on boxers is ****** but hating on buttfly is ok by me.

[butterfly1964]

ummmm on every marciano thread. you are the king of the nuthuggers since juyjuy has faded into the distance. and how you take every chance to say that ray robinson is over rated. hating on boxers is ****** but hating on buttfly is ok by me.

i should have known you couldn't come up with some concrete evidence, like one post al least, lol! just saying "on every marciano thread" doesn't mean anything if you can't back it up, period.