Sad News...Poster of the Past

[bollox]

Guys

I have some sad news I'm afraid. Former poster and editor from Boxrec, Tomato Can, passed away earlier today, at 3.35am Washington time

Mark was in his 50's and suffered from a longstanding illness, and leaves behind a wife of 25 odd years, Ruby

I think it's fair to say that many of us remember TC as one of the most knowledgable boxing posters we've come across on these message boards. He was also incredibly witty, funny, and had a way of getting to the very heart of an issue, usually in a way most of us would never had thought of. I for one, loved reading what he had to say as it was never dull or boring and he certainly made me think about things from a different perspective. He was a champion of the underdog, and in a way thats what what the sport of boxing is about

If anyone feels the need to send his wife Ruby a card or email, please pm me


RIP Mark Hartman
No more pain, mate

[Robinson]

That is upsetting. All the best to his family. :(

[BoxBuzz]

One of the first posters here, and truly knowledgeable and a great contributor. He will be sorely missed. Condolences to his family and friends, may he rest in peace.

[JC]

I never really got the chance to chat with him but he was definitely one of the posters who drew me into the site, as you say extremely knowledgeable and very very witty.

All the best to him family.

[Bladder]

Very sad news.

[Goodnight, Irene]

One of the first posters here, and truly knowledgeable and a great contributor. He will be sorely missed. Condolences to his family and friends, may he rest in peace.

Well-said. What a shame.

[Roars Like Me]

Sad news, all the best to his family and rest in peace TC.

[MEISINGER]

now there is a true loss
funny guy and knew his stuff

rest in peace

[The Great John L]

I stop by after a few months away and read of this. Very, very sad news. My prayers and best wishes to his family.

RIP

[Broncano]

This is just awful news....

Mark was not only one of Boxrec's old guard, one of our most knowledgeable, prolific and funny posters and a man who truly loved the sport but above all a wonderful human being.

Farewell my great friend.

[wouter]

That's very sad news. He was one of my favorite posters on the forum when I first joined Boxrec and I was very happy when he made a short-lived comeback on the forum a few years ago. Rest in Peace Tomato.

[Broncano]

Mark lives on in every entry he made to the Boxrec database

Almost 40,000 of them...

[bollox]

Well said Bronc. Mark's wife will love reading the glowing tributes from you guys

Does anyone remember the name of the fighter who once challenged TC to a fistfight at a Washington's main bus terminal? TC had verbally KO'd him here and out of frustration the fella wanted to meet him to square the ledger The guy's record was something like 15-215 so my money would have been on TC

[Broncano]

That would be the immortal Reggie Strickland:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

And who could forget his wonderful exchanges with the troll of all trolls, the infamous Robsteth

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f ... t=robsteth

It's been a while since I responded to a Robsteth post so here goes.

Robsteth, I will do everything I can to get you reinstated but first you must meet my three demands:

1. Respond to all your useless posts in the future ya bastaad. Including this one.

2. Seek psychiatric care to help you get over this fantasy that you are a writer of any kind.

3. PM me so I can give you the addresss to send the $90 ban lifting fee.

4. Send me your Social Security number and your ID number on a major credit card.

5. Send me a Korean/Chinese/Tanganyikan women to pet and play with

Disrespectfully Up Yours
Tomato Can

[MEISINGER]

Well said Bronc. Mark's wife will love reading the glowing tributes from you guys

Does anyone remember the name of the fighter who once challenged TC to a fistfight at a Washington's main bus terminal? TC had verbally KO'd him here and out of frustration the fella wanted to meet him to square the ledger The guy's record was something like 15-215 so my money would have been on TC

i forgot all about that

dadgum that was too funny

[enrique]

Toll ten bells for the fallen champion.

I found him to be clever, knowledgeable and he did great research.

RIP TC

[bollox]

Is there any chance someone can sticky the thread?

[bollox]

Oh yes I'd forgotten about that one..."reports of Robsdeath have been greatly exaggerated"

Some years ago there was a report of the authorities repealing Jack Johnson's criminal record which was designed solely to keep Jack down. Everyone said it was a great idea but not TC. He said they should leave it as is, as a vivid reminder of what they did to Jack based on nothing more than the colour of hi skin. Typical TC, brilliant stuff

[jaclem2]

...one of the best on every level..and gone much too soon.

we traded a lot of PMs and i will miss him.

....it's a sad message but all thanks to bollox for keeping us informed.

[EddieShredder]

Never visit this forum, but having known TC for many years on another site, thought i'd pay my respects here

[dberry]

RIP fellow enthusiast, and my condolences to your family.

[dagosd2000]

I remember him when I was surfing the other threads. A decent guy. RIP

[bollox]

I remember him when I was surfing the other threads. A decent guy. RIP

It's a real pity that the regular posters from the West Coast thread and TC's paths didn't cross. I think you would have appreciated his indepth boxing knowledge and stories, and he certainly would have appreciated yours

[glittermonkey]

RIP, TC.

One of the main reasons for me signing up here in the first place, and although there was little overlap in our times here, he was a poster that I greatly respected. One of the few who managed to combine a wealth of knowledge about the sport with a fantastic, razor-sharp wit. If the man's considered a great loss to people that he hardly knew, I can only imagine what he must have meant to those around him. My condolences to his family and friends.

[wsbuf]

He hasn't been around in a while and was missed. He had over 37,500 bout inserts to the data base