Larry Holmes still speaking his mind...

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 29 Jul 2004, 05:09

headhunter wrote:bobick did something that a lot of fighters didnt manage to do.
he beat teofilio stevenson in the amateurs.
its something that michael dokes, greg page,tony tubbs and john tate couldnt do.

Very true although the Cuban battered him in the rematch. I think the only other Americain future Pro to beat Stevenson was Craig Payne, although Stevenson was on the slide by then.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 29 Jul 2004, 12:54

bennie wrote:The evening flight from Rochester through Buffalo to White Plains was always packed on weekdays.....

Great story that Bennie.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 29 Jul 2004, 13:05

It's a true story. Picked it up somewhere ages ago. Bobick went through a terrible time when his career floundered and then came to an end. You can feel his anger and frustration on board that plane. He said he couldn't watch a fight for 10 years after he retired. He's found peace now. Perversely, the terrible injuries he suffered in that paper mill helped him. His hands were fucked and he knew it was really over.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 29 Jul 2004, 13:29

Yeah I can well imagine the scene on the plane. The accident was around 18 years after his last fight though, was he still considering a comeback? The Foreman factor probably.

He really was The Great White Hope for awhile, having won 38 straight before running into Norton.

The Spinks saga he's complaining about must've been Leon opting for an Ali rematch, rather than face No#1 Norton.

Norton was given the WBC title, then had to face Holmes in his first defence.