Just watched Gypsy Joe Harris Vs. Emile Griffith

[klompton]

I had wanted to see Harris for years as Id heard a lot about his style and ability. I must say, I was not impressed at all. I would like to see him in one of his winning efforts but Griffith was probably best the guy he fought and Harris was in his prime and it would be hard to give him one second of any of the footage I have. He has a very weird, ugly style with a lot of herky jerky movements, shoulder rolls, jiving, etc. Griffith stays on top of him the whole time and doesnt give Harris room to breath. Another thing that was really disconcerting was that Harris looked like a freaking alien. He had no neck and his head was enormous, long, and bald. This head that was almost as big as his body just sits on top of his shoulders. Maybe it was a poor a performance but I dont see any reason to believe he would have ever amounted to a great fighter.

[Expug]

I think Gypsy Joe was blind in one eye his whole career.
That along with the fact that his training habits were less than spartan, it is a wonder he did as well as he did.
My knowledge of Joe is from what Ive read up on him though.
Ive never seen him fight.
He was an enigmatic guy know doubt.

[My2Sense]

Most people felt after the Griffith fight that Harris had been "exposed." He was a good, crowd-pleasing attraction but not on the level of the top fighters.

[klompton]

He sure didnt look world class. He reminds me in some ways, stylistically, of Emmanuel Augustus.