Slugger O'Toole

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 26 Jun 2005, 09:41

Whatever happened to the most inappropriately named boxer since Herol 'BOMBER

' Graham???

It was a crazy name to call a fighter who was British & couldn't punch!

No wonder he eventually started using his real name, Fidel Castro Smith!!!!

Slapsie Maxie · Post by **Slapsie Maxie** » 26 Jun 2005, 09:53

Once saw him KO AN Other at Sheffield City Hall to win a Northern Area Title. He could bang at that level

He was a decent fighter from Ingle's camp and was also on the end of THE WORST decision I can ever remember in a UK ring when he beat Henry Wharton around the ring for the whole fight and lost the decision. A disgrace

Slapsie

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 26 Jun 2005, 10:03

Syntax Error wrote:Whatever happened to the most inappropriately named boxer since Herol 'BOMBER ' Graham???

It was a crazy name to call a fighter who was British & couldn't punch!

No wonder he eventually started using his real name, Fidel Castro Smith!!!!

That was the point mate...it was supposed to give opponents a false expectation of what was to come. But Slapsie is right - he could bang a bit.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=027050

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 26 Jun 2005, 10:39

Slapsie Maxie wrote:He was a decent fighter from Ingle's camp and was also on the end of THE WORST decision I can ever remember in a UK ring when he beat Henry Wharton around the ring for the whole fight and lost the decision. A disgrace

From what I remember that was indeed an awfull decision.

Deserter · Post by **Deserter** » 26 Jun 2005, 10:39

Slapsie Maxie wrote:THE WORST decision I can ever remember in a UK ring when he beat Henry Wharton around the ring for the whole fight and lost the decision. A disgrace

Slapsie

Remember that. It was an absolute shocker. Disgraceful verdict.

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 26 Jun 2005, 12:52

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
Syntax Error wrote:Whatever happened to the most inappropriately named boxer since Herol 'BOMBER ' Graham???

It was a crazy name to call a fighter who was British & couldn't punch!

No wonder he eventually started using his real name, Fidel Castro Smith!!!!
That was the point mate...it was supposed to give opponents a false expectation of what was to come. But Slapsie is right - he could bang a bit.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=027050

Ahh, I get it now!!!

It's always bugged me that one!!!

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 27 Jun 2005, 04:07

Yep the WHarton verdict was a sickener, right up there with Earl v Vanzie, Dunne v Jacobs and Nelson v Jones as the worst decisions in a British ring.

I think he does a bit of training now. Of course, Ingle renamed him Slugger O'Toole to capture the hearts of the Irish boxing community, I think Ingle did it with a heavyweight tooo - something O'Reilly. I'm just reading Geoffrey Beattie's book about Boxing as a Way of Life and its referenced in there.

Whats more astonishing, is O'Toole's real name is the equally flamboyant Fidel Castro Smith.

Post by **John** » 27 Jun 2005, 04:12

Paddy O'Reilly was bestowed upon Clifton

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 30 Jun 2005, 12:21

Yep I concur too that the Castro-Wharton verdict looked bad. I had Castro a clear winner....whilst rooting for Henry. Decent fight and great atmosphere.

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