but i think some of the heads here my be interested in the footage....lots of nearly-50 year old robinson training and in a staged fight with red lopez.
'The Comeback'
Original Air Date - March 9, 1971
Part of the 'Mod Squad' TV Series.
49 year old Sugar Ray Robinson stars as retired boxer Candy Joe Collins with Rocky Graziano as his now trainer, and former opponent, Doc Russo...as he prepares to fight Indian Red Lopez who stars as himself.
Features some great footage, albeit staged, of Robinson vs Lopez.
Official summary reads...
"A middle-aged legendary prizefighter tries for a comeback match, mainly to please his troubled son, whom he thinks wants him to prove he's not a has-been. But the son may have other reasons: he is in debt to gamblers who want him to give them inside information on his father's odds."
watch here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZsFQbh ... cation=ufi
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