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nobleart1978
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Mike Jameson

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Can anyone tell me what Mike is doing these days.

He was a good opponent in his day fighting Bruno and Tyson etc.

Mike Jameson from Cupertino, California.
handsofstone
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I remember him in with Tyson, moustache ay
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Re: Mike Jameson

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I always thought that he kindofsortof resembled a"Poorman's "Gerry Cooney,
minus the tremendous left hook and possibly boxing skills that Cooney enjoyed.
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Re: Mike Jameson

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Caractacus wrote:I always thought that he kindofsortof resembled a"Poorman's "Gerry Cooney,
minus the tremendous left hook and possibly boxing skills that Cooney enjoyed.

:lol:
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Re: Mike Jameson

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Tomasino wrote:
Caractacus wrote:I always thought that he kindofsortof resembled a"Poorman's "Gerry Cooney,
minus the tremendous left hook and possibly boxing skills that Cooney enjoyed.

:lol:
A big white lump :lol:
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Re: Mike Jameson

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Bruno's first and surprisingly good 'ghosted' book - which covered his early fights in detail - suggests that they were always pleased to get Jameson out of the way and so quickly.

The fight with Mike was designed by Lawless/Duff to be a way of introducing/marketing Bruno to a US audience.

And I think it also came off the back off a fairly extensive American learning trip where Bruno sparred with blokes like Tillis, Jeff Sims and a few other notables. Honeyghan and I think Kaylor were on the same learning tour as well.

They always felt Big Mike could be beaten, but there seems to have been a fair amount of anxiety as well. Perhaps an early sign that Frank was prone to getting anxious and tense up?
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Re: Mike Jameson

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Tomasino wrote:
Caractacus wrote:I always thought that he kindofsortof resembled a"Poorman's "Gerry Cooney,
minus the tremendous left hook and possibly boxing skills that Cooney enjoyed.

:lol:

Jameson looked like Cooney physically. He could have played him in a movie.
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Re: Mike Jameson

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Tony1244 wrote:
Tomasino wrote:
Caractacus wrote:I always thought that he kindofsortof resembled a"Poorman's "Gerry Cooney,
minus the tremendous left hook and possibly boxing skills that Cooney enjoyed.

:lol:

Jameson looked like Cooney physically. He could have played him in a movie.

I remember him. This Caractacus guy cracks me up with his threads. Lunatic he is.
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Re: Mike Jameson

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Bodyshot3 wrote:Bruno's first and surprisingly good 'ghosted' book - which covered his early fights in detail - suggests that they were always pleased to get Jameson out of the way and so quickly.

The fight with Mike was designed by Lawless/Duff to be a way of introducing/marketing Bruno to a US audience.

And I think it also came off the back off a fairly extensive American learning trip where Bruno sparred with blokes like Tillis, Jeff Sims and a few other notables. Honeyghan and I think Kaylor were on the same learning tour as well.

They always felt Big Mike could be beaten, but there seems to have been a fair amount of anxiety as well. Perhaps an early sign that Frank was prone to getting anxious and tense up?
Which book was this?
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[quote="Bodyshot3"]The fight with Mike was designed by Lawless/Duff to be a way of introducing/marketing Bruno to a US audience.

And I think it also came off the back off a fairly extensive American learning trip where Bruno sparred with blokes like Tillis, Jeff Sims and a few other notables. Honeyghan and I think Kaylor were on the same learning tour as well.
quote]

The learning trip also included Barry McGuigan where Bruno, Honeyghan and McGuigan all fought on the same night in Chicago in 1983.
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Re: Mike Jameson

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The learning trip also included Barry McGuigan where Bruno, Honeyghan and McGuigan all fought on the same night in Chicago in 1983.
Cheers Ketchel....fun and interesting trip one suspects :TU:

I have a feeling that Bruno also spent a few days with Holmes during this trip but Larry was not having any sparring (having done plenty down the line himself to earn a dollar) and that Frank was a bit in awe of Holmes.
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