Oldest Rematch

[samwbr]

has lamotta any surviving opponents ?

Just the 96 years young now Jake

[SteveO]

Greg Page v Tim Witherspoon

This rematch could not be made because Greg Page is no longer with us. Sadly, he died in 2009.

[tobyh5]

Greg Page v Tim Witherspoon

This rematch could not be made because Greg Page is no longer with us. Sadly, he died in 2009.

Yeah mate, I was just posting long time between rematches that had happened rather than ones that could happen.

[tobyh5]

Ok I cannot find a death date for one of Lamottas opponents, O'Neill Bell (every google search comes up with the murder of his namesake).

So I am going for Jake Lamotta v O'Neill Bell - First fight 18th April 1949, 68 years between fights if they kick off again

[bennie]

Terry Downes is Britain's oldest surviving world champion at 81. Put him in with fellow middleweight Jake (who turns 96 tomorrow) and you have a combined age of 177 years.

[Floyd the snake]

Check out British schedule there's a bout lined up for 2029 a hundred years after they first met serious !

[Taansend]

Ok I cannot find a death date for one of Lamottas opponents, O'Neill Bell (every google search comes up with the murder of his namesake).

So I am going for Jake Lamotta v O'Neill Bell - First fight 18th April 1949, 68 years between fights if they kick off again

Bloody hell I forgot about him being murdered.

Atlanta is a dangerous place for ex boxers.

[tobyh5]

Ok I cannot find a death date for one of Lamottas opponents, O'Neill Bell (every google search comes up with the murder of his namesake).

So I am going for Jake Lamotta v O'Neill Bell - First fight 18th April 1949, 68 years between fights if they kick off again

Bloody hell I forgot about him being murdered.

Atlanta is a dangerous place for ex boxers.

I had too and when I saw a death date come up I was confused at first, then remembered it. Him and Forrest paid a big price for living there