Guided Tours

[ALDAWSON]

Are there any towns or cities that have a guided tour related to a boxer or boxing generally?

[goose 5]

I'd be surprised if Louisville, Kentucky didn't/doesn't have one related to Muhammad Ali.

[bennie]

Are there any towns or cities that have a guided tour related to a boxer or boxing generally?

Could be a real earner for someone with business sense.

[Caractacus]

well just name a town or city that you live in or are going to visit
and we here can make up your own 'guided tour".
I think we had done a thread on some of the old ( pre-1955)
Boxing training camps (also conditioning camps)here in the USA (and also in Britain)
used by Joe Louis and others.
there was also a thread about Archie Moore's famous "The Salt Mines" training camp
at Mount Woodson near San Diego.
what Boxers careers were you most interest in ?

[Caractacus]

in case you live in Northern California.
here would be a great place to visit.
Croll's Garden and Hotel in Alameda

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croll_Building

[Perseus]

I'd be surprised if Louisville, Kentucky didn't/doesn't have one related to Muhammad Ali.

Not saying there isn't some type of Ali museum in Louisville because I've never actually looked into it.
Our daughter lives in Louisville, on our visits I have never seen such a place or seen advertisements for one.
She knows I would be interested in seeing a place like that but has never mentioned one to us.

[Caractacus]

I don't know how old this gym is in East Oakland (over on 843 35th avenue).
*
Update -this gym(King's Boxing Gym) opened in 1984

[Caractacus]

So which cities and towns any of Y'all planning to visit this Summer ?
We can make our own self "Guided Historic Boxing Tours".

[Caractacus]

What happened to the dude who posted this originally, did he loose interest in the subject alreay ?
so where do some of you all plan to visit this Summer ?
maybe we can find out what past boxing history happened in the city/town that you are planning to visit.

[Caractacus]

If you ever find yourself in Brockton (MA) USA



Where a young Rocky Marciano hit a ball out of the park.

[Caractacus]

Bruce Lee's running route.

[Caractacus]

Frank Moran trained at Lake Saratoga in New York State in the mid 1910's.
staying at Tom Luther's White Sulpher Springs Hotel,
so did Jack Dempsey for the fights with Luis Firpo and Tunney and others

https://saratogaliving.com/jack-dempsey-boxing-saratoga

[Caractacus]

Speculator New York, (in the Adirondack Mountains)where Gene Tunney trained in the late 1920's.
as well as other later boxers like Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom ,Max Schmeling ( who trained here for both fights with Joe Louis)and Max Baer
( starts at 22:00 of this clip)

[Caractacus]

Gene Tunney had also trained near here for the fight with Dempsey.

[Caractacus]

the old night club in Newtown, Connecticut where Floyd Patterson trained in late 1959/1960 for his re-match with Ingemar Johansson
It is no loner there but check out the story here

https://newtownbee.com/05022003/the-new ... ng-history

[Caractacus]

you read the article, now here is some rare film footage to the place.

https://britishpathe.com/asset/118467/