Abe Simon- Jersey Joe Walcott fight reports

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

i thought i would share this with boxrec







"The man ran out of steam because he never had any steam to begin with.

Walcott was a last minute 'call in' to face Simon. It was a crazy idea. Walcott needed a buck (as ever) and decided to take his chances against a nurtured n' dangerous contender. He had done absolutely no training.

Ted Spoon is amazed despite this 'Jersey' Joe was still beating Simon to the punch and snatched up the first 5 rounds only to find himself very exhuasted and then he was finished because he was in no kind of condition. " - boxing historian Ted Spoon






Jim McNeill put it:

"Just like the Ettore fight, Walcott gave Abe a boxing lesson for five rounds before he ran out of steam and was halted in the sixth. The record books, however, do not include excuses or explanations." - (That Night In The Garden, P127)

[barry]

>>>Nice to put sources on it.<<<

Then why don't you start doing so?

[Collins2000]

I notice you still don't include Spoon's sources.

An actual report from the time would be a lot more convincing.

You were going to ask Spoon about this weren't you Brocky?

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

I notice you still don't include Spoon's sources.

An actual report from the time would be a lot more convincing.

You were going to ask Spoon about this weren't you Brocky?

look at the bottom.........thats where spoon got one of his sources from


Jim McNeill put it:

"Just like the Ettore fight, Walcott gave Abe a boxing lesson for five rounds before he ran out of steam and was halted in the sixth. The record books, however, do not include excuses or explanations." - (That Night In The Garden, P127)

[Collins2000]

Hi Brockton.

So, that is Spoon's sole source?

How then, from that source did he come up with the statements:

"Walcott was a last minute 'call in' to face Simon"

and

"He had done absolutely no training"

Or did he just add those statements for dramatic effect?