True, Terry. I just thought it was a genuine blip and, given that Shuler did a Corrales a few weeks after the fight, I gave it a mention.Terry D wrote:What's a dropped C between friends, Bennie? We all make mistakes. Misplaced C's and erroneous bumps are nowt to worry aboutbennie wrote:Shuler.
Terry, James Shuler was one of those, like Don Curry, who should have gone to the 1980 Olympics but for the US boycott. He thus missed out on potential gold (and he was nicknamed "Black Gold"), potential big money and potential fame. He must have been able to really fight; the guy is unmarked.Terry D wrote:Christ, forgot all about that tragedy, my bad. Really terrible and such a pity he never got the chance to come back from that one. No shame in losing to Hearns in that form no matter what the round and he could always say that he lost his 0 to an absolutely fantastic performance.bennie wrote:True, Terry. I just thought it was a genuine blip and, given that Shuler did a Corrales a few weeks after the fight, I gave it a mention.Terry D wrote: What's a dropped C between friends, Bennie? We all make mistakes. Misplaced C's and erroneous bumps are nowt to worry about
Did you ever catch any of his amateur footage or hear word of him prior to his turning pro? Imagine he was tipped for the top and looked to be getting there but it was a tough summit to reach.
Cheers mate, appreciate it...glad you enjoyed it.Matt W wrote:I've just read Boxrec's own James McDonell's Charlie Magri book, 'Champagne Charlie'. I started to follow boxing a little after Charlie's time but met him recently and wanted to find out more about him. A great read. I've also just received my copy of Oliver Jarrett's book on Kirkland Laing which I'm really looking forward to reading.
Quite an ill-fated team, in many respects: Shuler dead, Carter dead, Broad dead, Sandoval punchy, Curry broke...Terry D wrote:That is one strong team. Assume that is Joe 'Louis' Manley who later lost to Marsh? Tezza lost out to Joey Frost for a berth didn't he? Certainly made up for it as a pro.bennie wrote:Terry, James Shuler was one of those, like Don Curry, who should have gone to the 1980 Olympics but for the US boycott. He thus missed out on potential gold (and he was nicknamed "Black Gold"), potential big money and potential fame. He must have been able to really fight; the guy is unmarked.Terry D wrote: Christ, forgot all about that tragedy, my bad. Really terrible and such a pity he never got the chance to come back from that one. No shame in losing to Hearns in that form no matter what the round and he could always say that he lost his 0 to an absolutely fantastic performance.
Did you ever catch any of his amateur footage or hear word of him prior to his turning pro? Imagine he was tipped for the top and looked to be getting there but it was a tough summit to reach.
Here is the missing Dream Team in Moscow in 1980:
Light-flyweight: Robert Shannon
Flyweight: Richard Sandoval
bantamweight: Jackie Beard
Featherweight: Bernard Taylor
Lightweight: Joe Manley
Light-welterweight: Johnny Bumphus
Welterweight: Donald Curry
Light-middleweight: James Shuler
Middleweight: Charles Carter
Light-heavyweight: Leroy Murphy
Heavyweight: James Broad
Excellent, ESPN Classic have done a Jack Johnson and Joe Louis one recently too, I wonder if it's part of the same series.THEBUTCH wrote:For the multitude of Tommy Hearns fans out there, one of the ESPN channels are doing a special on this living legend tonight (around 9pm'ish I think).
Thing is Duran could probably stopped at lightweight for the majority of his career but he had to chase the money fights which ended up taking him well out of his comfort zone.MachoMan09 wrote:The Duran knockout always fills me with mixed feelings. I idolised Duran and foolishly believed that men like him could not be knocked out like that. At the same time, the speed and destruction of Hearns was a sight to behold.