Rudi Lubbers is 78 years old.
BTW Last month (October.20th) was the 50th anniversary of his fight with Muhammad Ali.
Re: Living HW contenders from the 1950's/1960's & early 1970's
Posted: 16 Jan 2024, 14:12
by Caractacus
Boone Kirkman is still around ( 78 yrs old)
He fought George Foreman (twice)
Ken Norton, Gerry Cooney and sparred with Joe Frazier.
Re: Living HW contenders from the 1950's/1960's & early 1970's
Posted: 16 Jan 2024, 20:49
by goose 5
I read that Cooney really opened up on Boone during their exhibition bout; Gerry had a bad reputation in that regard.
Re: Living HW contenders from the 1950's/1960's & early 1970's
Posted: 17 Jan 2024, 04:23
by hhaehre
goose 5 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2024, 20:49
I read that Cooney really opened up on Boone during their exhibition bout; Gerry had a bad reputation in that regard.
There's a video of it, didn't look good. Kirkman had good reason to be pissed off.
Re: Living HW contenders from the 1950's/1960's & early 1970's
Posted: 17 Jan 2024, 18:10
by Caractacus
-1983-
Re: Living HW contenders from the 1950's/1960's & early 1970's