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new member
Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 23:13
by coach greg v
as a recent member of box rec i have totally read more that 10,000 posts today. i enjoy the boxing writing which i have not seen since nat fleischer died. i graduated high school in 1970 the first thing i did was go to la to the olympic where i saw rick farris's second pro fight. i had been watching boxing from the olmpiuc since 65 i think. also i think i boxed him at a boys club tournament could be wrong. anything thank u you to all for a great afternoon.
Re: new member
Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 00:03
by raylawpc
coach greg v wrote:as a recent member of box rec i have totally read more that 10,000 posts today. i enjoy the boxing writing which i have not seen since nat fleischer died. i graduated high school in 1970 the first thing i did was go to la to the olympic where i saw rick farris's second pro fight. i had been watching boxing from the olmpiuc since 65 i think. also i think i boxed him at a boys club tournament could be wrong. anything thank u you to all for a great afternoon.
Rick regularly posts on the Classic American West Coast Boxing thread; you could contact him there or PM him. He has a pretty good recollection of his fights - amateur and pro; if you boxed him, maybe he remembers you.
Re: new member
Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 17:13
by BoxBuzz
ray, this brings something up that I always wanted to ask...and maybe I'll ask it in the west coast thread.
Can a fighter POSSIBLY forget someone he squared off against in the ring?
......exception noted: Unless of course it is brought on by side affects of the sport itself....
Re: new member
Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 07:33
by p4p1
BoxBuzz wrote:ray, this brings something up that I always wanted to ask...and maybe I'll ask it in the west coast thread.
Can a fighter POSSIBLY forget someone he squared off against in the ring?
......exception noted: Unless of course it is brought on by side affects of the sport itself....
i think it would depend on the person someone with 300 or so fights could be forgiven for forgetting a few opponents
Re: new member
Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 20:21
by coach greg v
p4p1 wrote:BoxBuzz wrote:ray, this brings something up that I always wanted to ask...and maybe I'll ask it in the west coast thread.
Can a fighter POSSIBLY forget someone he squared off against in the ring?
......exception noted: Unless of course it is brought on by side affects of the sport itself....
i think it would depend on the person someone with 300 or so fights could be forgiven for forgetting a few opponents
>after a minor stroke it is very possible to forget
Re: new member
Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 20:24
by coach greg v
coach greg v wrote:p4p1 wrote:BoxBuzz wrote:ray, this brings something up that I always wanted to ask...and maybe I'll ask it in the west coast thread.
Can a fighter POSSIBLY forget someone he squared off against in the ring?
......exception noted: Unless of course it is brought on by side affects of the sport itself....
i think it would depend on the person someone with 300 or so fights could be forgiven for forgetting a few opponents
>after a minor stroke it is very possible to forget
> I had many boxing matchs at the boys club back in the 50s. Some I can remember some I can not give a old guy a little slack..
Re: new member
Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 21:07
by Crease
BoxBuzz wrote:ray, this brings something up that I always wanted to ask...and maybe I'll ask it in the west coast thread.
Can a fighter POSSIBLY forget someone he squared off against in the ring?
......exception noted: Unless of course it is brought on by side affects of the sport itself....
Without mental injuries/disabilites or anything of that nature. If a fighter has fought even 70/80 times, (like Louis or Ali) I would say then YES I COULD BELIEVE IT.
Y'know, that's a helluva lot of fights, will a fighter remember every single one? I think that any boxer who has fought in that numerical region would be forgiven for an opponent or two slipping his mind.
But it's a good question.
On the flipside, are you going to forget someone if they keep punching you in the face.
Re: new member
Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 21:08
by coach greg v
Crease wrote:BoxBuzz wrote:ray, this brings something up that I always wanted to ask...and maybe I'll ask it in the west coast thread.
Can a fighter POSSIBLY forget someone he squared off against in the ring?
......exception noted: Unless of course it is brought on by side affects of the sport itself....
Without mental injuries/disabilites or anything of that nature. If a fighter has fought even 70/80 times, (like Louis or Ali) I would say then YES I COULD BELIEVE IT.
Y'know, that's a helluva lot of fights, will a fighter remember every single one? I think that any boxer who has fought in that numerical region would be forgotten for an opponent or two slipping his mind.
But it's a good question.
On the flipside, are you going to forget someone if they keep punching you in the face.
>when your 8 yrs old yes