Wilbert "vampire" Johnson

[drunkenpiper36]

Think I saw this guy once around 1988 or 89. Used to enter the ring in a coffin and dressed like a vampire. Seemed like a respectable journeyman who was in some good middle weight fights. Apparently after he retired, he became a bus driver in his hometown.

[palooka]

Did he drive the bus dressed like dracular? Think he drives a bus in Doncaster.

[Caractacus]

Think I saw this guy once around 1988 or 89. Used to enter the ring in a coffin and dressed like a vampire. Seemed like a respectable journeyman who was in some good middle weight fights. Apparently after he retired, he became a bus driver in his hometown.

Hey Druckenpiper,
You wouldnt by any chance happen to live in Rapid City,South Dakota would you?
Because thats were I saw him fight a local boxer.

[Ambling Alp II]

He had a few fights on TV in the early 1980s; I believe they were on ESPN and NBC. Always thought a match with Frank "The Animal" Fletcher would have been a natural.

[Broomhall]

He had a few fights on TV in the early 1980s; I believe they were on ESPN and NBC. Always thought a match with Frank "The Animal" Fletcher would have been a natural.

Got banged out by John "the beast" Mugabi who also beat Frank "The Animal" Fletcher. There is some footage of Johnson on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDX9w4HmheM

and Mugabi V Fletcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKBL5dmNL2g

[drunkenpiper36]

Think I saw this guy once around 1988 or 89. Used to enter the ring in a coffin and dressed like a vampire. Seemed like a respectable journeyman who was in some good middle weight fights. Apparently after he retired, he became a bus driver in his hometown.

Hey Druckenpiper,
You wouldnt by any chance happen to live in Rapid City,South Dakota would you?
Because thats were I saw him fight a local boxer.

Nah. I'm from the Chicagoland area, and saw him on TV. I don't even remember who he was fighting or even if the broadcasting was live. This was late 80's.

[Caractacus]

Think I saw this guy once around 1988 or 89. Used to enter the ring in a coffin and dressed like a vampire. Seemed like a respectable journeyman who was in some good middle weight fights. Apparently after he retired, he became a bus driver in his hometown.

Hey Druckenpiper,
You wouldnt by any chance happen to live in Rapid City,South Dakota would you?
Because thats were I saw him fight a local boxer.

Nah. I'm from the Chicagoland area, and saw him on TV. I don't even remember who he was fighting or even if the broadcasting was live. This was late 80's.

I saw him fight in March 1984.

[Ambling Alp II]

He had a few fights on TV in the early 1980s; I believe they were on ESPN and NBC. Always thought a match with Frank "The Animal" Fletcher would have been a natural.

Got banged out by John "the beast" Mugabi who also beat Frank "The Animal" Fletcher. There is some footage of Johnson on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDX9w4HmheM

and Mugabi V Fletcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKBL5dmNL2g

Thanks for the links. Fletcher's has some entertaining fights as well. His mom would be standing up, screaming her lungs out.
Mugabi was a really good fighter (for a while at least) and a couple of levels better than Fletcher and Johnson.
"The Beast", "The Animal", "Vampire", they did have some cool nicknames didn't they?

[palooka]

Yeah, the nick names were made for TV; they were very decent fighters as well and would put on a real show.