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Let's see: *PEP,WILLIE; *Muhammad Ali; ***Pinklon Thomas; ***Chris Byrd, ***Marlon Starling, (*Marvin Hagler, don't remember any conversation. Though, we posed for pictures and hand shake and Goody beside us. Goody was talking with. Portland, ME., day before Jamie Thomas match). *Mike Tyson, ***Joey Gamache (MAINE STATE), Jose Ribalta, (Ed Green, "one way conversation"/his..), Emilio Amantine, ***Tyrone Booze (we were team mates..), lots of others have to stop and think!

#Jimmy Clark the (huge) amateur star!

#Lawrence Clay-Bey ('96 Olympian who fought Wlad.Klitschko)

##Israel (Pito) Cardona

John Scully (how *big was he??)// & ***Davey Hilton (1989)

***Soo Hwan Hong (in ALASKA, 86-87)

***Tony DeMarco//waited in a line, Hartford, CT. (I told him he looks like, Max Schmelling & he does!)

##Luigi Camputaro FLYWEIGHT BOXER FROM ITALY. We were team mates here in CT.

Troy Wortham, fought Mark Breland + Julio Cesar Vasquez.

***Vinny Pazienza (shorted name to only, "Paz")

Peter McNeeley

I knew the late Craig Bodzianowski back in the late 80's, and ironically my best friend at the time knew his 2 time opponent Alfonzo Ratliff.

Yup! Amazing athlete & story. Yes..I knew of his dieing. Ratliff lost vs Pinklon Thomas in 1983. Tko'd r. 10 of 10 r. 24 seconds left on clock. R.I.P. Craig Bodz

Seamus wrote:I knew the late Craig Bodzianowski back in the late 80's, and ironically my best friend at the time knew his 2 time opponent ***Alfonzo Ratliff.

* super star world champs// ***world champs//# world champs, Amateur//## becomes No.1 contender for title
Counting only the "first echelon" for organizations here [WBC WBA IBF WBO]

Marvin Hagler and Tim Witherspoon

Lennox Lewis is the biggest name boxer I have spoken to (albeit briefly).
Frank Bruno
Maurice Coore (Core)
Carl Thompson
Robin Reid
Gary Mason

Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Lennox Lewis
Henry Cooper
Eddie mustafa Muhammad
Jeremy Williams
Al ice Cole
Henry Akinwande
Julius Francis
James oyebola
Herbie Hide
Chris p.bacon
Lee Murray mma
David Haye
Kevin kelley

Went to meet ken Norton at a book signing years ago....it was advertised in the boxing news and I travelled to Bromley to see him....but couldn't find the location.. (pre Internet days) I regret not meeting him

Ray Austin
Seen nigel Benn and honeyghan out but didnt get to talk to them.
I was quite good friends with :Stilks the legendary door man and he wanted to introduce me to pretty boy Roy Shaw.. And others but I balked. I liked Stilks
..I could count on him when I needed 'help'
...many others.. Can't remember... Must be punch drunk

evrenb, well that is an impressive list [why did you balk at Shaw! &..I know you know he died recently. "Unlicenced boxer" I think I never hear of him until he died]
I've "seen" live (35 yards away), Matthew Hilton. And stood beside Ted Lowry once (you know who he is...) & I sat ringside one away from Floyd Patterson once. And, walked past by inches Larry Holmes one time. Oh, almost forgot. Gerry Cooney.....a friend talked me into "hitchhiking" one time to the Caskills to witness a GC workout (prior to the Holmes match). SUCH A COLD DAY! We got there bit tardy. So..I was only along for the "hike"/not to meet GC. My friend chased him down, met him. Then, some bit of time later here comes GC in his robe and gear walking up the hallway. He stops a distance from us and terries, to fiddle with his robe and attire. Then, finally he pulls it together and marched on and past us.
Must be some others too. I'll recall! Oh, and I witness Robert Daniels LIVE SPARRING in Miami before. He was getting sharp in order to challenge (successfully) for 190lb 'C' title in France.
See Billy Padden fight often. You may or may not know of him but..in College, BP was a "good legend".

Richie Woodhall, Joe and Marvis Frazier... the one's I can think of

ImranSarwar wrote:evrenb, well that is an impressive list [why did you balk at Shaw! &..I know you know he died recently. "Unlicenced boxer" I think I never hear of him until he died]
I've "seen" live (35 yards away), Matthew Hilton. And stood beside Ted Lowry once (you know who he is...) & I sat ringside one away from Floyd Patterson once. And, walked past by inches Larry Holmes one time. Oh, almost forgot. Gerry Cooney.....a friend talked me into "hitchhiking" one time to the Caskills to witness a GC workout (prior to the Holmes match). SUCH A COLD DAY! We got there bit tardy. So..I was only along for the "hike"/not to meet GC. My friend chased him down, met him. Then, some bit of time later here comes GC in his robe and gear walking up the hallway. He stops a distance from us and terries, to fiddle with his robe and attire. Then, finally he pulls it together and marched on and past us.
Must be some others too. I'll recall! Oh, and I witness Robert Daniels LIVE SPARRING in Miami before. He was getting sharp in order to challenge (successfully) for 190lb 'C' title in France.
See Billy Padden fight often. You may or may not know of him but..in College, BP was a "good legend".

Is that tiger ted lowry??

Oh you know! ["BIG SECRETS w/HIM!" : )]

Drake Thadzi, did not have words but..one time/I went to Brockton to drop in on the GPettineli GYM THERE! Well, while there I had to walk thru the Office sometimes. One of the times Drake Thadzi was sitting, alone (quiet).
You know he did some really keen things in boxing!

***Sugar Ramos. I was boxing in a lh fight ("I am a natural welterweight...."). It was my 7Th pro start. We were at Worcester Mass. & my corner was ASSIGNED to me. Somewhere into the rounds already I learned that Sugar Ramos was working my corner that night. I was "surprised". Learned "during the fight".

Carlos Ortiz is another one I just SEE live. The times I would box on the Jimmy Burchfield promotions in RI (if I'm not mistaken..I think that is where see him). Different times. Everyone KNEW WHO HE WAS. He would be "very energetic" just bouncing around all over the place like a rubber ball. Lot of "good energy".

Another I laid eyes on only we never "spoke" was ***Gilbert Dele of France when he was the reigning champion. It was for his defense against Pazienza. Fight he lost the title in. We were all sitting at very large conference table and Gilbert sat at the other end.