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Alphonse Halimi 1932-2006
Posted: 13 Nov 2006, 11:13
by emile
The former World Bantamweight champ passed away this weekend from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
http://sport.france2.fr/autressports/25937809-fr.php
Posted: 13 Nov 2006, 15:13
by KOJOE90
Posted: 13 Nov 2006, 15:28
by The Durable Dane
The Little Terror... R.I.P.
Posted: 14 Nov 2006, 20:40
by BoxBuzz
I'm very surprised to see how few people have chimed in on this thread, this guy was a terror and arguably top 20 bantamweight of all time.
He had to be pretty old by now as I remember my dad talking about him in the mid to late fifties. A win over Gilroy was pehaps a defining moment early fifties maybe? My brain is getting rusty with some memories.
May his fighting spirit find peace.....He was a bit of an intellectual (or loony) as well and likened himself to Joan of Ark in the fight with Gilroy as I recall. French national but Algerian as I recall......anyone know anything more about him?
