Thread: Johnny Bos Dies

Colorful character, the kind that makes boxing better than other stuff.
Ten-Count for Johnny Bos - Boxing.com

That interview gives you a real insight into his personality. R.I.P Mr Bos

He still owes me 500.00 from a trip to Italy back in 84. Rest in Bos, he was a charcater thats for sure. Some liked him and some.........................................! Ray.

I guarantee the majority of modern fans don't even know there's a matchmaker.

The fans only know whats up with their "favorite" they know little to nothing how the ins & outs of boxing work!
You do nothing and go nowheres without a major matchmaker who has many string lengths in the business! I know I worked for one of the best who collaberated with Boz for years! Thats how I got linked to Bos, actually I didn't work FOR Bos rather through my matchmaker Vito Taliretta out of Enfield Conn. Vito brought in "opponents" & "challenges" for many many up & coming stars from Leonard & Hearns to Curry and Breland and was a major component to Marlon Starling also!
I handled Vito boys from 4 round dink crap to main goes! When Vito passed away I quit! Can't start over in boxing with promotions and matchmakers you don't know and trust!!
Theres something fans don't know theres actually trust in the boxing business!! R.I.P to Bos! Ray

Another tribute - Bunce on boxing: Why Frank Bruno and other champs owe ring’s Huggy Bear, Johnny Bos - Others - More Sports - The Independent

"It is claimed that on one particular cold evening an opponent Bos hired for a Cooney fight was unable to get to the venue, and that Bos stripped down and fought the man that he was making. “That’s dedication,” said Mike Marley, a veteran boxing writer at the New York Post." (Brilliant).