Famous Boxer You Seen/Met On The Streets

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

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Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN

I saw Jeff Fenech near where i work, i went up to him to say hello and shake his hand and i'm sure he thought i was a cop! He was ok, Kostya Tszyu was staying at the hotel above from where my shop is in Melbourne before the Leija fight. I met him and a number of his crew during his stay. All good people, I asked about DLH, and Mosley fights and the answer was always "we tried to get it happening but Politics in boxing is worse than the real thing"
KT wanted Floyd as early as 2002 but the Showtime HBO thing was the drawback.
I have a friend who has met and has autographs signed in front of him (not bought ) by Ali, Frazier, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale, Tony Galento, SRR, Emile Griffith, Floyd Patterson and Mickey Walker!! He has over 2000 sports autographs all of whom he has met. If anyone knows where Ruben Olivares is, he needs him for his collection!! He will travel to Mexico!

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'El Puas' Olivares CAN and WILL be at this Years International Boxing Hall Of Fame weekend in June in Canastota, NY :)
I guarantee it... ;)

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I met El Puas at the Great Western Forum in LA

Ive seen quite a few.

But one time I was a passenger in a car when Nigel Benn - in a car driving opposite - beeped and waved at me.


(Benn was waving at my car companion, who he obviously knew, but still...:D)

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

Haha James Toney has been seen at a cigar shop, a candy shop and at a buffet, that's hilarious :lolololol:


The only thing I could possibly find funnier than that is if Danny Williams has been seen walking out of a bakery with a chocolate eclair ;D

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Just one eclair?;D;D;D;D


I'd expect it to be like those alcoholics, brown paper bag full of pastry and scampering off too a quiet corner.

Terry Norris at a San Diego airport. Cool as fukk. Talked to him for about 15 minutes. And no, he does not slur his words

I've met Teddy Altas, Paz, did an interview with Ruiz... Manfredo, Jason Estrada, Sam Soliman, Micky Ward, The Latin Fake, Alfonso Gomez, Jamie Clampitt... Shit, a bunch more...

Evander Holyfield, I see Paul Smith quite often now as he has just bought a new house by me.

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Originally Posted by leftylee

Evander Holyfield, I see Paul Smith quite often now as he has just bought a new house by me.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=boweIGkPEk4

a must see for holyfield fans....

Frank bruno nearly reversed his car right into mine a few years back (before he went gaa-gaa)

Bloke apologised over and over again and came across really well, shared an odd joke and he was on his way.

Also met Kevin Mitchell at a footie match a few years back!!

I gotta go threw my family. Me I've met Joe Frazier,Tim Witherspoon,Kasim Ouma, I've seen Winky,Glen Johnson,David Tua, Tarver, Jones Jr and Tyson.

My brother actually met Winky and Jeff Lacy on the golf course he was just passing by when he seem them and just asked what's going on and had a brief chat,also that same night at the Clearwater stadium for Phillies spring training he met Angelo Dundee and got an autograph.

My father met Ali on a train with his two bodyguards who were like a foot shorter than him,also Joey Archer the last man to beat Ray Robinson in a bar,Matthew Franklin in a philly christian church before he became a muslim and changed his name to Matthew Saad Muhammed.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Terry Norris at a San Diego airport. Cool as fukk. Talked to him for about 15 minutes. And no, he does not slur his words

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Met him in San Diego as well, in an In-N-Out burger place in Pacific Beach. Nice guy! I thought he slurred juuuuuuuuuuuuuust a little bit, not all the time. When I saw him I thought "HHhhhhm kind of looks like Terri Norris" and as I was making line I saw his tattoo of boxing gloves and I think it also said "Champion" or something. So I just tapped his shoulder in a friendly/respectful way:rolleyes: and greeted him "Terrible Terri Norris...how are you doing?" hand shaked and started talking. We had a good laugh remembering his fights against Santana ;D. Darn it! Didn't have my cameraaaaaaaaa! :-\

My parents met Mike Tyson in Atlanta airport and got me an autograph :) .

I saw Ali in Hamleys toy shop in the early 70s they shut the shop and usherd us all out I was awe struck. A few years later I bumped into Nigel Benn out and about on the london club scene also Gary Mason used to pop up at various places we used to visit, Frank Bruno I have seen twice at the garage on the way home from a night out funny fella always sais hello.

ive met a few at the memorabilia events in brum: joe frazier, tommy morrison, buster douglaus, joe calzaghe, david haye, and a few others. all really friendly handshake and smile - but they had huge ques so didn't get to chat or out.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

Haha James Toney has been seen at a cigar shop, a candy shop and at a buffet, that's hilarious :lolololol:

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Ya, the real challenge will be finding someone who's actually spotted Toney jogging.

Frank Bruno, a little story. We were at camp in Ashby Delazu, scrap fancy coming to Derby with me to shop, yes why not. We parked got out of the car, and fuck they were coming from everywhere hundreds of people. He took an hour signing autograths, finally we got to the shop, he bought some gear and I said to him give me the car keys and Ill get the car and bring it to the shop. when he got in the car I drove off out of town we changed over, him driving. Frank is it always like this when you go out, yes scrap. Well that being the case next time you go dont invite Me ;D

I saw Audley Harrison in North London (Seven sisters) outside Tesco. I was going to speak to Audley but I didn't as I can't stand him as a boxer. Can you call him a famous boxer??