Boxers you have seen out and about

[Mark TKO]

I forgot - I once saw Nicky Piper walking through Hyde Park

I had a pen and a camera with me but when I asked him he didn't want either from me

[El Kabong]

I shared the same gym with none other than 'The Atomic Bull' Oliver McCall and I was a sparring partner for a few local pros that nobody has heard of. I met Eddie Gregg as well who fought Gerry Cooney. Eddie is now training fighters and I sparred one of his guys, tall southpaw, never got his name though.

[SlimTrae]

None casually, but @ a few IBHOF's -those who I talked with & not just saw go by.

Micky Ward- we talked several times, once about ten minutes. Man he dsecribed how bad his hearing got after his 2nd fight with Gatti. That day was real for me.
Michael Carbajal- He thinks I look like Cabalerro- He joked with Aaror Pryor that if the fans pressed him he'd use his bodyguard Caballero- Great moment!
Aaron Pryor & a guy who ran a boxing site named Erik- each year we'd take a pricture doing the HAWK with our fists out.
I forgot Arron Pryor's son's name- the one who boxed- he kept referring to me as Uncle..that was cool.

Chazz Witherspoon- drove him around with his dad. Real humble guy. Talked with him on the phone afterwards- they invited me to his fight with Arreola- glad I didnt make it...that would've been sad.
Nate Campbell- When he found out I was an author, he gave me his number on how to finish his book. He & his wife went on to write one. Dude is kinda cocky, but looked up to me as an author my (political) book was a pretty good sale that year.

Leon Spinks- we've dranked together & got into a lauhable disagreement on why I joined the USMC. Man we got tore...UP!!! His wife remembered me the previous year & scolded me--dont get Leon (too) drunk this time.

Ken Norton. R.I.P I told him a private joke when I asked to take a photo with him- after that -I sat down in the booth with he & his wife. Felt special to be there and make Ken laugh like a muthajumpa!

Bert Sugar- everytime I ran into him he'd always have a story to tell. R.I.P I got him on my cell phone -when two ring card girls asked to take a photo. I yelled..So Bert is the real sugar man, huh? To which he replied... Yeah but the reason why I take Viagra..is to keep from pissing on my shoes!

Thomas Hearns @ the Showtime SuperSix tournament- Man his demeanor is mean as hell- but he is a cool dude. Tall as shit. How was he a WW?
Antonio Tarver- told this somewhere on this board- he looked me up & down..Guess I was 2cool.
Lou Duva- assisted him to his car, hotel, to the bar. He was real fragile, but always asked for me.

Livingstone Bramble- Another mellow guy.

Chad Dawson, my buddy messed up the photo like twice..I'm like man Chad, sorry, one more time? He was really cool..especially when I kept calling him (young buck) He's was like-- dude you dont look too much older than me...when I told him I was in my 40's:he complimented me.

At the IBHOF BBQ--I get to the front & the cook asked if we could wait to get more chicken- I SWEAR fellaz...one piece left Just as I asked for it-another guy does- Its Buster Douglas. I replied; Well shit...I guess we know who got this last piece! He laughed & talked until more came.


Marvin Haglar- outside of Grazi's restuarant where the boxers come in. I was too drunk to remember how I ended up there- but Haglar was F'n the coolest. At the bar-we got tore UP!

Jonathon Banks- forgot what fight I was at but he recognized ME?!! Hey you're that author who wrote the book about how fucked up the Republicans are right?! We talked for a few.

Talked with Marlon Starling a few times. A few fans listened to him talk about his fights for 1/2 hr.

The funniest boxer..sense of humor wise was Peter Manfredo Jr. I know he isnt a superstar- but down to earth.

I've seen quite a few but never talked with them like JCC, Sergio Martinez, Azumah Nelson.
R.I.P Alexis Arguello..I screwed up...we kept looking at each other, like he wanted to speak to me. But I wasnt sure it was him at first. Thought he looked to young to be Arguello.
Took a few photos with Ruben Olivarez, stood next to Erik Morales for a few seconds as he walked by. At a boxing banquet, got some up close shots of Mike Tyson.
The best was when I screwed up- bought some cheap batteries that ran out--I ran to the gas station to buy more- as I'm walking toward the grounds..Tyson was being whisked out in one of those golf cart things..fans chasing him..Im right NEXT to the Escalade that they took him , so I had my camera ALL UP IN HIS FACE. If I had good batteries I would've never gotten those shots. Didnt know my camera took video...so I acutally filmed the whole thing.
About a dozen more I just can't think of now...But IBHOF @ Canastota is the coolest.

[Master]

I forgot - I once saw Nicky Piper walking through Hyde Park

I had a pen and a camera with me but when I asked him he didn't want either from me

Why would you offer him a pen or camera? No wonder no one likes you.