* CutMeMick visits the World Boxing Hall of Fame 2008 *

[CutMeMick]

After giving a quick walk through the table of boxers, the crowd was bigger there so I decided to give the room a complete walk through since I hadn't done that yet so I wasn't sure what else or who else was there.

As I start walking I notice from a distance Tommy "The Duke" Morrison.
No shit!!! I was like holy shit this is the day of surprises I'm just seeing people whom I did not even expect here.

I didn't really chat with the Duke as he was real quiet and just pretty straight forward. I just asked if he was fighting again and he said he wasn't sure. I did notice he had 2 HUGE slits/scars on his arms/biceps.
Anyone know anything about that?

[CutMeMick]

Last and def. not least I met one of my all time fav. fighters.

Someone who honestly I never thought I'd meet since I knew he's based in NY and now with his age the traveling becomes harder and harder to do. But my god what a moment this was for me...

My heart stopped beating and I put my bag down on the floor and just stared in amasement. I just could not believe my eyes that he was there...
A fighter whom epitimizes the word boxer in every sense of the word. Someone who saw it all and someone who fought the best and premier fighters of his era and as we discussed has one of the best resumes all time in boxing.

When his family 1st migrated from the Virgin Islands he was forced to get a job from a very young age. He started working at a hat factory and there one day it was hot and he asked his supervisor if he could take off his shirt cause he was hot. His supervisor said go ahead, he takes off his shirt and he sees this kid who's fucken built like truck. Thick neck, broad shoulders, wide chest... Just built, well his supervisor just happened to be friends with Gil Clancy, Gil began training the kid and Gil over the years did not enter any of his amateurs into tournaments on the 1st year of training but he saw this kid was something special so in 1957 he entered the kid into the NY Golden GLoves and the kid lost in the finals.
The next year he entered the kid again int he NY Golden Gloves and this time he took it all he won the tournament...
That very same year he turned pro and with just 24 fights and a record of 22-2 he fought for the World Welterweight title and won via TKO in the 13th round and would begin one of the best/most tragic trilogy ever.

Seeing him was just something very special to me and getting to talk to him and meet him was mind blwoing...
THE LEGEND that is Emile Griffith...






It was hard to understand him but I got most of it as I tied words with one another... It was great to see him it really was.

Now here's where I served as a translater for Alberto Reyes as he talked with Emile. Alberto just wanted to meet him and exchange some words him so I served as a translater for Alberto as his English is not good.

[CutMeMick]

All in all it was a great day for me, having met all these people and talk and have them share some moments of their lives with me is always something I appreciate it...

I also have a short video that I'll upload today.

[Youngblood]

Amazing stuff.

I'm so jealous of you for this stuff, you have no idea.

[Saddo]

very cool stuff mate... i was gonna post when you were making it but relised it was locked and what you were doing

[CGM]

Interesting stuff Mick, thanks for posting.

[C-Lo]

Good stuff Mick!

[leftylee]

Awesome stuff Mick, I bet you had a blast.

Cool t-shirt as well you're wearing

[killersheep]

Sweet Rawdigga,

Looks like a blast, I'm gonna have to head out one of these days.

[CutMeMick]

Amazing stuff.
I'm so jealous of you for this stuff, you have no idea.

Right on kid...
You shouldn't be jealous man one day you'll get your chance.

very cool stuff mate... i was gonna post when you were making it but relised it was locked and what you were doing

Cheers mate...

Interesting stuff Mick, thanks for posting.

Thanks CGM for the taking the time...

Good stuff Mick!

You know the deal C-Lo, it's how we do it.
Saddos coast to coast.

Awesome stuff Mick, I bet you had a blast.

Cool t-shirt as well you're wearing

Cheers lee, I just got that shirt on Friday so it was my 1st time wearing it.
It came at a good time.

[Deanrw]

Holy crap man. I bet you hated to see that day end. Awesome stuff there.

[SigmaMu]

Here is my favorite one.

[Kel]

All I can say is thanks for sharing that with us, you certainly get about mate. You have so many pics with all these boxing greats/legends it makes me insanely jealous

Who takes all the pics anyway?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Nice Mick,

Awesome stuff and great pics..

I'm heading down on the 22nd to the Night of Champions Banquet.

There should be a good showing there.

Just bought my tickets online.

[CutMeMick]

Great stuff Mick...Talking with Little Rec for an hour...Truly a boxing fans treat

Really was Daxx, as I kneeled next to him and I looked at him talking in mind I was replaying everything he was talking about in my mind.
His eyes would look at a distance as if he was projecting an image into thin air.

Nice Mick,
Awesome stuff and great pics..
I'm heading down on the 22nd to the Night of Champions Banquet.
There should be a good showing there.
Just bought my tickets online.

Good stuff POB...
Camera ready, gloves ready, sharpie ready...
Hope you have a great time.