* CutMeMick visits the World Boxing Hall of Fame 2008 *

[Diane]

Wow, looks like you had a great time!!

It's too bad that Lennox and Pernell were no shows, that would have been nice to meet them as well, but it looks like your were in heaven without them anyways.

Meeting Emile must have been pretty emotional, it would have been for me. I'll admit, I didn't know much about him or his career until I watched Ring Of Fire, and what an amazing story. I got emotional, and felt the torment he felt about the death of Benny Paret, and I was a crying mess when he met Benny's son at the end. I only hope that he is more at peace with what happened.

Thanks for sharing.

[CutMeMick]

It's too bad that Lennox and Pernell were no shows, that would have been nice to meet them as well, but it looks like your were in heaven without them anyways.

Rumors had it that Lennox was there in the hotel but did not want to participate in the Memorabilia event. I'm still not even sure if he was there for the ceremony or not...

Also Pernell I know was not there at all, story goes that he wanted to fly 1st class. But the WBHF is a non-profit orgnization and gettting Pernell a 1st class plane ticket would be steep for them. They gave him a flight number for his flight incase he changed his mind but he said he did not fly coach...
Now how true that story is I'm not sure. But that's what was being talked.

Meeting Emile must have been pretty emotional, it would have been for me. I'll admit, I didn't know much about him or his career until I watched Ring Of Fire, and what an amazing story. I got emotional, and felt the torment he felt about the death of Benny Paret, and I was a crying mess when he met Benny's son at the end. I only hope that he is more at peace with what happened.

Thanks for sharing.

Really was emotional for me seeing him and sitting there next to him and talking with him you could see it in his eyes and you could hear it in his voice when he talked that there was soo much history there and so much to still know about him.