Category Archives: fights

Like Father Like Son

June 16, 2019 – 1:06 am

Fenway took a fall in the bathroom. Lots of blood. 8 stitches. No longer perfect. Everyone says his mother beat him. Mam would never touch him. Me maybe, but like father like son. My black eye is from a street fight in Pattaya. “It was a good fight, ma, but I lost.” In fact I […]

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Death Rounds 11-14 Thrilla in Manila

June 5, 2016 – 6:26 pm
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Muhammad Ali – Sonny Liston 2nd Fight 1964

June 4, 2016 – 10:48 pm

In 1964 I watched the second Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight on TV.

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Joe Frazier the thrilla in manila

June 4, 2016 – 2:25 pm

The Thrilla in Manila between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali on October 1, 1975 has been called the greatest fight of modern times. Ali entered the ring out of condition. Joe Frazier had lost three fights; two to George Foreman and one to Ali. HIs career was thought to be over. The heat the morning […]

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Muay Fenway

June 4, 2016 – 11:06 am

Muay Thai is featured every Sunday on Thai TV. As a young boy my son Fenway and his Uncle Nai watched the telecasts from Lumpini Stadium and other boxing venues in a mesmerized state. After the victors and losers were declared for the day, Fenway is encouraged to show what he has learned from the […]

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