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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I watched Johansson beat Patterson. I watched Patterson beat Johansson. I watched liston beat Patterson. I watched Clay beat Liston.
Then I got bored. I know Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard by name. Mike Tyson. A couple others I would recognize if I heard them. That's about it.
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I forgot about Sugar Ray Robinson! I knew there was another Sugar Ray before "Leonard" but couldn't recall. I don't remember if I ever saw Liston fight
, though remember the name Floyd Patterson. Yeah, I was a BIG boxing fan through the late 70s/80s, and then I just suddenly lost all interest.
Anyway, not many boxing fans will recall Christy Elliott. He was an up-and-coming boxer who was on the Irish Olympic team. I'm surprised that there is very little info about him on the web. It's been so many years that I can't remember, but I vaguely recall that he (very) briefly held some class of Champion title (maybe Bantamweight), but I honestly can't remember.
I knew him personally and was (briefly) very close friends with him back in the early 80s. His personal story, the one that I know, is very sad and tragic. BTW, I just found out (while searching the web) that he passed away in Jan., 2011.
