Saturday, January 31, 2009

Ingemar Johansson, R.I.P.

Obit here. What an exciting fight his victory over Floyd Patterson was. I actually remember that fight & the two tough ones that followed, fights that Patterson won. Looking back, I believe that the heavyweight division of boxing opened my eyes in terms of race. For some reason, Patterson, Liston, & the great "Greatest!" Ali became heroes to a white kid in far north Wisco. I have mentioned the green AM radio that opened up the world to me, or, at least, WLS & that other station where Dick Biondi was a DJ. More here.

Winning!

http://www.helenahistory.org/ingemar_floyd.jpg


Losing!


http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00005/patter120506_5467t.jpg

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