tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post8398932827153428562..comments2023-12-28T22:56:36.259+00:00Comments on Owsblog...: Other obit: our 'orthodox'...Span Owshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-23923200442999464942011-05-08T11:28:38.926+01:002011-05-08T11:28:38.926+01:00Hi Paul, welcome back! Thanks for the comments tha...Hi Paul, welcome back! Thanks for the comments that I see you are making while I was posting this morning! <br /><br />I was a bit too young but remember Bugner for the Ali and Frazier fights (1973) and thereafter.<br /><br />In another life I worked a few months for Joe Bygraves (he defeated Cooper by KO, mind you a bit before my time: for the 1957 Commonwealth title!)Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-50264339263752117482011-05-08T10:47:37.093+01:002011-05-08T10:47:37.093+01:00The Bugner fight is one moment from my tender year...The Bugner fight is one moment from my tender years that still sticks with me. My Dad was a big boxing fan (actually went to school with Terry Downes) and I can remember his incredulity at the result, although at that age I just knew he was very annoyed and it would be years before I knew what incredulous meant.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984687997030721919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-47305706386556565732011-05-06T09:04:01.620+01:002011-05-06T09:04:01.620+01:00Boing doesn't do much for your looks!Looking a...Boing doesn't do much for your looks!Looking at pictures of him and George in their youth you can certainly see the change isn't just age! His brother died only the year before, almost excatly a year, in April.Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-23935807455793256562011-05-05T22:19:19.682+01:002011-05-05T22:19:19.682+01:00Henry was liked by men and women alike(even those ...Henry was liked by men and women alike(even those who dislike boxing)<br /><br />For some reason I thought that he was older.<br /><br />Sadly they say that he was frail and had been affected earlier by the loss of his wife and twin brother.The Great Gildersleevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645982900310730576noreply@blogger.com