Thread: Carmen Basilio dead at 85
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Old 11-14-2012, 07:28 AM
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Out of the onion fields of Canastota.. Had the real pleasure and thrill of getting to know him when I was writing for the Oneida Daily Dispatch. A great fighter and an amazing guy. RIP.

Watch a number of his fights here: http://sweetboxingvideos.wordpress.c...armen-basilio/

NYT Obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/sp...t-85.html?_r=0

Tribute by Lou Eisen: http://fightnetwork.com/news/34578:t...armen-basilio/
Just a real tough fighter. May he R.I.P...
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