Carmen Basilio dead at 85

In a sport made for tough guys, he was among the very toughest.I remember my Father really liked him as a fighter.




Oddly enough.... when I was writing for Ring Magazine , I had him stop in my office to help me prepare a story about his career.He was retired for about 6 years.Good guy, but we had a difference of opinion about a certain fight and he got shirty with me.I beat the fucl< out of him.I promised I would never tell anyone and he thanked me.

That story spring boarded my career into inventing the vegetable....broccoli.