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Paul Simonetti tells Jack Hirsch all about the day he boxed in the same ring as Frazier and Ali
PAUL SIMONETTI answers the phone with a degree of suspicion. In this day of robocalls that attitude is to be expected. But his demeanor quickly changes when he realises why he is being contacted. The flood of wonderful memories start to come back to Simonetti, now 71, as he gushes over the details of the most exciting night of his life.
Simonetti [
pictured above centre] was a small heavyweight from Pennsylvania, who only had one amateur contest before turning professional. As a pro he compiled a mediocre 11-12-2 (5) record. Of his dozen defeats, seven were inside the distance. Yet he holds a distinction that so few can claim, having shared a ring with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier on the same evening of their “Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden. It was the highlight of Simonetti’s career and one he is darn proud of.
Skooz OK, so it s like this. This used to be a really nice profile page; pics galore, nice wallpapers, and if I say so my self, pretty cool. Then, Comcast deactivated the web pages of their subscribers, including me, and all the painstaking HTML was orphaned overnight. One of these days I ll get around to rebuilding this page. One of these days .
ungh!! Will you raise or lower my taxes? Until that question is answered, I do not hear a word they have to say.
All Hail the Mighty Kansas City Chiefs
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so thick that you don t understand the man s own words.
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