Comments on: Friday Five: Boxers http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-five-boxers A Roots Music Publication Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jeremy Dylan http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/#comment-4918 Jeremy Dylan Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:46:17 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=16530#comment-4918 Glad to see JACK DEMPSEY'S CROWN make an appearance here. It was my initial favourite track from Reason and Rhyme. Glad to see JACK DEMPSEY’S CROWN make an appearance here. It was my initial favourite track from Reason and Rhyme.

]]> By: Paul W Dennis http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/#comment-4913 Paul W Dennis Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:04:26 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=16530#comment-4913 I really liked both the Simon & Garfunkel and Emmylou Harris versions of the boxer. *** Dylan's "Hurricane" really annoyed me, as did the movie THE HURRICANE, both filled with much fiction as it contained about his boxing career. (I reserve judgment on his guilt or innocence on the murder charge) Hurricane Carter was a good, but not great boxer. He lost the middleweight title shot he had against Joey Giardello fading in the later rounds, and Dick Tiger mopped the floor with him in a non-title fight. He won 27 of his 40 fights with 12 losses and 1 draw - hardly the stuff of which legends are made *** The Statler Brothers had a neat song "The Kid's Last Fight" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evdj9qmcGQc I really liked both the Simon & Garfunkel and Emmylou Harris versions of the boxer.

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Dylan’s “Hurricane” really annoyed me, as did the movie THE HURRICANE, both filled with much fiction as it contained about his boxing career.
(I reserve judgment on his guilt or innocence on the murder charge)

Hurricane Carter was a good, but not great boxer. He lost the middleweight title shot he had against Joey Giardello fading in the later rounds, and Dick Tiger mopped the floor with him in a non-title fight. He won 27 of his 40 fights with 12 losses and 1 draw – hardly the stuff of which legends are made

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The Statler Brothers had a neat song “The Kid’s Last Fight”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evdj9qmcGQc

]]> By: Rick http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/#comment-4907 Rick Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:16:51 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=16530#comment-4907 Don't care about sports. Don't care about songs about sports. But I will admit I've always loved the original Simon & Garfunkel version of "The Boxer" for its musicality and especially the harmonica parts! (lol) Don’t care about sports. Don’t care about songs about sports. But I will admit I’ve always loved the original Simon & Garfunkel version of “The Boxer” for its musicality and especially the harmonica parts! (lol)

]]> By: Jon http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/#comment-4906 Jon Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:01:30 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=16530#comment-4906 Nice to see my BFF ML get some props here! Nice to see my BFF ML get some props here!

]]> By: Ken Morton, Jr. http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/#comment-4902 Ken Morton, Jr. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:17:07 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=16530#comment-4902 Juli, nice Friday Five as usual. One more I'll throw out there is one of my favorite Springsteen tracks. It's called "The Hitter" off of his 2005 <em>Devils and Dust</em> album. Juli, nice Friday Five as usual. One more I’ll throw out there is one of my favorite Springsteen tracks. It’s called “The Hitter” off of his 2005 Devils and Dust album.

]]> By: Leeann Ward http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-boxers/#comment-4901 Leeann Ward Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:40:38 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=16530#comment-4901 I was hoping this would be at the top. Great cover. I was hoping this would be at the top. Great cover.

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