Sweet Science : Bryan Membrey Special

[DaSweetScience]

Monday Night FightZone - Monday Oct 5, 2009

1. 6-8pm AEST- The Sweet Science National Boxing Program

Program #167: This week's Sweet Science boxing program is broadcast live from 3KND Radio in Melbourne.

The show features the following:

- News Wrap with Paul Upham including updates on Tua v Cameron, Box on the Dox 7 + the first fights of the middleweight Super 6 tournament.

Then in studio for the Bryan Membrey special :

- The Ararat kid, Bryan Membrey is a former fighter from the early 1950's who had 150 Amateur fights and a pro career with a record of 16-4 including 2 fights with the great George Bracken.

The special will cover highlights of Bryans 63 years in boxing including:

- 140-10 Amateur career
- Representing Australia at 16 in New Zealand
- Dancing with Shirley Strickland at the Centennial games - Shirley has won more Olympic Golds than any other Australian track athlete
- Living by the Les Darcy Code
- Boxing stories from the old West Melbourne stadium
- Memories of Broadcaster Eric Ross, mentor of the great Ron Casey
- Memories of Ambrose Palmer - one of Australias greatest ever trainers
- Lionel Rose - Australia's greatest natural fighter?
- Favourite story when Lionel Rose met Prime MinisterPaul Keating
- Spending time with Harry Hopman - Tennis legend and Joe Louis fanatic
- Reflections on his 2 wars with Hall of Famer Aboriginal legend George Bracken
- Being knocked out by what Ray Mitchell termed as "the hardest punch ever landed at Sydney Stadium"
- Retiring from Boxing to become an artist and author
- List of Bryan's favourite Australian top 5's in Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavy and Heavyweight divisions. t
- Comments and stories from Bryan's 40 year referreing and judging career including Frank Ropis, Lawrence Baby Cassius Austin, Hussy Hussein, Darcy Ritchie, Oyewale Omotoso, Barry Michael, Graeme Porky Brooke, Russell Sands

Radio: The Sweet Science Australian National boxing radio program is broadcast live to over 50 stations on the National Indigenous Radio Service including:

Sydney: Koori Radio: 93.7 FM
Melbourne: 3KND: 1503 AM
Townsville: 4K1G: 107.1 FM

Internet: Listen live on – [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) click on Koori Radio Live at the top of the page. Alternatively listen via itunes on [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])

2. 11.30pm - KOTV on Foxtel Channel 519 (Sky Racing Service)

KOTV is a half hour international weekly boxing news, interviews, previews and historical feature program courtesy of Sky Ringside.

Tonights show features:

- IBF welterweight war between Juan Urango and Randall Bailey
- 1987 fight between Mike Tyson and Tony Tucker
- 2001 fight between Ricky Hatton and Freddie Pendleton

- Note : KOTV is repeated at 8.30am AEST on Tuesdays and 8am on Wednesdays


3. 12 midnight Canvas Classics on Foxtel Channel 519 (Sky Racing Channel)

Middleweight action between Ishe Smith and Daniel Jacobs

[COULDHAVEBEEN]

Only caught the last 15 minutes unfortunately DSS, but even that was good listening.

[DaSweetScience]

Only caught the last 15 minutes unfortunately DSS, but even that was good listening.

It was a great one CHB and it will be up online in the next week or so.

As a surprise we had Keith Dudley (Brian's debut opponent in 1953) for an on air fighters reunion 56 years later.

They were both in great nick for 76 yo's.