Sweet Science : 2009 Hall of Fame Special - Fitzsimons, Waters, Nissen

[DaSweetScience]

Monday Night FightZone - Monday Nov 2, 2009

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

Program #171: This week's Sweet Science boxing program is broadcast live from Koori Radio 93.7FM in Sydney.

The show features the following:

- News Wrap with Paul Upham including the Australian Contender series, David Haye v Nicolai Valuev and Pacman v Cotto news.

- Then its the 2009 Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame special.

Guests as follows:

- Brett McCormick - ANBHOF President on highlights of the 2009 induction ceremony

- Ron Wills - Son of Aboriginal legend and Hall of Fame modern inductee Bobby Sinn who held the Australian bantamweight and featherweight titles and took Jimmy Carruthers to the wire in their famous bout.

- Troy Waters - Former 3 time world title Contender on his induction in the Hall of Fame in the modern category and his famous war with Terry Norris.

- Peter Fitzsimons - Author of 20 Books including "The Ballad of Les Darcy" to deliver his speech given at the Hall of Fame Dinner to commememorate Les Darcy's elevation to legend status including why why Les Darcy is Australia's greatest ever sporting hero.

- Henry Nissen - Former Commonwealth Champion Hammering Henry the Hustling Hebrew Nissen on his career and elevation into the Hall of Fame in the Veterans category.

- 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

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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:

- Heavyweight legend Jack Johnson Feature
- WBO Super feather action - Bernard Dunne v Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
- Chuck Wepner v Muhammad Ali - The fight that inspired Rocky

- 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)

TBA

[DaSweetScience]

Tonights Canvas Classic is Roy Jones v Virgil Hill.
Is this the bodyshot of the century?

[Phil Austin]

It's gotta be DSS, that was a hell of a shot!!!

[DaSweetScience]

Domestically Col's leap across the ring bodyshots on Hoppa have to be right up there.

[ipswich express]

Good to see Dave Sands and Jimmy Carruthers up for nomination in the Hall of Fame (US).

[DaSweetScience]

We are going to dust off and replay our Dave Sand's 80th birthday special from 2006 to commemorate this nomination.

We're also planning a Carruthers special before the end of the year.

I had a quick look at Carruthers record.

The crowds in his final 5 bouts before his first retirement in 1953 were 28,000, 35,000, 32,500, 9000, 69,819. An extraordinary 35,000 average.

In his first 2 comeback bouts 7 years later in 1961 the crowds were 13,000 and 12,300.

That sort of drawing power shows what a special champion Jimmy was.

[COULDHAVEBEEN]

We are going to dust off and replay our Dave Sand's 80th birthday special from 2006 to commemorate this nomination.

We're also planning a Carruthers special before the end of the year.

I had a quick look at Carruthers record.

The crowds in his final 5 bouts before his first retirement in 1953 were 28,000, 35,000, 32,500, 9000, 69,819. An extraordinary 35,000 average.

In his first 2 comeback bouts 7 years later in 1961 the crowds were 13,000 and 12,300.

That sort of drawing power shows what a special champion Jimmy was.

Amazing stuff DSS! The Thais toward the back of the 70,000 strong crowd must have been squinting hard to see the action.

Real pity Jimmy did make the comeback, but it's well documented he needed the money for a business venture (to buy a pub?) and thought that was the only way he could make the dough.

[DaSweetScience]

Around 7.30pm tonight on the SS show Peter Fitzsimons, the Author of the Ballad of Les Darcy, will redeliver the speech he made to commemorate the elevation of Les Darcy to Legend status.

It is one of the greatest pieces of oratory you are likely to hear about a much misunderstood Australian hero.