Don King, on Mike Tyson


"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter?
He went to prison, not to Princeton."



"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music
and the dancers hit each other."

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Boxing Training Camp





Madame Bey

@MadameBey

Author, boxing historian Gene Pantalone. Books Madame Bey's: Home to Boxing Legends, From Boxing Ring to Battlefield: The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins. Out Nov.





At Bey's Camp, heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott prepares for a bout. He was the oldest heavyweight champion before George Foreman. – at Chatham Township





At Bey's Camp, Gene Tunney prepares for his 1st encounter with Jack Dempsey. – at Chatham Township






At Bey's Camp, Rubin Hurricane Carter wearing 23-oz gloves instead of 16-oz gloves because his hits were too hard for his sparing partners. Circa early1960s. – at Chatham Township




At Bey's Camp in 1959, former heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano meets current heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson before 1st Johansson fight. – at Chatham Township






Madame Bey, 2nd from the left, watches Henry Armstrong at Pompton Lakes, while his opponent Lou Ambers was training at her camp.



At Bey's Camp, light heavyweight champ Paul Berlenbach prepares for Delaney match in 1926 with his Great Dane Shorty..





At Bey's, Arturo prepares for 1st heavyweight champion title. – at Chatham Township




At Madame Bey's Camp, heavyweight challenger Two-ton Tony Galento with his son the press called one-ton.






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