Sadly, legendary Acadian boxer and world champion from New Brunswick, Yvon Durelle, passed away last week. Check out one if finest moments on the YouTube link attached, which features a world championship in Montreal in 1958. Anyone who watched that match would agree that Yvon was the clear winner, but for some technicalities, the other guy won.

What a great caracter, whom I had the pleasure to meet two years ago at his place in Baie Sainte-Anne in NB when he was around 75 years old, and still so energitic.
Maz

He was something. I have some old copies of "Ring Magazine" with articles about him.

His oponent, Archie Moore, "The Old Mongose" was an great fighter. And even though he was a little older in that match, to knock Archie down 3 times in one round was incredible.

As a student of the "Sweet Science" and an ex-boxer I would have loved to have met him and heard his stories. It's one of life's little blessings that you got to meet him.

Tee

Thanks Tee-Jo. Yeah, that meeting we had was very interesting.
Yvon had a small museum about himself attached to his humble house in Baie Sainte-Anne, NB. One day, as I was in the area with my family, I decided to drop by, knocked at the door, and there he was, all happy to receive us, and showing us his museum. We had a long chat, and we actually shot a picture of him and I pretending to spar and throwing a punch at each other.
One of these memorable moments...
Maz