Re: The passing of Yvon Durelle - A great Acadian hero
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.
Re: Re: The passing of Yvon Durelle - A great Acadian hero
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