5:20 - My Father wasn't trained by anyone associated with the mob. He did participate in the 1952 Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. But it was Cus D'Amato who guided my Father to the top. And he managed to keep Dad away from any underworld influence. R.I.P. Cus. We miss you.
My father wasn't involved either! He was a 20-year-old sparring partner for your Dad prior to the Olympics. I knew your Dad through my activities at the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Cus was close with Fat Tony Salerno and Charles "Charie Black" Antonucci. Cus always denied it, but he was involved with financing the fight in 1959 between your dad and Johannsen. There's an article rtcile online about it from that time with Fat Tony called "Mr. X." Even Mike Tyson met Fat To y through Cus when he was 13. www.google.com/search?q=fat+tony+mr+x+floyd+patterson&client=ms-android-tmus-us-rvc3&sca_esv=d15b179212b804a0&udm=2&biw=360&bih=682&ei=cw3WZZL6CrnsptQP9NO2uAQ&oq=fat+tony+mr+x+floyd+patterson&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIh1mYXQgdG9ueSBtciB4IGZsb3lkIHBhdHRlcnNvbjIIEAAYgAQYogRIgSFQ1QVYkR9wAHgAkAEAmAFzoAHfC6oBBDE0LjO4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgQQIRgKiAYB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#vhid=GeSqQxt8U4H6WM&vssid=global
I met your father once outside Madison square garden the night of the Dokes v Ruddock fight. I was about 10 years old and he shook my hand and I was in heaven!! He was a great man!
Thank you for posting this followed boxing all my life and have an interest in the NYC five families. Been lucky to have known Tony Nap and met with Tommy at Gleasons a few years ago. Excellent watch
This is great stuff! Most younger guys have no idea how big boxing was, how it was ingrained into our culture. Two guys from the same city could fight & bring most of their neighborhood with them to fill up big arenas. UFC ppv at home, though entertaining, can't compare.
Interestingly Jimmy Nap wasnt inducted into the Genovese Crime Family until April 1977, while Sonny Franzese had only been a soldier for less than 3 years in July 1953
That's an excellent point. Although Jimmy Nap was a major figure in boxing and the numbers well before he was made. I've heard that Sonny was made as a teenager
Might have something to do with the fact the books were closed from the mid 50s until the mid 70s. So unless you got made right there at the end of the mid 50s (like Sonny did in '53 or so), that means you were waiting another 20+ years. And there were a LOT or powerful mobsters who had to wait that 20+ years.
Seems the Colombo Family put faith in a lot of Youngsters. Young mobsters like Carmine Persico, Greg Scarpa, etc were made before the books closed in the 50s
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Sonny and Danny were friends since danny was 14 years old ! They were very close till Sonny passed away .. and Danny loved jimmy and his son Tony .. both were his Good friends till the end .
5:20 - My Father wasn't trained by anyone associated with the mob. He did participate in the 1952 Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. But it was Cus D'Amato who guided my Father to the top. And he managed to keep Dad away from any underworld influence. R.I.P. Cus. We miss you.
My father wasn't involved either! He was a 20-year-old sparring partner for your Dad prior to the Olympics. I knew your Dad through my activities at the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Cus was close with Fat Tony Salerno and Charles "Charie Black" Antonucci. Cus always denied it, but he was involved with financing the fight in 1959 between your dad and Johannsen. There's an article rtcile online about it from that time with Fat Tony called "Mr. X." Even Mike Tyson met Fat To y through Cus when he was 13.
www.google.com/search?q=fat+tony+mr+x+floyd+patterson&client=ms-android-tmus-us-rvc3&sca_esv=d15b179212b804a0&udm=2&biw=360&bih=682&ei=cw3WZZL6CrnsptQP9NO2uAQ&oq=fat+tony+mr+x+floyd+patterson&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIh1mYXQgdG9ueSBtciB4IGZsb3lkIHBhdHRlcnNvbjIIEAAYgAQYogRIgSFQ1QVYkR9wAHgAkAEAmAFzoAHfC6oBBDE0LjO4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgQQIRgKiAYB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#vhid=GeSqQxt8U4H6WM&vssid=global
I met your father once outside Madison square garden the night of the Dokes v Ruddock fight. I was about 10 years old and he shook my hand and I was in heaven!! He was a great man!
My father introduced us like he knew Floyd all his life lol
Back then boxing was bigger than baseball
Thank you for posting this followed boxing all my life and have an interest in the NYC five families. Been lucky to have known Tony Nap and met with Tommy at Gleasons a few years ago. Excellent watch
Thank you
Great content
Thank you
This is great stuff! Most younger guys have no idea how big boxing was, how it was ingrained into our culture. Two guys from the same city could fight & bring most of their neighborhood with them to fill up big arenas. UFC ppv at home, though entertaining, can't compare.
Great piece 🥊
Great content and presentation. 🇦🇺 😊
Thank you
Great video. Thank you!!
Wow thanks , 2 of my favorite Gangsters!! This is dope !
This is a treat as a boxing fan and a mob enthusiast 🔥.
Thank you for a fight from my youth
What A Treat ! Thank You !
Interestingly Jimmy Nap wasnt inducted into the Genovese Crime Family until April 1977, while Sonny Franzese had only been a soldier for less than 3 years in July 1953
That's an excellent point. Although Jimmy Nap was a major figure in boxing and the numbers well before he was made. I've heard that Sonny was made as a teenager
Might have something to do with the fact the books were closed from the mid 50s until the mid 70s. So unless you got made right there at the end of the mid 50s (like Sonny did in '53 or so), that means you were waiting another 20+ years. And there were a LOT or powerful mobsters who had to wait that 20+ years.
Seems the Colombo Family put faith in a lot of Youngsters. Young mobsters like Carmine Persico, Greg Scarpa, etc were made before the books closed in the 50s
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The most sources say Sonny was made at age 32 in 1950. He was active in organized crime since the 30's though.
@@ibrown3KCcorrect. At that time you had to be a man long before you got that thing..
Love this content!!
you brought back the memories Sunnyside Gardens Mangiapane and Bobby Bartel Corona vs Astoria two tough kids all about pride they wore
This seems like a cool channel. I looked at your videos and you a wide array of different subject matter. I subscribed because there are a lot of interesting videos I would like to watch. I don't know how long you have been a content creator but you are doing a great job. Thanks for giving me an excuse to get out of doing housework. My wife is better at it then I am. Lol
Thank you!
Great job. Frankie DePaula, who was mentioned as indicted, was one of our Jersey City guys. Interesting life and end. He fought after that.
Hi Clem .. thanks for the note .. Check out our Frankie DePaula video - ua-cam.com/video/08VvXWGkY9Y/v-deo.html
Top class video one of the best I've seen in a while they were men's men back then
Thank you very much
Great job.
The Mob is a tough life and a selfish existence…that being said Sonny was a stand up guy in this world
What a video. Old Polaroids are great
They said no reason for them to fight?! They're fighters
A Great Brooklyn boxing story 🥊
Terrific Story !
Respect to Sonny and Michael Franzese. From PGH
This is gold !!!
Just looked, and Fiore lost to Tony Cimmino, a Bayonne guy and good friend of my Dad’s.
I know the story very well. My father was Henny Wallitsch. I'm his son Jeffrey.
Yeah,my dad was Don Wilson.🇬🇧💛💚
And he was an honest working man.🇬🇧💛💚
We miss Henny!!! - Bobby Jr.
@@throwbackmediasports thank you!
@jamiewilson5679 was your dad really Don Wilson??
No😮
Come on. Fights were fixed back in the day.
Destroyed his real family and didn’t care.
He wasn't a good guy that's what that smile says and sonny wasn't his friend
Sonny wasn’t who’s friend ??? What are you saying
Sonny and Danny were friends since danny was 14 years old ! They were very close till Sonny passed away .. and Danny loved jimmy and his son Tony .. both were his Good friends till the end .
The one fight we know for sure was fixed. anybody that knows the mob knows that fight was fixed ha