Its interesting when men cry; its seems to come from the very deepest depths of their souls. I suppose when they are truly grief-stricken they cannot control it any longer, in the most basic sense.
Yeah, I laughed, too, but I feel no shame whatsoever. Shit, it was funny! Don't mean to jack the thread, but check out the clip "Never Scare a Black Man." THAT shit was hilarious!
Yeah, I laughed, too, but I feel no shame whatsoever. Shit, it was funny! Don't mean to jack the thread, but check out the clip "Never Scare a Black Man." THAT shit was hilarious!
This was actually an episode of A&E's "Intervention". The second guy crying is former boxing champ Rocky Lockridge, who had fallen on hard times. The first guy was one of his sons, who hadn't seen his father in years. I watched Rocky back in his prime and remember him encouraging kids to stay off drugs. Unfortunately, Rocky fell victim to crack and others ills, eventually resulting in him destroying his marriage, relationship with his children and squandering his ring earnings. In later years, he was homeless and subsisting on handouts from folks who recognized him from his boxing heyday.
This is Rocky in perhaps his best performance, taking the WBA junior lightweight belt from Roger Mayweather (Floyd's uncle/trainer):
Latest update: "The last ten years he has been through drug and alcohol re-hab’s until last year when he met Bobby Toney. He invited Lockridge to live with him for a period of time taking him to the gym in Camden, NJ, hoping he could rebound.
Through Toney I contacted Lockridge for this story and he related everything very well.He is out of his latest re-hab in Waynesboro, LA, and moved to Monroe. This writer asked him if he wanted to talk about things “outside the ring” and he said no thank you. He did say his twin sons were graduating from Howard University, in DC, and he hoped to move to Maryland and join one of them.
In talking with Toney and Alex Ramos (a former middleweight contender who is an advocate for retired fighters) whom I recently met at a show in Vineland, NJ, they are working on getting Lockridge to Maryland."
{Taken from Rocky Lockridge’s Road to Recovery! By Ken Hissner (July 14, 2010) Doghouse Boxing}
Latest update: "The last ten years he has been through drug and alcohol re-hab’s until last year when he met Bobby Toney. He invited Lockridge to live with him for a period of time taking him to the gym in Camden, NJ, hoping he could rebound.
Through Toney I contacted Lockridge for this story and he related everything very well.He is out of his latest re-hab in Waynesboro, LA, and moved to Monroe. This writer asked him if he wanted to talk about things “outside the ring” and he said no thank you. He did say his twin sons were graduating from Howard University, in DC, and he hoped to move to Maryland and join one of them.
In talking with Toney and Alex Ramos (a former middleweight contender who is an advocate for retired fighters) whom I recently met at a show in Vineland, NJ, they are working on getting Lockridge to Maryland."
{Taken from Rocky Lockridge’s Road to Recovery! By Ken Hissner (July 14, 2010) Doghouse Boxing}
Latest update: "The last ten years he has been through drug and alcohol re-hab’s until last year when he met Bobby Toney. He invited Lockridge to live with him for a period of time taking him to the gym in Camden, NJ, hoping he could rebound.
Through Toney I contacted Lockridge for this story and he related everything very well.He is out of his latest re-hab in Waynesboro, LA, and moved to Monroe. This writer asked him if he wanted to talk about things “outside the ring” and he said no thank you. He did say his twin sons were graduating from Howard University, in DC, and he hoped to move to Maryland and join one of them.
In talking with Toney and Alex Ramos (a former middleweight contender who is an advocate for retired fighters) whom I recently met at a show in Vineland, NJ, they are working on getting Lockridge to Maryland."
{Taken from Rocky Lockridge’s Road to Recovery! By Ken Hissner (July 14, 2010) Doghouse Boxing}
[Edited 4/18/11 0:54am]
Wow, didn't know someone posted the back story to this.
Latest update: "The last ten years he has been through drug and alcohol re-hab’s until last year when he met Bobby Toney. He invited Lockridge to live with him for a period of time taking him to the gym in Camden, NJ, hoping he could rebound.
Through Toney I contacted Lockridge for this story and he related everything very well.He is out of his latest re-hab in Waynesboro, LA, and moved to Monroe. This writer asked him if he wanted to talk about things “outside the ring” and he said no thank you. He did say his twin sons were graduating from Howard University, in DC, and he hoped to move to Maryland and join one of them.
In talking with Toney and Alex Ramos (a former middleweight contender who is an advocate for retired fighters) whom I recently met at a show in Vineland, NJ, they are working on getting Lockridge to Maryland."
{Taken from Rocky Lockridge’s Road to Recovery! By Ken Hissner (July 14, 2010) Doghouse Boxing}
Latest update: "The last ten years he has been through drug and alcohol re-hab’s until last year when he met Bobby Toney. He invited Lockridge to live with him for a period of time taking him to the gym in Camden, NJ, hoping he could rebound.
Through Toney I contacted Lockridge for this story and he related everything very well.He is out of his latest re-hab in Waynesboro, LA, and moved to Monroe. This writer asked him if he wanted to talk about things “outside the ring” and he said no thank you. He did say his twin sons were graduating from Howard University, in DC, and he hoped to move to Maryland and join one of them.
In talking with Toney and Alex Ramos (a former middleweight contender who is an advocate for retired fighters) whom I recently met at a show in Vineland, NJ, they are working on getting Lockridge to Maryland."
{Taken from Rocky Lockridge’s Road to Recovery! By Ken Hissner (July 14, 2010) Doghouse Boxing}
[Edited 4/18/11 0:54am]
Wow, didn't know someone posted the back story to this.
[Edited 4/18/11 11:14am]
Yeah, Rocky Lockridge was one of the most popular fighters in his day. Very tv-friendly, he was a mainstay on weekend boxing telecasts (back when boxing was on the networks). People are still interested in his well-being and recovery.
Wow, didn't know someone posted the back story to this.
[Edited 4/18/11 11:14am]
Yeah, Rocky Lockridge was one of the most popular fighters in his day. Very tv-friendly, he was a mainstay on weekend boxing telecasts (back when boxing was on the networks). People are still interested in his well-being and recovery.
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