Carl Moretti
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Carl Moretti
@CarlMoretti
VP of Boxing Ops for Top Rank. Yes, I have a life after boxing... Notre Dame Football & The Dallas Cowboys. Jersey shore 🌊 for life.
On this day, 27 years ago, The Sopranos episode "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" premiered. One of the goated scenes in Season 1 imho.
36 years ago, Julio César Chávez defeated Meldrick Taylor by TKO in round 12 of 12 to unify the WBC, IBF & vacant lineal super lightweight titles. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
He did get up Larry…and still didn’t win the fight …Steele should’ve let it finish…Lou was beside himself for months…I’m bias, I know. Still.
"Boxing has been completely contaminated by promoters who have not prioritized giving the people what we want, when we want it. I know that ain’t going to be Dana White." —@stephenasmith on boxing promoters 🥊
Jack Klugman served in the US Army and after returning home, Klugman lost his life savings of $3,000 on baseball bet. Still owing money to the bookie, applied for acting school. "Even though I’m from Philly, my teams are often New York based (sorry Philly). I like to say I’m a Mets/Yankees fan because I really am. But if you asked if would I like to see the Mets take the World Series in seven before I die? I’d say . . . you BET!" Jack Klugman. His racehorse, "Jaklin Klugman" finished third in the 1980 Kentucky Derby. “He made $480,000 and he only cost me four million." With Willie Mays, Shea.