tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:19:17 +0000Al Gavin cutmanAl GavinInternational Boxing Hall of FameBoxingboxing cutmanArturo GattiLennox LewisJimmy LangeMickey WardOscar De la HoyaBulldog WilliamsCanastota NYDave TennyEvander HolyfieldHarold LedermanIBHOFJack DempseySeamus McDonaghTIM SMITHVerne Bulldog WilliamsVitali Klitchkobill patricktom hanrahanDedicated to Legendary Boxing Cornerman and long-time NYC Gym Owner Al Gavinhttp://thecutman.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)Blogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-543573184624095905Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:42:00 +00002012-02-11T08:42:22.929-05:00Al Gavin cutmanBoxingboxing cutmanInternational Boxing Hall of FameFrom Steve Pinto - Former Boxing Columnist, Times Herald-Record - Middletown, NY (1993-1999) "As a young writer in my early 20's attempting to give someone a reason to publish me for covering the sport I loved, I met Al Gavin at a fight card in upstate, NY. I knew who he was from having seen him in the corner of countless fighters on countless fights I'd watched on TV. I introduced myself andhttp://thecutman.blogspot.com/2012/02/journalists-tribute-to-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-4119136055256151598Mon, 02 May 2011 23:55:00 +00002011-05-02T19:56:35.187-04:00Al Gavin cutmanArturo GattiBoxingboxing cutmanInternational Boxing Hall of FameLennox LewisMickey WardOscar De la Hoyarom Sue Dunne..... The first time I met Al Gavin was when he came to Cardiff, South Wales Uk, for the Lennox Lewis V Frank Bruno fight. I think this was in 1993. We hit it off straight away and I left Al that day with an armful of gifts he had given me. I was later to learn that this was not a one off, but pretty much every time I met Al, with my family, we always had gifts from him. We all http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-on-wit-and-wisdom-of-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-8395162878375152036Fri, 10 Dec 2010 02:25:00 +00002010-12-09T21:25:33.814-05:00Al GavinBoxingJack DempseyVerne Bulldog WilliamsVerne "Bulldog" Williams, a good friend of the Gavin family and a truly unique gentleman and scholar of the sport of boxing, passed away on October 14th at the age of 75. Al Gavin Jr sent us this personal message about Bulldog.... Bulldog was a friend of my father's. You knew you were a friend when you were invited to one of Dad's barbeques, and Bulldog and his wife Sue were always there. He http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2010/12/tribute-to-verne-bulldog-williams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-1914626110550003943Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:07:00 +00002010-12-08T14:19:16.263-05:00Al Gavin cutmanIBHOFInternational Boxing Hall of FameAl Gavin Left Off New List of Inductees Another year has come and and gone, but the glaring omission of Al Gavin's name on the list of inductees to the International Boxing Hall of Fame continues. The world-renowned cutman and gym proprietor who touched thousands of lives during his half century of service to the sweet science still remains on the outside looking in. If there is anyone who http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2010/12/boxing-hall-of-fame-misses-mark-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-5406660736810534301Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:44:00 +00002010-04-12T14:48:53.204-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutman This was sent to us from Jay Speelman, a former welterweight boxer who trained under Al Gavin.. I had the great privilege of knowing and training under Al Gavin for about seven years. As with anybody who knew Al, that time was not enough. I first met Al when I was twenty-three years old. I previously came from an extensive martial arts and kickboxing background, but was in pursuit of a more http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2010/04/message-from-former-fighter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-5605431003634206156Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:54:00 +00002010-03-23T05:55:17.361-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanEvander HolyfieldSeamus McDonaghWe recently received this dispatch from Seamus McDonagh, the 1985 NY Golden Gloves Heavyweight champion.  Seamus would go on to turn pro and fight the likes of Evander Holyfield (that's Seamus, pictured, delivering a hard right hand to Holyfield's chin in a 1990 bout...) "I loved Al Gavin. When I came to New York as a teenager, my introduction to the profession was at the Gramercy Boxing http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2010/03/former-gloves-champ-seamus-mcdonagh-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-2705995946932007672Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:57:00 +00002010-02-02T09:57:56.178-05:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanArturo GattiOscar De la HoyaI remember when my Dad got a call from Oscar De La Hoya's camp to come out to California to work with Oscar for his upcoming bout with Arturo Gatti. He looked forward to going out there and working with them, but he never let on to his feelings about it, as they constantly changed personnel. He told me they picked him up from the airport in a limousine, and drove him to the training facility http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2010/02/now-thats-good-wrap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-7550972681865833034Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:25:00 +00002010-02-01T17:18:54.744-05:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanI met Al Gavin in 1990 when I was in upstate new york for a fight with Kevin Kelley and Regilio Tuur. I was Phil Borgia's assistant and he introduced me to the cutman Al Gavin in the lobby of the hotel. Al said to me hey kid, call me Uncle Al, so I did. I sat there for about an hour talking baseball with him waiting for the weigh-ins to start. We ended up talking more baseball after the http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2010/02/orlando-fernadez-on-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-7699765595213193941Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:08:00 +00002009-08-20T06:13:56.861-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanboxing cutmanHarold LedermanI must have known Al Gavin for thirty years, maybe more. He didn't only like me cause he thought I knew a little about the game, he liked me because, like him, I was a good eater. Funny thing about boxing judges and cutmen...they both wind up in a lot of God forsaken places with tons of time on their hands and no place to spend it waiting for the first bell to ring. I remember one time Al and I http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/08/harold-lederman-on-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-9108050501146564734Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:18:00 +00002009-08-10T07:20:49.120-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanInternational Boxing Hall of Fameby Michael FetherstonAl Gavin's professional life reads like a who's who of the fight game for the last fifty years. His abilities as a cut man became so legendary that the countless champions, trainers and managers the world over who sought his services referred to him simply as "Big Al". If that name was said out loud in almost any fight club from Brooklyn to Las Vegas, people knew who he was http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/08/man-in-my-corner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-7912482361462479077Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:42:00 +00002009-07-31T16:54:51.813-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanBulldog WilliamsAl Gavin is in my heart. To those of us who liked to fight, the big guy was the prime example of who world champions wanted in their corner in the tradition of Arcel and Bimstein. As a understudy to these masters of the art, able to stop the flow, and carry the distinction of the true gentlemen who he emulated through his entire life. Al Gavin was prized by all of us who have been lucky http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/07/message-from-verne-bulldog-williams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-6667348567172781580Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:09:00 +00002009-06-02T13:14:30.669-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanboxing cutmantom hanrahanTommy Hanrahan was a former columnist for the New York Daily News and is now one of the country's most renowned writers on the outdoors.I covered the Golden Gloves during the 1980s and knew very little about boxing aside from being an avid fan of the game. It was like being dropped deep behind enemy lines - there was a crushing mayhem everywhere I turned. Just absolute chaos. Remember, there werehttp://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/06/tom-hanrahan-on-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-8693241073509403152Sat, 02 May 2009 14:59:00 +00002009-05-14T08:55:41.077-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanArturo GattiJimmy LangeLennox Lewishttp://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/05/montage-half-decade-in-boxing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-8558267151480370741Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:39:00 +00002009-03-04T21:35:26.561-05:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanInternational Boxing Hall of FameI met Al in 1997 ... as such, did not know him as long as many others. Yet he took me in as a close friend as if he had known me since childhood and always treated me as part of his extended family. I had the highest respect for him, not only as a cutman, but as a person. There are very few people in this world that deserves the highest accolades that Al Gavin has earned. Without doubt, Al http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-accolades-for-cutman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-9019478149968452966Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:42:00 +00002009-03-04T21:36:13.236-05:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanInternational Boxing Hall of FameWill Zito, a former fighter under Al's tutelage sent us this video and tribute...For two years Al was my trainer and cut man; but most importantly he was a father figure to me, both in and out of the boxing gym. During this time we became very close and overcame battles both in and out of the ring. Aside from training Al and I spent most of our time together talking about life, boxing and every http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-zito-video-tribute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-124090643734845184Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:02:00 +00002009-03-01T14:06:04.077-05:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanBoxingInternational Boxing Hall of FameJimmy LangeFrom top Middleweight Jimmy Lange: To me, Al Gavin was irreplaceable, as a friend and as a cutman. Al had a calming effect that came from his demeanor in and out of the ring. Nothing was gonna be shown to him that he had not seen. And he knew how to handle it."We would talk for hours about boxing,life,women,you name it. In my time with him,he unselfishly shared a priceless look into the old time http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2009/02/jimmy-lange-remembers-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-5097207221919628421Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:15:00 +00002008-11-11T17:15:55.362-05:00http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/11/tony-danza-segment-fron-hard-copy-1994.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-4112605856798964650Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:04:00 +00002008-10-29T21:05:41.829-04:00Al Gavin cutmanboxing cutmanInternational Boxing Hall of Fame http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/10/bill-patrick-interview-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-4880218434199030756Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:24:00 +00002008-10-29T17:33:00.393-04:00Al Gavin cutmanbill patrickboxing cutmanFrom January 2, 2001...broadcast on the Metro channel.PART 1PART 2Part 3 Coming Soonhttp://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/10/bill-patrick-interviews-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-5758066647007820112Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:56:00 +00002008-10-09T16:53:31.528-04:00http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/10/al-gavin-video-tribute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-830811522506236849Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:44:00 +00002008-08-24T10:53:07.954-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanI was at a boxing show in Hackensack, NJ in the early 90s, with my Dad, who I believe was working the corner of Willie Wise. On the undercard was a fighter that was brought in from Buffalo, NY for a 4 rounder against a local product, I presume. The fight never went the distance. The guy got laid out flat in like the second round, and believe me, when this guy's head hit the canvas, it sounded http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/08/al-was-always-there-for-down-and-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-5863287214457731335Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:37:00 +00002008-08-21T20:42:05.333-04:00Inspiring Loyalty - from Tom Mahoney...In 1968 I boxed for Al at the PAL's Wynn Center in Brooklyn's Bed Stuy section. At the time Al had a disagreement with John Defoe, PALs head boxing coach. This led to Al leaving the PAL for the Seafearers Gym in Sunset Park at the opposite end of Brooklyn. The funny thing was that every one of Al's fighters followed him across the boro. Bo Bo Ackerson a http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/08/more-platitutes-for-cutman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-1900391139041107687Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:02:00 +00002008-08-10T13:30:56.670-04:00Al GavinAl Gavin cutmanThis post was submitted by Martin Snow of Trinity BoxingAl Gavin...To say that Al Gavin was a great cutman would be like saying that Mother Theresa was a great nun. If all we remember Al for is his work stopping cuts, we do him a great disservice. I prefer to think of Al not as a guy who closed cuts, but as a guy who opened doors. The doors he opened to me shaped my life. Al was more like an http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/08/martin-snow-on-al-gavin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-2502881041297692385Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:58:00 +00002008-07-17T08:12:29.278-04:00HBO captures Al in action in Lennox Lewis' corner with Emanuel Steward.Al with longtime gym partner Bob Jackson.Some of the championship rings Al accumulated over the years.http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/07/photos-from-archives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663430946262435832.post-4033292303430192520Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:38:00 +00002008-06-24T07:52:19.731-04:00Al GavinDave TennyJUST ME AND MY UNCLE AL“Uncle Al the fighters pal” …He always said that to all of his fighters. I remember when I first met Al..it was at Gleason's ..around 1986. I was in awe of him. I said to myself .."wow that’s Al Gavin". I’ve seen him so many times on TV. We started to get friendly he and I and he took a liking to me as I did him. I started to pick his brains about everything on boxing. http://thecutman.blogspot.com/2008/06/cutman-dave-tenny-on-his-uncle-al.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fennelly)0