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    R.I.P. Lionel Rose

    R.I.P. Lionel Rose, 21 June 1948 – 8 May 2011, gentleman and legend.
    We thank you for just being you.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku_vvw9tRwc"]YouTube - Lionel Rose - I Thank You[/ame]

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlB5eGa7wgo"]YouTube - Lionel Rose Aboriginal boxing Champ[/ame]

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    While were are saluting great sportsmen Seve Ballesteros deserves a look in too.... what a great man and a superb golfer.. RIP

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/vide...ve-ballesteros

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    R.I.P. Lionel Rose, 21 June 1948 – 8 May 2011, gentleman and legend.
    We thank you for just being you.
    A true champion from a time where winning multiple world titles was a much bigger achievement. Some of those fights including against Fighting Harada, Ruben Olivares and particularly another Aussie, Rocky Gattelari were true epics and still very clear in this old fart's memory. They were real national events at the time with a wide following. Happily Rose was successful in a few endeavors after his boxing career as well.

    Well done champ. And well done Burgs -for a man of your tender years remembering that song.

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