Back in 1991 92 93 Tuesday night fights used to come to the Palace in Auburn hills many times a year and when I was about 12 years old I met Sean O'Grady and I was in shock because it was a guy on TV and he was such a great fighter. He honestly was such a nice guy signing boxing magazine and saying encouraging words to me I'll never forget that.
O'Grady was the very definition of toughness. He was so gritty and determined,.....you'd find yourself nearly tearing up watching him take punishment while dishing out as good as he got. The man really did leave his mark in boxing for sure.
He reminds me of watching USA Tuesday night fights with my father as a child. He helped pave the way for great Oklahoma fighters like Bud Crawford; Tommy Morrison and James Tillis
I never got to see O'Grady box, but I enjoyed his work as a TV boxing commentator immensely. He was smart, observant and rarely relied on hyperbole and volume to stand in for substance. Thanks for your work, Champ!
Always liked how when he'd see a great body blow or something he'd say something like, "oh those shots hurt so much" and you'd feel the pain in his voice like he was reliving the blows.
Watched the Jim Watt vs Sean O'Grady fight live. Deliberate headbutt by Watt, and all of the officials were against Sean. He was robbed and should have been crowned WBC Lightweight Champion.
Absolutely correct..If I recall,the Ref was about to stop the fight after inspecting a cut on Watts eye&then all of sudden he stumbles forward(with no sneakiness or finesse at all) and gives O'Grady a "Glasgow Kiss" and split His Head open! ..It was ridiculous how the Scot wasn't disqualified!
@@Shinobi33 Prizefighting (whether someone's a avid fan or not), has always been crooked!!.. And a hometown champ will always have many advantages!. So basically they picked Sean O'Grady at short notice,assuming it w/b a cert for Watt,but then Sean O decided not to stay with the script&Adlib,&then JW was in serious trouble!! Well we know the rest!. It wasn't the first time this type of thing has happened & certainly not the last!
Really enjoyed this video. I was really surprised by the young, good looking kid from Oklahoma who wanted to box when I first saw him. Didn't look like a boxer but turned out he was one hell-of-a fighter who had a lot of talent and heart. I always liked watching him. Much credit to his dad for all his hard work and Sean's mom deserves plenty of the credit also. Hope Sean is doing well. What a great family. Thanks for this video.
Man this brings memories,Sean always gave it is all ,always came to fight.Love watching him as a fighter,but loved him more as a boxing commentator.Hope he and his family is doing well.
Loved it, Thanks! Sean was one of very few was able to step away from the sport and not return. I love the sport, but I admire those who can step away and find a new passion. Hagler was another. It's a beautiful but brutal sport that is so hard to give up.
Thank you Rich. You always have unique content, that I'm interested in. As a Brit, I didn't know Sean O'Grady until he met our Jim Watt. I had no idea O'Grady had been lied to & treated so shabbily in Scotland. I'm really pleased he won a world title 5 months later. Great stuff. Bless up bro 👊
It was such a dark time in British culture to be violent as just a week or two earlier beer bottles showed the Ring down in Wemberly when fans of Alan Minter tried to attack Marvelous Marvin Hagler after Hagler stopped Minter inside 3 rounds for the World Middleweight tittle 🥊
@@kc1973able I know buddy. It was in the September. I was there with my father for my 18th birthday & the National Front skinheads kicked off & ruined it for everyone. I'm pleased to say I was there to see Hagler start one of the great run of middleweight defences though 👊
The most underated lightweight in 40 years he was a great great fighter .....unbelievable ring generalship great commentator also but I loved watching his fights growing up, ton of heart and toughness smooth as silk fighter ......
Thanks Rich---this one just really made my day, cause I love Sean O'Grady! I'm originally from Philadelphia, but I moved to Hawai'i a long time ago...I always used to love watching Sean & Al do the commentary on Tuesday Night Fights...one time, I was back visiting family in Philly, with my wife, who was Native Hawaiian...we went out to lunch at a nice place down by the Delaware River...my wife came from a family of fighters, & her brother was Golden Gloves Champ for the state of Hawai'i...she knew how much I loved Sean O'Grady...the place was really busy & we were waiting to be seated...then, from around the corner, comes Sean O'Grady walking back to his table from the bathroom...I quickly & quietly pointed out Sean to my wife as he was passing by...so, my wife told me to say hi to him, which I did...I'll never forget how friendly he was...I told him that we were in-town from Hawai'i, visiting my family...Sean was in-town, because they were broadcasting Tuesday Night Fights from the Blue Horizon that night...he said to us, "Come over to my table with me & say hi to Al & the crew." So, we walked back to his table & briefly met everyone, & they were all very hospitable to us as well...naturally, we told everyone to come visit us in Hawai'i, if they ever got the chance...anyway, they were all a class act! This was a great video on Sean & his family, & I'm glad to hear The Champ is doing well! Aloha, Bill
@@aitutaki50 Hey I can still see part of one of your replies but it's no longer in the thread. It starts off about you were born at Germantown hospital. Did you delete it?
What an awesome documentary. A pleasure to see it, because Sean O'Grady is just about my favorite boxing commentator of all-time. Him and Al Albert are certainly my favorite team.
The co-main event fighter on the poster at 3:15 is my grandfather Tony Gardner. We watched this video together and really enjoyed it, he knew the O’Grady family well growing up so it was a good trip down memory lane for him.
I remember Sean being introduced as "The Fighting Doctor". He was attending medical school and fighting at the same time as I recall. I had great admiration for Sean both as a fighter and as a ringside broadcaster.
This is my first video of yours. My grandpa boxed in the 1920's. Awesome channel. Can't wait to watch more videos. Was thinking I wanna watch a doc on O'Grady. You had one & so many more. THANKS!!!!
Always remember the Watt fight - it was on the verge of being stopped as Watt was cut and Watt butted SOG and it was stopped in his favour - i remember the headline in the british paper the next day - Watt wins by a head !
Watt headbutted O'Grady intentionally. And the referee screwed up by allowing Watt's corner to commit a technical foul in applying pressure to Watt's cut during the break. Corner's are only allowed to attend to cuts or other needs in between rounds. It was definitely highway robbery.
@@hughcameron He was a good fighter,but I watched him many an time&what he lacked in Technique he made up for with some "Dirty" tactics...He was hardly Ken Buchanan,who was a really talented,slick technician!
I watched the Tuesday night fights with my dad until it went off the air. It was a great show , my father and I watched it together except when I was in the Army. I miss the Tuesday Night Fights and my father who passed four years ago. We watched all of the fights together from when I was a kid until my dad passed at 89. What great memories and what a great dad I was lucky enough to have.
This brings back fond memories. I always Liked Sean O’Grady. He was a very likable guy. He had a lot of heart. But, I was happy to see him become a commentator. John Verderosa and I ,along with Kevin Rooney, were briefly team mates in the amateurs. Any clip of Johnny brings a smile to me. He was one tough cookie back in the day. Thanks so much Rich! You’re the best!
Another excellent production. It was cool to see Shig Fukuyama in action against Sean. Fukuyama was a good fighter with tremendous heart. Nice to see that things have turned out well for Sean.
This is a great video Rich. An amazing fighter and an amazing family to back him up. It's not often when a boxer retires young and goes on to make a life for himself. Thanks for sharing!
Rich, you have a real talent for putting together GREAT biographicals that are always so interesting! I love going down memory lane. Your videos are, in my opinion, the very best on the internet. Just the right amount of fight footage with always interesting stories. Thank you so much! I look forward to what you have planned next! Wilford Scypion, Johnny Lira, Andy Ganigan, James Broad, Carlos Zarate, Lenny LaPaglia, Harold Weston.....there are so many fighters with compelling stories. Again, thank you for the time you put into these videos!
@@RichtheFightHistorian Yes they are really fantastically put together really covering the story of their lives without any fluff. You've got a real talent for it.
fortunate enough to have met, and visit with Sean multiple times over 40 yr span.. Champion fighter, even better Man. Humility and Heart beyond.treasured Okie Gold.
I loved Sean on USA's Tuesday Night Fights, but these were the first clips I've ever seen of him in action. The man had incredible heart, but holy cow - I've watched Friday the 13th movies with less blood in them! Another great job, RIch!
O'Grady was a very good fighter who was able to become Champ. Looking at these clips makes me think he could have been a great champion if he was around today. His grit and conditioning were unquestionable, his offence above average, his defense had potential and his chin was adequate. Can't criticize his dad (RIP) because that was different time and in this ruthless sport, he wanted to protect his son. Perhaps if Sean and his dad were around today, they would have brought in different defensive specialists to enhance his defensive ability as well as get him better sparing and different looks in all the great gyms that exist today. His name is forever recorded in the history books as Lightweight Champion of the World, something that very few can claim especially at that time. Saw some these fights when they happened and the one that bothered me the most was the one with Verderosa because it signaled the end, and I did not think the Heat was on his level. Was really good seeing these clips again because memory sometimes fades and now, I am reminded of how good he was. Thanks for your superior contributions to my favorite sport. You are batting a thousand.
I love to see families working together like this. Sean literally had his whole family in his corner. He was one of my favorite analysts growing up and a bit before my time as a fighter but saw some, the guy had heart and determination along with talent, it's not a surprise that he took the WBA lightweight title. BUT I must say, once he got to that big championship level, his dad and mom should have realized they were out of their depth when it came to managing and match making. A 17 year old kid shouldn't have been in the ring with that version of Danny Red Lopez who was a hell of a fighter in a division that was teeming with talent and had guys at super feather just waiting to take the step up as well. they should have had a co-promoter or brought in someone more experienced as a match maker. Just my humble opinion. Still, it worked out as Sean had a hell of a career boxing AND after boxing - so obviously they did some things RIGHT.
I remember reading where Pat O'Grady said he didn't think the loss to Little Red was a big deal, go ahead & get the loss early & get it out of the way.
Hey Rich, just wanted to wish you happy holidays to you and yours and I know your next release is going to be awesome whoever it’s about. I’m rewatching some older ones and really looking forward to the next one. Thank you for each and every episode.
Thank you for posting this video! He was an entertaining fighter who displayed great heart in the ring. I was fortunate to meet Sean years ago, and he was great guy. As a boxing fan, I looked forward to watching his and Al's boxing ringside analysis each week on USA's Tuesday Night Fights.🥊🥊
I love the Sean O'Grady piece rich. He was a game fighter with alot of heart and boxing abilities. I believe he's the youngest boxer to ever retire from the sport at such an early age and his father knew what was best for him and it's a great thing that he listened to his father and retired. Keep em coming rich📽👍🏾😎💯
" The Champ " was my all time favorite boxing commentator. He had a great personality, tons 9f credibility and a droll sense of humor. I remember my college housemate, who was not a fight fan Had a horrified expression on his face during old TNF broadcast listening to The Champ gave a chipper dissertation on how to further bust up a guy once you already had him cut.. Love the Champ.
Thanks for this vid. Sean was one helleva fighter. You knew if Sean was fighting it was gonna be good. Great boxer, tough as hell, and a class act.Also thanks for exposing that Jim Watt debacle. RIP Sean, you were Great!
Great story on a good humble man, fighter, actor, commentator, businessman, all around awesome human being! AND excellent to see him doing well in 2022! Owning a Marijuana dispensary! A rare story with a HAPPY ending... Still waiting for a story on Ray Mancini!!
Superb insight to a boxer I'd forgot until you mentioned jim watt.... he had a Barry mcguigan vibe about him heart of a lion...... great he got out of th sport unscathed 🏴🇬🇧🥰
He was a rough and tumble boxing champion great broadcaster super nice guy I met him in San Jose California, Tuesday night fights is my all-time favorite.!!!!
Sean O' Grady had guts and heart! Very entertaining fighter! Glad he retired and had a successful career as a color commentator on Tuesday night fights! You know he started so young as a pro. Probably too young. Also an Arguello vs. a prime O'Grady would have been fun...prime O'Grady vs. Mancini would have been brutal!
I was in my mid teens when Tuesday night fights would come on and would always look foward to watching the fights always knew about Sean Ogrady reading Ring magazine and other articles but never seen footage it always seemed to me like no one gave him props made him seem like he was over rated or that he couldn’t fight but seeing his footage here he had good technique and he could fight and was tough as nails props to O Grady for being a champion in the 80’s which is probably the toughest era in boxing history
Tuesday night fights was so great. Some fights better than others of course, but could count on boxing free on TV every Tuesday. Watched it religiously in my teens with my Dad who is 89 now.
Another GREAT one of one exciting fighter and later one of the best commentators ..You should do a story on USA tues night fights and the Blue Horizon which reminds me of Sean O ‘Grady
It's crazy and also indicative of what a tough sport boxing is when a fighters punch resistance can be shot at such an early age ...some fighters are better at clinching when their hurt and are even wiley enough to lose s point for it but others just can't seem to hold on and they then try to fight their way out of trouble which rarely ends well . He was a tough kid but in some fighters the body can only take so much but at least he stopped with his faculties...great video
I was a big fan of O'Grady from the start but I saw early on that his career would be short because of the mismanagement of his parents. Had his father only handled his training and allowed a more competent person to manage him I believe Sean would've been far more successful. Too much family drama behind the scenes.
I'd love to see a documentary on Darrin Van Horn, who landed Boxing Magazine covers before he had accomplished much of anything, and Michael Olajide, who was treated the same way.
Welcome back! Can you please do a video when George Chuvalo? Also have you done one on Charley Burley yet? Those stories would be rather inspiring as well.
The watt fight was "crazy" how do they let someone who head butted his opponent and causing a massive cut and then giving him the win? That's "crazy"Sean was a much tougher fighter than I thought 👍👊
@D dR YUP! I feel the same way, it looks like they were doing everything that they could before, during and after the Fight to make sure Sean wasn't going to get the win👊
Jim Watt went on to become Britain’s Worst Ever Boxing Commentator after his fight career ended. To be fair, - headbutting, (under Glasgow Rules), barely constitutes an offence. A stab wound - “of not greater depth than two inches” and “requiring five or less stitches” will occasionally see a point deduction but not if it breaks the “flow of the square go”.
One of my all time favorites . Never took a backward step. Glad he can claim a World Championship among his achievements. Heck of a record with a high KO %. “The Bubble Gum Bomber”, one of the best nicknames in boxing ever,
Excellent again Rich, your narration reminds me of documentary maker Ken Burns, quality. Another bunch of fighters I knew zero about especially O'Grady & will view their fights here. O'Grady certainly bled a lot & nice there was a happy ending, I was expecting a Mafia hit!
That’s a good one. Johnny “Bump City” Bumphus would be a good one. If you have done one for him, I apologize. I have to take a good look. James Shuler from the City of Brotherly Love, as well.
O'Grady, real tough customer that sadly burned out while still very young, extremely interesting documentary and I got to say I admire the spirit and iniative of the family as a whole, real hustlers in a good way.
Looking back on his fights I did not realize how big Sean was compared to most the lightweights of his era. His first title shot he blew it by not protecting himself and he took a deliberate headbutt that robbed him of the title. I love how his family stood up to Arum and his crooked contracts but his loss in defending his made up title was a bad loss. He was not prepared to fight a southpaw that in my opinion Sean should have beaten. I would love to have seen him and Howard Davis Jr. go at it. Skill wise Howard was better but Sean was much better puncher. Sean absolutely was one of the best announcers of all time. USA Network should bring this back I know I looked forward to Tuesday Night at the fights. Sean did it right...he got his and got out. Rich this was one of the best thanks again for all you do!
Nothing straight about Pat O’Grady. Nothing. One Mexican fought Sean four or five times in different parts of Oklahoma, under different names, when it came time to pay the fighter, O’Grady called the immigration on them. He was a scoundrel. He thought he was slick, got a 15 or 16 foot ring to fight Howard Davis. But Davis pulled out at the last minute and they brought in Andy Gannigan, a top 50 puncher in Ring Magazine history, destroyed Sean in 2 rounds. The small ring was supposed to keep Davis from running. It instead got Sean obliterated. I can go on.
Sean. Was good,, I remember red Lopez. He was an inspiration to me when I,was little,,,,,little red lopez. One tough customer Lopez was.,, Tuesday night fights.,,, Was one of my favorites. ,,, Later. I was inspired by Roberto Duran. And Sugeray Leanerd. Of coarse we all know of Muhhamed Ali. Thanks. For this. Enjoyed it brings back memories.
I always liked Sean O’Grady , both as a fighter and then as a commentator. A talented man ! I hope he and his family are doing well ! God Bless !
The Champ! He’s the one that got me hooked on the sport! Sean O’Grady and Tuesday Night fights are forever in my memory.
same here Ben ... big fan of Sean's here
Here too
Back in 1991 92 93 Tuesday night fights used to come to the Palace in Auburn hills many times a year and when I was about 12 years old I met Sean O'Grady and I was in shock because it was a guy on TV and he was such a great fighter. He honestly was such a nice guy signing boxing magazine and saying encouraging words to me I'll never forget that.
Me & my uncle never missed Tuesday night fights
You "stole" my comment brother lol. Too true. Sean O'Grady was always one of my favorite boxing analysts aside from being lightweight champ.
O'Grady was the very definition of toughness. He was so gritty and determined,.....you'd find yourself nearly tearing up watching him take punishment while dishing out as good as he got. The man really did leave his mark in boxing for sure.
It is hard to believe that Sean's last fight was almost 40 years ago. What a warrior this kid was.
One of the best fights I watched back in the 80s was Sean O'Grady vs Hilmer Kenty. A total WAR! If you haven't seen it, you should check it out.
Good show! It's a good one that doesn't end in tragedy.
He reminds me of watching USA Tuesday night fights with my father as a child. He helped pave the way for great Oklahoma fighters like Bud Crawford; Tommy Morrison and James Tillis
Crawford is from Nebraska.
@@brucekielty8180 damn you're right. Not sure how I got that confused
Don't forget Wimpy Halstead and Buck Smith. Two of Oklahomas finest
I watched that religiously, Was Sean teamed with Dave Bontempo?
He was teamed with Al Albert on USA.
I never got to see O'Grady box, but I enjoyed his work as a TV boxing commentator immensely. He was smart, observant and rarely relied on hyperbole and volume to stand in for substance. Thanks for your work, Champ!
Always liked how when he'd see a great body blow or something he'd say something like, "oh those shots hurt so much" and you'd feel the pain in his voice like he was reliving the blows.
Without doubt the best boxing channel on TH-cam, always lookforward to new uploads
Thanks so much.
@@RichtheFightHistorian Welcome :) looking forward to the next
Watched the Jim Watt vs Sean O'Grady fight live. Deliberate headbutt by Watt, and all of the officials were against Sean. He was robbed and should have been crowned WBC Lightweight Champion.
Absolutely correct..If I recall,the Ref was about to stop the fight after inspecting a cut on Watts eye&then all of sudden he stumbles forward(with no sneakiness or finesse at all) and gives O'Grady a "Glasgow Kiss" and split His Head open!
..It was ridiculous how the Scot wasn't disqualified!
But even after they stopped the fight wasn't Sean ahead on the scorecards? I don't understand how Watt won. Were the rules for the fight different?
@@Shinobi33 Prizefighting (whether someone's a avid fan or not), has always been crooked!!.. And a hometown champ will always have many advantages!.
So basically they picked Sean O'Grady at short notice,assuming it w/b a cert for Watt,but then Sean O decided not to stay with the script&Adlib,&then JW was in serious trouble!!
Well we know the rest!.
It wasn't the first time this type of thing has happened & certainly not the last!
Looks like that to me. British boxing at its best.
I did too.. he was robbed.
Really enjoyed this video. I was really surprised by the young, good looking kid from Oklahoma who wanted to box when I first saw him. Didn't look like a boxer but turned out he was one hell-of-a fighter who had a lot of talent and heart. I always liked watching him. Much credit to his dad for all his hard work and Sean's mom deserves plenty of the credit also. Hope Sean is doing well. What a great family.
Thanks for this video.
U don't look like a boxer when u stat but look like one when u finish much love fae bonnie Scotland
Man this brings memories,Sean always gave it is all ,always came to fight.Love watching him as a fighter,but loved him more as a boxing commentator.Hope he and his family is doing well.
Hell of a fighter. Hell of a man. Just a really unique and delightful individual.
A Real Boxer With Real And Unbiased Commentating.
Loved it, Thanks! Sean was one of very few was able to step away from the sport and not return. I love the sport, but I admire those who can step away and find a new passion. Hagler was another. It's a beautiful but brutal sport that is so hard to give up.
Thank you Rich. You always have unique content, that I'm interested in. As a Brit, I didn't know Sean O'Grady until he met our Jim Watt. I had no idea O'Grady had been lied to & treated so shabbily in Scotland. I'm really pleased he won a world title 5 months later. Great stuff. Bless up bro 👊
It was such a dark time in British culture to be violent as just a week or two earlier beer bottles showed the Ring down in Wemberly when fans of Alan Minter tried to attack Marvelous Marvin Hagler after Hagler stopped Minter inside 3 rounds for the World Middleweight tittle 🥊
Sure thing, Nick.
That Watt fight was some serious home cooking.
@@kc1973able I know buddy. It was in the September. I was there with my father for my 18th birthday & the National Front skinheads kicked off & ruined it for everyone. I'm pleased to say I was there to see Hagler start one of the great run of middleweight defences though 👊
Lost the fight to a vicious head but from Watt which should have seen Watt disqualified.
The most underated lightweight in 40 years he was a great great fighter .....unbelievable ring generalship great commentator also but I loved watching his fights growing up, ton of heart and toughness smooth as silk fighter ......
Good piece, didn't realize how young he was when he retired. With over 80 fights no less.
Always enjoyed his calls on fights as an analyst.
Thanks Rich---this one just really made my day, cause I love Sean O'Grady! I'm originally from Philadelphia, but I moved to Hawai'i a long time ago...I always used to love watching Sean & Al do the commentary on Tuesday Night Fights...one time, I was back visiting family in Philly, with my wife, who was Native Hawaiian...we went out to lunch at a nice place down by the Delaware River...my wife came from a family of fighters, & her brother was Golden Gloves Champ for the state of Hawai'i...she knew how much I loved Sean O'Grady...the place was really busy & we were waiting to be seated...then, from around the corner, comes Sean O'Grady walking back to his table from the bathroom...I quickly & quietly pointed out Sean to my wife as he was passing by...so, my wife told me to say hi to him, which I did...I'll never forget how friendly he was...I told him that we were in-town from Hawai'i, visiting my family...Sean was in-town, because they were broadcasting Tuesday Night Fights from the Blue Horizon that night...he said to us, "Come over to my table with me & say hi to Al & the crew." So, we walked back to his table & briefly met everyone, & they were all very hospitable to us as well...naturally, we told everyone to come visit us in Hawai'i, if they ever got the chance...anyway, they were all a class act! This was a great video on Sean & his family, & I'm glad to hear The Champ is doing well! Aloha, Bill
Great story! If you don't mind me asking ...what part of Philly were you from?
Great story, Bill. Fantastic that you got to meet Sean & Al and they were class acts.
@@travisthechimp7857 Germantown
@@aitutaki50 Oh wow. I grew up in Roxborough right across the bridge from you.
@@aitutaki50 Hey I can still see part of one of your replies but it's no longer in the thread. It starts off about you were born at Germantown hospital. Did you delete it?
What an awesome documentary. A pleasure to see it, because Sean O'Grady is just about my favorite boxing commentator of all-time. Him and Al Albert are certainly my favorite team.
Superb work Rich. I was going to suggest O'Grady a while back. But somehow I knew you'd get to him. And here it is. All I can say is "THANKS"!!!
Always a pleasure, Michael. Thank you.
You're reading minds Rich. Thanks for all the hard work.
Quel formidable champion ! Quel courage ! Quel panache ! Très émouvant ! Merci
The co-main event fighter on the poster at 3:15 is my grandfather Tony Gardner. We watched this video together and really enjoyed it, he knew the O’Grady family well growing up so it was a good trip down memory lane for him.
Thanks to you and to the Knockout King for watching.
I love how Howard gave Kintey a ready made excuse if he lost!! Lol
I was going to ask about O'Grady one day, but I trust the Fight Historian will do everybody. I love this channel.
Thanks, Philo.
I remember Sean being introduced as "The Fighting Doctor". He was attending medical school and fighting at the same time as I recall. I had great admiration for Sean both as a fighter and as a ringside broadcaster.
This is my first video of yours. My grandpa boxed in the 1920's. Awesome channel. Can't wait to watch more videos. Was thinking I wanna watch a doc on O'Grady. You had one & so many more. THANKS!!!!
Thanks, SJOgre, welcome to the channel.
Always remember the Watt fight - it was on the verge of being stopped as Watt was cut and Watt butted SOG and it was stopped in his favour - i remember the headline in the british paper the next day - Watt wins by a head !
Watt headbutted O'Grady intentionally. And the referee screwed up by allowing Watt's corner to commit a technical foul in applying pressure to Watt's cut during the break. Corner's are only allowed to attend to cuts or other needs in between rounds. It was definitely highway robbery.
The public in Glasgow thought O'Grady was hard done by in the fight, but, it was no intentional butt. Watt was not that kind if fighter,
@@hughcameron He was a good fighter,but I watched him many an time&what he lacked in Technique he made up for with some "Dirty" tactics...He was hardly Ken Buchanan,who was a really talented,slick technician!
I watched the Tuesday night fights with my dad until it went off the air. It was a great show , my father and I watched it together except when I was in the Army. I miss the Tuesday Night Fights and my father who passed four years ago. We watched all of the fights together from when I was a kid until my dad passed at 89. What great memories and what a great dad I was lucky enough to have.
This brings back fond memories. I always Liked Sean O’Grady. He was a very likable guy. He had a lot of heart. But, I was happy to see him become a commentator. John Verderosa and I ,along with Kevin Rooney, were briefly team mates in the amateurs. Any clip of Johnny brings a smile to me. He was one tough cookie back in the day. Thanks so much Rich! You’re the best!
My pleasure, Sly. Thanks.
Like the way this guy lets you have a good view of the fights.
Another excellent production. It was cool to see Shig Fukuyama in action against Sean. Fukuyama was a good fighter with tremendous heart. Nice to see that things have turned out well for Sean.
Thanks, Gordon. Fukuyama had mad heart.
He needs to be inducted into The Boxing Hall Of Fame for his stellar all around contribution to Boxing.
Another fabulous story..man I'm loving these. Well done rich.
Priceless Fight Footage, Rich.
Sean is a great fight announcer and a tough fighter. I miss Tuesday night fights
Thank you. I like the understated style of your presentation.
This is a great video Rich. An amazing fighter and an amazing family to back him up. It's not often when a boxer retires young and goes on to make a life for himself. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, Sean had a supportive family behind him. One of boxing's positive stories as you said.
Nice I’ve been waiting for this one someday. I grew up watching Sean on USA Tuesday Night Fights.
Another awesome boxing documentary. Thanks Rich. I hope you keep these going. Great job.
More to come! Thanks.
Rich, you have a real talent for putting together GREAT biographicals that are always so interesting! I love going down memory lane. Your videos are, in my opinion, the very best on the internet. Just the right amount of fight footage with always interesting stories. Thank you so much! I look forward to what you have planned next! Wilford Scypion, Johnny Lira, Andy Ganigan, James Broad, Carlos Zarate, Lenny LaPaglia, Harold Weston.....there are so many fighters with compelling stories. Again, thank you for the time you put into these videos!
You're very kind, tma pool, thanks. All good suggestions you have there.
@@RichtheFightHistorian Yes they are really fantastically put together really covering the story of their lives without any fluff. You've got a real talent for it.
fortunate enough to have met, and visit with Sean multiple times over 40 yr span.. Champion fighter, even better Man. Humility and Heart beyond.treasured Okie Gold.
Loved Tuesday night fights .Thanks Sean and USA network.
Sean was a relentless warrior… and a true pleasure to watch. He did Oklahoma proud….
I loved Sean on USA's Tuesday Night Fights, but these were the first clips I've ever seen of him in action.
The man had incredible heart, but holy cow - I've watched Friday the 13th movies with less blood in them! Another great job, RIch!
Thanks, C C. Always a pleasant surprise when someone tells me they're seeing a fighter for the first time.
Loved this and remember it so well. I didn't know Sean used the herb! Salute Brother!
A good tough fighter and a good, honest commentator. A hard working trier, what is there not to like about a trier.
Loved Sean. Thanks again Rich, you never fail to bring it!
Thanks again!
These documentaries are amazing,
Thank you so much.
My pleasure, Michael. Thank you.
O'Grady was a very good fighter who was able to become Champ. Looking at these clips makes me think he could have been a great champion if he was around today. His grit and conditioning were unquestionable, his offence above average, his defense had potential and his chin was adequate. Can't criticize his dad (RIP) because that was different time and in this ruthless sport, he wanted to protect his son. Perhaps if Sean and his dad were around today, they would have brought in different defensive specialists to enhance his defensive ability as well as get him better sparing and different looks in all the great gyms that exist today. His name is forever recorded in the history books as Lightweight Champion of the World, something that very few can claim especially at that time. Saw some these fights when they happened and the one that bothered me the most was the one with Verderosa because it signaled the end, and I did not think the Heat was on his level. Was really good seeing these clips again because memory sometimes fades and now, I am reminded of how good he was. Thanks for your superior contributions to my favorite sport. You are batting a thousand.
Thank you, Jose.
I love to see families working together like this. Sean literally had his whole family in his corner. He was one of my favorite analysts growing up and a bit before my time as a fighter but saw some, the guy had heart and determination along with talent, it's not a surprise that he took the WBA lightweight title. BUT I must say, once he got to that big championship level, his dad and mom should have realized they were out of their depth when it came to managing and match making. A 17 year old kid shouldn't have been in the ring with that version of Danny Red Lopez who was a hell of a fighter in a division that was teeming with talent and had guys at super feather just waiting to take the step up as well. they should have had a co-promoter or brought in someone more experienced as a match maker. Just my humble opinion. Still, it worked out as Sean had a hell of a career boxing AND after boxing - so obviously they did some things RIGHT.
I remember reading where Pat O'Grady said he didn't think the loss to Little Red was a big deal, go ahead & get the loss early & get it out of the way.
Watched Buble Gum as a fighter and an announcer of TNF. Class act and really good fighter!!
I just started watching your videos. I would recommend for any boxing fan. Hearing Howard Cosell brings back memories. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks, will do.
Hey Rich, just wanted to wish you happy holidays to you and yours and I know your next release is going to be awesome whoever it’s about. I’m rewatching some older ones and really looking forward to the next one. Thank you for each and every episode.
Always a pleasure, whitehurstcomic. Hope you enjoy the holidays as well.
Kenty appears to have brought the best out of Sean. Sean was actually a fine color commentator.
Great video, never knew the whole story of Sean O'Grady, brought back memories 👍
Thank you for posting this video! He was an entertaining fighter who displayed great heart in the ring. I was fortunate to meet Sean years ago, and he was great guy. As a boxing fan, I looked forward to watching his and Al's boxing ringside analysis each week on USA's Tuesday Night Fights.🥊🥊
My pleasure, Patrick. Sean seemed like a down to earth man.
Tuesday Night Fights. Sean was a great commentator.
I love the Sean O'Grady piece rich. He was a game fighter with alot of heart and boxing abilities. I believe he's the youngest boxer to ever retire from the sport at such an early age and his father knew what was best for him and it's a great thing that he listened to his father and retired. Keep em coming rich📽👍🏾😎💯
Will do, Barry. O'Grady was a bit of an oddity in retiring so young, yes.
I agree with you rich👍🏾🙂💯
He came into my dealership the other day to get his car serviced and I was his advisor, really nice guy
" The Champ " was my all time favorite boxing commentator. He had a great personality, tons 9f credibility and a droll sense of humor. I remember my college housemate, who was not a fight fan Had a horrified expression on his face during old TNF broadcast listening to The Champ gave a chipper dissertation on how to further bust up a guy once you already had him cut.. Love the Champ.
He did have a dry sense of humor that I enjoyed.
I loved this now I'm an even bigger fan of Sean O'Grady
Thanks for the video, RICH THE FIGHT HISTORIAN
What a warrior Sean was ! He was a great commentator too.
Thanks for this vid. Sean was one helleva fighter. You knew if Sean was fighting it was gonna be good. Great boxer, tough as hell, and a class act.Also thanks for exposing that Jim Watt debacle. RIP Sean, you were Great!
He's not dead!
I forgot about Sean....Great to see he's doing well....
Great story on a good humble man, fighter, actor, commentator, businessman, all around awesome human being! AND excellent to see him doing well in 2022! Owning a Marijuana dispensary! A rare story with a HAPPY ending...
Still waiting for a story on Ray Mancini!!
Boom Boom 💥!
Superb insight to a boxer I'd forgot until you mentioned jim watt.... he had a Barry mcguigan vibe about him heart of a lion...... great he got out of th sport unscathed 🏴🇬🇧🥰
He was a rough and tumble boxing champion great broadcaster super nice guy I met him in San Jose California, Tuesday night fights is my all-time favorite.!!!!
Great documentary on an overlooked champion. 👍
Thanks Richard for these informative videos. Im a big boxing fan.
Glad you like them!
Sean O' Grady had guts and heart! Very entertaining fighter! Glad he retired and had a successful career as a color commentator on Tuesday night fights! You know he started so young as a pro. Probably too young. Also an Arguello vs. a prime O'Grady would have been fun...prime O'Grady vs. Mancini would have been brutal!
I still think Mancini was the best matchup for Arguello. Alex was just such a pro at the time.
I was in my mid teens when Tuesday night fights would come on and would always look foward to watching the fights always knew about Sean Ogrady reading Ring magazine and other articles but never seen footage it always seemed to me like no one gave him props made him seem like he was over rated or that he couldn’t fight but seeing his footage here he had good technique and he could fight and was tough as nails props to O Grady for being a champion in the 80’s which is probably the toughest era in boxing history
Tuesday night fights was so great. Some fights better than others of course, but could count on boxing free on TV every Tuesday. Watched it religiously in my teens with my Dad who is 89 now.
Another GREAT one of one exciting fighter and later one of the best commentators ..You should do a story on USA tues night fights and the Blue Horizon which reminds me of Sean O ‘Grady
It's crazy and also indicative of what a tough sport boxing is when a fighters punch resistance can be shot at such an early age ...some fighters are better at clinching when their hurt and are even wiley enough to lose s point for it but others just can't seem to hold on and they then try to fight their way out of trouble which rarely ends well .
He was a tough kid but in some fighters the body can only take so much but at least he stopped with his faculties...great video
I was a big fan of O'Grady from the start but I saw early on that his career would be short because of the mismanagement of his parents. Had his father only handled his training and allowed a more competent person to manage him I believe Sean would've been far more successful. Too much family drama behind the scenes.
another gem thanks
Great video coverage Rich🥊🥊💯
Thanks, Samuel.
One of the greatest boxing commentators of all time.
wow 86 fights and just 24 at retirement. really was a tough kid
80 of those fights were in Oklahoma i think very very carefully matched
@@omegasquad868Nothing in boxing is guaranteed and ,80 fights, could you win 80 fights ?
Brilliant thanks for the upload
My pleasure, Harry.
@@RichtheFightHistorian my last name is o’grady , Sean is a legend
I'd love to see a documentary on Darrin Van Horn, who landed Boxing Magazine covers before he had accomplished much of anything, and Michael Olajide, who was treated the same way.
Welcome back! Can you please do a video when George Chuvalo? Also have you done one on Charley Burley yet? Those stories would be rather inspiring as well.
Thanks, Mider-Span Man. I'll do Chuvalo but that'll be a ways down the road. Burley will most likely be part of a group piece.
@@RichtheFightHistorian Well that all sounds fantastic to me! I can't get enough of this content!
Great footage,, Damm Sean had some hands
So good
Another great documentary
Thanks, Daniel.
The watt fight was "crazy" how do they let someone who head butted his opponent and causing a massive cut and then giving him the win? That's "crazy"Sean was a much tougher fighter than I thought 👍👊
@D dR YUP! I feel the same way, it looks like they were doing everything that they could before, during and after the Fight to make sure Sean wasn't going to get the win👊
Jim Watt went on to become Britain’s Worst Ever Boxing Commentator after his fight career ended. To be fair, - headbutting, (under Glasgow Rules), barely constitutes an offence. A stab wound - “of not greater depth than two inches” and “requiring five or less stitches” will occasionally see a point deduction but not if it breaks the “flow of the square go”.
One of my all time favorites . Never took a backward step. Glad he can claim a World Championship among his achievements. Heck of a record with a high KO %. “The Bubble Gum Bomber”, one of the best nicknames in boxing ever,
Excellent again Rich, your narration reminds me of documentary maker Ken Burns, quality. Another bunch of fighters I knew zero about especially O'Grady & will view their fights here. O'Grady certainly bled a lot & nice there was a happy ending, I was expecting a Mafia hit!
Thanks, Seltaeb. Hope you enjoy O'Grady's fights.
One of my favorites.
I always enjoy seeing a new video come up ..I love them all..keep up the great work❤🤟😎
Will do, SA. Thanks as always.
I remember when Sean fought the Lightweight Champion James Watts.
He was fabulous on Tuesday Night fights as a commentator.
Thanks for the O'Grady video, he was highly underrated in my opinion. How about something on the "Camden Buzzsaw" Dwight Braxton next?
The Camden Buzzsaw is coming up soon.
@@RichtheFightHistorian 👍🏿✊🏿
That’s a good one. Johnny “Bump City” Bumphus would be a good one. If you have done one for him, I apologize. I have to take a good look. James Shuler from the City of Brotherly Love, as well.
@@ronofficial5958 Anybody that calls Philly the city of "brotherly love" hasn't been there!
@@paulbright5081 just an expression. Far from truth, obviously... I assume you have been here?
O'Grady, real tough customer that sadly burned out while still very young, extremely interesting documentary and I got to say I admire the spirit and iniative of the family as a whole, real hustlers in a good way.
They were self-starting entrepreneurs, hats off to them.
Good choice Rich. You’re at it again!
Hey thanks, Ron.
@@RichtheFightHistorian Just giving credit that is due, as a boxing fan should.
Looking back on his fights I did not realize how big Sean was compared to most the lightweights of his era. His first title shot he blew it by not protecting himself and he took a deliberate headbutt that robbed him of the title.
I love how his family stood up to Arum and his crooked contracts but his loss in defending his made up title was a bad loss. He was not prepared to fight a southpaw that in my opinion Sean should have beaten. I would love to have seen him and Howard Davis Jr. go at it. Skill wise Howard was better but Sean was much better puncher.
Sean absolutely was one of the best announcers of all time. USA Network should bring this back I know I looked forward to Tuesday Night at the fights.
Sean did it right...he got his and got out.
Rich this was one of the best thanks again for all you do!
Sure thing, Charter.
Good video! I love that you do videos on fighters that are sometimes forgotten about or faced tragedy. How about one on Michael Watson?
I think there has been a doc done on Watson. If I can add something to it I'll add him to the to do list.
Nothing straight about Pat O’Grady. Nothing. One Mexican fought Sean four or five times in different parts of Oklahoma, under different names, when it came time to pay the fighter, O’Grady called the immigration on them. He was a scoundrel.
He thought he was slick, got a 15 or 16 foot ring to fight Howard Davis. But Davis pulled out at the last minute and they brought in Andy Gannigan, a top 50 puncher in Ring Magazine history, destroyed Sean in 2 rounds.
The small ring was supposed to keep Davis from running. It instead got Sean obliterated. I can go on.
I believe you. If Pat O'Grady was HALF as crooked as he looks he must have been a real scam artist!
Damm O, GRADY is no quitter.
Sean. Was good,, I remember red Lopez. He was an inspiration to me when I,was little,,,,,little red lopez. One tough customer Lopez was.,, Tuesday night fights.,,, Was one of my favorites. ,,, Later. I was inspired by Roberto Duran. And Sugeray Leanerd. Of coarse we all know of Muhhamed Ali. Thanks. For this. Enjoyed it brings back memories.