As soon as I heard the words 'Don King' and retire a '20' I knew Mello's life would be down hill from then. Another incredible and tragic story of how youth and boxing can go so terribly wrong. Thanks for sharing Rich!
In all fairness, his corner indicated in the video that he came up too fast and fought too many good fighters too soon, long before Don King got involved. Boxing is full of good boxers whose stories have yet to be told. Its only normal that most lose enough to eventually exit the sport, and in this regard, Eddie was really no different that other good boxers - that never wore - the champion's belt
Same, then I came to realize this dude was surrounded by leaches! He wasn't bringing in enough asses to fill in those seats for Don King to show interest...but trust me he had eyes on him I guarantee it
I am a HUGE boxing fan. And a fairly knowledgeable historian. I never heard of Eddie. Such a shame most of these fantastic videos end in tragedy. I absolutely love your channel. Keep up the great work
@@mikem591 Neither have I... Even if you know a lot about boxing there are always more fighters in the ratings you don't know anything about than fighters you know something of.
How old are you? I'm 66. He moved from Toronto to Montreal in late '70's, but he never fought for a world title. I learned about his mob connections after he quit fighting.
Thank you very much for sharing. There has been maybe 1 or 2 documentaries/investigative reports made on Eddie here in Québec, but they're pretty hard to find so your video is more than welcomed. Merci! 😀
@@RichtheFightHistorian 1st video of yours I have seen, great job, subscribed, but it may be out of the wheelhouse but your the captain, lol , it does sound interesting.
Thanks for this Rich. I had never heard of the bloke. His life story was like an interesting novel. He obviously brought alot of misery to other peoples lifes
Yes Rich. Always educating me with the fighters, that are little, or unknown to me. Really appreciate this content. Always first class & highly informative. Props to you. Bless up bro 👊
Never thought I'd see you doing a video of this man. I'm from Toronto and I'm Portuguese as well. I was a lot younger than Eddie Melo so I never knew much about him until I got older. And one day I encountered him at a nightclub here. I must have been 19 or 20. This was over 25 years ago now. I was into weight lifting and kick boxing at the time. There were these 2 older Italian sisters from the gym who were into me and my workout buddy. So one night me and my friends went out to a club and saw them there. I was dancing with one of them and having a good time. So she invites me into a booth with her friends. Little did I know that her friends were part of the mob. And guess who showed up and wasn't happy to see me there lol. I was thinking, should I speak to him in Portuguese and try to win him over. Or was I about to get into a bad situation. I was nervous to say the least. Even though I had training in kickboxing. Luckily the lady I was with stepped in and calmed him down. I was relieved to say the least. And that's not the only connection I had with Eddie Melo. I dated one of his cousins awhile back as well. Boy did she have some stories to tell. He was a legend in this town. Especially in the Portuguese community here. I'd hear stories about him from people who grew up in his time. He wasn't very nice. But how many fighters are. Tragic ending to his life. But thats the chances u take when you choose that lifestyle
I remember the major beefs between the Portuguese and Italians in Toronto during the 1990s which appeared to be related to World Cup Soccer. The Portuguese had negative press coverage because the Italians had the upper hand in Toronto institutions. Press coverage at the time of the Eddie Melo shooting seemed to suggest it was a conflict with a rival Portuguese and the connection with Italian organized crime politics has always remained obscure. The truth is out there....
Fantastic! Great job. Eddie Melo started out really well and ended badly. That's basically it. I am a Canadian, and was a kid when all of these guys were fighting. It was good to hear all of those names again. A guy you mentioned who had a victory over Eddie is Ralph Hollett. Ralph started as a kickboxer and has a win over Jean Yves Theriault. He was Canadian Middleweight champion for a long time and fought guys like Bennie Briscoe. Russ Anber was his trainer. Fernand Marcotte.... haven't heard that name in a while either. Another boxer from Canada with some notoriety was Gaetan Hart. He severely injured a guy in the ring, then in his next fight, or second fight after that, he KO'd a boxer named Cleveland Denny who died after the fight. Sad story. We had a thriving boxing scene in Canada in the'70's - '80's and early '90's but it went a little dormant until Yves Michel and others in Montreal essentially resurrected Quebec boxing and featured guys like Jean Pascal and Lucien Bute. Great memories, I hope those guys are all doing OK in their retirement years.
@@RichtheFightHistorian No, thank you for putting all of this together, loved the Little Red Lopez one as well, he was on a lot of great undercard fights in the '70's and '80's. Great content all around.
@@peterwhite507 Davey Hilton has an uncomfortable story... Matthew was probably the best of the three, Alex could have been but he had trouble staying put of trouble.
Eddie was an amazing guy. I miss him. , thank you for this video , Eddie was like a big brother growing up , a part of our family in fact, my brother Brandon's Godfather , I said thank you to this video because I don't have a lot of media with my father in it , my dad was Travis Sugden , Eddie and Nicky trainer, promoter and manager ..
Awesome feature. People forget only a small percentage of fighters can live off only boxing. The majority got to work or find other ways to supplement their boxing income
Watched him at Hilton s gym in his top. (1979). He was quite an entertaining boxer to watch workout. Seen a few of his fights and his style was entertaining. RIP.
Hello, Rich... I just wanted to say that I'm new to your channel. And, everything I've seen from you so far keeps me coming back. You're a " just the facts " kind of videographer, and it's a breath of fresh air. So, thank you for all of the good content. I'm sure you'll continue to do well. Take care.
Shades of Frankie Depaula, the light heavyweight boxer, killed in Jersey City in 1970, and Sergei Kobozev, the Russian boxer killed in New Jersey in 1995.
You are a true historian in every sense of the word. You weave together beautiful tales of hardship, glory and tragedy in such a manner that only the best storytellers can and I greatly appreciate your effort.
My boy Jimmy F.and I use to train at Sullys and met and watch Eddie train there once on a blue moon. Even as an older man and out of the game for a while he still had speed and freakish power.
As soon as I saw the name melo I knew he was gonna be tough brawling Portuguese brudda! I know a melo super nice guy humble as they come but when he laces up the gloves it's fucken war
As a fellow Ontario’n im so stoked i found your channel and have learned about new fighters like Eddie, had no idea about him and he lived 4 hours away from me
Absolutely one of my favorite TH-cam channels..can you do a documentary on some of these fighters Diego Corrales i believe out the Sacramento area. Johnny Taipa.. Albuquerque Tony the tiger Lopez out of the Sacramento area. The Ruelas brothers ..Mexico Thank you🙏
Thank you, High-power X. They're on the docket but it'll be a long while, have quite a few fighters ahead of them. Will probably get to Lopez by the summer.
@@ronr7905 ... you right they should make a movie on Johnny Tapia If you haven't checked out the HBO documentary on Johnny Tapia check it out it's pretty good.
@@RichtheFightHistorian .. yeah thank you Rich there's a lot of great Fighters out there I'll/we'll be looking forward to your upcoming documentaries keep up the great work.🙏
Hi Rich, I love your channel and was very surprised to find out about this fighter. I love boxing and fighter stories, especially the old stuff. Here in Portugal we don't have much boxing tradition and hearing about a portuguese fighter was an extra! Keep up with the good work.
I was thinking the other day about Portugal and how there was no boxing tradition there and I think if their love for football and that Latin ruthlessness Mourhino speaks of in their footballers win at all cost mentality. Portugeezers I've worked with and strong boys and hard workers who don't take any shit can go from calm to extremely confrontational in a second if they get riled. I met Marco Silva in person and he commanded respect just from being in his company there was a mentality a hunger in those black eyes behind a smile. The Portuguese have a zeal I don't find in other Europeans not even Italians.
Aloha Rich, would love to see a docu-vid on Irino "Reno" Abellira. According to my father, he was a legend on the streets of Hawaii back in the 50's - 60's, until his murder in a downtown Honolulu pool hall. He went the distance with Middleweight champion Gene Fullmer but lost on decision. Keep'um coming Rich, love your content!!
Thank you, Kevin. Ah, I wish there was more media on Abellira. Only the same three or so images repeated. Tons of stuff on his son but not enough on him.
I trained with two local amateur boxer in Hilo in 1975, while they prepared for the meets at the Hawaii State Fair. The one who was really good was named Ron and was Puerto Rican. I wish I could remember his last name and whatever happened to him.
Good documentary on this boxer ... All boxers have a hard ruff and tuff lifestyle. Some have it good but others come from the bottom and street hard knock life. Good story big Ups 👍
Loved it Rich! Thank you for doing this! Looking forward to the next. Its always a pleasure to listen to your style of editing and narration. Blessings to you sir!
Rich The Fight Historian scores again with another A-Plus Effort. Interesting and rare footage adds to the tale. I also noticed that his handlers had his last name misspelled as Mello on the back of their cornermen jackets???
I know i keep saying but this channel is amazing, such great content and always so interesting. Its great its not always about more famous and successful fighters like most channels but more about interesting stories no matter how successful the fighters were..... Best boxing channel on TH-cam, Keep up the great work Rich.
I am very much looking forward to your rendition on the George Chuvalo story. You have a certain knack for storytelling that other TH-cam channels who do these sorts of videos do not necessarily have.
Great video Rich...I'm a harsh and judgemental man and wholeheartedly dislike those that "bully and abuse" and though your video wasn't meant this way, I found the end of it it was somewhat uplifting (justice in the end).
So many like Eddie in boxings rich history, handsome, talented and with the world at their feet. Once it goes wrong, as it often does, they leave a trail of misery and destruction behind them. A sad tale but how boring would our lives be without these shooting stars to follow ? RIP Eddie.
Seems like Melo was a good guy who devoted his life to socially responsible causes and had a strong moral compass. Its too bad he died so young because he made the world a better place for everyone.
At minute 14 the narrator mentions Mike Dasilva. At the time i think he was the owner of an auto repair shop and car wash on Ossington south of Dundas in the rougher part of Toronto's Portuguese neighbourhood, before gentrification arrived in the area.
For the people of Quebec, Eddie Melo is the equivalent of Dino Bravo in pro wrestling... 2 very talented guys, poor life choices, surrended by bad people. Again, Rich, great video.
Hi Rich, I am Eddies daughter I’m wondering if you could please send me a way I could get in contact with you. Also to those that have negative and nasty comments about Eddie or his alleged connections please keep them to yourself… did your mothers not ever teach you that “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all?!” Eddie was a human being and most importantly my dad and my biggest loss. He was my entire world and he’s gone at the hands of a coward. So please be respectful
@@TheBatugan77 thanks, again ppl who want to be keyboard warriors or be unkind and hurtful should just watch the video and not spread hate… not the other way around.
There's Dave Hilton Sr. wrapping Eddie's gloves . ( gotta do a vid on that family Rich ) and the fight vs Jimmy ? That ref was useless. Ever heard of ' neutral corner ' ?
I always bristle when vutrent day YT commenters say vutre t day fights are fixed. BS. But a lot of them were fixed back in the day when the mob was sp entwined with boxing. Given that Melo had mafia ties, were any of his fight outcomes suspect?
Rich this is great channel you have great fights and good history about the boxers I was wondering can you do films of the Golden era of light heavyweights in the 70s and '80s like Matthew sad Muhammad, yaki Lopez, Marvin Johnson, Eddie Gregory, Dwight Braxton the Camden buzzsaw, Michael spinks, Jerry The Bull Martin, Bob Foster he was a little bit earlier but a great light heavyweight, and.the old mongoose Archie Moore I would appreciate it those are some of the greatest light heavyweights in history thank you I do hope you read the comments thanks a lot champ
This is absolutely fascinating. I had no idea any boxers came from Canada. I always thought that Canada was entirely inhabited by whooers and Hockey players.
Best Channel on YT. Hidden Gem 💎
Thank you, Paul.
Thank you for this video Eddie was a good man 🇵🇹💪 he meant a lot to our Community
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As soon as I heard the words 'Don King' and retire a '20' I knew Mello's life would be down hill from then. Another incredible and tragic story of how youth and boxing can go so terribly wrong. Thanks for sharing Rich!
Very true. Don was/is a leech. He ruined many people.
In all fairness, his corner indicated in the video that he came up too fast and fought too many good fighters too soon, long before Don King got involved. Boxing is full of good boxers whose stories have yet to be told. Its only normal that most lose enough to eventually exit the sport, and in this regard, Eddie was really no different that other good boxers - that never wore - the champion's belt
The job title "Mob enforcer" want enough for you. Sounds like thug life shit to me.
Same, then I came to realize this dude was surrounded by leaches! He wasn't bringing in enough asses to fill in those seats for Don King to show interest...but trust me he had eyes on him I guarantee it
@@brandmoney From the way his life evolved, Don King was the least of his troubles
I am a HUGE boxing fan. And a fairly knowledgeable historian. I never heard of Eddie. Such a shame most of these fantastic videos end in tragedy. I absolutely love your channel. Keep up the great work
Never heard of him either.
@@mikem591 Neither have I... Even if you know a lot about boxing there are always more fighters in the ratings you don't know anything about than fighters you know something of.
I am as well. And also a huge crime and job historian. He pops up in a couple fo different mob books I've read...
@Adam Chapman As am I. It's surprising you never heard of him.
How old are you? I'm 66. He moved from Toronto to Montreal in late '70's, but he never fought for a world title. I learned about his mob connections after he quit fighting.
Awesome documentary. And the Gradson fight footage is incredible. Melo was like a real life Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) from On the Waterfront!!
Thank you very much for sharing. There has been maybe 1 or 2 documentaries/investigative reports made on Eddie here in Québec, but they're pretty hard to find so your video is more than welcomed. Merci! 😀
My pleasure. I saw a couple of podcasts but they were in French.
@@JoseGonzalez-gg6rs Ah, interesting story but the only footage I can find is of his kickboxing. Kind of out of the wheelhouse for the channel.
@@RichtheFightHistorian 1st video of yours I have seen, great job, subscribed, but it may be out of the wheelhouse but your the captain, lol , it does sound interesting.
Wow someone finally getting the Melo story out there. Good stuff, thank you!
My pleasure, Jonathan.
It deserves a full length motion picture. He was the Portuguese Balboa of West End Toronto.
Thanks for this Rich.
I had never heard of the bloke. His life story was like an interesting novel. He obviously brought alot of misery to other peoples lifes
My pleasure, Andy.
I grew up in Montreal and saw several of his fights including the Marcotte and Gradson fights. Tough guy but got caught up in the mob!
Boxing fan for 50 years and I knew the name. Excellent video. So many stories in boxing.
Yes Rich. Always educating me with the fighters, that are little, or unknown to me. Really appreciate this content. Always first class & highly informative. Props to you. Bless up bro 👊
Much appreciated, Nick. Thank you.
As usual, you surprise me with a either a blast from my past or a blast from my past that I completely overlooked. Congrats on yet another fine job.
Thanks, Vector.
Hi Rich , I’m 53 from the Uk and have always loved boxing . Thank you for introducing me to these great fighters I had not previously heard off .
My pleasure, Elle403
I knew Eddie from the Lansdowne boxing club, great guy. Miss him
Never thought I'd see you doing a video of this man. I'm from Toronto and I'm Portuguese as well. I was a lot younger than Eddie Melo so I never knew much about him until I got older. And one day I encountered him at a nightclub here. I must have been 19 or 20. This was over 25 years ago now. I was into weight lifting and kick boxing at the time. There were these 2 older Italian sisters from the gym who were into me and my workout buddy. So one night me and my friends went out to a club and saw them there. I was dancing with one of them and having a good time. So she invites me into a booth with her friends. Little did I know that her friends were part of the mob. And guess who showed up and wasn't happy to see me there lol. I was thinking, should I speak to him in Portuguese and try to win him over. Or was I about to get into a bad situation. I was nervous to say the least. Even though I had training in kickboxing. Luckily the lady I was with stepped in and calmed him down. I was relieved to say the least. And that's not the only connection I had with Eddie Melo. I dated one of his cousins awhile back as well. Boy did she have some stories to tell. He was a legend in this town. Especially in the Portuguese community here. I'd hear stories about him from people who grew up in his time. He wasn't very nice. But how many fighters are. Tragic ending to his life. But thats the chances u take when you choose that lifestyle
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing, Carlos.
I remember the major beefs between the Portuguese and Italians in Toronto during the 1990s which appeared to be related to World Cup Soccer. The Portuguese had negative press coverage because the Italians had the upper hand in Toronto institutions. Press coverage at the time of the Eddie Melo shooting seemed to suggest it was a conflict with a rival Portuguese and the connection with Italian organized crime politics has always remained obscure. The truth is out there....
you are a lucky man... even your training in kickboxing wouldn't have saved you against him.
Rip Eddie
Fantastic! Great job. Eddie Melo started out really well and ended badly. That's basically it. I am a Canadian, and was a kid when all of these guys were fighting. It was good to hear all of those names again. A guy you mentioned who had a victory over Eddie is Ralph Hollett. Ralph started as a kickboxer and has a win over Jean Yves Theriault. He was Canadian Middleweight champion for a long time and fought guys like Bennie Briscoe. Russ Anber was his trainer.
Fernand Marcotte.... haven't heard that name in a while either. Another boxer from Canada with some notoriety was Gaetan Hart. He severely injured a guy in the ring, then in his next fight, or second fight after that, he KO'd a boxer named Cleveland Denny who died after the fight. Sad story.
We had a thriving boxing scene in Canada in the'70's - '80's and early '90's but it went a little dormant until Yves Michel and others in Montreal essentially resurrected Quebec boxing and featured guys like Jean Pascal and Lucien Bute. Great memories, I hope those guys are all doing OK in their retirement years.
I think a documentry on the Hilton brothers would be very interesting as well.
Thanks, Ron. I remember Theriault, fought on ESPN a lot.
@@RichtheFightHistorian No, thank you for putting all of this together, loved the Little Red Lopez one as well, he was on a lot of great undercard fights in the '70's and '80's. Great content all around.
@@peterwhite507 Davey Hilton has an uncomfortable story... Matthew was probably the best of the three, Alex could have been but he had trouble staying put of trouble.
@@ronr7905 I think a documentary on the Hilton's would be must watch
The amount of detail that goes into these videos is amazing. Thank you for taking the time to research and compile these gems of fight history!
My pleasure, S R, thank you.
Thanks Rich, fascinating character as fighters often are. You do such a great job of telling their stories. I look forward to the next one.
Thank you, whitehurstcomic. More to come.
Eddie was an amazing guy. I miss him. , thank you for this video , Eddie was like a big brother growing up , a part of our family in fact, my brother Brandon's Godfather , I said thank you to this video because I don't have a lot of media with my father in it , my dad was Travis Sugden , Eddie and Nicky trainer, promoter and manager ..
My pleasure, Bill.
Awesome feature. People forget only a small percentage of fighters can live off only boxing. The majority got to work or find other ways to supplement their boxing income
Yep ...nothing like an honest day pay as a mafia enforcer breaking bones
Watched him at Hilton s gym in his top. (1979). He was quite an entertaining boxer to watch workout. Seen a few of his fights and his style was entertaining. RIP.
These videos are simply the best......I so enjoy each one that comes out....Thank you Rich!!!
My pleasure, Dale, thank you.
Hello, Rich... I just wanted to say that I'm new to your channel. And, everything I've seen from you so far keeps me coming back. You're a " just the facts " kind of videographer, and it's a breath of fresh air. So, thank you for all of the good content. I'm sure you'll continue to do well. Take care.
Thanks Graham. Welcome to the channel.
Rich out of all the t.v channels in the world, ones that we havnt even got here in IRELAND.
I love yours the best 🥊....
Thanks for the kind words, Marc.
I just want to thank you. You’re documentary’s are incredible. So interesting and entertaining. Have a great day and thanks again!
Thanks so much, Mr Fix.
Fascinating and sad story but enjoyed it none the less. Some peoples lives are just so damn interesting.
Thanks for sharing, subscribed 👍👊
Thanks and welcome to the channel.
You post videos and footage of those we have not heard of and you make us become somewhat fans of these boxers. Great videos!
Thanks, Miss Vida.
Great video coverage Rich another good story but sad ending RIP Eddie🥊🥊
Shades of Frankie Depaula, the light heavyweight boxer, killed in Jersey City in 1970, and Sergei Kobozev, the Russian boxer killed in New Jersey in 1995.
You are a true historian in every sense of the word. You weave together beautiful tales of hardship, glory and tragedy in such a manner that only the best storytellers can and I greatly appreciate your effort.
I appreciate the kind words, thank you.
My boy Jimmy F.and I use to train at Sullys and met and watch Eddie train there once on a blue moon. Even as an older man and out of the game for a while he still had speed and freakish power.
Thanks for the great video Rich.
Sure thing, Wade.
very sad story. Thanks for posting. As usual, an outstanding job.
I knew Tony Unitas who I think may have trained him. He used to take me to the gym when I was young. He told me of Eddie Melo and Nikki Furlano.
Thanks for this interesting documentary. Never heard of this guy, but I enjoyed this!
I’ve been a boxing fan for decades and feel privileged to have found your channel. Keep up the great work.
Will do, Julio, thank you.
As soon as I saw the name melo I knew he was gonna be tough brawling Portuguese brudda! I know a melo super nice guy humble as they come but when he laces up the gloves it's fucken war
As a fellow Ontario’n im so stoked i found your channel and have learned about new fighters like Eddie, had no idea about him and he lived 4 hours away from me
Thanks, bayviewbud
You have great voice and briliant videos thanks you
Absolutely one of my favorite TH-cam channels..can you do a documentary on some of these fighters
Diego Corrales i believe out the Sacramento area.
Johnny Taipa.. Albuquerque
Tony the tiger Lopez out of the Sacramento area.
The Ruelas brothers ..Mexico
Thank you🙏
Thank you, High-power X. They're on the docket but it'll be a long while, have quite a few fighters ahead of them. Will probably get to Lopez by the summer.
Johnny Tapia. That's a movie right there.
@@ronr7905 ... you right they should make a movie on Johnny Tapia
If you haven't checked out the HBO documentary on Johnny Tapia check it out it's pretty good.
@@RichtheFightHistorian .. yeah thank you Rich there's a lot of great Fighters out there I'll/we'll be looking forward to your upcoming documentaries keep up the great work.🙏
@@highpowerx4554 I saw it..... Johnny's story wasn't a very good one. I was always pulling for that little guy. He made it as far as he could in life.
Thank you Rich, for this upload.
My pleasure, Nicholas.
Hi Rich, I love your channel and was very surprised to find out about this fighter. I love boxing and fighter stories, especially the old stuff. Here in Portugal we don't have much boxing tradition and hearing about a portuguese fighter was an extra! Keep up with the good work.
Thank you, Adriano. Yes, Melo did have two bouts in Portugal at the end of his career.
I was thinking the other day about Portugal and how there was no boxing tradition there and I think if their love for football and that Latin ruthlessness Mourhino speaks of in their footballers win at all cost mentality.
Portugeezers I've worked with and strong boys and hard workers who don't take any shit can go from calm to extremely confrontational in a second if they get riled.
I met Marco Silva in person and he commanded respect just from being in his company there was a mentality a hunger in those black eyes behind a smile.
The Portuguese have a zeal I don't find in other Europeans not even Italians.
First time to your channel and I am totally impressed by your journalism skills. Great documentary
Thanks very much, Kassim. Welcome to the channel.
Great video, please keep them coming!
Thanks, will do!
What a great channel.
You need to work on a Netflix deal. Seriously.
haha, thanks Israel.
Man that’s a sad ending. Different times in the late 70’s/80’s in Canada.
Aloha Rich, would love to see a docu-vid on Irino "Reno" Abellira. According to my father, he was a legend on the streets of Hawaii back in the 50's - 60's, until his murder in a downtown Honolulu pool hall. He went the distance with Middleweight champion Gene Fullmer but lost on decision. Keep'um coming Rich, love your content!!
Thank you, Kevin. Ah, I wish there was more media on Abellira. Only the same three or so images repeated. Tons of stuff on his son but not enough on him.
I trained with two local amateur boxer in Hilo in 1975, while they prepared for the meets at the Hawaii State Fair.
The one who was really good was named Ron and was Puerto Rican.
I wish I could remember his last name and whatever happened to him.
Thanks Rich for this amazing documentary. I didnt even know about this boxer. I love your documentaries. Keep up the great work.
Thanks, will do!
Good documentary on this boxer ... All boxers have a hard ruff and tuff lifestyle. Some have it good but others come from the bottom and street hard knock life. Good story big Ups 👍
I had never heard of him but great story and brilliant documentary.
Thanks, Sobriety.
@@RichtheFightHistorian.👍Ive subscribed and look forward to watching more of your boxing documentaries. Keep up the good work mate.
Unbelievable footage!!! 🏆
Glad you enjoyed it
Loved it Rich! Thank you for doing this! Looking forward to the next. Its always a pleasure to listen to your style of editing and narration. Blessings to you sir!
Thanks so much, Awestruck Audio Hertz.
Rich The Fight Historian scores again with another A-Plus Effort. Interesting and rare footage adds to the tale. I also noticed that his handlers had his last name misspelled as Mello on the back of their cornermen jackets???
Thanks, Bruce. Yeah, not sure what was up with that. I saw different spellings for his first name (Eddy) but not his last.
I know i keep saying but this channel is amazing, such great content and always so interesting. Its great its not always about more famous and successful fighters like most channels but more about interesting stories no matter how successful the fighters were..... Best boxing channel on TH-cam, Keep up the great work Rich.
I appreciate that!
I absolutely LOVE this channel! Thank you for always bringing the best content. 🥇🏆
Thanks, Rheal.
I think you should consider looking into the Hilton brothers out of Montreal.
I am very much looking forward to your rendition on the George Chuvalo story. You have a certain knack for storytelling that other TH-cam channels who do these sorts of videos do not necessarily have.
Thank you, M S M. Will see about Chuvalo.
Great video Rich...I'm a harsh and judgemental man and wholeheartedly dislike those that "bully and abuse" and though your video wasn't meant this way, I found the end of it it was somewhat uplifting (justice in the end).
Thanks again for this sharing was waiting for a long time, he fought in Montreal at the Paul sauve arena
My pleasure, luigi.
You are the man! What a story.
Thanks, Pedro.
So many like Eddie in boxings rich history, handsome, talented and with the world at their feet. Once it goes wrong, as it often does, they leave a trail of misery and destruction behind them. A sad tale but how boring would our lives be without these shooting stars to follow ? RIP Eddie.
Great job Rich! You are the man!
Hey thanks, Karl.
Excellent presentation. Thanks for sharing. Be well.
Thanks, you too!
Seems like Melo was a good guy who devoted his life to socially responsible causes and had a strong moral compass. Its too bad he died so young because he made the world a better place for everyone.
Great documentary. Many thanks.
My pleasure, thank you.
Another gem Rich!
Thanks, rowdy
Thanks for video Rich. I always wondered what happened to Eddie
My pleasure, Cedric.
At minute 14 the narrator mentions Mike Dasilva. At the time i think he was the owner of an auto repair shop and car wash on Ossington south of Dundas in the rougher part of Toronto's Portuguese neighbourhood, before gentrification arrived in the area.
For the people of Quebec, Eddie Melo is the equivalent of Dino Bravo in pro wrestling... 2 very talented guys, poor life choices, surrended by bad people. Again, Rich, great video.
Thank you, Risbo
Dino Bravo was found dead shot in the face 11 times.
17 times
another great doc! Had wicked body shots
Thanks, Jay. Agreed on Melo's body work.
Tough stuff. Live by the sword; Die by the sword.
However, "There, BUT for the Grace of God, go I."
Frank Catrone was also connected to wrestler , Dino Bravo.
I knew Eddie,he was a great guy
Interesting,thanks,he sure looked pretty sharp.
Love your Chanel Rich..Can you make one about Stephane ouellet and Hiltons brothers?
And Gaetan Hart got a heck story too
I have Matthew Hilton on the to do. There was one done on Hart called "The Steak".
Keep going mister you did a great job of research. Love from Québec !
Hi Rich, I am Eddies daughter
I’m wondering if you could please send me a way I could get in contact with you. Also to those that have negative and nasty comments about Eddie or his alleged connections please keep them to yourself… did your mothers not ever teach you that “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all?!”
Eddie was a human being and most importantly my dad and my biggest loss. He was my entire world and he’s gone at the hands of a coward. So please be respectful
Sorry about your Dad.
This is a public forum though.
Don't like the comments, then don't read them. Just watch the video.
@@TheBatugan77 thanks, again ppl who want to be keyboard warriors or be unkind and hurtful should just watch the video and not spread hate… not the other way around.
Hi Jess. You can reach me at rich@pochepictures.com
@@TheBatugan77 bru be respectful for real. All that talk can get you fucked up. Don't think your IP address is untraceable
Wow, what a story. Eddie Melo is very interesting on many levels. I must ind more info on him. Any suggestions, uggestio
There are few news clips on him TH-cam, some were in French though.
@@RichtheFightHistorian I checked out a couple last night. I feel he was misguided.
Great content 👊🏽
There's Dave Hilton Sr. wrapping Eddie's gloves . ( gotta do a vid on that family Rich ) and the fight vs Jimmy ? That ref was useless. Ever heard of ' neutral corner ' ?
Great as always
Thank you! Cheers!
First time id see the video from Melo Marcottes being from QC its a classic
Melo was rushed by greedy handlers. He could have been a huge star of the 1980s and a staple of weekend network tv.
Eddie was undisciplined, and was headstrong. They got what they could out of him. He was a name for a long time, and he was money in Quebec.
I always bristle when vutrent day YT commenters say vutre t day fights are fixed. BS. But a lot of them were fixed back in the day when the mob was sp entwined with boxing. Given that Melo had mafia ties, were any of his fight outcomes suspect?
thanks for sharing the great content!
My pleasure!
Rich this is great channel you have great fights and good history about the boxers I was wondering can you do films of the Golden era of light heavyweights in the 70s and '80s like Matthew sad Muhammad, yaki Lopez, Marvin Johnson, Eddie Gregory, Dwight Braxton the Camden buzzsaw, Michael spinks, Jerry The Bull Martin, Bob Foster he was a little bit earlier but a great light heavyweight, and.the old mongoose Archie Moore I would appreciate it those are some of the greatest light heavyweights in history thank you I do hope you read the comments thanks a lot champ
Sure thing, Manuel. Have Eddie Gregory coming up soon. All of those fighters were on the docket except Jerry Martin whom I'll add in. Thanks.
You should do one for Jimmy as he just passed last month….
Sad ending for someone who had achieved a lot as a young fighter.
Brilliant stuff as usual RTFH
Keep on keeping on
Also…… Channel Subscriptions slowly climbing……. Justifiably so 🥊🥊💥💥🥊🥊
I appreciate the support, C T O, thank you.
❤ your content. Much ❤ as always
Thanks, John.
The man was a bruiser with those hands.
Great Work. Subbed.
THESW R BEST FILMS IVE EVER SEEN
RIP EDDIE, GOOD VIDEO RICH. 👍
Thanks, Donnell.
Threatens business owner and his family with a firearm... $500 fine... lol
This is absolutely fascinating. I had no idea any boxers came from Canada. I always thought that Canada was entirely inhabited by whooers and Hockey players.
RIP Eddie. I miss you.
great doco
Great story. I see a movie here. 👍🏼
Agree 👍 So do I ... It makes a great movie
Arturo Gatti was also from Montreal originally.
Good stuff!!!!
Hé was the talk of the Town in Montreal in the early 80s