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Making an Impression At Madison Square Garden

have been almost as valuable: he
By Terry Tinkess
earned a great deal of respect.
t has been a busy few months
“Brian was 4-1 and 1, and the guy
Ifor Jorge Luis, and he has added he fought was undefeated at 10 and
a memory or two to the long list of
0. We watched tape of the guy and
successes he has shared in while
I thought there were things about
helping to develop young boxers.
Brian’s style that could give him
Top of the list right now was a trouble,” says Luis. “They didn’t
chance to work with one of the boxers know anything about Brian and they

he trains during a fight at Madison couldn’t find any film on him on the

Square Garden in New York City. Internet, and that is exactly what
happened.”
“I was working with a fighter

by the name of Brian Clookey,” Luis says that Clookey’s opponent
says Luis. “He’s from Northern ended up with more a fight than he

New York, (Chase Mills) and he’s expected, something that his own

a pro fighter and an ex marine. He trainer acknowledged.

was getting ready to fight on the
“Brian was missing just a little
same date as my son (Tony Luis)
bit of experience and a little bit of
in Whitehall, New York. Then he confidence,” says Luis. “He made a

was offered this fight at Madison
really good fight of it and made this

Square Garden in New York City
guy work for every inch of it and he
against this undefeated Russian (Isa banged him up a little bit too.
Akberbayev, of Kazakhstan).”
“After the fight, his trainer, Abel

Luis took a good look at the fight,

Sanchez, who at one time worked
and decided it looked like a good with Oscar De La Hoya, shook my
fight for Clookey. “He had a chance, on November 2 instead,” says Luis. is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

and the payday was more than he had “You go there and you know that hand and said “Thanks for the fight,
According to Luis, being a part of we really didn’t expect that.”

ever made before, not even close, so an event at Madison Square Garden so many great fights between so

we decided to go to New York City many great fighters have taken place That for us was the highlight of

Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League Schedule there,” says Luis. “The first thing that New York. A small town trainer,
struck me when we checked into the with a small town fi ghter from a little

hotel, The Affinia Hotel, was that so club in eastern Ontario, and he told

many great fighters had stayed there me they expected a couple rounds,

AWAY .......................HOME ......................... DATE .............. TIME before their fights, and it is right next but that we really made him work.
Alexandria Glens .......................Morrisburg Lions ...................... Sun, Dec 01 ............. 2:30 PM door to the Pennsylvania, which is Jorge Luis isn’t the only member of
Alexandria Glens .......................Brockville Tikis ........................ Wed, Dec 04 ............ 7:45 PM where Muhammad Ali stayed for his
Westport Rideaus .......................Casselman Vikings ................... Thu, Dec 05 ............. 8:00 PM fights. the Luis family to have been feeling

Gananoque Islanders ..................Alexandria Glens ...................... Fri, Dec 06 ............... 8:00 PM the golden light of success lately
Morrisburg Lions .......................Athens Aeros ............................ Sun, Dec 08 ............. 7:30 PM “We were right across the street either. Tony, his son got his boxing
Akwesasne Wolves ....................Gananoque Islanders ................ Sun, Dec 08 ............. 7:00 PM from Madison Square Garden, and career back on the winning track by
Casselman Vikings .....................Prescott Flyers .......................... Sun, Dec 08 ............. 3:30 PM
Char-Lan Rebels ........................Casselman Vikings ................... Thu, Dec 12 ............. 7:30 PM you look across and that little stretch virtue of a unanimous decision over
Alexandria Glens .......................Winchester Hawks .................... Fri, Dec 13 ............... 8:15 PM of Madison Square Garden is called Raphael Luna on November 9 at the
Casselman Vikings .....................Alexandria Glens ...................... Sat, Dec 14 .............. 8:00 PM Joe Louis Plaza. You know, you walk Whitehall Athletic Club in upstate
Morrisburg Lions .......................Char-Lan Rebels ....................... Sat, Dec 14 .............. 8:00 PM
Winchester Hawks .....................Akwesasne Wolves ................... Sat, Dec 14 .............. 7:00 PM in, and you think Ali and Joe Frazier New York.
Akwesasne Wolves ....................Morrisburg Lions ...................... Sun, Dec 15 ............. 2:30 PM shook this place, Joe Louis shook “I would have liked to have seen
Char-Lan Rebels ........................Prescott Flyers .......................... Sun, Dec 15 ............. 3:30 PM this place, Sugar Ray Robinson, all

Morrisburg Lions .......................Casselman Vikings ................... Thu, Dec 19 ............. 7:30 PM the great fighters, they fought there. him stop this guy, be the first guy to

Casselman Vikings .....................Winchester Hawks .................... Fri, Dec 20 ............... 8:15 PM Even just to have fought at Madison stop this guy Luna, but he proved to
Akwesasne Wolves ....................Alexandria Glens ...................... Fri, Dec 20 ............... 8:00 PM be a tough guy, a really tough guy.
Winchester Hawks .....................Char-Lan Rebels ....................... Sat, Dec 21 .............. 8:00 PM Square Garden was a feat unto itself.
Gananoque Islanders ..................Morrisburg Lions ...................... Sat, Dec 21 .............. 7:30 PM You could really feel it. You could “There are a few things we need
Char-Lan Rebels ........................Akwesasne Wolves ................... Sun, Dec 22 ............. 7:00 PM feel the history there. to continue to work on, but he’s
Char-Lan Rebels ........................Winchester Hawks .................... Fri, Dec 27 ............... 8:15 PM certainly on the right track.”
Morrisburg Lions .......................Alexandria Glens ...................... Fri, Dec 27 ............... 8:00 PM “I guess for a hockey player,
Alexandria Glens .......................Char-Lan Rebels ....................... Sat, Dec 28 .............. 8:00 PM it would be like playing for the Meanwhile things are progressing
Winchester Hawks .....................Morrisburg Lions ...................... Sat, Dec 28 .............. 7:30 PM
Morrisburg Lions .......................Akwesasne Wolves ................... Sun, Dec 29 ............. 7:00 PM Montreal Canadiens in the forum. at Champs East Side gym and Jorge
All those ghosts that are there, all Luis is happy with the group of boxers
those great players that skated up he is currently working with. It has
the ice and now you’re there. It is an been somewhat a rebuilding year
incredible feeling.” with some club members moving
out of the area and others moving
Clookey, unfortunately didn’t get

the decision, but the fight went four on. Still, he’s optimistic about the
year to come and just maybe, the
rounds and what he gained might
best is yet to come.