Champion boxer Lionel Rose prepares to defend world title

Champion boxer Lionel Rose prepares to defend world title | RetroFocus

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Lionel Rose was the first Aboriginal man to win a boxing world title, and the first Aboriginal person to be named Australian of the Year.
In 1969, Rose appeared in the ABC documentary "110,000 Reasons."
The program followed Rose as he prepared to defend his world batamweight title against Rubén Olivares.
Rose went on to lose the title to Olivares, but continued to box until the mid 1970s.
"110,000 Reasons" aired in Australia on 21 August 1969.
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@truthseeker7322 3 жыл бұрын

What an admirable gentlemen. A true icon that got swept under the carpet. I never knew about him till now. A man aboriginal kids should look up too

@BoonMcNougat Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. Three decades and I never heard of him and can't imagine how much more inspirational to me he would when I was younger compared to say Anthony Mundine. Not to bring Mundine down but Lionel seems to be a truly inspirational legend.

@Groaker 4 жыл бұрын

To think, only two years prior to this doco first airing, this legend wasn't even counted as an Australian.

@kelly-marie 8 ай бұрын

My great uncle. Thank you as this is the only way I get to hear his voice 😢I lost all my home videos in a house fire. RIP uncle

@tjjk9558 22 күн бұрын

Wait he is your uncle two

@tjjk9558 22 күн бұрын

Wait he’s your uncle to 😮 Wait what’s your last name bc I’m making a family tree

@kelly-marie 22 күн бұрын

My dads surname is Dow. Mums is Walker.

@tjjk9558 20 күн бұрын

Ok thanks

@Dragonz-Neek 7 ай бұрын

So good looking in his younger years

@stephenbachman132 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like he was a really nice genuine person.

@russellcampbell9198 2 жыл бұрын

He was.

@peterose6765 3 жыл бұрын

He comes across as a very humble man.

@B23775 Жыл бұрын

I reckon it's about time some one makes a movie of this legend

@richardthompson6705 2 жыл бұрын

A great Australian and one of the best boxers and athletes I have seen

@Jordo619 3 жыл бұрын

young aboriginal men today need to see this

@monicahd1313 4 жыл бұрын

LIONEL ROSE

@eaglecap8553 4 жыл бұрын

Legend

@abbiemay3693 4 жыл бұрын

This is great 🥊☀️😊

@catparnell3497 2 жыл бұрын

yeah he is and thats my uncle by the way my name is xavier lionel peter rose our family is great we are so good at boxing because of lionel i wish he could come back to 2021

@bala_dann Жыл бұрын

My uncle too ❤️