Front Street Gym Thanksgiving Turkey Brawl 11-17-07

The Front Street Gym had a reunion of sorts this past Saturday night bringing together past and current members for a benefit to help keep one of Philly's oldest and most storied gyms strong.

People from all over came to show their support and also have a fun night talking about the good old days. A few of the Front Street Gym's legends stepped into the ring for one last fight for the boys. From Joey Eye starting off the night showing he still has a lot of scrap left in him to former champion Buster Drayton needing his best sparring moves to avoid ol' Franky O'Neal's heavy rights, everyone seemed to really enjoy the night. It got pretty tough in there but Mike McCarney was in charge as the referee and kept order all night long.

The gym is best known for it's boxing but it also has a small yet, very nice memorabilia stand in the corner. For $15 you can get framed pictures of warriors like James J. Braddock, John O'Sullivan & Tito Trinidad to name a few along with T-Shirts and other boxing items.

Overall, it was a very good night where the old came back to help keep the young strong. The night was put together by Front Street Gym mainstay Frank Cubek and many others who call Clearfield street their headquarters. Enjoy these few pictures I took. For professional shots, try emailing wandrewsassoc@verizon.net who was also there taking pictures.







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