Monday, December 5, 2011
The play is based on the life of Levittown boxer Bobby Cassidy Sr.
Kid Shamrock's 10-show run off-Broadway came to an end Sunday, but not before Levittown Patch got a chance to see it. The play, written by Bobby Cassidy Jr. and based on Cassidy Sr.'s life, ran out of the Tada! Theater on 28th Street in Manhattan from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4. The show's character, Kid Shamrock, recalls a fight that showed up drunk for and lost (which happened to Cassidy in 1974) to a fan at a bar. Patch ran two features on Cassidy Sr. last week, which discuss his career as well as his boxing knowledge.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The former middleweight fought on the undercard of Frazier-Ali II and trained two champions of his own.
It's said that understanding the subtleties of a sport allows you to excel in it. To see how Bobby Cassidy Sr. understood the subtleties of boxing, you can look at Donny Lalonde's successful title defense on May 29, 1988. The afternoon fight took place outdoors in Trinidad and Tobago, and Cassidy picked up quickly that the sun would shine on the fighters as they fought. He also saw spots of shade where the sun's glare was hidden. "I said to myself, 'Why is this ring so bright?'" he said. "It’s a two o’clock fight, obviously, but I said to myself, 'We can work this to our advantage.' We did, and it worked perfectly." Cassidy had Lalonde work his opponent, Leslie Stewart, into spots that hid the sun's glare. Stewart still had to deal with …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Bobby Cassidy Sr. fought both people and alcoholism; now, he's using his tale to help others.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Justin Izzo
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Bobby Cassidy Sr.’s life changed for the better on Jan. 28, 1974. At the time, it looked like it could be a day that destroyed him. His divorce from his wife was finalized that day, on their anniversary. He showed up for a fight against Jorge Ahumada – the undercard to the second Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier heavyweight championship – after a day of, as he put it, “drinking myself to death.” He was knocked out that day. Soon after, he decided enough was enough, and gave up drinking. He’s been sober ever since. Now, at 67 years old, the long-time Levittown resident is sharing his story of survival in a play titled "Kid Shamrock" that will open a 10-day off-Broadway run this Friday. "It can reach a lot of people [when you're] the one who nearly …
peter wood
9:31 am on Monday, December 12, 2011
Bobby Cassidy was a tough fighter with a fighter's instincts. Just look at his bouts on Youtube and see for yourself. more ›