Packy’s World, Floyd Mayweather, JR – Andre Berto Boycott, Ray Donovan, Top Five Boxing Movies of All Time, My Pal Al & Jon Voight Wins The Chutzpah Award

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By Packy “Boom Boom” Goldstein

Oy Vay are you going to hear it today… As I sit here sipping some homemade lemonade my dear Sadie made today, I see the internet is running amuck with Floyd Mayweather, JR. possibly fighting Andre Berto. That fights thrills me like my yearly prostate check up. The doctor breaks my bagels every year to have it and let me tell you at 85, it’s a real pain in the tuckus! This fight is a JOKE. As of this column, I am in Boycott Status and the night of the fight, will find a great old movie on Turner Classics and tune in and tune out Mayweather, JR. vs Berto.

Ray Donovan…. It’s back for the third season on Showtime and the first episode for the crew started out with a bang. I see Liev Schreiber is now a Producer on the show which that means, it is doing very well and he is getting a cut as its star. This is one of the best series in recent years on pay or regular TV. Tune in!

Top Five Boxing Movies of all time…. 5. The Champ (the 1931 original with Wallace Berry & Jackie Cooper), 4. Rocky, 3. Raging Bull, 2. Hard Times (Bare knuckle fighting with Charles
Bronson),  and 1. The Harder They Fall

My Pal Al (“Bad” Brad’s Father) … Al was an avid swimmer and in the late 70’s and early 80’s him and Bradley lived on Miami Beach. Across from their apartment was a motel that at one time, was a very famous joint in the 50’s & 60’s called the International Inn. Al knew the pool boy who was there for years, so he let Al swim anytime he wanted and Bradley.

On this particular day, I met them both there to go for a dip. Bradley, had to be around eleven or twelve at the time. For whatever reason, one of Al’s girlfriend’s which he had many was there and sitting on the other side, was a chick who had the HOTS for Al and was giving him the eye. Out of right field, Bradley says. “my dad hits homeruns”. When I asked him what that meant, he got quiet like most kids do, but that little SOB knew exactly what he said.

The blonde giving Al the eye, blurted out, “oh yeah, with me sonny, he will need to hit a double, triple and than a homerun.” Al and I fell off our lounge chairs laughing till it hurt. It was one of the funniest lines we ever heard and Al was the King of adlibs! (Don’t you edit one word Bradley of this story!)

The Chutzpah Award… The Chutzpah Award goes to legendary actor Jon Voight. If you want to know the definition of a great actor, watch him on Ray Donovan playing Mickey Donovan and then go to YouTube and see him talk about his politics. Night and Day and I’m not talking about the Frank Sinatra hit from the 1940’s.

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