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Henry
Nissen faces a busy Sunday. Centre of attention
this afternoon at the Victorian Trainers League
annual presentation day at Maribyrnong. Guest
speaker this evening at the opening of the Jewish
Museum of Australia in St Kilda.
Our Enery has donated his
champion boxer's royal regalia to the museum.
The flyweight world contender
of the 1970s, Nissen bobs up on this website,
a glitter in gold and purple trunks and gold
boots with purple piping, one of the Famous
Five upon the cover of the red Fighterbook 1973
annual, which was, all thing s considered, probably
our finest product in the print years.
Adidas provided the magnificent
ring wardrobe to Hammering Henry, piping purple
stripes on the golden boots for the company
emblem.
The same adidas good guy made
Henry a second set of royal ringwear. Reversed
the order, to mainly-purple trunks with gold
stripe, purple boots with gold pipings.
"I never got to wear
the second set . . they're the ones that are
going in a glass cabinet in the Jewish Museum."
Together with his Australian
flyweight title belt. And the certificate declaring
Henry's OAM, Order of Australia Medal. For services
to thousands of street kids.
In
1969, the twins Henry and Leon Nissen did Australian
Jewry the honour of winning medals at the Maccabiah
Games in Israel. Last night Hustling Henry remembered
for FOL:
"Leon lost a robbery
decision to an Israeli flyweight in the semi-finals.
I was so angry, next up, I kayoed Israel's bantamweight
in half a minute. He was counted out. I did
it for my brother. The only time in my life
I fought angry.
"In the bantamweight final, I belted a
Jew from Italy, I hit him with everything. I
felt so sorry for him .Afterwards."
One other Henry Nissen
item goes in the Nissen exhibit in the Museum.
His Nasho Medal.
National Service soldier 1970-71, Private Nissen
served in the Artillery then as PT Instructor
at four Army bases. As PTI, he went 15 rounds
to Australian flyweight title in third pro bout.
What a warrior.
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