Both gentleman are former Golden Gloves champions and hail from the renowned Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn. Benson disposed of his opponent in a little over 1 minutes of the first round - in a clear mismatch of talent. In an equally mismatched fight - Tor Hamer knocked down his opponent 3 times in 1 1/2 rounds for a KO.
The reason I attended this event was to see Tor Hamer. Despite being on the under card - boxing fans, including Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs of the NY Giants, came to see the man touted as the future heavyweight champion.
Hamer attended a handful of elite private and public schools in the NYC area (finally graduating from Beacon) - basically filling the role of "Bully" for as many schools as he could. He was the kid you didn't want to show up at your house when you threw a party at your parents' place. Amongst my friends he is known best for wanting to beat up my friend Jonas because his girlfriend at the time openly had a crush on him.
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