he suggests in his documentary that he conquered Houston and that all the best players in the country passed through
he suggests in his documentary that he conquered Houston and that all the best players in the country passed through
he suggests in his documentary that he conquered Houston and that all the best players in the country passed through
Earl was one of the top rated money players of the early 80s.
I was running around gambling at the same time, but was not at Earl's level (I'm 4 years younger and was only 16/17).....he was beating everyone at age 20 and gave "Lil Al" the 6 Ball in Dallas (at Rusty's on NW HWY) and won - he also gave top players like James Christopher, Rusty Brandimiere and Swanee the "Wild 8" and won in Houston.....he also played many of the champion players of that time (Buddy Hall, Sigel, Jimmy Reid)....I don't know the outcomes of these matches, I was hearing about them "second hand".
There was a lot of action back then and Earl's forte was giving up weight to weaker players.....it wasn't uncommon for him to give up the 7/8/9 and the Break on a bar table and win against weak short stops.
Earl was one of the top rated money players of the early 80s.
I was running around gambling at the same time, but was not at Earl's level (I'm 4 years younger and was only 16/17).....he was beating everyone at age 20 and gave "Lil Al" the 6 Ball in Dallas (at Rusty's on NW HWY) and won - he also gave top players like James Christopher, Rusty Brandimiere and Swanee the "Wild 8" and won in Houston.....he also played many of the champion players of that time (Buddy Hall, Sigel, Jimmy Reid)....I don't know the outcomes of these matches, I was hearing about them "second hand".
There was a lot of action back then and Earl's forte was giving up weight to weaker players.....it wasn't uncommon for him to give up the 7/8/9 and the Break on a bar table and win against weak short stops.
Earl was one of the top rated money players of the early 80s.
I was running around gambling at the same time, but was not at Earl's level (I'm 4 years younger and was only 16/17).....he was beating everyone at age 20 and gave "Lil Al" the 6 Ball in Dallas (at Rusty's on NW HWY) and won - he also gave top players like James Christopher, Rusty Brandimiere and Swanee the "Wild 8" and won in Houston.....he also played many of the champion players of that time (Buddy Hall, Sigel, Jimmy Reid)....I don't know the outcomes of these matches, I was hearing about them "second hand".
There was a lot of action back then and Earl's forte was giving up weight to weaker players.....it wasn't uncommon for him to give up the 7/8/9 and the Break on a bar table and win against weak short stops.
i saw Earl play many times in gambling matches and he never acted like thatHard to believe he got any action back then, he was horrible. Yelling at people and acting out. I saw him get thrown out of one pool room where they called the police, and this was during a tournament. He stood outside on the side walk after being thrown out screaming at the owner. Then he began calling on the phone like every five minutes. How do you act like that and not get yourself killed?
i saw Earl play many times in gambling matches and he never acted like that
he also makes reference to "calling guys out"
well you don't call out shortstops to offer spots so who was he calling out? Buddy? Efren? both those guys would played him for any amount
If he was giving up the 7 out and the breaks on a barbox and winning, he WASN"T playing short stops...
Jaden
When Earl hits that gear, NOBODY can fade that.
When Earl hits that gear, NOBODY can fade that.
Watch the 2nd day of the Hong Kong challenge match to see why Efren was down 17 games, he was helpless.
Not to discredit Efren (played great) but there wouldn't have been a "comeback" if Earl didn't self-implode. Especially from that large a deficit.
It wasnt on a barbox but when Ginky was Ginky- he got the 7 and the breaks from Efren and they broke even. Efren then offered him the 6 out without the breaks and Ginky declined. The TOP guy in gear can give a lot of weight even to other pros.
It's been said forever- It doesn't matter what weight you get when you never shoot