I had the great fortune of knowing Ralph when I trained in Uechi Ryu in the late 70's in Halifax. I also had the misfortune of being on the receiving end of some of his punches during sparring/training sessions at that time. I have never, and still have not ever, been hit so hard. Ralph possessed tremendous power which I believe carried over from his Uechi Ryu training. Those were great times training and sparring. At that time, Ralph was just making the transition from kick boxing to boxing and to go on to becoming the Canadian Middle Weight champion. RIP Champ!
I met Mr. Ralph Hollett the night he won the Canadian Middleweight Championship title of Canada in the Fall of 1979,...... I was 11 years old at that time,..... I was ringside and I remember how proud I was of him,...... I said to him as he was leaving the ring with his corner people, , Congradulations Ralph,...... He patted my head and said, Thank you son.
