Flash From the Past: Tommy Ocera the Cherry Point’s Two-Fisted Dynamite Boxer!
Tommy Ocera, Cherry Point’s 135 pound two-fisted dynamite boxer, was a stand-out amateur boxer in the past, and who also served as a Marine, with the 2nd Marine Air Division wing at Cherry Point, in North Carolina. Ocera’s amateur boxing record over a three-year span shows an impressive 20 wins, three losses, with two of those fights ending by split decisions.
Tommy was very proud of serving with the Marines and had often reflected back to his time spent in Cherry Point. He spoke with great honor and pride, just as he did whenever he spoke about his years when boxing in the amateurs.
One of his many proud relatives Ken Theissen, told us, “When Tommy took my brothers and me into his small boxing gym in the basement of his catering hall, he would tell us of the great life’s Read more [...]