Joe Mizell

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Joe Mizell

Background

Joe Mizell is a boxing corner man in New York City.

During the events of The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 27 The Big Tall Wish played by Walter Burke

In his locker room, Bolie Jackson prepares for the fight with Joe. His manager, Thomas, walks over to Bolie and after Bolie tells him to put out his cigar, calls Bolie an old man and a has been. He offers to hire Bolie as a stable fighter to fight against prospects. Bolie figures out that Thomas bet against him and as Bolie is about to punch Thomas, he misses and punches the wall. Joe looks at Bolie's hand and they determine that Bolie broke his hand. During the fight Bolie gets knocked down to the canvas by Joey Consiglio as the Announcer covers the match. As the referee is counting to ten, time stops and suddenly Joey switches places with Bolie and Bolie wins the match. Joe congratulates Bolie, and is confused when Bolie talks about having a busted hand and when Bolie wonders how he got up after Joey knocked him down.