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A self-confessed rapist, woman beater, thug, sosiopath, alcoholic....comedian, he was a lot of things and he was unpredictable. He was a great character and fighter, just not a great person. Still, an interesting one.Quote:
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He was a rapist wasnt he ?Quote:
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He was quite the character himselfQuote:
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who was that goof who said he loved to where womens underware? i was watchng him on friday night fights long ago he is quite the character
Too busy eating children and ears for my liking!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris24-7He was quite the character himselfQuote:
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Not necessarily biting peoples ears but you gotta miss the action of boxing when Tyson was around, he was a love or hateQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyuToo busy eating children and ears for my liking!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris24-7He was quite the character himselfQuote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szUQ8t_QRT4
:o Carlos Monzon--party animal and darling of the Jet Set, but killer in the ring (and outside as well).
:o Max Baer
:o Jung Koo "The Korean Hawk" Chang - An Asian version of Monzon
:o Jake LaMotta. Brute both inside and outside the ring. But still alive and chipper!!!
never really thought about Tyson - I was kind of thinking of their characters outside the ring.
Mike's menace etc.. and persona was mostly confined to inside the ropes for me - am talking about the 80s Tyson.
In his latter years his character in and out of the ring was pretty embarassing if you ask me.
So thats probably why I never thought about him:-\
Former 3 time world champion...
From Managua, Nicaragua...
Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga
Leonard
The Clown Prince Jorge Paez
Hector Camacho
Edison Miranda
Bernard Hopkins
Good choiceQuote:
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I totally have to agree, his ring presence, the way he strutted around and stared down the crowd but above all the way he spoke, what diction for a boxer!....and dresses like a victorian gentleman ready for fisticuffs, only one Eubank :D
When in this day and age would you have an event like the below on tv, absolute classic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO-js...eature=related Watch from about 3mins onward for Benn/Eubank interview.
Joichiro 'Joe' Tatsuyoshi ....part Gatti....part Paez
Eubank was the pinnacle of sporting arrogance throughout britain in the 1990s and hence gained one hell of a backlash for it..
Quite beautiful though towards the end how the same arrogant eubank went from being universally hated to becoming a fan favourite solely because the casual fan realised that love him or hate him he was a great fighter who had given them hours of pleasure.
Remember my dad hoisting me over his shoulders in the local pub so i could roar "EUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBANK" with all the other locals urging him on to victory over steve collins!!