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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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TitoFan
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IamInuit
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SlimTrae
Aren't past records taken into consideration?
Apparently not. ;D
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
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Originally Posted by
TitoFan
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Originally Posted by
IamInuit
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Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
Aren't past records taken into consideration?
Apparently not. ;D
;D
If it were up to me.....
Crumble: Sir, I'd like to renew my professional boxing license for an upcoming fight.
Me: Sure thing. What is your professional record thus far?
Crumble: Uhh... 0-30, sir.
(pause)
Me: Okaaaay.... How many of those losses have been by knockout?
Crumble: All 30 of them, sir.
(longer pause)
Me: Uhh... son... have you considered a change in career?
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
I think in some of these hick states you can get your boxing license in a box of Cheerios. The fact that a guy could get to 0-31 with 31 KO losses mostly in the first round is mind blowing.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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Originally Posted by
TitoFan
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Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
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Originally Posted by
TitoFan
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Originally Posted by
IamInuit
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Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
Aren't past records taken into consideration?
Apparently not. ;D
;D
If it were up to me.....
Crumble: Sir, I'd like to renew my professional boxing license for an upcoming fight.
Me: Sure thing. What is your professional record thus far?
Crumble: Uhh... 0-30, sir.
(pause)
Me: Okaaaay.... How many of those losses have been by knockout?
Crumble: All 30 of them, sir.
(longer pause)
Me: Uhh... son... have you considered a change in career?
Crumble: Hey now you just look here,I'm a Saddo masochist, This way I dont have to pay anyone for a beating,matter of fact I get paid to take one, Im way ahead, its a win win.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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TitoFan
Me: Uhh... son... have you considered a change in career?
Crumble: No I like to fight and it pays the bills.
Me: Alright then son then how about a name change?
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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Originally Posted by
IamInuit
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Originally Posted by
TitoFan
Me: Uhh... son... have you considered a change in career?
Crumble: No I like to fight and it pays the bills.
Me: Alright then son then how about a name change?
And from that day on he was Bill Paxtom
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
Great stuff!
Didn't have the big Pascal-Kov fight so I watched some old stuff: Frazier vs Ellis..again.
Did any of you guys know that Frazier used Ken Norton in sparring? 1st time I listened to the post-fight per Cosell, Frazier said he knew he could beat Ellis because he had the fastest & strongest sparring partners to prepare him and then named Norton.
I use to wonder why Frazier never fought Norton, maybe they were friends?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06uSWDRhvk
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Frazier and Norton had the same trainer I believe.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
More trivia only experts would know.
1. We all know George Foreman as "Big George" - but it wasn't just a nickname: at 6'4'' and ranging from 220-260lbs during his career, Foreman was quite a large man, even by HW standards.
2. We've all heard of Joe Louis' "Bum of the Month" club, but what most people don't know is that the guys he fought weren't actually homeless drifters - the term "bum" in the context of boxing is a term given to fighters who aren't very good.
3. Most people know that Mike Tyson was the youngest HW champion in boxing history, but this wasn't by accident. Being a young champion is something both Tyson and his mentor/trainer Cus Damato wanted.
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While watching the Kovalev Pascal fight at the weekend it was noted that Bernard Hopkins who was commentating on the fight had not only fought both Kovalev and Pascal in his professional career but had also fought both fighters trainers, Roy Jones Jnr and John David Jackson.
That blew my mind!
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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Boxerharvey
While watching the Kovalev Pascal fight at the weekend it was noted that Bernard Hopkins who was commentating on the fight had not only fought both Kovalev and Pascal in his professional career but had also fought both fighters trainers, Roy Jones Jnr and John David Jackson.
That blew my mind!
That's pretty cool. Lots of connections there. It was funny seeing Roy Jones working the same corner as Russ Anber. 17 years ago, Russ had to enter the ring and save his fighter Otis Grant from Jones.
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Cassius Clay had his Driver's License suspended numerous times.
The State of South Carolina deemed him a 'menace on the highway'.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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Beanflicker
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Boxerharvey
While watching the Kovalev Pascal fight at the weekend it was noted that Bernard Hopkins who was commentating on the fight had not only fought both Kovalev and Pascal in his professional career but had also fought both fighters trainers, Roy Jones Jnr and John David Jackson.
That blew my mind!
That's pretty cool. Lots of connections there. It was funny seeing Roy Jones working the same corner as Russ Anber. 17 years ago, Russ had to enter the ring and save his fighter Otis Grant from Jones.
Double cool!
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Two ton tony galento grew up 3 blocks from me in Orange, NJ. He lived on a little street off Scotland Road called Clinton Place, but it was renamed Tony Galento Blvd. And Two-Ton Plaza is on the corner. İtalian Riviera Foods was still there in 1999 when İ interviewed the son of the owner Salvatore Scafidi who told me his father would sell 6 roast chickens and a big tray of lasagne to Galento every night at midnight during his last 10 days of training before fights.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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brocktonblockbust
Two ton tony galento grew up 3 blocks from me in Orange, NJ. He lived on a little street off Scotland Road called Clinton Place, but it was renamed Tony Galento Blvd. And Two-Ton Plaza is on the corner. İtalian Riviera Foods was still there in 1999 when İ interviewed the son of the owner Salvatore Scafidi who told me his father would sell 6 roast chickens and a big tray of lasagne to Galento every night at midnight during his last 10 days of training before fights.
And you earn good money as a look alike.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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brocktonblockbust
Two ton tony galento grew up 3 blocks from me in Orange, NJ. He lived on a little street off Scotland Road called Clinton Place, but it was renamed Tony Galento Blvd. And Two-Ton Plaza is on the corner. İtalian Riviera Foods was still there in 1999 when İ interviewed the son of the owner Salvatore Scafidi who told me his father would sell 6 roast chickens and a big tray of lasagne to Galento every night at midnight during his last 10 days of training before fights.
In the 1980's, I dated this girl who lived down the street from the Martin Luther King center-where some guys used to train to box. One day she jealousy went through my school bag to see if there were any other girls phone numbers- Once convinced I was faithful-:rolleyes:she commented on how many Ring magazines I had in my bag.
To that she replied you must like that Bruce guy? Bruce who?
One week later I found out the guy Bruce who lived on the same block as her- fought Sugar Ray Leonard. His name is Bruce Finch. Well I'm sure he fought the best he could.
About a year later, when I was aware boxers trained @ the center I would always run into this tall guy who sometimes had welps or a black eye.
His name is Gerald McCellan. Once he turned pro- he started giving black eyes.
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Did you guys know that Tim Witherspoon's nephew boxed HW? Chazz Witherspoon. His first lost was to Arreola.
Real cool family. Tim's cousin, Eric Witherspoon has a brother who went on to become one of R&B's best groups in the 1980's & 1990's. His brother is Larry Blackmon, to which Tim would be Larry's cousin as well, serious. Word UP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMIXdjPoNI8
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Browsing Ring February 1980.
1915 a fight between Ted kid Lewis vs Jack Britton.
Britton pointed at Lewis's mouth. Hey he got something in his mouth. Referee Patsey Haley stated that is as illegal as wearing head gear. It was thrown out. After the fight trainers came together to protest the right to protect their fighters dental health.
Under the questions and answers column.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
To play on the nickname theme. What did Ali nickname these guys?
Liston
Foreman
Holmes
L Spinks
Terrell
Patterson
Chuvalo
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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IamInuit
To play on the nickname theme. What did Ali nickname these guys?
Liston - Bear
Foreman - Mummy
Holmes -
L Spinks
Terrell
Patterson - rabbit
Chuvalo
Liston - Bear
Foreman - Mummy
Holmes -
L Spinks
Terrell
Patterson - rabbit
Chuvalo
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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X
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Master
Razzer Rudduck became the first millionaire boxer without ever fighting for the heavyweight title when he fought Tyson.
Are you sure, Master? What about Billy Walker back in the 1960's? I might be wrong, but I thought he was the first guy to earn a million without ever fighting for the world title?
Billy never fought for any title, not sure of his earnings out of 20 odd fights, could have been a million but who knows. Lovely bloke , sold his house, near me, to ernie wise and went to Jersey. Missed in the pineapple billy.
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~ Who dropped Floyd Patterson the most times in a Ring ~
It was sparring-partner ~ Jim 'The King' Fletcher
A Los Angeles based Heavyweight.
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Tyson isn't the only bite fighter.
1980
Nick Ortiz 21-6 vs Steve Delgado 13-3-1
NABF super welterweight title
Referee, called the bout at 1 minute of the 5th round; Ortiz had been warned about biting, but had continued to do so. The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Ortiz after getting DQ'd
Ring magazine 1980 stated: Ortiz next fight was with a Milton Owens 26-1 in a clinch, Owen bit Ortiz. Ortiz bit him back- but the ref let the fight continue. The best biter won Milton Owens
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
what boxer was in the notorious BIG video?
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Searching the internet for this:
Per Ring 1980
2 Lawyers settle dispute in ring over court case gone bad.
Boyd Waggoner age 44 challenged Gerald Banks age 39 to settle a court case gone bad.
all state boxing club in Texas set the stage for 3 one minute rounds.
The balif and a few others agreed to be the time keeper, ref and judge
Waggoner spanked in the first round, but Banks came hard in the second round.
By the 3rd round witnesses said both were too tired to do anything in the 3rd but clinch.
It was ruled a draw. neither complained of the decision.
Anyone can find something on this -here is the place to put it! THX!
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Most people think Dempsey refused to fight black fighters.
It was his trainer's decision, manager and promoter Tex Rickard.
Still reeling from the violence that erupted across the country when Jack Johnson won the HW title, he stated whites still wasn't ready to accept a black man as HW champ.
Before Jack Johnson passed he revealed that he wouldn't fight other black fighters because the country didn't want to see a fight where no white was fighting for the HW title.
Two heavyweight champions who would not fight a black man for the HW title: Johnson and Dempsey.
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SlimTrae
Most people think Dempsey refused to fight black fighters.
It was his trainer's decision, manager and promoter Tex Rickard.
Still reeling from the violence that erupted across the country when Jack Johnson won the HW title, he stated whites still wasn't ready to accept a black man as HW champ.
Before Jack Johnson passed he revealed that he wouldn't fight other black fighters because the country didn't want to see a fight where no white was fighting for the HW title.
Two heavyweight champions who would not fight a black man for the HW title: Johnson and Dempsey.
Dempsey was going to fight Langford?
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I think on two different occasions he was going to fight a black. I forgot with whom. Langford maybe.
Rummaging through a few old Ring magazines that has stories on Tex Rickard and why he didn't let Dempsey fight other than whites. No names mentioned on who Dempsey turned down.
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That's one thing great about magazines.
Perused table of contents. With the internet great stories get buried. Who wants to do a search from 71-90 only to see nothing relevant. A few pages back on this thread I mentioned two attorneys who fought each other.
Article on the table of contents led me there "Two attorneys settle out of court-in a ring"
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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SlimTrae
That's one thing great about magazines.
Perused table of contents. With the internet great stories get buried. Who wants to do a search from 71-90 only to see nothing relevant. A few pages back on this thread I mentioned two attorneys who fought each other.
Article on the table of contents led me there "Two attorneys settle out of court-in a ring"
I loved the ring magazine because of the history of boxing it taught you even if sometimes I felt is was a bit a bit too nostalgic to the old fighters.
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Three unrelated fighters: Milton McCrory, Duane Thomas and Jimmy Paul all of whom would become world title holders, all lived on the same street as children.
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Britkid
Three unrelated fighters: Milton McCrory, Duane Thomas and Jimmy Paul all of whom would become world title holders, all lived on the same street as children.
Wasn't Jimmy Paul Kronk's first world champ ?
Amazing they all lived in the same street didn't know that.
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Dark Lord Al
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Britkid
Three unrelated fighters: Milton McCrory, Duane Thomas and Jimmy Paul all of whom would become world title holders, all lived on the same street as children.
Wasn't Jimmy Paul Kronk's first world champ ?
Amazing they all lived in the same street didn't know that.
The other Lightweight champ Hilmer Kenty was Kronk's first, just beating Tommy by a few months.
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X
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Master
Razzer Rudduck became the first millionaire boxer without ever fighting for the heavyweight title when he fought Tyson.
Are you sure, Master? What about Billy Walker back in the 1960's? I might be wrong, but I thought he was the first guy to earn a million without ever fighting for the world title?
I think that million was more like 100k, how time exaggerates. One of Billy Walkers famous quotes was a response to the question, who is your favourite boxer? which was - Kirk Douglas - because he made 100k dollars for the film 'champion'.
Billy was(is) a great bloke who lived in my village for a few years, sold his house to Ernie Wise, happy days.
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BUMP!
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...158-story.html
President Roosevelt not only an avid fan of boxing, he boxed himself and won a few championships, albeit minor, nevertheless, he was truly a RoughRider!
After he reached the White House, Roosevelt continued his hobby of inviting sparring partners to box, a practice he started as governor of New York.
But Roosevelt met his match in what turned out to be his final bout in 1908 when an opponent landed a punch to the president's left eye. The blow caused severe hemorrhaging, eventually a detached retina, and finally blindness in the eye. He was 50 years old at the time.
He fought as a light heavyweight at Harvard in its intramural competition.
https://thegruelingtruth.com/boxing/...elt-1873-1907/
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Was Roosevelt the president who liked to cut down trees with an axe an exercise?
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Shaker Boulevard in Cleveland renamed Don King Way
https://fox8.com/news/portion-of-sha...-don-king-way/
Looking at that photo amazing that those who showed up consisted of two white cops, one black female cop. Looks to be about 3, 4 or five people showed up.
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Any truth to this?
What fighter won the title on a foul?
Max Schmeling
Schmeling was the victor after claiming he was hit below the belt by Jack Sharkey on June 11, 1930.
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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SlimTrae
Any truth to this?
What fighter won the title on a foul?
Max Schmeling
Schmeling was the victor after claiming he was hit below the belt by Jack Sharkey on June 11, 1930.
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That is true and didn't Sharkey lose to Dempsey getting punched in the nuts when he was winning the contest?
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Re: Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)
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Originally Posted by
Master
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Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
Any truth to this?
What fighter won the title on a foul?
Max Schmeling
Schmeling was the victor after claiming he was hit below the belt by Jack Sharkey on June 11, 1930.
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That is true and didn't Sharkey lose to Dempsey getting punched in the nuts when he was winning the contest?
I thought so, but need to ensure:
When Sharkey got hit below the belt in the seventh round, he complained to the referee Jack O’Sullivan. Despite a warning from O’Sullivan, Dempsey hit Sharkey four times in the same area. As Sharkey tried to get the referee’s attention, Dempsey landed a left hook to the jaw.
Sharkey, Jack | Encyclopedia.com
Oh, the irony of it!O0