Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

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10-30-2014, 02:49 PM
smashup

Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

Chatted to him on facebook about his new book "Terrible Times"

One of the nicest guys i ever met in boxing and he even remembered me and my mate having a beer with him in London after a fight night where he was in the corner for a few fighters.

Really looking forward to reading the book as it's a great story, there's obviously gonna be a huge section of his long running feud with Don King where he was shafted left right and centre for money to the point where he threw the Bonecrusher Smith 2 fight in round one just to get rid of King and his son and out of the contract they had him on.

He ended up suing King for those that didn't know and won an out of court settlement of $1 Million.

Witherspoon (Champion) should have got that amount alone for facing Bruno at Wembley Stadium in 1986 but took home only $100,000 and Bruno (challenger) walked away with nearly $2 Million.

That was just one of many times King Fucked him over through the years but he remains a happy man and there's not one ounce of bitterness in him.

Great In Depth Interview all about it

“Terrible” Times: A Life of Tim Witherspoon - Boxing.com
10-30-2014, 03:53 PM
erics44

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

i might read it meself
10-30-2014, 03:57 PM
erics44

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

just watched smith witherspoon 2 again and it didnt look like he threw the fight

looked legitimate to me
10-30-2014, 04:01 PM
Beanflicker

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

I'd check out his book. Real underrated HW.
10-30-2014, 04:13 PM
ykdadamaja

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

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Originally Posted by smashup

Chatted to him on facebook about his new book "Terrible Times"

One of the nicest guys i ever met in boxing and he even remembered me and my mate having a beer with him in London after a fight night where he was in the corner for a few fighters.

Really looking forward to reading the book as it's a great story, there's obviously gonna be a huge section of his long running feud with Don King where he was shafted left right and centre for money to the point where he threw the Bonecrusher Smith 2 fight in round one just to get rid of King and his son and out of the contract they had him on.

He ended up suing King for those that didn't know and won an out of court settlement of $1 Million.

Witherspoon (Champion) should have got that amount alone for facing Bruno at Wembley Stadium in 1986 but took home only $100,000 and Bruno (challenger) walked away with nearly $2 Million.

That was just one of many times King Fucked him over through the years but he remains a happy man and there's not one ounce of bitterness in him.

Great In Depth Interview all about it

“Terrible” Times: A Life of Tim Witherspoon - Boxing.com

He mounted a serious comeback in the 90's... but never got his just due BECAUSE of King and boxing politics.
10-30-2014, 04:13 PM
brocktonblockbust

That is awesome bro. Terrible Tim. What a right hand. Boy did he give Holmes A SCARE
10-30-2014, 06:03 PM
smashup

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Originally Posted by erics44

just watched smith witherspoon 2 again and it didnt look like he threw the fight

looked legitimate to me

He openly admits it ;)
10-30-2014, 06:23 PM
erics44

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

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Originally Posted by smashup

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Originally Posted by erics44

just watched smith witherspoon 2 again and it didnt look like he threw the fight

looked legitimate to me

He openly admits it ;)

have you watched it recently, if its staged its very good acting

was smith in on it?
10-30-2014, 06:24 PM
erics44

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

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Originally Posted by smashup

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Originally Posted by erics44

just watched smith witherspoon 2 again and it didnt look like he threw the fight

looked legitimate to me

He openly admits it ;)

and would he not get a slap in the wrists
10-30-2014, 06:57 PM
Fenster

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

Funker should have got an Oscar if he threw the fight. Whilst he's getting smashed from pillar to post he's winging bombs back at Bonecrusher, luckily one didn't connect (;D)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plFl_VqLVvc
10-30-2014, 08:06 PM
Hulk

Witherspoon was very hot and cold from what I've seen of him.

Going off memory, the bone crusher loss seemed authentic.

It was Bonecrusher's signature victory I believe.
10-30-2014, 09:44 PM
Otley

I'm not calling Tim a fibber (liar) but a few factors that may measure that a false statement

Tim looked in shape and if he had won he would have secured a multi million $ fight with Mike Tyson

I also would have given Tim a better chance against Tyson than Bone Crusher

Job Biscuit (would of been a good fight)!!!

eh eh!!
10-30-2014, 10:22 PM
Master

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

Tim sounds like a intelligent and genuinely nice guy when I have heard him during interviews. He was robbed by Don King but he does not sound bitter about it. He also implies he threw away the fight against Bonecrusher because of King.

He was one of the decent fighters that never fought a prime Tyson.
10-31-2014, 01:59 AM
YIDDLE

It doesn't look like a thrown fight but I will look to get the book possibly for Christmas
10-31-2014, 10:28 AM
Dark Lord Al

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

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Originally Posted by Otley

I'm not calling Tim a fibber (liar) but a few factors that may measure that a false statement

Tim looked in shape and if he had won he would have secured a multi million $ fight with Mike Tyson

I also would have given Tim a better chance against Tyson than Bone Crusher

Job Biscuit (would of been a good fight)!!!

eh eh!!

I totally agree with this , no way would he have thrown the fight and not got his chance against Tyson.
I always believed Witherspoon would have given Tyson a better fight than people like Smith , Tubbs , Thomas , Briggs ETC.
Fighters are usually in denial when they talk about their careers .
10-31-2014, 03:59 PM
beenKOed

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otley

I'm not calling Tim a fibber (liar) but a few factors that may measure that a false statement

Tim looked in shape and if he had won he would have secured a multi million $ fight with Mike Tyson

I also would have given Tim a better chance against Tyson than Bone Crusher

Job Biscuit (would of been a good fight)!!!

eh eh!!

I totally agree with this , no way would he have thrown the fight and not got his chance against Tyson.
I always believed Witherspoon would have given Tyson a better fight than people like Smith , Tubbs , Thomas , Briggs ETC.
Fighters are usually in denial when they talk about their careers .

Not only boxers, most everybody is in denial about some part of their lives, so I agree with you.
When Don King first entered boxing I think he was good for it, he was a character and generated a lot of interest. I don't know about the rest of you but he had me fooled, before the monster was revealed.
Don King, a first class predator, with the heart and soul of a man-eating leopard. Mr King would probably take that last statement as a compliment, when it comes to business, that's just who he is.
10-31-2014, 09:21 PM
Master

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterdays

As bad as King was Holmes and Tim do not say too many bad things about him. They were thankful of the opportunity he gave them. Even Tyson.
11-02-2014, 12:03 AM
SlimTrae

Re: Had a chat with Tim Witherspoon yesterday

Witherspoon family is pretty grounded. Only chatted with him once, through his nephew...I think is Chazz Witherspoon & his dad, Eric.

Anyone familiar with the 1980's R&B funk band Cameo?

Lead man-Larry Blackmon is his cousin which is Eric's 1/2 brother.

Eric's son Chazz is really a cool guy, I drove him around when he was at the IBHOF in Canastota a few years back. Invited me to the Arreola fight, that was when I met Tim. Sad night for the Witherspoons.