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Goofi Whitaker
Ernie Shavers
Marvis Frazier
Angel Manfreddy
Tim Witherspoon

All guys who you thought could be one of the greats coming up,all did not
<Yeah on Witherspoon. Was never quite sure what happened to him. Even in defeat against Holmes he looked real good. But then he just kind of faded away slowly. Lack of ambition? Drugs?>

I saw a Tim Witherspoon interview on TV a while back, discussing about the difficulties of boxers to get fair share with their fight purses.


In the interview, Witherspoon expressed a passionate "hate" towards Don King whom he viewed as primarily responsible for his dismal ring underachievements. He as champion, was perceived to have earned millions, or at least gained some personal comfort from the monies earned. Wrong! Nothing farther from the truth!

For, as he stated, he never got any substantial money after the fights, making him always hungier for the next, and the next one after that. (apparently a DK strategy) The perks, unsolicited, like cars and expensive lodgings, dinners and the like.... are always subtracted later on to diminish his winnings, leaving him always with almost nothing. Perpetually fighting for peanuts at best, and for just accommodations at worst.

He tried the courts to get DK to hand him his fair share, but I believe the courts likewise never quite delivered for him.

DK is the "Flaw in Boxing".