Trivia 3

[hhascup]

I once asked Ike Williams, who was the best boxer he ever fought, he he said Tippy Larkin. I said, you knocked him out in 4 rounds.

It's an interesting phenomenon that boxers tend to have the highest praise for the guys they beat (and, conversely, often have less-than-glowing words for the guys who beat them. I think the psychology is, if it's a guy they beat, they praise him highly because if the guy was THAT good, then imagine how good *I* am for beating him; but if it's a guy they lost to, then the psychology of it is that by minimizing the other guy, the implication is that he got lucky, and the boxer talking would probably win a rematch.

Not saying that was what was going on with Williams; just a weird thing I've noticed over the years.

Ike told me that Tippy was the best pure boxer he ever fought. A lot of boxing people that saw Tippy fight said the same thing. He beat Billy Graham at MSG and those who saw it told me that Graham might have won a round or two, in there 10 rounder.

In the last 15 years of his career, he only lost one decision and that was to Jackie Kid Berg, when he injuryed his right hand in the 1st round.

[LobowolfXXX]

In the 40's, a boxer had retired and taken up a career as a trainer. Upon his catching one of his fighters out at a bar when he was supposed to be in training, an argument ensued, and his trainer hit him. The trainer then came out of retirement and took a fight against his (then-former) protege, and beat him. Name the fighters.

[Master]

In the 40's, a boxer had retired and taken up a career as a trainer. Upon his catching one of his fighters out at a bar when he was supposed to be in training, an argument ensued, and his trainer hit him. The trainer then came out of retirement and took a fight against his (then-former) protege, and beat him. Name the fighters.

Wow what a great story, this would be the equivalent of Winky Wright coming out of retirement to beat Chad Dawson.

[LobowolfXXX]

Sorry; I mistyped the original story. When they got into the argument, the boxer hit the trainer. That was what prompted the trainer to unretire.

[hhascup]

Sorry; I mistyped the original story. When they got into the argument, the boxer hit the trainer. That was what prompted the trainer to unretire.

Could it be Joe Barnum and Mario Trigo.

Barnum was Trigo's manager and trainer, and then made a comeback against him in January of 1949, winning a 10 round decision. Two years later, almost to the day, Trigo returned the favor. The circumstances between Barnum and Trigo was the basis of the movie "Killer Instinct."

[LobowolfXXX]

Sorry; I mistyped the original story. When they got into the argument, the boxer hit the trainer. That was what prompted the trainer to unretire.

Could it be Joe Barnum and Mario Trigo.

Barnum was Trigo's manager and trainer, and then made a comeback against him in January of 1949, winning a 10 round decision. Two years later, almost to the day, Trigo returned the favor. The circumstances between Barnum and Trigo was the basis of the movie "Killer Instinct."

Well done, Sir. Barnum & Trigo it was.