A bunch of years ago, there was this tournament, a one night shot, that involved a variety of fighters. Savage was one of these; Tony tubbs and, I think, Bonecrusher Smith were as well. Donell Nichols (Nicholson?) came out of this with increased standing; he got to the finals, maybe?
At any rate, the story goes that Tubbs and Smith didn't like one another so much and a sparring session between them got serious. Savage, it is said, took one look at that and left, went back to the UK.