great thread btw
great thread btw
Answers to clues in the riddles... @ICB @Master @oakleyno1 @Beanflicker @palmerq
A) Chang had no amateur bouts.
Plucked feathers & Flying high = Changs nickname is The Korean Hawk
Small Tractor = Alfonso Lopez's nickname
Small Panther = Amado Ursua's nickname
The little device I faced was too electric for me = Hilario Zapata's nickname is Spark Plug (Bujia in Spanish)
Chang KO'd Zapata in the rematch hence "sparked" him out.
Was a champ for 6 years until he lost to Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez (Chiquita Bananas are a popular brand of bananas)
Hint 1: He is the only Korean in the Hall until Yuh Myung-Woo is enshrined this year.
B) Dick Tigers nephew was Young Dick Tiger
Dick Tiger appeared on the tv show What's My Line?
I finally weathered the storm = Gene Fullmers nickname was Cyclone
The Fullmer brothers Gene & Don both lost to Tiger, Jay Fullmer the 3rd brother was a Lightweight
At my first shot at the crown I dethroned the man = Tiger moved up in weight and defeated Jose "Chegui" Torres the unified champ.
I have no shame in losing to my predecessor he became king = Tiger lost to Bob Foster.
Hint 1: As mentioned he was Bafari Rebel of Nigeria and his country banned him, when he got old and sick they lifted the ban.
C) You know me better by my nickname: Panchito
Was part of the Mexican Olympic team in 2000
Did not win gold
Was tauted as having all the tools to be the next great champ
Turned pro 2001 not even a year after the ams
He TKO'd his first 9 opponents
Lost his tenth fight to Rubio
He beat Rubio in the rematch but he wasn't the same anymore
A Tornado passed through me = Jesse James Leijas nickname is the Texas Tornado
He retired after this fight
Came back and lost to Steve Forbes = was born premature and weighed 2 pounds
Hint 1: Sleek = Emmanuel Clotteys nickname
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