Boxing Trivia (What only Hardcore fans know)

[Bill Paxtom]

~ Who dropped Floyd Patterson the most times in a Ring ~

It was sparring-partner ~ Jim 'The King' Fletcher

A Los Angeles based Heavyweight.

[SlimTrae]

Tyson isn't the only bite fighter.

1980
Nick Ortiz 21-6 vs Steve Delgado 13-3-1


NABF super welterweight title
Referee, called the bout at 1 minute of the 5th round; Ortiz had been warned about biting, but had continued to do so. The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Ortiz after getting DQ'd


Ring magazine 1980 stated: Ortiz next fight was with a Milton Owens 26-1 in a clinch, Owen bit Ortiz. Ortiz bit him back- but the ref let the fight continue. The best biter won Milton Owens

[SlimTrae]

Searching the internet for this:

Per Ring 1980

2 Lawyers settle dispute in ring over court case gone bad.

Boyd Waggoner age 44 challenged Gerald Banks age 39 to settle a court case gone bad.
all state boxing club in Texas set the stage for 3 one minute rounds.

The balif and a few others agreed to be the time keeper, ref and judge
Waggoner spanked in the first round, but Banks came hard in the second round.

By the 3rd round witnesses said both were too tired to do anything in the 3rd but clinch.
It was ruled a draw. neither complained of the decision.

Anyone can find something on this -here is the place to put it! THX!

[SlimTrae]

Most people think Dempsey refused to fight black fighters.

It was his trainer's decision, manager and promoter Tex Rickard.

Still reeling from the violence that erupted across the country when Jack Johnson won the HW title, he stated whites still wasn't ready to accept a black man as HW champ.


Before Jack Johnson passed he revealed that he wouldn't fight other black fighters because the country didn't want to see a fight where no white was fighting for the HW title.

Two heavyweight champions who would not fight a black man for the HW title: Johnson and Dempsey.

[Master]

Most people think Dempsey refused to fight black fighters.

It was his trainer's decision, manager and promoter Tex Rickard.

Still reeling from the violence that erupted across the country when Jack Johnson won the HW title, he stated whites still wasn't ready to accept a black man as HW champ.


Before Jack Johnson passed he revealed that he wouldn't fight other black fighters because the country didn't want to see a fight where no white was fighting for the HW title.

Two heavyweight champions who would not fight a black man for the HW title: Johnson and Dempsey.

Dempsey was going to fight Langford?

[SlimTrae]

I think on two different occasions he was going to fight a black. I forgot with whom. Langford maybe.

Rummaging through a few old Ring magazines that has stories on Tex Rickard and why he didn't let Dempsey fight other than whites. No names mentioned on who Dempsey turned down.

[SlimTrae]

That's one thing great about magazines.

Perused table of contents. With the internet great stories get buried. Who wants to do a search from 71-90 only to see nothing relevant. A few pages back on this thread I mentioned two attorneys who fought each other.

Article on the table of contents led me there "Two attorneys settle out of court-in a ring"

[johnsebastianmiran]

Tyson isn't the only bite fighter.

1980
Nick Ortiz 21-6 vs Steve Delgado 13-3-1


NABF super welterweight title
Referee, called the bout at 1 minute of the 5th round; Ortiz had been warned about biting, but had continued to do so. The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Ortiz after getting DQ'd


Ring magazine 1980 stated: Ortiz next fight was with a Milton Owens 26-1 in a clinch, Owen bit Ortiz. Ortiz bit him back- but the ref let the fight continue. The best biter won Milton Owens

I was going back through time and I noticed your mention of biters and I thought I should add Ossie Ocasio(Jaws}. It was a fun catch and reminder there's always more fun on the realm. He also fought Larry Holmes but his teeth was kept in check that evening on Wide World of sports.

[SlimTrae]

How Demarcus Corley became "chop-chop"
Manny Stewart stated in the amateurs the poor kid would gobble his meal down causing instant weight gain, so Manny stated they had to tell him Marcus, chew your food. chop it up, then chew it!

If that's so, what a funny means about getting a nickname!

[Dark Lord Al]

How Demarcus Corley became "chop-chop"
Manny Stewart stated in the amateurs the poor kid would gobble his meal down causing instant weight gain, so Manny stated they had to tell him Marcus, chew your food. chop it up, then chew it!

If that's so, what a funny means about getting a nickname!

Yes Brendan Ingle once said to Jonny Nelson , think of something you will never be and chose it as your nickname.

Hence - Jonny "The Entertainer " Nelson.

[SlimTrae]

Jackie Frazier played basketball before boxing and was One of AU’s top all-time scorer. Their first female basketball player to reach the 1,000-points and ranked 12th on AU’s all-time scoring list with 1,106 points.
She averaged 12.7 points per game in her career and registered 72 steals during the 1981-82 season, which was second-best ever at AU at the time.
https://aueagles.com/sports/2019/8/15/x-evurg.aspx


Haven't found any footage yet.

And how she got her nickname? She invited Ali to speak at a youth center, to which he obliged. As soon as Jackie introduced herself, she said Ali stood in silence for a moment, smiled and said, WOW, Sister Smoke!


Laila Ali's daddy gave Jackie her boxing name!

[Spicoli]

Keeping it basic after this week .

Shortest world Champion to ever fight