What is the most disappointed you've ever been about anything boxing related?

[ykdadamaja]

Muhammad Ali

May 1979

For selling his WBA Championship Belt for $400,000 to Bob Arum.

Lennox Lewis sold it $1million to Don King rather than defend it against Ruiz. Inflation.

Riddick Bowe dumped his for nothing...

[ykdadamaja]

When they robbed RJJ at the 88 Olympics... the most heart-breaking thing to see a young kid brought into the real world of bullshit. RJJ did not deserve that. They really should award him the gold medal....everyone knows it was a huge mistake. That would be the right thing to do!

Other than that, seeing Tyson being pummelled by Lewis. We know that's not how that would have gone 15 years prior. But it was just heart-breaking seeing Tyson literally being led in there like a lamb to the slaughter just for a few bucks. He stood no chance, as Lewis was fighting at a top level and Tyson was all but semi-retired, plus with drugs, anti-depressants, bad management and being broke put him in a world of shit before he even signed the contract.

Edwin Valero killing his girlfriend and himself. So much talent gone to waste. Can you imagine what the lightweights, featherweights and jr. welters would be like if he was still around? Can you imagine the possibilities??

Last, but not least, the robbery of DLH at the hands of DON KING AND BOB ARUM for Felix Trinidad. Sighs.... just like the RJJ 88 Olympics, we know who won. We know who won!!!

[Andre]

Fenech losing to Azumah controversially in their first meeting.

[Master]

Muhammad Ali

May 1979

For selling his WBA Championship Belt for $400,000 to Bob Arum.

Lennox Lewis sold it $1million to Don King rather than defend it against Ruiz. Inflation.

Riddick Bowe dumped his for nothing...

Bowe dumped it so he would not get his ass beat. That was not for nothing.

[Bill Paxtom]

October 1980

Muhammad Ali

On stage in Las Vegas, Muhammad was reciting a poem about Larry Holmes, and
what he would do to him when they fought in a week.

Muhammad was slow-talking and 'slurring' his words.

It was embarrassing. I felt pity for the man.

[walrus]

October 1980

Muhammad Ali

On stage in Las Vegas, Muhammad was reciting a poem about Larry Holmes, and
what he would do to him when they fought in a week.

Muhammad was slow-talking and 'slurring' his words.

It was embarrassing. I felt pity for the man.

@Bill Paxtom, I won't ask you how old you are but have you seen Ali, Shavers and the many others you refer to or are you a reader of boxing history

[Bill Paxtom]

October 1980

Muhammad Ali

On stage in Las Vegas, Muhammad was reciting a poem about Larry Holmes, and
what he would do to him when they fought in a week.

Muhammad was slow-talking and 'slurring' his words.

It was embarrassing. I felt pity for the man.

@Bill Paxtom, I won't ask you how old you are but have you seen Ali, Shavers and the many others you refer to or are you a reader of boxing history

Mr. Walrus,

How old am I.

Old enough to see Led Zeppelin play their 'first gig' in New York City.

* January 31, 1969 ........ Fillmore East

A boxing historian. Yes you can say that I am. I was a regular at Madison Square Garden
in New York City from 1968 thru 1980.

[ykdadamaja]

October 1980

Muhammad Ali

On stage in Las Vegas, Muhammad was reciting a poem about Larry Holmes, and
what he would do to him when they fought in a week.

Muhammad was slow-talking and 'slurring' his words.

It was embarrassing. I felt pity for the man.

@Bill Paxtom, I won't ask you how old you are but have you seen Ali, Shavers and the many others you refer to or are you a reader of boxing history

Mr. Walrus,

How old am I.

Old enough to see Led Zeppelin play their 'first gig' in New York City.

* January 31, 1969 ........ Fillmore East

A boxing historian. Yes you can say that I am. I was a regular at Madison Square Garden
in New York City from 1968 thru 1980.

lololol..... if you saw Zepplin, you must be white or Jewish if it was back in those days.

[Bill Paxtom]

October 1980

Muhammad Ali

On stage in Las Vegas, Muhammad was reciting a poem about Larry Holmes, and
what he would do to him when they fought in a week.

Muhammad was slow-talking and 'slurring' his words.

It was embarrassing. I felt pity for the man.

@Bill Paxtom, I won't ask you how old you are but have you seen Ali, Shavers and the many others you refer to or are you a reader of boxing history

Mr. Walrus,

How old am I.

Old enough to see Led Zeppelin play their 'first gig' in New York City.

* January 31, 1969 ........ Fillmore East

A boxing historian. Yes you can say that I am. I was a regular at Madison Square Garden
in New York City from 1968 thru 1980.

lololol..... if you saw Zepplin, you must be white or Jewish if it was back in those days.

Of course I'm white. But my heritage is Italian and Dutch. And my religion is Catholic.

Back in those days.............

You make it sound so looooooooooong ago.

[SlimTrae]

October 1980

Muhammad Ali

On stage in Las Vegas, Muhammad was reciting a poem about Larry Holmes, and
what he would do to him when they fought in a week.

Muhammad was slow-talking and 'slurring' his words.

It was embarrassing. I felt pity for the man.

@Bill Paxtom, I won't ask you how old you are but have you seen Ali, Shavers and the many others you refer to or are you a reader of boxing history

Mr. Walrus,

How old am I.

Old enough to see Led Zeppelin play their 'first gig' in New York City.

* January 31, 1969 ........ Fillmore East

A boxing historian. Yes you can say that I am. I was a regular at Madison Square Garden
in New York City from 1968 thru 1980.

lololol..... if you saw Zepplin, you must be white or Jewish if it was back in those days.

Of course I'm white. But my heritage is Italian and Dutch. And my religion is Catholic.

Back in those days.............

You make it sound so looooooooooong ago.

Damn your old enough to remember penny candy hahaa! Damn, your old enough to remember when McDonalds sold its 1 thousanth burger. Shit... your probably old enough to remember when the first ingrediant in soda wasnt high fructose corn syrup. Man, props to living that long. haha! Any outrageous posts from you, I will just blame it on dimentia at this point you get a pass man.

[SlimTrae]

When they robbed RJJ at the 88 Olympics... the most heart-breaking thing to see a young kid brought into the real world of bullshit. RJJ did not deserve that. They really should award him the gold medal....everyone knows it was a huge mistake. That would be the right thing to do!

Other than that, seeing Tyson being pummelled by Lewis. We know that's not how that would have gone 15 years prior. But it was just heart-breaking seeing Tyson literally being led in there like a lamb to the slaughter just for a few bucks. He stood no chance, as Lewis was fighting at a top level and Tyson was all but semi-retired, plus with drugs, anti-depressants, bad management and being broke put him in a world of shit before he even signed the contract.

Edwin Valero killing his girlfriend and himself. So much talent gone to waste. Can you imagine what the lightweights, featherweights and jr. welters would be like if he was still around? Can you imagine the possibilities??

Last, but not least, the robbery of DLH at the hands of DON KING AND BOB ARUM for Felix Trinidad. Sighs.... just like the RJJ 88 Olympics, we know who won. We know who won!!!

Ali losing to Holmes was the first dissappointment for me.

2nd-I was hurt when RJJ got jobbed in the Olympics.

Agree with the posts on the Tyson- Douglass loss- I was shook. The Bite fight, I was sad for Tyson, for African-Americans, for boxers, it was just all around dissapointing.
As far as Tyson being led to the slaughter house vs Lewis- Only highprofile fight in my life I did NOT watch. To this day, I've never seen the whole fight & will never see it. Tyson actually has given me so much grief- I am relieved to know he is in good spirits today- but his career after Douglas: just one big dissappointment after another for me. Truly.

Dissappointed at the reffing of McClellan-Benn--- took me a few years to watch that fight.

Valero- well I am the probably the biggest political conspiracy theorist of the board- Valero if we remember actually had Hugo Friggin Chavez tattooed on his chest. That man did NOT kill himself. Wrong thread for me to go political-so I will say this- he was murdured. Damn Valero vs Pacman would've been everything!

LOL! @ Kabong. Malcom the "showstopper" Tan?! haha, wasnt he pushed by Goosen? I remember thinking this guy has a certain charisma. Then he met Arreola- I forget which round it was when Arreola just pummeled him & Tan walks to his corner hollering "I took your best"!
I was thinking, but Malcom...this Chris Arreola guy doesn't look the slight bit tired...like he's just getting started.
In terms of a fighter being exposed like Tann,, for me it was Bojado. I dont think when DLH gave him a 2nd chance that Steve Forbes would turn in the performance of a lifetime.

I've mentioned this before, but getting to know Chazz Witherspoon personally, then the next fight Arreola once again crushed me. Totally dissappointed for Chazz.

[Master]

@SlimTrae Benn did get help but Gerald was punches loads at the back of the head which was why Nigel was knocked out of the ring.

[walrus]

For me it was anytime Shavers lost or didn't fight.

[superheavyrhun]

There's a lot of disappointments in boxing, but there's a few that come to mind.

Settling down to watch boxing on Sky, only to find out that once again Junior Witter was headlining a card. Then hearing his (obviously ironic nickname) 'The Hitter', being announced, with the hope of him actually hitting something generally fairly slim.

[Bill Paxtom]

Muhammad Ali

May 1981

Getting turned down as a guest on The Tonight Show.

Seems that Muhammad could not put a coherent sentence together.
Nobody could understand what he was saying.

He sounded as if he stuffed a wad of cotton in his mouth.

It Was Beyond Embarrassment