boxing myths and legends

[Old bones Ian]

very interesting, thanks for that.

[chinny]

I went through school with Naseems older brother Nabeel,he was one of 5 brothers and they had 4 Sisters.At the time when Naz was maybe 5 or 6 years of age they were the only Arab kids in the lower Wincobank area and their father Sal was a wiley shop keeper who would rap us with a long piece of bamboo cane if you misbehaved in his shop.Two reasons why they were singled out for bullying.Directly across from their shop on the opposite side of the road was a community hall and every month a disco would be held for the kids under the age of 16.And every month after the disco finished the windows of the Hameds shop windows would get smashed just for fun,the Hameds then would spend the rest of the month fighting with anyone who they suspected of being involved.Now about 100 yards above the community centre on the same side of the road still stands Wincobank infants school,the school yard runs all the way down the the main road fenced off at the pavement.Directly outside of the school is a bus stop which is the main bus route to a shopping area known as Firth Park which buses run to every 20 mins.I have sat on that bus over looking that school yard many a time and even though I no longer live in the area I have seen many scenarios involving kids in rough and tumble situations.Although for the last 15 years or so the school has become a multi racial one back in the day the Hameds were the the only ethnics attending that school.I would therefore find it quite plausible that 1 kid of ethnic race and color would stand out quite well fending off 4 or 5 white kids to an observer sat atop a double decker bus.Urban Myth ? maybe not!

Excellent account

[jamesmcdonnell]

there always some great boxing stories out there. I have always like the thought of Roberto Duran Knocking out a horse or Jake laMotta drinking bulls bull to give him strength. I always like the story that Ronald Reagan installing a phone line in Cooneys dressing room before the Holmes fight so he could call the champ after he won yet didnt do the same thing for Holmes. The later i have since found out isnt true after questioning Buncey about it he told me he had interviewed Cooney who had told him it neve happen and was just part of the hype of the fight.
come on people lets have some myths.

i heard gatti KO'd a donkey at a fairground in new jersey

Isn't that LaMotta?

[mike john]

its often repeated as fact that fernando vargas is the youngest light middle champion ever, which is a myth

[Roars Like Me]

Don King drugging Wlad's water bottle

[Haglers Barber]

Manny Steward saying one of the reasons Hagler knocked out Tommy Hearns was the fact that Tommy had a pre fight massage on his legs, this took all the energy away from Tommy's legs!!!
Steward did say that as I watched it on the HBO Legendary Nights

[Poncey]

Aye, Benn thanked Paul post-fight. Collins later said it was all bluster. Designed to spook Chris, it worked.

i remember Eubank talking about pulling out of the fight just before because of it

He did pull out but they talked him round. I thought Collins did this twice to Chris?

[Syntax Error]

That Sonny Liston took a dive against Ali in the second one. He actually got up and the fight was continuing when it was halted.

Hear hear.

I'm glad someone has pointed that one out.

Even though Liston is clearly on his feet fighting, the myth still lives on.