enrique wrote:By world titles the Spinks have it. Three in the family.
By sheer numbers it's the Zivics. One champ, two olimpians and three who beat world champions.
There's also Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus. Uncle and nephew both world champs.
Also the Curry brothers, Bruce and Don who were I believe the only brothers to hold world titles at the same time. The Galaxay brothers both won world titles too but I think they held them at different times...
Have there been any multiple personality fighters who we could consider a family all by themselves? I mean the word family and what it means must now be reconsidered they tell me.
silkov wrote:Leon was a brilliant amutuer who had a fast burning pro career and he couldn't take the pressures of success and was fooled by the various leeches that try and latch onto someone who has made something out of themselves. But Leon even when he didnt train, always showed great heart in the ring (sometimes too much) and he never raped anyone, or tried to break opponents arms or ate their ears and so he deserves a much better deal than he gets from many so called 'boxing fans' I think. Most of the time the only person Leon harmed was himself.
I agree 100%.
Around the time of the Ali fights, Leons camp was a complete mess. In one ear he had his official manager Mitt Barnes, in the other ear he had his unofficial manager Butch Lewis.
Also he had his official trainer Sam Solliman telling him one thing and his unofficial trainer George Benton telling him another.
Then on top of that he had Bob Arum making various demands.
