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orbtastic wrote:

ade the grenade wrote:

orbtastic wrote:I'm curious who got DQ'd. It rings a bell.

The card in the Bahamas is famous for being Ali's last fight but it's also less well known for something else, what is it?

The promoters had forgotten to supply equipment - there was no official timepiece, so a hasty search was made and someone came up with a stopwatch. Then it was discovered there was no real bell to end the rounds, but after a look around a cowbell was found and used.

Yeah that's all true.

I was thinking more about the gloves but that covers it. They all had to share the same pair of gloves, although Hearns and his oppo used gloves they had taken over for sparring (which wouldn't fly anywhere else outside the Bahamas due to them being more likely to cause cuts) and subsequently picked up a cut requiring 30 stitches.

Eddie Curry was DQ'd against Leon Spinks in June 1994 for not answering the bell for the 9th round, believing the fight to be a 8 rounder.

Woller wrote:Williams and Smith is the same boxer.

Correct, Williams pulled out, luckily Smith was around to step in! (Or maybe just put a different pair of shorts on)

An easy one.

Which British boxer had Angelo Dundee in his corner for one fight?

Old bones Ian wrote:

Woller wrote:Williams and Smith is the same boxer.

Correct, Williams pulled out, luckily Smith was around to step in! (Or maybe just put a different pair of shorts on)

Never!

keithmoonhangover wrote:An easy one.

Which British boxer had Angelo Dundee in his corner for one fight?

Derek Williams.

Rexob wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:An easy one.

Which British boxer had Angelo Dundee in his corner for one fight?

Derek Williams.

When Leon Spinks fought Ali in the rematch. Before the fight, his entourage was well over 60 people. The question is, how many were left in his entourage after the fight?

Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

Old bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?

Clue: Its a national thing

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I'm going to have a stab at Akio Kameda?

keithmoonhangover wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I'm going to have a stab at Akio Kameda?

No sorry

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)

Bundana wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)

Not that one either

Old bones Ian wrote:

Bundana wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)

Not that one either

I need a clue on this one Ian.

Bundana wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)

Clue that links to this answer, Winstone did beat the British opponent of the Japanese boxer.

stevedoc wrote:with out looking him up what is david radford's claim to fame

my old stablemate dave Radford lost a decision to Roberto duran in south Africa, also boxed an exhibition with nigel benn and later became an accomplished bare knuckle fighter

littlepug wrote:

stevedoc wrote:with out looking him up what is david radford's claim to fame

my old stablemate dave Radford lost a decision to Roberto duran in south Africa, also boxed an exhibition with nigel benn and later became an accomplished bare knuckle fighter

can you imagine that call do want to fight Duran. Surely you'd think it was a wind up

stevedoc wrote:

littlepug wrote:

stevedoc wrote:with out looking him up what is david radford's claim to fame

my old stablemate dave Radford lost a decision to Roberto duran in south Africa, also boxed an exhibition with nigel benn and later became an accomplished bare knuckle fighter

can you imagine that call do want to fight Duran. Surely you'd think it was a wind up

I was in the gym when our manager came in looking for dave to tell him about the fight, dave was working so he waited at his house until he came home, when he got home the conversation went something like this- " got a fight for you in S.A next week against Roberto duran " "never heard of him " " dave you got a video over there with his name on it " "jesus Christ ill take it" " don't you want to know the money ?" " not bothered ill fight for free if I have to " !. tough man was dave check out his bare knuckle stuff on youtube.

littlepug wrote:I was in the gym when our manager came in looking for dave to tell him about the fight, dave was working so he waited at his house until he came home, when he got home the conversation went something like this- " got a fight for you in S.A next week against Roberto duran " "never heard of him " " dave you got a video over there with his name on it " "jesus Christ ill take it" " don't you want to know the money ?" " not bothered ill fight for free if I have to " !. tough man was dave check out his bare knuckle stuff on youtube.

Love that story.

keithmoonhangover wrote:

littlepug wrote:I was in the gym when our manager came in looking for dave to tell him about the fight, dave was working so he waited at his house until he came home, when he got home the conversation went something like this- " got a fight for you in S.A next week against Roberto duran " "never heard of him " " dave you got a video over there with his name on it " "jesus Christ ill take it" " don't you want to know the money ?" " not bothered ill fight for free if I have to " !. tough man was dave check out his bare knuckle stuff on youtube.

Love that story.

was well jealous when they came back with loads of photos of them out with duran after the fight !

littlepug wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:

littlepug wrote:I was in the gym when our manager came in looking for dave to tell him about the fight, dave was working so he waited at his house until he came home, when he got home the conversation went something like this- " got a fight for you in S.A next week against Roberto duran " "never heard of him " " dave you got a video over there with his name on it " "jesus Christ ill take it" " don't you want to know the money ?" " not bothered ill fight for free if I have to " !. tough man was dave check out his bare knuckle stuff on youtube.

Love that story.

was well jealous when they came back with loads of photos of them out with duran after the fight !

Haha.

I sparred with a couple of really good amateurs back in the day and took a beating, didn't bother me, met the likes of Lennox, Joe Frazier etc, didn't bother me. I was visiting gym in London, when for no reason, a then unbeaten Henry Akinwande took an immediate dislike to me and wanted me to spar some rounds with him, I'm 6' 5", but he's fvcking massive, gloved up, sweating and ready to go. My arse fell out completely, he just glared at me and then after some very uncomfortable seconds, he laughed. I felt like a right mug.

keithmoonhangover wrote:

littlepug wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:
Love that story.

was well jealous when they came back with loads of photos of them out with duran after the fight !

Haha.

I sparred with a couple of really good amateurs back in the day and took a beating, didn't bother me, met the likes of Lennox, Joe Frazier etc, didn't bother me. I was visiting gym in London, when for no reason, a then unbeaten Henry Akinwande took an immediate dislike to me and wanted me to spar some rounds with him, I'm 6' 5", but he's fvcking massive, gloved up, sweating and ready to go. My arse fell out completely, he just glared at me and then after some very uncomfortable seconds, he laughed. I felt like a right mug.

wish he took that menace into the ring with him !

littlepug wrote:wish he took that menace into the ring with him !

Old bones Ian wrote:

Bundana wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Name the first Japanese boxer to fight in the UK.

I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)

Clue that links to this answer, Winstone did beat the British opponent of the Japanese boxer.

Hiroshi Shoji?

littlepug wrote:

stevedoc wrote:with out looking him up what is david radford's claim to fame

my old stablemate dave Radford lost a decision to Roberto duran in south Africa, also boxed an exhibition with nigel benn and later became an accomplished bare knuckle fighter

that's the beauty of Boxing, there are so many great stories and little known characters. Your mate must have been a right handful.