BoxRec

My pick would have to be Don King.
He is boxing. Like him or loath him, over the last 30yrs he has been a player.

Tex Rickard, Mike Jacobs, Bob Arum & Jack Solomons.

Characters I mean, Jack `Doc` Kearns was a bigger character than the ones you mention, and I would put even him behind the irrepressible Mr King.

Joe Pesci as Joey LaMotta in the Raging Bull, BRILLIANT!!!

ThirdPartyView wrote:Tex Rickard, Mike Jacobs, Bob Arum & Jack Solomons.

Who the fornicate are they!




With the exception of Arum and Rickard.

battling Siki - my fav nutter
jack hurley - who had an opinion on anything

Max's Rosenbloom and Baer

"tex" Cobb

Tony Galento " I'll Moider da Bum"

Slapsie

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned Jorge Paez. Didn't he invent the whole words shaved into the hair/glittering shorts 19 sizes too big routine?

Tootall wrote:I can't believe that nobody has mentioned Jorge Paez. Didn't he invent the whole words shaved into the hair/glittering shorts 19 sizes too big routine?

i have no idea what you are talking about, please explain

Tiger Jack Fox was quite a character, in and out of the ring.

robert.snell1 wrote:

Tootall wrote:I can't believe that nobody has mentioned Jorge Paez. Didn't he invent the whole words shaved into the hair/glittering shorts 19 sizes too big routine?

i have no idea what you are talking about, please explain

Paez was always on TV in North America in the early 90's because he would have slogans shaved into his hairdo and he wore giant trunks that always seemed to be some tacky colour. He was the first boxer that I ever saw who got coverage more for his appearance and antics than his skill.

Im with Tootall. Paez gets my vote. Looked like an imbecile....but could fight. Former circus boy with a face only his mother could love. hasn't lost since 1999 and has been a staple of Boxeo shows until late last year. Getting huge local ratings....but there have been concerns of brain damage.

Tootall wrote:

robert.snell1 wrote:

Tootall wrote:I can't believe that nobody has mentioned Jorge Paez. Didn't he invent the whole words shaved into the hair/glittering shorts 19 sizes too big routine?

i have no idea what you are talking about, please explain

Paez was always on TV in North America in the early 90's because he would have slogans shaved into his hairdo and he wore giant trunks that always seemed to be some tacky colour. He was the first boxer that I ever saw who got coverage more for his appearance and antics than his skill.

thanks for that, he sounds like he qualifies . not seen him myself on UK TV, any photo you can post ?

Sorry, I don't have any photos. I'm sure his image is out there on the web somewhere.

Whether you love him or hate him you can't deny Chris Eubank is a character.

bollocks wrote:One of the Baer brothers was a tremendously funny guy

Yeah it was Max, and he took it to the ultimate extream, he was in a hotel when he suffered what turned out to be a fatal heart attack and when asked if he would like to see the house doctor he replied "no I'd rather see a people doctor!"

J-C wrote:

bollocks wrote:One of the Baer brothers was a tremendously funny guy

Yeah it was Max, and he took it to the ultimate extream, he was in a hotel when he suffered what turned out to be a fatal heart attack and when asked if he would like to see the house doctor he replied "no I'd rather see a people doctor!"

I guess his sense of humor was passed down to his son...(Jethro, on the Beverly Hillbillies was Max Baer, Jr.)

nice one

how the hell did you come across that bit of info ?

I admit to watching that series - god I feel old - no comments please

I think Archie Moore should get a respectfull mention. He was a poet and musician. He used to tour with Jazzman 'Lucky; Thompson who also used to return the favoure by playing at Moores training camps, whilst the old mongoose trained.

Moore also used to like to wear expensive silk robes into the ring and I'm sure he would sometimes wear a crown to!

Moore also did some great publicity stunts to get a shot at Marciano. He had photo's of himself taken dressed as a Sheriff, underneath he had printed WANTED ROCKY MARCIANO, or words to that effect anyway.

robert.snell1 wrote:battling Siki - my fav nutter

Didn't he have a pet Tiger?

robert.snell1 wrote:

Tootall wrote:

robert.snell1 wrote: i have no idea what you are talking about, please explain

Paez was always on TV in North America in the early 90's because he would have slogans shaved into his hairdo and he wore giant trunks that always seemed to be some tacky colour. He was the first boxer that I ever saw who got coverage more for his appearance and antics than his skill.

thanks for that, he sounds like he qualifies . not seen him myself on UK TV, any photo you can post ?

Try this link

http://www.freewebs.com/jpaez/gallery.htm

They don't come much BIGGER then Butterbean.