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Trivia
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:20
by bennie
In 1982, Marvin Hagler was forced to postpone a mandatory defence of his world middleweight title against Fully Obel when he suffered a broken rib in sparring.
Who broke his rib?
Also in 1982, Gerry Cooney, in training for his showdown with Larry Holmes, was outjabbed with embarrassing ease in sparring by which heavyweight?
Re: Trivia
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:24
by KOJOE90
bennie wrote:In 1982, Marvin Hagler was forced to postpone a mandatory defence of his world middleweight title against Fully Obel when he suffered a broken rib in sparring.
Who broke his rib?
Doug DeWitt?
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:25
by bennie
'Fraid not.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:31
by DoubleM
Was it Hagler's half brother Robbie Sims?
I should know this!!
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:32
by bennie
DoubleM wrote:Was it Hagler's half brother Robbie Sims?
I should know this!!
Nope.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:37
by Ezzard
Don Lee
"Quick" Tillis
????????????
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 11:48
by Manos de Oro
Hmm.. first guess would be Frank Fletcher?
*thinks of names*
Lupe Aquino?
Those two guys come to mind though neither would be that good prep for Obel. Someone like In Chul Baek would be best there but I highly doubt he sparred with The Marvelous One.
Not sure about the Cooney one (weren't you at this one, bennie!?)
Re: Trivia
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 12:07
by KOJOE90
bennie wrote:Also in 1982, Gerry Cooney, in training for his showdown with Larry Holmes, was outjabbed with embarrassing ease in sparring by which heavyweight?
Wild guess here, Jimmy Young.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 12:30
by bennie
None right so far.
Clues. Think of a heavyweight with a good jab for Cooney (probably only the good punch he had); Hagler was training to meet Obel so would have been sparring a tall guy.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 12:34
by KOJOE90
bennie wrote:Clues. Think of a heavyweight with a good jab for Cooney (probably only the good punch he had); .
Witherspoon??
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 12:43
by bennie
KOJOE90 wrote:bennie wrote:Clues. Think of a heavyweight with a good jab for Cooney (probably only the good punch he had); .
Witherspoon??
Nope.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 13:20
by Richie Aprille rules
bennie wrote: Hagler was training to meet Obel so would have been sparring a tall guy.
Willie Monroe?
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 13:23
by generic screen name
Don't break my legs Richie.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 13:25
by Richie Aprille rules
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Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 14:46
by bennie
Richie Aprille rules wrote:bennie wrote: Hagler was training to meet Obel so would have been sparring a tall guy.
Willie Monroe?
Close.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 15:21
by Richie Aprille rules
bennie wrote:Richie Aprille rules wrote:bennie wrote: Hagler was training to meet Obel so would have been sparring a tall guy.
Willie Monroe?
Close.
Bobby Bogaloo Watts?
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 16:43
by Manos de Oro
Had a feeling it might be a Philly fighter when we were talkin body shots. The late James Shuler maybe? Need to check, but I think the years would work out okay for that.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 16:45
by KO Artist
Bennie,
Was it Dwight Davison? Or if a philly fighter - Curtis Parker? Though you wouldnt spar Curtis for a fight with Obel.
Was Holmes sparring partner John Tate?
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 17:10
by bennie
As Richie Aprille said, it was Bobby Watts who busted Hagler's rib in the summer of 1982. A doctor who examined Hagler said it would take two months to heal, and his defence against Obel, scheduled for late July 1982 in Italy, was put back till October.
"This is the first time anything like this has happened to me," said frustrated Marvin. "I've been training for so long, I just want to fight."
Watts was training for a comeback, which would end in 1983 when Mark Kaylor stopped him in four stormy rounds at Wembley.
It was Joe Bugner who jabbed Cooney's head off in sparring about 10 days before Cooney's fight with Holmes. They only sparred two rounds, and Bugner was not asked to spar again, though he continued to train with the camp.
Cooney pounded on lesser lights Ishaq Hussein and Walter Santemore in sparring instead.
Posted: 21 Apr 2006, 18:11
by KO Artist
bennie wrote:As Richie Aprille said, it was Bobby Watts who busted Hagler's rib in the summer of 1982. A doctor who examined Hagler said it would take two months to heal, and his defence against Obel, scheduled for late July 1982 in Italy, was put back till October.
"This is the first time anything like this has happened to me," said frustrated Marvin. "I've been training for so long, I just want to fight."
Watts was training for a comeback, which would end in 1983 when Mark Kaylor stopped him in four stormy rounds at Wembley.
It was Joe Bugner who jabbed Cooney's head off in sparring about 10 days before Cooney's fight with Holmes. They only sparred two rounds, and Bugner was not asked to spar again, though he continued to train with the camp.
Cooney pounded on lesser lights Ishaq Hussein and Walter Santemore in sparring instead.
Good stuff, Bennie. Keep em coming.
Posted: 22 Apr 2006, 08:58
by KOJOE90
bennie wrote:"This is the first time anything like this has happened to me," said frustrated Marvin. "I've been training for so long, I just want to fight."
The Hagler - Mugabi fight was also delayed due to Marvin getting his nose busted up in sparring, can't recall who the sparring parter was though.