The Legend of The Tainted Orange May 6 1955,

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 07 May 2006, 18:39

In Philly Harold Johnson looses by tko to Julio Mederos in the second round. Johnson staggers and stumbles back to his corner after the first and second rounds complaining of dizziness. He wants to continue, but the referee stops the fight and awards the bout to Mederos.Johnson hasnt been hurt by any punches but his behavior is very peculiar. His story: He was given an orange by a stranger before the fight. He felt disoriented afterwards and felt he must have been poisoned. Tests on an orange peel were inconclusive. The powers that be were not amused and boxing was suspended in Philly for 90 days. Johnson is an honorable man I doubt seriously that he tossed the fight but this is a strange event. It was also on national T.V.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 07 May 2006, 20:33

expug wrote:In Philly Harold Johnson looses by tko to Julio Mederos in the second round. Johnson staggers and stumbles back to his corner after the first and second rounds complaining of dizziness. He wants to continue, but the referee stops the fight and awards the bout to Mederos.Johnson hasnt been hurt by any punches but his behavior is very peculiar. His story: He was given an orange by a stranger before the fight. He felt disoriented afterwards and felt he must have been poisoned. Tests on an orange peel were inconclusive. The powers that be were not amused and boxing was suspended in Philly for 90 days. Johnson is an honorable man I doubt seriously that he tossed the fight but this is a strange event. It was also on national T.V.

barbituits were found in johnsons urine.

HE DID NOT LOSE BY TKO, the fight was changed to a NC

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 07 May 2006, 20:39

http://WWW.Phillyboxinghistory.com . They have it as a tko.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 07 May 2006, 20:42

expug wrote:WWW.Phillyboxinghistory.com . They have it as a tko.

look it was not a TKO, the fight was changed to NC

this is a fact! checkout boxrec

First recorded as a TKO win for Mederos in two, later changed to a no-contest

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 07 May 2006, 21:03

Relax man . Im relaying what the site said.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 08 May 2006, 01:13

..remember it well. may 6 is my birthday.this has nothing to do with the fight, i just wanted to get it in. as i recall, johnson really did look sick. it struck me at the time if they were going for a tank job they wouldn't have made it appear so peculiar...so bizzarre (i never know how to spell that word, so i just double the ones in doubt.) the closest ring record book to me as i sit here is the 1971 edition, and it has it as a kobymederos. i'd go with the no contest ruling considering the aftermath in which harold peed drugs into a bucket.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 08 May 2006, 11:23

I'm pretty sure that Johnson was 'knobbled' as he seems to be a very honourable guy. Whoever laced the apple probably hoped that it would subdue Johnson rather than almost ko him... sticking things into apples is a rather haphazard buisness so I'm told. Its a shame really as this night put Johnsons career off the rails for a long while and despite it seeming obvious that he was innocent of anything I think this incident tainted his career for sometime. Certainly people used it as a good excuse to avoid fighting him for a good few years...

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 08 May 2006, 11:24

I've never accepted apples from strangers since reading about this!...

:x

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 08 May 2006, 11:28

And all this time I was sure it was the strawberries.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 08 May 2006, 11:35

BoxBuzz wrote:And all this time I was sure it was the strawberries.

Ah! don't get me started on the strawberries!...

8)

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 08 May 2006, 11:44

I once made the mistake of drinking a load of orange juice before a kick-boxing fight..

. luckily I was stopped early!... :x

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 08 May 2006, 14:53

silkov wrote:I once made the mistake of drinking a load of orange juice before a kick-boxing fight.. . luckily I was stopped early!... :x

About ten years ago I went to a gig in Wolverhampton must have been either Suede, Boo Radleys or maybe Gene.

Anyway, spent the entire gig up front in the 'mosh-pit' by the time I got home later I was drenched in sweat and unbelievibly thursty so I downed in one a pint of ice cold pure Orange juice.

Ten seconds later I brought it all back up again.

Ice Cold Vomit.... yuk. :(

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 08 May 2006, 15:21

KOJOE90 wrote:
silkov wrote:I once made the mistake of drinking a load of orange juice before a kick-boxing fight.. . luckily I was stopped early!... :x
About ten years ago I went to a gig in Wolverhampton must have been either Suede, Boo Radleys or maybe Gene.

Anyway, spent the entire gig up front in the 'mosh-pit' by the time I got home later I was drenched in sweat and unbelievibly thursty so I downed in one a pint of ice cold pure Orange juice.

Ten seconds later I brought it all back up again.

Ice Cold Vomit.... yuk. :(

The best Moshpits I've ever been in have invariably been at Shane Mcgowan/Popes/Pogues gigs... though the downside is you can never tell what you might get drenched in!....

8)

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 08 May 2006, 19:13

.remember it well. may 6 is my birthday

happy B day jaclem, my birthday is may 11.

jaclem, did u get that pm i sent u a month ago?

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 08 May 2006, 19:18

and mine is May 17....no wonder there is so much bull being thrown around in this forum.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 08 May 2006, 20:00

my best friend took me to see showtime boxing even at worcester, ma last saturday, what a birthday gift!

he is the first kid my age i was able to get into boxing. now i have someone to talk to and someone to teach. maybe soon we will see a new boxrec member.

ive showed him a lot of tapes already, he says his favorite fighter is roberto duran

funny how newbies always seem to love the crazy guys

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 09 May 2006, 01:19

.it is better to have vomited ice cold orange juice than never to have vomited at all...

tauruses reign.

brockton buddy..yes...and i am digging out some info now and hope to reply soon.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 09 May 2006, 07:19

Well in honor of all my friends here at BoxRec with their Birthday's in May

Here's a formal pat on the back for all you do!

http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/users/dbj/Fun ... nguins.gif

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 09 May 2006, 08:28

thanks for that I'm May 21st. My brother is may 23rd the same as Marvin Hagler

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 09 May 2006, 12:17

hahaha funny ass pic box buzz!

two days away from turning the ripe age of 19

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