Rubin "The Hurricaine" Carter

robpalmer135 · 01-03-2008, 06:05 AM

Watch hurricaine last night what fantastic film.

How good was he, his records dosnt sound great but fighters lost alot more in thos days right. Did he really get robbed agaisnt the Italian guy, beating Emile Griffith in 1 round was it a fluke?

TBooze · 01-03-2008, 06:20 AM

He was not robbed IMO against Giardello. As for Griffith, he stated in one of his books, he was good friends with Emile, and he suggested to Griffith some time before the fight he (Carter) was not quite the fighter he once was, thus Griffith did not give it his all in training and came into the fight over confident...

robpalmer135 · 01-03-2008, 06:27 AM

He certainly deserved hs title shot though right?

TBooze · 01-03-2008, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by robpalmer135

He certainly deserved hs title shot though right?

Yes, Carrter was as deserving as anyone at the time, comming off his finest run of form in his career.

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TBooze Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South of London Posts: 9,777 vCash: 1	Re: Rubin "The Hurricaine" Carter He was not robbed IMO against Giardello. As for Griffith, he stated in one of his books, he was good friends with Emile, and he suggested to Griffith some time before the fight he (Carter) was not quite the fighter he once was, thus Griffith did not give it his all in training and came into the fight over confident...
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robpalmer135 Rage Rage East Side VIP Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North London Posts: 14,383 vCash: 75	Re: Rubin "The Hurricaine" Carter He certainly deserved hs title shot though right?
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