Who was boxing's first widely known cherrypicker?

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  1. Journey Man

    Journey Man Journeyman always. Full Member

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    Very very true, Admitted by both men because they knew when they got in there with Liston he hadnt a chance :good
     
    Journey Man, Nov 8, 2011
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  2. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hell, cherrypicking is probably as old as the sport of boxing. Certainly Joe Louis' bum of the month club was an exercise in cherrypicking, though it was probably his management that was behind it, not him.
     
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  3. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, Cotto cherrypicked Mosley, Pac, Margo, Judah etc.....

    Epic fail, noob.
     
    jeffjoiner, Nov 8, 2011
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  4. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah and he never lost. Ive known of plenty of top tier fighters loosing in the amateurs to nobodies and it dont mean ****. Chavez never had an amateur career.
     
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  5. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    No ****, he was fighting ****ing mexican cabdrivers.
     
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