Fighters Who Were Notorious Drinkers/Partiers

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  1. itliangladiator

    itliangladiator Active Member Full Member

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    I'm sure it has been done before...but just wondering who were some of the drinkers in boxing during their careers? Dundee said Pastrano liked his booze and would put liquor in his milk when Dundee was trying to bulk him up to heavyweight. Nino Benvenuti womanized and drank often if I remember correctly. Pavlik, de la Hoya later on his career, Hatton, Monzon (?), Ketchel, Janiro, Greb, etc. I like following the old-time Italian-American boxers and a few of them were playboys that fooled around and womanized but were very skillful boxers as well. Who are some others?
     
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  2. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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  3. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Harry Greb, Mickey Walker, Lew Jenkins.
     
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  5. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    monzon
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Monzon broke all the rules.
     
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  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    the list can go on and on and on...
     
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  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Duran?
     
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  9. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And then he invented some new ones just to break them.
     
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  10. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've herd the story of how Carlos Teo Cruz was asked the day of his fight with Mando Ramos for the WBA/WBC light championship. He told the reporter that Ramos was out drinking the night before. When the reporter asked how he knew this Teo Cruz told the reporter that he was out drinking with him.
    I don't know how true the story is, but I still find humor in it.
     
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  11. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    you haven't been in classic before have you:patsch

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  12. WhyYouLittle

    WhyYouLittle Stand Still Full Member

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    It seems is usually accepted by people who researched Greb that his reputation as a party animal was based on false rumors. Greb was known to use these rumors to get an edge on fights and to sweeten the bets against him.

    As for my vote, two words: Young Griffo.
     
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  13. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  14. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tony Janiro was before my time but I knew some old timers that trained with him he was a notorious womanizer and Party animal
     
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  15. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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