Question time..

No, but it won't be long now!

 

'Missing $100,000' Hint:

Was a world champion....add this to the already known - 'fought for a long time'.

 

Hagler

 

Thats wat i was thinking.:good

Hagler's my fav fighter from the 80's.:yep

 

You've all danced around him!

So far we know:

*world champ.
*non heavyweight.
*fought for a long time (make that a very long time!).
*not good with money.
*guessing that the $100,000 incident occurred 1980's.

Add to that:

*didn't speak English when he fought, and even now only speaks broken English

 

Roberto freakin Duran....

 

Surely.

But he never fought in oz..so what was he doing down here?

 

Rooting chicks on the back of being top 5 one of the greatest fighters who ever lived, I reckon.

 

No Mas - game over - well done Ipswitch!

Your prize is the 8th bag...you'll probably have to go to Panama to find it ...and the $100,000 has probably long since been removed...good luck in your quest!

(this story is told in the book the 'Four Kings' - the story of Leonard, Hagler Hearns & Duran - interestingly the other 3 'kings' all got named here before Ipswitch hit on Duran).

 

I can't believe I didn't nail that. Only read the book before Christmas. ha ha.

 

You're holding the batton now Ippy - serve us up a curve ball!

 

These nicknames belong to which fighters:

1. Mantequilla
2. The Bayonne Bleeder
3. The Cincinnati Flash
4. The Wild Bull of Pampas
5. The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater, Texas

Not the hardest, if you know your history...

 

The bleeder was Chuck Wepner. I'm struggling with the rest, but I reckon Flamingo might mop up here.

 

You'll knock yourself when you see the answers. Guaranteed you've heard of the lot of them.

But yep, Wepner is correct. 4 to go...

 

Mantequilla = Napoles