Classic Excuses for a defeat

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  1. raiderjay

    raiderjay Active Member Full Member

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    "I broke my back" "Spinal". Tyson after a WIN.

    Roy Jones after the first Tarver fight which he won also. "I had a toothache".
     
    raiderjay, Jul 16, 2009
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  2. EireFightFan

    EireFightFan Active Member Full Member

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    Speaking of Tarver, didn't he blame his inept performance in the Bhop fight on suspected pre-fight poisining?
     
    EireFightFan, Jul 16, 2009
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  3. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Haha, yeah i know, bxrfan just highlighted a shitload of hilarious ones.
     
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Poisoning is an excuse as old as boxing itself.
     
    janitor, Jul 16, 2009
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  5. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Duran is the king of excuses, no doubt about it.

    Holyfield has a bunch of them as well, although some were legit. I.e. the third Bowe fight.
     
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  6. Mike T

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    Zab Judah blaming Don King
     
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    That is as good an excuse as any actualy.
     
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  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Roper had one of the better ones, after losing to Louis in 1939:

    "I zigged, when I should of zagged!"
     
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  9. Andyw

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    Klitshko - drugged and/or too much vaseline on his body
     
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  10. raiderjay

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    The vaseline thing was one of the better ones of all time. Didn't it supposedly clog his pores so that he couldn't sweat properly? WOW
     
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  11. fists of fury

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    Ah, thanks. I remembered the quote, just not who said it. :good
    Classic quote that.
     
    fists of fury, Jul 17, 2009
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  12. My2Sense

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    Harold Johnson - "I ate a poisoned orange." :lol:
     
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  13. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lenny Mangiapane complained after being TKO'd by Bobby Bartels that he was only tryin' to step outta the ring after being dropped to kick a photographer who's flashbulb distracted him.
     
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  14. EireFightFan

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    Just remembered another one, the infamous leg massage Hearns received prior to his epic fight with Hagler.
     
    EireFightFan, Jul 17, 2009
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    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Berbick claimed his room was infused with poisonous gas before the Tyson fight.

    Tyson was past his peak for all of his defeats.

    Willard claimed Dempsey has a metal bolt in his hand (accodding to carpenter)
     
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