Who Made The Myth Up That Willie Pep Won A Round Without Throwing A Punch?

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  1. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who made this myth up that pep won a round without throwing a punch against Jackie Greaves, when he never.

    And lots of people still belive this, Bert Sugar also always mentions it.

    Who made this myth up and why do some people still belive it's true?
     
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  2. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Alegedly, a sports writer. Willie Pep refuted the happening.
     
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    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    what does that mean? Pep said he did?
     
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    Willie Pep aknowleged it as a hype myth.... it never happened. A simple tale that grew over the years via the press.
     
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    So why was Bert Sugar saying it was true in 2006 then?:huh
     
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    Willie is said to have told a journalist/sportswriter that he could win a round of boxing via his evasiveness... not needing to throw a punch to assume control of the action.. Having been put to the task of doing so, he signalled the bloke at ringside and went ahead for a round of artful brilliance, keeping his opponent searching for body and head..

    .....as far any authenticity relating to the story, its about as true as Ali's Gold Medal being tossed off the Hudson Bridge, as true as Dempsey's gloves being loaded and almost as true as Jack Johnson taking a dive against Willard...

    Go Figure....
     
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    Because Bert Sugar is smoking the same CIGAR he smoked in 1975.....
     
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    Well, the myth was that Pep won the third round of a fight against Jackie Graves without throwing a punch. Obviously, that's incorrect, but Pep did have 200 plus fights in his career, and it's natural to get confused when your resume is that extensive. It's quite possible that he did win rounds against lesser opponents while throwing maybe a handful of punches, and just relying upon his defensive skills to put on a show.
     
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  11. My dinner with Conteh

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    Ali won a few rounds on the judges cards against Ron Lyle, Leon Spinks and Jimmy Young without throwing a punch too.
     
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    :lol:
     
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    Not true imo.
     
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    Its not true i assure

    althoughi have seen interviews with pep claiming its true and he carried a newspaper report of it

    but its not true
     
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