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That and the idea that he was born somewhere in the mid 1820s.

 

Re-enacted faithfully by Mike Tyson and Mitch Green and dramatically improved upon by Larry “Dropkick” Holmes and Trevor Berbick.

 

The difference being, that the fights that you mentioned, certainly happened.

 

As, I’m sure, did many other ‘folklore’ fights. We just live in an age where we have what we consider evidence now. In those days, someone writing an account of something was considered enough.

 

There’s a current pattern of fight cancellations and hiatuses based on “mental health” episodes.

 

No one on the planet knew his age

 

Why do you say that?
I have been around pro fighters for almost half a century and, while there are certainly some characters, I can't think of too many that I would call crazy. Certainly not any where near the level of crazy in the general population.