Greatest Drinkers...

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  1. janitor

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  3. mattdonnellon

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    I dont know, maybe some of ye people arn't real...i like a drink, sometimes far too much... but serious top class champions at their peak... very few me thinks?
     
  4. Langford

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    The story of his daughter is very tragic, but was Tunney's death really alcohol related/brought on by drinking?

    He did pass away at the fairly advanced age of 81. I am sure that his daughters actions brought on a lot of misery for him, but his son did become a U.S. Senator. Sadly, I guess its easier to focus on the bad things in life.
     
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    Oscar Bonavena,George Chavalo
     
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    It was also Tony Ayala's other big vice besides heroin; he had been doing both since age 12.
     
  7. Lobotomy

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    Indeed he did. And Jess Willard quaffed a quart of gin the evening before Dempsey trashed him in Toledo. Of course Armstrong swilled gallons of beer to try gaining weight while in training for Barney Ross
     
  8. janitor

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    I understand that the incident happened later in his life as did the resulting alchohol problems.
     
  9. Bill1234

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    Tony Galento pops into mind, drinking was pretty much his training.
     
  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Damn, Janitor, those newsclips made my day!
    Thanks.
     
  11. Russell

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    Did Holmes really hit his wife?
     
  12. RoccoMarciano

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    I think Sugar and Scotch go together nicely....
     
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    THe Finnegan Brothers Chris and Kevin Liked a nice pint of Guiness or two..or three or...
     
  14. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, but he did, and still does, like his drinks.:beer
     
  15. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know you were good old buddy old pal.














































































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