Darkest Coincidence in Boxing History

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  1. crixus85

    crixus85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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  2. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Yes, I think that’s the back story that I’ve read. There are other versions of the same pic with the beam apparently enhanced but I think that is a reasonably true depiction of the original photo.
     
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  3. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I looked up the story and it does not get any wilder. I think we need a professional @Pugguy

    Heres the basic - Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1947 lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by 8th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went he died 17 hours later- -

    Here are the numbers
    1941
    1947
    8
    17
    What do you think pug, can you crack the code?
     
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  4. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Robinson dreamed he killed Doyle with a left hook. The promoter brought in a priest to convince Robinson to fight. Robinson put Doyle down with a left hook. It’s wilder to me.
     
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  5. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I missed that about the exact method being the left hook. That is wilder your right.
     
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  6. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Okay, Doyle was born in August - so that accounts for and cancels out the “8”.

    1947 - 1941 = 6

    17 + 6 = and yes, you guessed it, The Number 23. Numerology 101 bro.

    “But Jimmy was only 22 yo” you might say.

    Trade secret: in our field of expertise, we round up/down as and when appropriate. :D
     
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  7. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The 27 Club started out as an ode to the early deaths of famous musicians. That list of 76 includes porn stars, baseballers and a former king of Iraq amongst others.

    There’s nothing statistically significant about it at all.
     
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  8. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    @The Cryptkeeper posted this - The 27 Club started out as an ode to the early deaths of famous musicians. That list of 76 includes porn stars, baseballers and a former king of Iraq amongst others.

    There’s nothing statistically significant about it at all.

    Hey Pug, Your last phrase was “But Jimmy was only 22 yo”

    Here are the numbers
    27 is 2 + 7 = 9
    76 is 7 + 6 = 13
    13 + 9 = 22 yo

    weird.
     
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  9. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    My friend from when I was Antonio, Ted Sares, called Ohba the Japanese Salvador Sanchez....
     
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  10. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Nice work. You’re getting the hang.

    Now, if you wouldn’t mind, this weeks lottery numbers please?

    Not that I want to profit from anyone’s death but perhaps they’re already embedded somewhere in all the numbers we’ve used so far - maybe you can sort it?
     
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  11. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Jack Sharkey claimed to have seen a vision of Ernie Schaaf in the ring just prior to being KO’d by Carnera. He said that the vision distracted him and led to him being caught by the punch.

    Not sure or can’t recall if Jack was claiming a literal ghost vision or simply indicating his mental preoccupation with Ernie’s death after the Carnera bout and his concerns for his own welfare against Da Preem.
     
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  12. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Unfortunately lottery tickets are illegal in Vegas. I was thinking of placing 20 bones on 22 black on the roulette table though which pays out $700
     
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  13. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    If you do it, let us know how it comes out. 23 better not come up instead. Didn’t know that about lottery tickets in Vegas. Our lotteries are completely untaxed - you get the whole lot. How it should be imo.
     
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  14. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Will do.
     
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