Little known facts about pro fighters

Im disappointed it wasnt cesar salat

 

Hulk picked a meatball machine over it, which flopped.

 

Henry Armstrong’s childhood nickname was “Rat” Robinsons earliest media nickname was “Death Ray” despite pushing for “Sugar” Maxie Rosenbloom had 11 KOs in his first 18 fights before his hands pained him.
Archie Moore was an excellent chef who made fantastic fried chicken (I’ve read) when Jerry Quarry’s wife was asked if boxing should be banned on account of his state in later years she replied “As long as there are men,there will always be boxing" Larry Merchant claimed to have seen Liston haggling hookers and overhead "What about all them sandwiches you ate?!" lol. Ike Williams was robbed at gun point for his belt in Mexico it’s probably tucked away as a criminal heirloom.

 

I believe that happened as he attempted to leave the ring following his KO of Juan Zurita. Williams barely had a chance to see or touch the belt.

 

Correct

 

Earnie Shavers worked as a nightclub doorman/bouncer in Liverpool, England after he retired.

 

Sam Langford once met J.P Morgan on a train and had a chat without knowing who he was. At that point in his career he was beginning to get some serious paydays, and had a particular fondness for wearing extravagant jewellery. Once his manager told him who Morgan was, he stopped wearing them, as the wealthiest man in the world didn't wear any.

 

Fitzsimmons once got lost on a hunting trip in Australia for several days - he shot at his (and missed) companion for accidentally shooting him (grazing wound) funnily enough it was that companion who lead the party to find Ruby Rob.

 

Mike Quarry was the original drummer for Steely Dan.

 

Probably not "little known" at all among people who use this site, but Tunney was also a pallbearer at Greb's funeral.

Rocky became a bit of a mini-celeb on TV after he retired. He was also featured on The Martha Raye Show in skits w/ Raye & Cesar Romero.

Thanks for clarifying, I always thought that was an odd coincidence.

I believe the same was also true for Azumah Nelson & Dick Tiger in their respective countries, except Tiger sadly had his properties & assets seized by the winners of a civil war.

Here's some other trivia about Moore, his arch rival Bivins, & a young Don King.

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Poor Norton just didn't have much luck w/ vehicles throughout his lifetime, did he?

Speaking of Norton, here are trailers for a couple of semi-porno slave movies that he made in the '70s:

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Good grief Mandingo… I watched that film just because Norton was in it, It was okay albeit slimy.

 

Not exactly a secret, but George Reeves — the actor who played Superman in the TV series — took his life a few days before he was to face Archie Moore in an exhibition.

Apparently Reeves, who was a fitness nut (which is what landed him the Man of Steel role) who fought in the Golden Gloves in his younger days and was training with a judo master at the time.

 

Carlos Monzón was friends with Pelé;

 

Muhammad Ali bought a pink Cadillac with one of his first boxing paychecks; he was inspired to do this by Elvis Presley

Rocky Marciano was actually dishonorably discharged from the military because his friend was flirted with by a homosexual in their home and it turned into a fight (after serving an ever decreasing prison sentence, he was eventually honorably discharged though). Also Marciano was just in general considered to be a terrible soldier. Same with Graziano, whom deserted after assaulting an officer. Also Marciano was friends with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and did a fundraiser for Muscular dystrophy with them

Jack Dempsey learned Jiu Jitsu later in life and was a trainer for soldiers in World War 2

Joe Louis had a soda called "Joe Louis Punch", which wasnt produced for very long due to poor advertising

 

Jake Lammota once got annoyed about being compared to Stanley Ketchel. “Hell how do those guys know anything?They weren't even around then. They never saw him fight.They just go with all the talk." It was Whitney Esneault who taught Pastrano and Dupas their basic skills not Angelo, Chuck Bodak trained Muhammad Ali for the last three years of his amateur career.
Carmen Basilio once got mad at someone a room over in a hotel, for some reason they just kept shifting furniture around… Basilio banged on the wall yelled a bit and they stopped he found out it was Tito Trinidad in the morning and said "I'll tell you,if he hadnt quited down,I would have kicked the **** out of him,I was so annoyed." Hurricane Jackson heard a fighters hands were registered weapons so in a street situation he hit them over the head with an object instead.