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

Why would Pep claim it I wonder? :?

 

as a testament to his wondeful defensive skills

 

The fight itself shook the walls of the Minneapolis Auditorium. Graves sent Pep to the canvas twice; Pep dropped Graves nine times, winning by a TKO in the eighth round.

Damn, what a fight that must've been! :shock:


"I give Willie Pep the benefit of the doubt," said Bert Sugar, suggesting that a legend can be as fragile as the language that preserves it.
"Instead of saying Pep won a round without throwing a punch, say he won a round without landing one. There's a difference," Sugar said. "Besides, sports writers in those days wrote whatever the hell they wanted."

LMAO, look who's talking there!! :shock:

Sugar criticizing someone else for making **** up... :roll: atsch

 

Atleast Sugar is finally admitting that it may not have happened, or that it could've been just Pep winning a round without actually landing punches.

Now if only he could admit to spreading around various other baseless myths...

 

Remember, you're asking this of a lawyer!