Every fighter quits when he takes a dive. As far as the second fight goes, Louis, Tunney, George Chuvalo and Floyd Patterson were at ringside and...
You're absolutely right. Add to that, Liston was owned by Frankie Carbo and Blinky Palermo . These were two fine and upstanding gentlemen who...
Watch out Senor, Believe it or not, there is a brigade of Patterson groupies here. They aren't as large as the Ali group. but they are just as...
It doesn't make sense because it didn't happen. "But this week Angelo Dundee, Clay's legendary trainer, finally dismissed that theory. Dundee,...
Senor, How deeply was Clay involved in the fix? Was he heavily involved or was the unknowing useful idiot?
Best guess. The money was in the rematch. Liston's handlers wanted Liston to lose at 8-1, but didn't want it to look like a dive and threaten the...
I'm sure he was in the tank. I think many of Ali's fights were tanked.
I think it's common knowledge that both of those fights had pre-arranged outcomes. Clay could not have beaten Liston if they hadn't been.
They wouldn't have fought Rocky. Rocky was a friend of Vito Genovese- Don Vito. Marciano wasn't dirty- he didn't do mob business, but he liked...
Marciano was approached by a Mob rep to throw the Cockell fight for big bucks. He went into a rage and threw the hood out of his room.
I'm glad you weren't his lawyer. If that is true then Ali should have went to prison. He claimed to be a Conscientious Objector. Under the law...
Wasn't it Ali who boxed a kangaroo?
It was one of the more stupid things that Ali did. He developed blood clots from the kicks and a case of phlebitis that he still has.
I think it was Marciano who wouldn't look at his opponent until the opening bell. He's look down at the canvas, even when they were receiving the...
Did anyone ever meet Howard Cosell?
