Sonny Liston He had the natural tools and ability to be the greatest ever. Lazy. Didn't like to train. Drank excessively. He was drunk the night...
You have to have money to buy a fight. Clay had wealthy backers determined to buy a heavyweight championship.
I'm thinking the referee might be the one to buy. He can stop a fight or fail to stop a fight that needs stopping. He can DQ a fighter on a...
Ever wonder why all the boxing clips have obnoxious background music? The worse it is, the louder it is.
I was 14 years old and bet my dad $3 that Ingo would beat Patterson in their first fight. I've won a few more since then, but that one stands out...
Great stuff, Magna! Thanks for posting.
Makes sense. Couple of questions. Could you promote a fight with $1,000,000? If you were setting up a gambling coup, would anyone bet on a fight...
How would you fix a fight? You have $1,000,000 to spend fixing a fight. If you're successful you'll make 10x that much. The fighter you want to...
Not as big as Tyson-Douglas, but Liston-Clay I was 8 to 1. Tyson was 42-1 over Douglas.
I think Stepin Fetchit was responsible for the Ali Shuffle. Ever watch his movies? He shuffled a lot.
Did you have your ears covered when you met Tyson?
You have a point. Although there might have been enough people who would pay to see it, thinking this time it wouldn't be rigged, since they...
Ali?
Billy Papke- Killed his wife then turned the gun on himself
I'd never heard about Liston adopting the little boy. I just found several articles about it on Google. I assume he was white, too. Thanks for the...
