First off lemme give my condolences for those who have lost decades to the system, or in health. May the Lord be with Paul Williams, Pritchard colon, and Chris Byrd (who fought neuropathy after his career) I think it is very sad that they throw out the superstar athlete and chuck him in a cell for a crime he didn't commit. This goes for Brian banks in football, poor Ike ibeabuchi who had a skilled trade, but no longer has the window. Rip, rip to his dreams, we feel it too right? Our favorite boxers trying to find peace copping a plea that drags em under, so sad. I urge you to watch this video: This content is protected Description: boxer goes to jail for crime he didn't commit, becomes prison champ, fought a Roy Jones mutual opponent, gets released, loses time, gets back on track, turns pro, wins sole fight and gets the adoration of millions. Feel free to chime in here about some of your hero's in and out of the boxing game who had to fight what's theirs, where nothing ever came easy especially in a sport where you either fight hunger, oppression, political unrest, against the sanctity of life, for money, or whatever. Shoutout goes to Antonio Margarito, dude has faced enough slander, people coming out to grab his head, when's enough enough?
This content is protected This content is protected Since we're on the theme of boxers who went to jail. It feels like it would be unfair not to mention James Scott.
Darn good video you shared! Maybe Larry merchant could take on a cryogenic specimen of Floyd Mayweather in the Victor Ortiz fight to come back and kick his ass! Btw Larry was very sharp back then. Lol, the staredown was just cold man, the animosity you couldn't fake it. I like how the prisoners used smokes for currency, heck only making 3$ a day (for a boxer). It's nice to see rehabilitation at its finest instead of punitive measures. Awesome fight too, back and forth. Much respect to both of the combatants. I didn't watch the whole fight, but this woulda made a good movie. "Who's gonna win? The man that trains one hour a day or the one who practices 4 to 5 hours daily?" Awesome quote / line for a boxing film.
