A stiff in the ring/greatest killer outside ?

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I fought a few pro bouts with little success, but I retired and became the
    greatest killer outside of the ring. I became associated with a famous man
    and a deadly event in America. Fear me not as I am now dead.Who am I ?
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Vincent Gigante.

    C'mon Burt, you got tougher questions.
     
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  3. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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  4. Seamus

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    John D Matthews wrote My Name is Violence, a mob enforcer extraordinaire and a boxer ver ordinaire. Don't know what name he fought under but was hit shortly after the publication of his tell all book.
     
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  5. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mickey Cohen was another useless pug who made waves in the Los Angeles underworld.

    I've never read it but apparently his autobiography is a great read and his true character was not unlike the fictional account James Ellroy memorably portrayed in LA Confidential and White Jazz.
     
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  6. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yg, Correct, Machine Gun Jack McGurn had but 5 bouts before hooking up with tha infamous Al Capone, where he became a bodyguard and notorious hit-man using a machine gun often. He was the gangster that barged into the dressing room of the famous comic Joe E Lewis, and slit his throat,slicing off part of Lewis's tongue...Later on he was the brains of the Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago. McGurn was himself machine gunned to death in 1936...Live by the sword, DIE by the sword... :good
     
    burt bienstock, Oct 20, 2012
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  7. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unlucky
     
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  8. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    just watched gangster squad anybody notice what fight mickey cohen is watching in his house
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    Idi Amin is not the answer to the question :deal

    Because I didn't see that it said 'in America'

    Or actually read any of the thread.

    Was Seamus actualy wrong for once? :lol: WTF?!
     
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  10. Seamus

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    For once? You must not be paying too close attention.

    However, I stand by my answer this time.
     
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  11. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    Mickey Cohen could have been a decent guess to, he was a mediocre pro for a while before he became a big time gangster
     
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  12. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Is there any way to work in a Freddie Mills joke here?
     
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  13. Flea Man

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    You can do little wrong in my eyes. :smoke
     
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  14. MonagFam

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    Tony Danza! :)
     
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  15. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Go ahead BE...the time is ripe for it......
     
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