All Time Excuses Heavyweight Tournament

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  1. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tim sounds legit. The Life and Crimes of Don King dives quite extensively into the abuse.
     
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  2. SixesAndSevens

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    People don't like talking about it. It's usually best to leave the topic alone before someone starts up an argument.
     
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  3. NoNeck

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    He trained his way to a lower weight than his previous fight and had his opponent switched late from Tubbs to a guy he took lightly.
     
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  4. Gazelle Punch

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    Missed out on a good poison water bottle from Foreman
     
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  5. SixesAndSevens

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    The lidocaine injection occurred pre-Tyson, not pre-Lewis.
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    Consensus winner fights that version of Foreman or a second leg of the tournament can be done.
     
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  7. NoNeck

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    Incorrect. It was for Lewis.
     
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  8. SixesAndSevens

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    Damn, yeah. I'm forgetting things.
     
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  9. swagdelfadeel

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    No Foreman? Are you feeling all right noneck?
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

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    Gerry Cooney: "I was buffaloed by the press into thinking I could knock him out early."

    George Forman: Professional rope doctors

    Tyson Fury: "His country is at war..."
     
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  11. NoNeck

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    Still five short of expanding the tournament. Larry Holmes has to have something.
     
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  12. catchwtboxing

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    Holmes: "He (Marciano) was a young guy fighting old guys, and I was an old guy fighting young guys..."
     
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  13. NoNeck

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    Second leg of the tournament:

    1. George "Poisoned Water Bottle" Foreman (Zaire)
    vs.
    8. Andy "Too Much Partying" Ruiz (Joshua II)

    2. Larry "Rocky Fought Old Guys" Holmes (Spinks)
    Vs.
    7. Jack "The ghost of Earnie Schaaf Entered The Ring" Sharkey (Carnera)

    3. Jack "I Took a Dive in the 26th Round" Johnson (Willard)
    Vs.
    6. Francis "They Made Me Come Too Early" Ngganou (Joshua)

    4. Tyson "His Country Is At War" Fury (Usyk)
    Vs.
    5. Gerry "The Press Buffaloed Me" Cooney (Holmes)
     
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  14. Stevie G

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    Deontay 'My costume was too heavy' Wilder.

    Chris Eubank,after putting in a lethargic performance during one of his title defences,blamed it on not having his usual pre-fight haircut.
     
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  15. SixesAndSevens

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    Eubank's excuse makes the most sense, I think. Gotta let that forehead shine.
     
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