Boxer who had infamous tempers?

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  1. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    I would have to put Duran at the top of that list...but there are a few more with nasty tempers...Liston...Tyson..sometimes Zab Judah would clown..
     
  2. TheSouthpaw

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    Actually Ali started that little scuffle by gettin under Joes skin with who was hurt more in the first fight, Smoke or Ali...Joe stood up and all they did was wrestle around...Ali was just playin but Joe was dead serious..and yes in a fit of rage. He really wanted to kill Ali
     
  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Odd that Monzon's temper was only a problem outside the ropes.
     
  4. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LaMotta
    Graziano
    Basilio
    Monzon
    Sullivan
    Ketchel
    Greb
    Dempsey
    Holmes
    Foreman (despite the persona he had in the 90s)
    Hagler (he may have just been a mean ******* though)
    Duran
    Tyson
    Benn
    Moorer
     
  5. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I think McGovern was borderline insane.
     
  7. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson

    according to his wife he wasn't too hard to make angry

    according to his son SRR threw a combo at his wife

    while many elite boxers have hit their wives before I think throwing a combo is a little too extreme
     
  8. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Another 1 not mentioned is Pazienza. Duva said he spent all of his time trying to calm the guy down.
     
  9. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    was this when he was hiding in wall cavitys from the local guys haha.
     
  10. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I found a clip of it.
    It took about 20 men to separate them.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmtOnbt3cM[/ame]
     
  11. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chavez Sr will still fly off the handle at the slightest thing.
     
  12. MrBumboclart

    MrBumboclart Active Member Full Member

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    My favourite Julio moment. Hilarious
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCSu-iZLU5w[/ame]
     
  13. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ask Scoop Malowski or the kid that killed his pigeon
     
  14. WeThePeople

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  15. itliangladiator

    itliangladiator Active Member Full Member

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