Boxing myths that you hate

He thinks it was The Temptations.

 

He did win 'that' round though.

 

Childhood myths busted, Powerpuncher doesnt like this thread :|

 

A 'tan' cowboy hat I think, with an all lemon yellow outfit :yep

 

Yep.

"He was dressed in his lemon-yellow cowboy outfit; yellow shirt, tan Texas hat, brown boots, yellow striped pants." - page 266

 

82%.



Although by saying that I've a feelling it will come back to haunt me.:yep

 

Good man.

 

Listen ,nemesis ,if I say he sprang up.he sprang up .Unless you want me to baptize your Dutch ass ?

 

How about any time a fighter is heavily favored to win a fight, then he loses and people try to say later that "he was shot", or some other BS excuse?

Tyson against Douglas
Tyson against Holyfield
Fenech against Nelson
Curry against Honeygan
Roy Jones against Tarver
Roy against Glen Johnson
Barrera against Hamed (the first time)
Hamed against Barrera
Chandler against Sandoval

...and so on.

 

The myths about Jeffries's fantastic exploits tend to get a bit Baron von Muchhausen-esque at times.

I mean, ok that he built The Hoover Dam with his bare hands. But in one afternoon? Call me a revisionist, but I just don't buy it.

 

That one is certainly possible.

There is a significant body of contemporary testimony to back it up.

I am not saying it definitely happened but you want to keep an open mind.