Greatest Drinkers...

Gugh, stole my first choice from me. McCoy. Used to more or less live in pubs from what I've heard.

 

**** i bet the irish boys win this one pretty easily hehe(i aint taking the **** im of irish parents myself)


The gorgeous gael jack doyle should be up there to,heres snip of info on him

"In July 1933, at the age of 19 he missed out on the British Heavyweight title to Jack Peterson. Witnesses claim that he had done most of his warming up in a pub not far from the bout. Within the opening seconds he knew he was in trouble and decided to take the easy way out. He was disqualified for repeatedly punching low."

"Around this time Jack fought his last professional fight, against a journeyman called Chris Cole in front of 23,000 in Dublin's Dalymount Park. Arriving late for the bout after a stop at The Clarence Hotel for refreshments, the inebriated Doyle went down in the first. Movita packed up and moved back to Hollywood where she married Marlon Brando."

Guy like most died broke,but had some life,married a famous hollywood movie star,was a boxer then lost it all,he lived it to the full for sure

 

Roberto Duran had a reputation for heavy drinking. I heard Sonny Liston drank quite a bit, too.

 

Young Griffo deserves a mention.

Mickey Walker also.

 

:rofl

tony galento could drink with the best of them.

 

Benny Lynch
Stanley Ketchell

 

Ruben Olivares` drinking prowess was legendary so I hear.

 

Harry Greb was well known for being a big drinker.

Of current boxers, probably Ricky Hatton.

 

I have two copies of Myler's book, the tribune on his memorial reads completely different. It was one of suggested versions, which was rejected, written by Professor Wilson.
...
He died at last, for 47
Tumblers of Punch he drank one even;
O'erthrown by Punch,
Unharmed by fist,
He died undefeated pugilist;
...


It is also unlikely that Donnelly actually owned any of those taverns

 

Gene Tunney was given brandy during his loss to Greb. Sullivan had a shot of whiskey during his win over Kilrain. George Siler slipped out of the ring to sip whiskey between rounds of Jeffries/Sharkey II. Hey, anybody who actually gets tanked inside the squared circle deserves mention in my book!

 

Bantam great Manuel Ortiz also deserves a mention here. He was a chronic alcoholic for most of his career and this cost him a few fights he should have won, he died of scirroshis (no idea how to write that word) of the liver at age 54 due to his drinking.

 

Jake LaMotta drank a botle of cognac before the St Valantines day masacre.

 

The brilliant Dutch Sam was a heavy drinker, his training consisted of gin-drinking a lot of time, although that didn't prevent him beating everyone he faced, even much heavier good men. But when he desided to make a come back, when into his forties, and didn't train at all, but drank a lot, it costed him his unbeaten record. That made it even worse, as he began to drink even more and died about a year later. His conqueror didn't live much longer either, and died of drinking three months later.