Guess the champ by weight class & professional career duration

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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Division(s) at which they won gold, and time from debut to swansong in years/months/days.
    1. Heavyweight, twenty years, three months, five days
    2. Welter/Middleweight, twelve years, five months, twenty-nine days
    3. Light/Welter/Middleweight, sixteen years, five months, twelve days

    Let's just see how do we with those for starters. :)
     
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    All from the Western hemisphere, and grew up in home states all bordering the same ocean.
     
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  3. lone star

    lone star Active Member Full Member

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    Georges Carpentier? Only one I can think of that was early enough for traditional weight classes that went through several.
     
  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Nope, bit later.
     
  5. lone star

    lone star Active Member Full Member

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    Absolutely flummoxed. Busted a nut trying to figure it out.
     
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  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Wow, that's quite a reaction! :scared1
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Post nut clarity is a helluva thing.
     
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  8. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    British???

    World Title Holders or British Title Holders?
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    World.

    And none are British, no.

    (GB isn't Western hemisphere)
     
  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    If everybody would like a little hint, say aye. (three ayes will carry the motion)
     
  11. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Mike Tyson
    2. Carmen Basilio
    3. ??
     
  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    You've nearly cracked it, mate!

    The hint (now moot) was going to be "All three grew up in states on the Atlantic seaboard on the N. American tectonic plate."

    Oh and goddamn it, I'm just now realizing the OP has a blooper in it. The third champ's third weight class should read light middle. In view of that, wanna go ahead and solve the puzzle?
     
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  13. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I had a feeling, something had to be wrong re #3... but with this new information I'm gonna say Pernell Whitaker.
     
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Mea culpa (had "Light" copied but apparently forgot to paste :oops:)

    You nailed it!

    Kid Dynamite (Bed-Stuy) and Sweet Pea (Norfolk) had that East Coast brine in their noses, while The Upstate Onion Farmer (Canastota) would have had to drive a few hours. :thumbsup:
     
  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Alright, another trio...this time I'll make sure to have not made any omissions or finger flubs before hitting "post". :confused:

    • Flyweight, 11 years, 11 months, 12 days
    • Middleweight, 13 years, 1 month, 11 days
    • Bantam/Feather, 19 years, 6 months, 9 days

    This group also has a commonality (note: not necessarily geographical), that they also all share with a man many writers have cited as one of the greatest to never even get a world title shot.

    Bonus points if you can solve and name the connection.