History's most disgraceful fighter

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  1. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    I will leave it up to your own standards to decide what qualifies as "disgraceful" behavior.

    Who is the most disgraceful fighter ever?
     
  2. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Easy, Tyson. I don't think I need to explain.
     
  3. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson pretty much. I cant think of any one that has falling so low from the hight he reach. Tyson forever disgrace himself the movement he started taking chucks out of Holyfiled's ear.
     
  4. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  6. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    James Butler immediately came to mind
     
  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would go with Resto dishonourable mentions to Butler and Bobby Frankham.
     
  8. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tony Ayala is a piece of **** outside the ring at least.Same goes for Carlos Monzon.

    Inside the ring Tyson,Mysterious Billy Smith,and James Butler disgraced themselves.
     
  9. Shake

    Shake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Luis Resto.

    There have been worse people in boxing, but he comitted his faults within the ring.
     
  10. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Muhammad Ali, for being an American world heavyweight champion who refused to serve his country in the war against communism.

    In terms of fouling in the ring, Andrew Golota and Mike Tyson are good candidates.
     
  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Why though?
    If you mean the ear biting thing, why so hard upon him? I don't have the film to prove it, but i'm happy to asure you that Zivic and Greb are examples of fighters far far dirtier than Tyson - yet they seem to get a pass because it happened in Ye Olden times, whereas Tyson is harrassed for it.

    Tyson was a looney, but most disgraceful fighter ever? I feel you need to explain.

    I guess I'll pick Monzon for his conduct outside of the ring.
     
  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Golota also made a blatant bite in a pre-Bowe fight. He twice low blowed Bowe. Quit against Tyson......

    What about fighters who used loaded gloves? Surely thats worse

    If you want to go into outside the ring activity there are many disgraceful fighters - ie Ibeauchi
     
  13. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not sure if your playing devils advocate but if you arent, we have:

    Rapists, Murderers, Wife Beaters......
     
  14. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    I agree here. Luo Resto and Bob Fitzsimmons, pathetic.


    Riddick Bowe is also worth mentioning


    Outside of the ring, nearly every boxer was a wife beater for some reasons. The list is endless.
     
  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    How many other black pro boxers in the top ten did you see go to Vietnam?
    Do you hold the same brief for Dempsey and Willard ? who didnt serve in WW1,neither did Moran ,the results of the Vietnam conflict have vindicated Ali I think,but had he gone ,he was assured an easy time boosting troop morale,instead of which he refused and had his passport and living taken away for over three years while he awaited his appeal,ps John Wayne dodged the draft in WW2 ,and there,s a statue to him calling him a great American,still he did hate the "commies".
    George Cochan a polish fighter hated blacks and spat in a black fighters face in the ring,fred Russell a contender from way back was as dirty a fighter as Zivic,who by the way was never dsqd,I found Hameds posturing over a fallen opponent sickening,I find him sickening to tell the truth,Galento was very dirty
    Dear old Gentleman JimCorbett engaged in 2 fixed fightsthe one against Kid McCoy resulted in No decisio fights because of the aroma from it,he also spat in Fitz,s face prior to their fight ,and in common with Sharkey, Jeffries ,Hart,and Burns was an unabashed racist.Ray Robinson ,thep4p greatest,imo, beat his wife regularly,Johnson hit several of his women,the list is unending Lamotta raped a womanAre we judging fighters in the ring or out of it?