Little known facts about pro fighters

I can’t believe I actually found the article (see above) again.

I should go out and buy a lottery ticket.

My recollection above wasn’t perfect but reasonably accurate in general.

This allegedly went down in April, 1901: -

PS - press the square symbol at the top on the right hand side to see the actual scanned article.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228515000?searchTerm=Bob Fitzsimmons carriage driver

 

I need to hear it (pretty please?) old buddy.

 

Gil Clancy? I believe or Ray Arcel? I can’t recall said he should be proud of his record when he said it was anything special or something like that.

 

Ingo allegedly had multiple affairs with female celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor.

I’ve not read any substantiation beyond that though, ultimately, Liz did marry a truck driver, didn’t she?

As Jack Palance used to say, you can choose to “believe it or not”.

 

He’s got a point!

 

What fighters don’t you complain about (as people) LOL are you here to go about with your scales on every man who laced up gloves?

 

I’m having trouble confirming this one, but I’m pretty sure middleweight title challenger William Lee went on to commercial success after boxing.

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Jack O'Halloran - 'claimed' to be the illegitimate son of Albert Anastasia of the Gambino crime family

Don Jordan - 'claimed' to be a mafia hitman specializing in his favored tool of the trade, a bow and arrow

Gorilla Jones - after boxing he was Mae West's chauffer and supposed lover

 

Does the name Bombardier Billy Wells ring a bell….or, should I say, bang a gong?

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Miami heavyweight Al Jones knocked out Memphis Al Jones in 1967 to settle it once and for all.

 

Man you're always teaching me heaps, tell me if you don't know this so I can return the favour... Babe Risko was Frankie Carbo's first fighter.