Question time..

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  1. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, but it won't be long now!
     
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    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    'Missing $100,000' Hint:

    Was a world champion....add this to the already known - 'fought for a long time'.
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Jan 22, 2009
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  3. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hagler
     
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    Kegsy Lights Out Full Member

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    Thats wat i was thinking.:good

    Hagler's my fav fighter from the 80's.:yep
     
    Kegsy, Jan 22, 2009
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  5. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You've all danced around him!

    So far we know:

    *world champ.
    *non heavyweight.
    *fought for a long time (make that a very long time!).
    *not good with money.
    *guessing that the $100,000 incident occurred 1980's.

    Add to that:

    *didn't speak English when he fought, and even now only speaks broken English
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Jan 22, 2009
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  6. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roberto freakin Duran....
     
    ipswich express, Jan 22, 2009
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  7. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Surely.

    But he never fought in oz..so what was he doing down here?
     
    WhataRock, Jan 22, 2009
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  8. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rooting chicks on the back of being top 5 one of the greatest fighters who ever lived, I reckon.
     
    ipswich express, Jan 22, 2009
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  9. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No Mas - game over - well done Ipswitch!

    Your prize is the 8th bag...you'll probably have to go to Panama to find it ...and the $100,000 has probably long since been removed...good luck in your quest!

    (this story is told in the book the 'Four Kings' - the story of Leonard, Hagler Hearns & Duran - interestingly the other 3 'kings' all got named here before Ipswitch hit on Duran).
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Jan 22, 2009
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    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't believe I didn't nail that. Only read the book before Christmas. ha ha.
     
    ipswich express, Jan 22, 2009
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  11. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You're holding the batton now Ippy - serve us up a curve ball!
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Jan 22, 2009
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  12. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    These nicknames belong to which fighters:

    1. Mantequilla
    2. The Bayonne Bleeder
    3. The Cincinnati Flash
    4. The Wild Bull of Pampas
    5. The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater, Texas

    Not the hardest, if you know your history...
     
    ipswich express, Jan 22, 2009
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  13. COULDHAVEBEEN

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    The bleeder was Chuck Wepner. I'm struggling with the rest, but I reckon Flamingo might mop up here.
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Jan 22, 2009
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  14. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You'll knock yourself when you see the answers. Guaranteed you've heard of the lot of them.

    But yep, Wepner is correct. 4 to go...
     
    ipswich express, Jan 22, 2009
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  15. Bentchassis

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    Mantequilla = Napoles
     
    Bentchassis, Jan 22, 2009
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