a lighter look at Boxing History. who are "they" - well 'they' were/are any of the following... Reporters, Managers, Trainers, Promoters, Boxers, Opponents, Sport Writers and almost anyone associated with Fighters and the Fight Game. so what things have you learned that "they" say, about the greats and your favourite fighters. I'll start, they Say that - - Marciano ran nearly ever darn day for 10 years while he was at the Top. - Joe Louis, if he didn't need to move 3" he never moved 4... re his precise text book excellence. - Archie Moore knew the secret to cutting weight without sacrificing strength & energy, supposedly learned from Aborigines in Australia, by chewing meat to get the juice & protein and then spit out the pulp. - Ceferino Garcia invented the Bolo Punch, (not literally accurate) interesting titbits of Boxing History and Lore.
Tribal ritual, hunt, war prep, higher state spiritual practices, who knows... but yes, like most other ritualistic, cultural religious practices.... so They say...
In SRR's autobiography that I purchased and read way back in the early 70's, he revealed that he drank raw, undiluted bull's blood straight from a glass for the iron that is contains...he said that it gave him "strength"..and that he even drank some in the presence of Jake LaMotta, who got "properly grossed out" from watching him drink it.
