Assault In the Ring revisits a boxing scandal considered one of the sport's darkest hours, and traces a man's despairing journey following his alleged involvement in a criminal plot. The documentary examines new evidence about this boxing match turned 30-minute assault, and reveals much more about the pre-fight activities of Luis Resto, his trainer Panama Lewis and the athletic commission representatives.
On June 16, 1983, undefeated prizefighter Billy Collins Jr. set out to fulfill every boxer's dream of fighting in the world's most famous arena - Madison Square Garden. Collins' opponent, Luis Resto of the Bronx, moving up from welterweight, had his own dream of rising to the occasion in front of hometown fans. But what began as a match that Nashville native Collins was favored to win changed both athletes' lives - ending Collins' career dreams and landing Resto in prison.
Resto seemingly reached a fighter's ultimate goal by upsetting Collins, but his post-fight victory celebration was short-lived when it was discovered that the padding had been illegally removed from Resto's gloves by his trainer, Panama Lewis, before the fight. Resto was subsequently incarcerated and banned from the sport, while the brutally beaten Collins went into a tragic downward spiral.
Resto gives his account of the story in the documentary. Lewis, whose official career as a trainer came to an end that night, was also subsequently banned, and speaks for the first time in Assault In The Ring about the events of the fight and their impact.
Great film about a tragic story. Thanks for posting - watched it on my TV. Knew the bare bones of the story but this really fleshed it out. Deserves a bigger audience.
Panama - what a kunt. It's a shame more fans don't give a fvck about all the shady sh1t.
They interviewed the optometrist who checked out collins 6 months after and he said colling would have been able to fight, which brought up the ideas that his father saw more money in lawsuits and prevented his son from fighting. Which in turn caused him to get into a depression
For real? That's horrible man, his father should've have known fighting would be better for him but I own't go so far as to say that his father was responsible for his death (As another poster did).
This just goes to show you how shady boxing can be and for all the nonsense in the last 15 years, things have definitely improved, as they did in the years following mob control.
can't even compare the 2 for them to get the same punishment numb nuts
Yea idk how he got them in remotely the same category.
Margs: had minimal traces of ingredients that may form plaster
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Resto: knew his gloves where tampered admittedly knew his wraps were loaded and used a banned substance in his drink.
Yup same thing
I think with the amount of money that is generated and how much is at stake and all types of influences boxing should be extremely suspicious. It should be mandatory to take the highest form of testing available. As for wrapping seems like they have done a better job but ive seen look ins during fights were they go to a shot of a fighter getting wrapped and I see a ton of people there .both fighters ahould meet in a nuetral area were 2 nsa directors hands each trainer their gloves, wraps and tape and have them put them on the side of each other so everyOne is witness.
No, not the wrong thread.
Because look what can happen when pople cheat.
This thread is about a lives destroyed because of cheating at boxing.
The desire to win, get money and fame is very real.
And 99% of people are willing to do ANYTHING to get it.
To deny this is to deny The Truth and common sense.
And once you realize that ths IS The Truth, you will then realize that its a major Red Flag for a Pro Boxer to not want to accept random testing.
Surely your frustration would be better aimed at the people that have actually been caught cheating rather than those who you think might have been cheating then....there's been a few in the last year or two.
When random testing is made mandatory (and I believe it should be) then you may have a case if a fighter refuses to comply. Until then, well if a fighter chooses only to fight guys that agree to random testing, that's their prerogative but not one of the rules of the sport.
TBH that sort of crass agenda driven post is a pretty sorry thing to have derived from the Collins story.
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Originally Posted by blacraven
And the "great" manny pacquio didnt wanna take random blood and urine test with no cut off date.....and people had absolutely no problem with it.
And,
called the other fighter who was asking for a clean fair fight,
a coward and a duck...Wow!
More red k for using common sense in 3...2....1...
Wrong thread?
No, not the wrong thread.
Because look what can happen when pople cheat.
This thread is about a lives destroyed because of cheating at boxing.
The desire to win, get money and fame is very real.
And 99% of people are willing to do ANYTHING to get it.
To deny this is to deny The Truth and common sense.
And once you realize that ths IS The Truth, you will then realize that its a major Red Flag for a Pro Boxer to not want to accept random testing.
And the "great" manny pacquio didnt wanna take random blood and urine test with no cut off date.....and people had absolutely no problem with it.
And,
called the other fighter who was asking for a clean fair fight,
a coward and a duck...Wow!
More red k for using common sense in 3...2....1...
Wrong thread?
And the "great" manny pacquio didnt wanna take random blood and urine test with no cut off date.....and people had absolutely no problem with it.
And,
called the other fighter who was asking for a clean fair fight,
a coward and a duck...Wow!
More red k for using common sense in 3...2....1...
If I remember, Collins Jr. suffered irreparable damage from that fight which ended his boxing career. He took his own life soon afterwards.
They interviewed the optometrist who checked out collins 6 months after and he said colling would have been able to fight, which brought up the ideas that his father saw more money in lawsuits and prevented his son from fighting. Which in turn caused him to get into a depression
Damn just watched the whole thing. It was heavy man, I felt bad for resto most of the film even though I blame him for not speaking up there were much much more evils at play in the whole. "Panama" is just one of the shadiest people ive ever seen his lil convo at the bar sure didnt help his case . And probably the most interesting thing is collins' father sure jr. Got a beating of a life time but assumin his widdow is right and his father refused the fights just to cash out I put jr's death on the father not Resto. The eye dr that examined him said he could fight hell arum still offered the kid fights
anyone take the time to give this a view?
Yeah. It was a big deal. HBO made a special a while back. Resto and Lewis fucked up. I remember a scene where Resto is attempting to apologize to Collins and his family but they weren't having it. I don't blame them.