Buck Smith

This is a Buck Smith appreciation thread, it's others who are trolling, trying to deny his historic streak. Well alright, then :boxing::boxing::boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddmXqLWIbXA

From the New York Times, a 2006 article about Smith. Well worth a read. Here is the link to the original: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/sports/othersports/14boxing.html While Panel Digs Deeper, Journeymen Put Up Fight By Geoffrey Gray They called themselves the Knucklehead Boxing Club. When they could find a fight, they squished into Sean Gibbons's white Honda hatchback and drove to shows in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The bouts were short and purses were about $100 a round, enough to pay for some beers after the fight and the rest of that month's rent. To save money, they drove through the night and slept in the car, parking on the side of the road. Buck Smith had the best record, so he got to sleep in the front passenger seat. Verdell Smith, the journeyman, was in the back seat. Gibbons, the manager, matchmaker and sometimes last-minute replacement, was always in the driver's seat. Gibbons drove the Knuckleheads everywhere he was the captain. The most desirable route was from their homes in Oklahoma to Las Vegas and back. They made so many trips, Gibbons said, he put more than 300,000 miles on the Honda. Now, about a decade later, the Knucklehead alumni Smith, Smith and Gibbons have been reunited in Las Vegas, this time for a criminal investigation into the boxing industry. For more than two years, law enforcement officials have looked to uncover evidence of fight fixing and the forging of medical records. Fight fixing is a federal crime, carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count. On May 2, Verdell Smith and Buck Smith appeared before a federal grand jury in Las Vegas. They exercised their Fifth Amendment rights to avoid self-incrimination, Buck Smith said. He denied any wrongdoing. His fights were not big enough to bet on in Las Vegas. "We're just the little fish in the pond, man," said Smith, a 40-year-old former welterweight from Oklahoma City who retired recently with a record of 178-16-2. Verdell Smith of Bartlesville, Okla., has also denied any wrongdoing. In his 60-plus defeats Verdell played the role of traveling "opponent" he said he never took a dive. But if he was taking a beating from a young, hard-punching up-and-comer, Verdell said, he would not get keep fighting, fearing further injury. "I'm not going to risk my brain and my kids to prove anything," Verdell Smith said in an interview in May 2004. "I fight, I get paid and I go home. That's all I do." The grand jury hearings are the latest chapter in an investigation that has sent a chill through the scandal-prone boxing industry, most notably in its capital, Las Vegas. The investigation became public in January 2004, when agents in Las Vegas raided the office of Top Rank, one of the sport's biggest companies, run by a top promoter, Bob Arum, 74. Gibbons has denied any wrongdoing, and he declined to comment on the grand jury hearings. Verdell Smith, 42, still makes his living as an opponent. He has lost seven consecutive fights in the last year, mostly in other jurisdictions, like Mexico and Canada, because United States promoters have been reluctant to hire a boxer linked to a criminal probe. Buck Smith is expected back in Las Vegas this month to testify again. His lawyer, Bill Zuhde of Oklahoma City, said he thought the government's case was misguided. The federal agents, Zuhde said, are under the impression that most matches in boxing are fixed, but they are in fact simply mismatches that are designed to boost a fighter's record. To become marketable to a television network, a boxer must rack up as many victories as possible. To do that in the Midwest, where boxing is barren, the Knuckleheads fought so often that they often fought one another. Buck Smith and Verdell Smith fought each other at least 10 times. They stuffed their cash in their socks or inside their athletic supporters because there were no locker rooms in some of the places they fought Paducah, Ky.; Bozeman, Mont.; and Goodlettsville, Tenn. Gibbons's Honda kept moving, town by town, round by round. World-class fighters typically box in two or three bouts a year, but Buck Smith once fought 12 times in one month in Kansas, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Oklahoma. One night, he fought twice in two states. He did not change trunks between matches. He won both matches. "That's an honor, man," Buck Smith said. "That's straight fighting pride right there."

How does one change the mind of a retarded pitbull? Don't start name calling though lil' fella. I see the stress is too much for you so I have a question that won't be so hard to answer.. How come when I buy avocados green, some get ripe and of course I have to eat them ASAP. Other avocados stay green long after others have been eaten, these stay green until rotten spots start showing. They totally bypass the "ripe" phase and go right to "rotten" phase even though they are still green. WTF is going on here?

Not countering you, just pointing it out. Thanks for your contribution.

Was there ever a point I said otherwise? Not countering you, just pointing it out.

Troll thread, but seriously, we need more Buck Smiths in the world. We need guys willing to fight bums twice a month & step in on a moment's notice. I think this should turn into a Buck Smith Appreciation Thread :boxing::boxing::boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzn9N-KHfWA This is a Buck Smith appreciation thread, it's others who are trolling, trying to deny his historic streak.

unbeaten /ʌnˈbiːt(ə)n/ adjective not defeated or surpassed. "they were the only side to remain unbeaten" It's not accurate. He's never been unbeaten in his pro career. The Longest Win Streak :) :yes: If you learned proper English, you would see you never got off the ground here. Stay mad! :purity::ok: Don't forget to give your (red herring) slant to these authors: https://www.thefightcity.com/a-fistful-of-murder-carlos-monzon-boxing/ (after going 16-3 record) "And there are few better subjects than Monzon, a dark artist who pulverized a slew of rivals during a thirteen-year unbeaten streak that stretched from 1964 to the end of his career in 1977." https://www.boxingnews24.com/2022/01/the-longest-unbeaten-streaks-in-boxing-may-surprise-you/ "Hal Bagwell, of Manchester, UK, was 30-0-3 when he lost for the first time. He went on to be unbeaten in sixty-seven fights, including five draws. It has been crediting him with 183 and 180 straight wins. His final record per box rec is 100-5-8." "Spain’s Pedro Carrasco was 11-0-1 when he lost for the first time. He went on to be unbeaten in ninety-three fights from 1964 through 1971." Instead of busting my balls you should thank me for educating you. Quit trolling with your petty semantics game.

Buck Smith was the ultimate bum slayer. He would fight many times in a month. They announced him once in Tuesday night fights with that record and everyone was wondering how did he go undetected for so long. Dude was trash. Was there ever a point I said otherwise?

unbeaten /ʌnˈbiːt(ə)n/ adjective not defeated or surpassed. "they were the only side to remain unbeaten" It's not accurate. He's never been unbeaten in his pro career. The Longest Win Streak :) :yes: If you learned proper English, you would see you never got off the ground here. Stay mad! :purity::ok: 6 of those fights in Buck Smith's 108 streak record were NC's, so much for your "wins". "Unbeaten streak" more accurate. Apparently your 12 year old mind has difficulty discerning between "Unbeaten streak" and "Unbeaten". change my mind.

Troll thread, but seriously, we need more Buck Smiths in the world. We need guys willing to fight bums twice a month & step in on a moment's notice. I think this should turn into a Buck Smith Appreciation Thread :boxing::boxing::boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzn9N-KHfWA

Buck Smith was the ultimate bum slayer. He would fight many times in a month. They announced him once in Tuesday night fights with that record and everyone was wondering how did he go undetected for so long. Dude was trash.

Nice gif, big fan. Don't start name calling though lil' fella. Then you should have said WIN STREAK. He lost his first fight and was NEVER UNBEATEN. :dunno: Additionally, he was fighting 0-4 type fighters. Hardly remarkable. Unbeaten streak means unbeaten streak. English, you speak it? unbeaten streak is accurate statement, none were losses (hence unbeaten streak). Never did I say he was unbeaten nor was the level of the opposition relevant to the statement posed in the O.P. Quit resorting to red herrings to deflect from the OP statement. The only one that comes remotely close is Jimmy Wilde and he fought debutant fighters, .500 fighters, winless fighters and farm boys. Like every red herring you bring up, it is irrelevant. Needless to way, you haven't changed my mind.

He lost his 1st and 22nd fight lol. ...And then he went undefeated in his next 108 fights, LOL LOL LOL LOL. Do your research you silly retard! LOL Good luck finding a fighter with a longer unbeaten streak than Buck Smith. {"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"laughing-laugh.gif","data-attachmentid":31557691}