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For years boxing fans have wondered what was in the "black bottle" that the infamous Panama Lewis made Pryor drink from. Pryor, seemingly rejuvenated, came out from his corner and stopped Arguello in the next round with a barrage of punches.
No drug tests were ever taken. Arguello bitterly protested at first, but as a classy individual let it be when nothing could be done.
Could Luis Resto's admission of guilt in the new HBO documentary have finally given us some answers? Here's what he had to say:
According to Panama Lewis, the "black bottle" only contained mineral water mixed with tap water but then again he is hardly a trustworthy source on this matter. To this day he continues to deny all accusations about the Luis Resto-Billy Collins Jr. fight.
No drug tests were ever taken. Arguello bitterly protested at first, but as a classy individual let it be when nothing could be done.
Could Luis Resto's admission of guilt in the new HBO documentary have finally given us some answers? Here's what he had to say:
Drath’s persistence pays off and finally after 25 years, Resto admits his guilt in the matter. Further, he adds that not only did Panama Lewis remove padding from the glove, but his hand wraps were dipped in plaster before the fight as well.
And, to top it all off, Resto said that he drank an illegal stimulant in a water bottle mixed by Panama Lewis, the same Lewis who was caught on camera in the Aaron Pryor corner asking for the water bottle --“no, not that one, the one I mixed,” in Pryor’s first fight with Alexis Arguello, just prior to knocking out Arguello.
“When you’re tired, drink that and your lungs open up,” Resto says and adds that he used it in the Collins fight.
And, to top it all off, Resto said that he drank an illegal stimulant in a water bottle mixed by Panama Lewis, the same Lewis who was caught on camera in the Aaron Pryor corner asking for the water bottle --“no, not that one, the one I mixed,” in Pryor’s first fight with Alexis Arguello, just prior to knocking out Arguello.
“When you’re tired, drink that and your lungs open up,” Resto says and adds that he used it in the Collins fight.
According to Panama Lewis, the "black bottle" only contained mineral water mixed with tap water but then again he is hardly a trustworthy source on this matter. To this day he continues to deny all accusations about the Luis Resto-Billy Collins Jr. fight.
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