Worst story in boxing?

[Wild Blue Yonda]

Who was it who was penniless, alone & blind, & when they asked him about how he felt in present state, he simply replied, "I still have my memories." It was either Greb or Langford, I'm sure. That always struck me as a very sombre comment, in a way.

[StarshipTrooper]

Imagine fighting for crap pay and never getting a deserved title shot.

Now that's sad.

That's true for the vast majority of fighters, though, regardless of their color.....up to this very day. Lets face it, the only fighters who really make any substancial money are the superstars. It's not like MLB or the NFL where you get paid a cool million a year to ride the pine

Poet

[Barn]

Who was it who was penniless, alone & blind, & when they asked him about how he felt in present state, he simply replied, "I still have my memories." It was either Greb or Langford, I'm sure. That always struck me as a very sombre comment, in a way.

That was Langford.

"Don' worry 'bout 'ol Sam, av been round the globe and had some 600 fights, and enjoyed everyone of them."

[titanium]

I thought the story of Davey Moore was sad, rushed into a title at 13-0. Then losing it to Duran. Getting his live together working on a comeback and being crushed by his car in his own garage. He died young and he was far from being through.

[fitefanSHO]

Does that really change things? I mean, if he used a knife, gun, bow and arrow, cruise missile, slingshot, tire iron or Captain America's shield, he still forced a woman to have sex with him with it.

I am not defending Ayala (far from it), simply clarifying a matter of fact.