Ironies in classic boxing...

[nomadman]

Joe Calzaghe is one of the best Welsh boxers of all time, yet the last two opponents he fought were Americans with Welsh surnames, whilst he himself has an Italian surname.

[Nagabilly]

Hitman Hearns' and Hitman Hatton's (arguably) two most famous fights are loses to the two best P4P kings of their respective era.

Not irony I know

[TBear]

August 2002, Showtime televises a championship double header. In the first bout for the WBO flyweight title, Nelson Dieppa and John Alberto Molina clash heads and the bout is declared a technical draw at 2:13 of the second round.
Showtime is confident the show is ok because the second bout is Derrick Gainer defending his WBA featherweight belt against the undefeated Daniel Seda.
In the second round of the main event the fighters clash heads and the bout is decared a technal draw at yes, 2:13 of the second round!


Showtime of course is embarassed with a 20min. episode of championship boxing.

[NChristo]

Jose Napoles nickname was Mantequilla meaning butter, referring to his style or too his easy too cut skin ?.

[Xyei]

Hagler's camp vetoing a British judge prior to the Leonard fight, opting instead for judge Jose Guerra, who scored it 118-110 for Leonard. Meanwhile, dismissed British judge watched the fight on TV and scored it for Hagler.

It was based on what had happened in the Minter-Hagler fiasco in London. Hagler's camp was concerned that a British judge might harbor some resentment over the ending to that fight.

That's very interesting. Green sent. I'm not familiar with the Minter fiasco though.

[T.Horton]

That's very interesting. Green sent. I'm not familiar with the Minter fiasco though.

what a mess. Hagler went over to England to finally get his title shot. He wins. Then the British crowd started with racial chants, chucking garbage and beer bottles, etc.

[T.Horton]

That's very interesting. Green sent. I'm not familiar with the Minter fiasco though.

[Xyei]

Thanks Tim. I read about what happened after I posted that but thanks for the video. He also said before the fight "I will never lose my title to a black man" which he later changed to get rid of "black" from the statement.

[Barn]

Hitman Hearns' and Hitman Hatton's (arguably) two most famous fights are loses to the two best P4P kings of their respective era.

Not irony I know

Where someone did a "Hitman Job" on them by KO'ing them?

[kendom]

Before the first Louis- Schmeling fight, Louis was asked by his trainer Blackburn his thoughts on the fight with Schmeling and Louis said "You can bet it's not going the full fifteen rounds". Of course it didnt- for him.