State a little know boxing fact.

[SouthPawHitman]

I want to learn.

[baya]

FACT: there are trainers and fans that think the right-hook isn't a punch.

[Ben Bolt]

An Ingo Johansson motto:

If you are knocked down, take your time and take a knee to the referee’s ‘eight’ count. Not ‘nine’, because you might stumble when rising. Get up at ‘eight’.

[billeau2]

Cus d'Amato to a young mean Mike Tyson: "Son within the confines of the square circle is the only real estate in which it is legal to commit homicide."

Homicide and boxing By way of contrast, Richard Pryer: "So Ali in the ring and here comes big George Foreman boom! Boommm!!!!! boommmm!!!! he walks up gets in there look across the ring and says 'which one the referee? cause im gonna kill da otha mvthafvkka'."

Max Bauer allegedlly killed the brother of Dodger first baseman dolph Camilli in a match....

Max Bauer against joe Louis: max is getting plastered across the ring, round stops max sits down his cornerman says "this bum got nothin Maxie he aint hittin ya," Max turns around and says "then you better watch the ref because the ref is beating the living shizzle out of me."

[SouthPawHitman]

Green K sent to everyone in this thread.

[boxinghead530]

Green K sent to everyone in this thread.

In Ancient Greek culture, the god, Apollo, was regarded as the inventor and guardian of the sport of boxing.

Green K me too, j/k. lol

[Bundana]

I don't think this is commenly known... but when the WBHOF held their inargual inductions back in 1980, Sugar Ray Robinson did not receive enough votes to get in!

[Zaroku]

I don't think this is commenly known... but when the WBHOF held their inargual inductions back in 1980, Sugar Ray Robinson did not receive enough votes to get in!

Wtf? You are probably not kidding.
What a shame.

[Zaroku]

Bruce lee won a boxing championship in HK in 1958, by KO.
& he was a great dancer too.

[Bundana]

Not kidding! 16 men got in that first year - but not SRR!