Boxing/Boxer facts you might not know

[the_godslayer]

i'd pay $50 bucks to see one fight with the old rules......

i know!!! ... out of interest which of todays fighters would you like to see fighting by those rules???
(now there is a thread if i could be arsed to make it!!!)

[mrpain81]

Correct me if I am wrong but I think that the Galaxy brothers Khaosai and Khaokor of Thailand were the first twins to become world champions?

Nice one!

A few more:

- George Foreman won his first heavyweight title on his birthday.

- Featherweight Bobby Chacon was once at a bar when a couple 220 pound football linemen started mocking him for his size, they said he was too small to be a fighter. He ko'd both of them with one punch.



Frank Sinatra took pictures for Life magazine at the Ali vs Frazier I

[Left Hook Tua]

i know!!! ... out of interest which of todays fighters would you like to see fighting by those rules???
(now there is a thread if i could be arsed to make it!!!)

that's what i wanted to ask too. who would you like to see in the old rules way.

i didn't want to sidetrack this thread though.

make the thread , god. i'll be your first reply.

[the_godslayer]

that's what i wanted to ask too. who would you like to see in the old rules way.

i didn't want to sidetrack this thread though.

make the thread , god. i'll be your first reply.

Done Tua my friend

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3820122#post3820122

[the_godslayer]

In a bout between former heavyweight champ Jack Johnson and Jack Thompson in 1923 the referee (Villanmil is the only name mentioned) became so disgusted by the slowness of the bout that he walked out of the ring! The promotor had to finish refereeing the bout.

[the_godslayer]

The record for most knockdowns in one non-title bout (or any bout probably) had to be when Battling Nelson (one of the toughest boxers ever) was knocked down 7 times..... oh yeah his opponent Christy Williams was knocked down 42 times!! And they thought Nelson was tough. The fight ended in the 17th round with Nelson declared the winner by knockout.

[Dynamite76]

On March 27th, 1982 both Wilfredo Gomez and Jeff Chandler defended their titles via 6th round knockouts..... nothing special about that right?
Not unless you know that BOTH fights officially ended at 2:28 of the round!!

That truly is amazing! Now if those two had met in the ring, I would've been one of the first to get tickets.

[OTSS]

Tarver used to suck **** for crack.

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

- George Foreman won his first heavyweight title on his birthday.

I believe Foreman wore the same trunks both times he won the world title.

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

From 1974-2001 Roberto Duran fought in four different decades.