Plaster Wiki Article

**boxingsmash69** · 01-29-2009, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by lynx649

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaster

under Illegal Use...

"The ******* powder is mixed with the plaster mixture and sculpted. On May 29, 2008, a 6.6 pound crucifix sculpture was seized crossing the border when drug-sniffing dogs detected ******* in the sculpture.

that el cheato margarito used the plaster en his cheato handwraps man!"

Just thought it was pretty funny lol. o and it actually wasn't me even tho it would probably seem like it was by me posting this.

LOLOLOL how the hell did u find that so fast? it was me who put that "el cheato" part, like 2 hours ago lmao.

**QuCongee** · 01-29-2009, 02:03 AM

"Plaster of Paris has been used illegally by some professional boxers in the past, such as Luis Resto. It makes a boxer's taped hands harder."

Wrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong

**Sin City** · 01-29-2009, 02:06 AM

Originally posted by QuCongee

"Plaster of Paris has been used illegally by some professional boxers in the past, such as Luis Resto. It makes a boxer's taped hands harder."

Wrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong

actually it's right:
Resto-Collins

The most notorious incident in Lewis's career took place on June 16, 1983. A fighter he was training, Luis Resto, was fighting undefeated prospect Billy Collins, Jr. in a bout televised by ABC's Wide World of Sports. The fight was the undercard for a fight between Roberto Duran and Davey Moore.[1]

Resto won in a 10-round unanimous decision over a bloody Collins. After the fight, Resto came to Collins' corner to shake hands with Collins' father and trainer, Billy, Sr. When Billy, Sr. grabbed Resto's hand, he discovered Resto's gloves were thinner than normal. Screaming that he thought the gloves had no padding, Collins, Sr. demanded that the New York State Boxing Commission impound the gloves. An investigation revealed found that each glove was missing an ounce of padding. There was also a 0.75-inch hole in the palm of each glove. Collins suffered a torn iris and permanently blurred vision, ending his boxing career. [1]

After an investigation, the New York State Boxing Commission determined Lewis had tampered with the gloves. On July 1, 1983; it permanently revoked Lewis' state boxing license. Since most state boxing commissions honor sanctions imposed by other states, this action had the effect of banning Lewis from ever having another official role in an American bout.[1] Resto's win was subsequently changed to a no contest.[2]

In October 1986, Lewis and Resto were both put on trial and found guilty of assault, criminal possession of a weapon (Resto's hands) and conspiracy. Lewis was also found guilty of tampering with a sports contest. Prosecutors charged that since Lewis had deliberately removed the padding from Resto's gloves, the bout with Collins amounted to an illegal assault. Lewis was sentenced to six years in prison, Resto to three years, of which they each served 2.5 years. [3][1]

Collins died nine months later by driving off a cliff; many think he may have committed suicide because he was unable to continue boxing as a result of the actions of Lewis and Resto.[4][1]

Years later, Resto admitted that he knew Lewis had not only tampered with the gloves, but had placed plaster underneath his hand wraps, dramatically--and illegally--increasing his punching power. He also said that Lewis had taken the padding out of his gloves on at least two other occasions.[5]

Lewis maintains his innocence to this day, and many of his defenders allege that someone removed the padding from Resto's gloves after the bout. For instance, an official with the New York State Boxing Commission left the gloves in his car after receiving them from the state boxing commission. However, this is belied by pictures of Collins' face after the bout; it was badly swollen, and many felt it was improbable a light puncher like Resto could have inflicted such damage on his own.[1]

**lynx649** · 01-29-2009, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by boxingsmash69

LOLOLOL how the hell did u find that so fast? it was me who put that "el cheato" part, like 2 hours ago lmao.

LOL just good timing i guess, I was just listening to the radio and they were talking about the incident so i wiki'd plaster of paris just to see origins and if there was mentions of boxing. But funny stuff on the el cheato lol

EDIT: BOO it's already gone! o well lol, it will live on in immortality on NSB.

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