Sugar Ray Robinson was an Ahole

[titan m]

That wasnt why he believed he was better than Frazier though.

It was because he saw Frazier as the subdued 'yes sir, no sir' black man who was happy to be subjugated by white people. Not true obviously, but i believe thats why Ali had a problem with Frazier.

That and pure fight promotion.

When a guy goes out of his way to help you out when you are going through hard times like Frazier did for Ali it makes you a total ass hole and idiot to treat him the way Ali did. Promoting a fight is no excuse either, there is more than one way to promote a fight but Ali took the slimy route to do it. Ali was racist against white people and black people he thought were too dark, im not sure why anybody embraced a guy like that and to go a step further people make excuses for it like it was somehow acceptable coming from him.

[radioraheem]

Used to beat on his wife cheat on his wife was flashy said he fought for money ect. Does that make you think differently about him?

Imagine if social media was around back then?

A lot of these fighters would get roasted.

Man, those were the golden days. Today, no one is safe.

[megadeth]

Joe Louis was great inside and outside the ring.

Joe Lewis was a womanizer & complete coke head in his later years, so no, even he wasn't perfect!

[Godsfly]

Growing up in a different era doesn't justify bad behaviour. I'm pretty sure there were tons of men back in the day that didn't resort to domestic violence.



I know. I just think it's funny that we as fans tend to criticise boxers today for the same things our "heroes" did.

it's not as justification but still doesn't take away from the fact that we're dealing with a totally different time period............you can best believe their were many guys who didn't resorts to domestic violence but there were tons more who did...........

[HanzGruber]

It's not just Floyd though is it? that's just flomos adopting the same victim mentality Floyd himself subscribes to.

As an example, Adonis Stevenson has had plenty of grief over his prior behaviour outside the ring and so have numerous others.

Exactly. Just cause I have a Floyd sig doesn't make this thread about Floyd lol. A lot of current boxers get crap for what they do outside the ring

[RichCCFC]

Most geniuses are flawed.

[Barn]

Joe Louis assaulted a woman over keeping a golf score.

Boxers are ****s. Due to the nature of the sport and the poor backgrounds of many of the fighters, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

[birdman77]

SRR was a huge POS and most insiders knew it. He squandered away most of his purse money on cars, women, and booze most likely and probably beat his wife down when they argued over his constant womanizing. But his skill speaks for itself so yes peeps give him a pass

Regarding Cassius, bc I refuse to call him Al! out of my disrespect for this guy, he sucks as a man. I can look past Vietnam but can't ignore treatment of Liston, Frazier, or Foreman. Glad he's got Parkinson's because karma is the biggest ***** you'll ever get f@cked by

[Fetta]

Most are ******s outside ring.

Tyson ****d a woman but he is still admired for what he did in ring.

[HanzGruber]

Most are ******s outside ring.

Tyson ****d a woman but he is still admired for what he did in ring.

Lol how soon people forget. I personally don't think he did. But he was still an ass too.