Boxers who stood up to the Mafia?

[FistOfTyson]

Is Sugar Ray Robinson is the only boxer who knowingly stood up to the Mob within the 50's (when the Mob essentially controlled boxing)???

[NChristo]

Carmen Basilio.

[FistOfTyson]

Carmen Basilio.

forgot about him

[puga]

ive seen an episode on tv from a while back , not sure where, that ray robinson was actually approached by the mafia and asked to throw a fight but refused, dont remember what fight tho...ive been looking for even a piece of that vid on youtube but no luck.

[FistOfTyson]

I think the Mob controlled boxing well past the 50's

i think they still control atleast part of it

[puga]

sorry for repaeting robinson......a vid would really be apprecaited!

[NChristo]

Pretty sure Rocky Marciano was seriously against the mafia.

Not a boxer but Ray Arcel was a figure against them as well in the late 40s and early 50s before he was assaulted by a ''supposed'' mafia member and was smacked on the back of his head with a lead pipe, then nobody heard of him for 20 years.

[Thread Stealer]

ive seen an episode on tv from a while back , not sure where, that ray robinson was actually approached by the mafia and asked to throw a fight but refused, dont remember what fight tho...ive been looking for even a piece of that vid on youtube but no luck.

They talk about that on the HBO Documentary of Ray called "Bright Lights and Dark Shadows".

The request came from Frankie Carbo.

[puga]

They talk about that on the HBO Documentary of Ray called "Bright Lights and Dark Shadows".

The request came from Frankie Carbo.

youre the man as usual...thanks a lot!

[etlux]

primo carnera (lol)