10 Shocking Boxing Incidents!
Hey there folks! I bet you all seen that bout
with the gloves thing at list a few times
in your life. That savage rhapsody in a form
of a civilized «boxing match». Unfortunately,
not many of us know how sad, tragic and ugly
a boxing match can turn. So today you will
hear 10 unfortunate episodes from a history
of glorious boxing game.
Kim Duk-koo
A super star from South Korea Kim Duk-koo
is one of the saddest examples in the boxing
history of how dangerous and cruel this sport
can be. Kim Duk-koo was working very hard
throughout his carrier and finally he got
the chance to meet an absolute champion Ray
Mancini. After a fatal right hook Kim suffered
a severe brain damage and died a few days
after. Three month later Kim`s mother committed
a suicide.
Panama Lewis
Despite the fact that Panama Lewis is a very
talented, world famous boxing coach, he wouldn’t
refuse using foul methods and playing a dirty
game to win the match. The most famous case
is when his protege Luis Resto was fighting
Billy Collins jr. Lewis knew there was no
way his fighter could win the match so he
decided to remove part of the filling from
the glove. So as a result Collins Jr. suffered
serious injuries throughout the match. He
couldn’t continue his boxing career and
died 10 month later in a car crash. Many people
believe he was suffering severe depression
which resulted in a suicide. Luis Resto and
his coach were convicted to 2.5 years of imprisonment
and a lifelong suspension from participating
in boxing matches.
Mike Tyson
Tyson was leading the fight and after a few
rounds he became ravenous and hungry for the
human flesh. Mad that he couldn’t knock
Holyfield out, in the third round crazy Tyson
bit off a piece of his opponents ear and spit
it out on the ring! Against all odds the judge
continued the match. Nevertheless Tyson was
suspended for his unconventional methods.
Jim Norris
Jim Norris is a corrupted fella to the tips
of his toes. He was organizing match fixings
including the Jake LaMotta vs Billy Fox and
Harry Thomson vs Max Schmeling fights. All
of that was shown on a national TV. Moreover
Norris managed to fix up fights some boxers
didn’t even wanted to be a part of!
IBF president Bob Lee- senior.
The sanctioning body of International Boxing
Federation has been convicted of giving a
subjective criterion ratings. It became clear
when the federation president Bob Lee senior
was manipulating the system to award and proclaim
champions those boxers whose patrons gave
the biggest bribes.
Referee Richard Still
It is always fascinating when the top champions
go head to head. People were very excited
when the Olympic champion Meldrick Taylor
was up against an undoubted leader Julio Cesar
Chavez. Despite the fact that Taylor was dominant
most of the match and stood up right after
the knockdown, Referee Richard Still decided
to end the match 2 seconds earlier and proclaimed
Chavez the winner. The Nevada Athletic Commission
denounced this decision and referees carrier
was over.
Sonny Liston
Back in the 1960s the name of Sonny Liston
was a synonym of corrupted fights. Most famous
of all was perhaps the fight against the one
and only Muhammad Ali. The footage shows that
during the match Sonny Liston suffered a minor
injury, nevertheless the judge stopped the
fight. Some people suspect that Liston was
a part of mafia family.
Don King
For as long as three decades Don King was
known as the star in the boxing community.
Mostly because of the public relations. But
there s also another point of view, many boxers
among who are Jorge Foreman, Mohamed Ali,
Mike Tyson, Larry Holms and many more have
sued Don King for multiple fraud cases, stealing,
breach of contract and bribery. Some even
say that Don King was somehow connected with
the organized crime cartels.
Andrew Golota
In the 1990s Andrew Golota was very close
to defeating Riddick Bowe, the absolute champion
of that time. In his attempt to become the
new champion Andrew Golota started hitting
his opponent below the belt. Despite several
warnings, Golota continued breaking the rules
and Riddicks manhood until he was disqualified.
James Butler
James Butler had great potential and was a
very promising fighter. Everything could turnout
much better for him if it wasn’t his unnatural
inability to accept defeat. After he lost
a fight in 2011 he pretended that he was coming
back to the ring to congratulate his opponent,
but instead he broke his jaw in an act of
rage. Butler was sent to prison after this
accident. But even then he committed another
crime: he killed and then burned the body
of boxing analyst Max Kellerman. He was sentenced
to 29 years of imprisonment.
