Cut Throat, as he was known on the street, was born in Georgia, and after he was released from the Army he moved to New York and hung out with the gangsters of Harlem, like his idol Bumpy Johnson. In his early career he fought as a lightweight and won many fights. But in 1946, he moved to San Francisco, California, and opened a restaurant called Biff’s Grill. The owners of the restaurant did not appreciate the fact that he was a professional fighter, and they complained to the police when he showed up there for work on his day off. Thru the years Biff had beaten quite a few guys, and word got around that he was an uncontrollable lunatic who would fight if he got angry. Eventually he fought some of the locals, and he was arrested and sentenced to prison. He went back to Georgia and lived a straight life for several years. Then he started fighting again. On November 5, 1957, Thru the years Biff had beaten quite a few guys, and word got around that he was an uncontrollable lunatic who would fight if he got angry. Eventually he fought some of the locals, and he was arrested and sentenced to prison. He went back to Georgia and lived a straight life for several years. Then he started fighting again.
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Jack Dempsey
In the Boxing world Jack Dempsey was the most famous heavyweight champion of all time. But in 1921, he faced serious consequences for his fights. On August 26th he had a fight against Arturo Godoy in Philadelphia. He won that fight, and the second one they had was in Havana. Before this fight Jack had never fought outside of the United States and was not known as a great fighter outside of the United States, so his win meant something in Cuba. He faced a great Cuban boxer named Jose Cabana, and Dempsey lost, therefore he was sentenced to death and was forced to leave Cuba. Jack was eventually granted an amnesty by the Cuban government and he traveled back to the United States.
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Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton is the former IBF welterweight champion who later became a famous Boxing Manager, but he is also a victim of a boxing injury. In 2002, at the World Boxing Championships he defeated Kostya Tszyu to win the world title, but just six months after, he suffered severe damage to his hand and fingers and was forced to withdraw from the competition. In 2005, in the first round of a fight against Juan Lazcano, Ricky’s hand got trapped inside the ropes and eventually broke. He lost the fight.
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Kostya Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu is a three time World Boxing Champion who holds the distinction of being the only Russian world champion. The year before he had to withdraw from a World Championship tournament due to an injury. During a fight he got knocked down after his opponent threw a punch at him. The punch caused serious damage to his eye, and Kostya was forced to withdraw from the competition.
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Joe Louis
On June 25, 1937, Joe Louis defeated James J. Braddock in the sixth round, but when he got off his stool to leave the ring, he was informed that the fight was over. Louis received an official knockout, although he did not knock his opponent out. Instead he went to the dressing room and found that his opponent was alive. A few years later Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling, and again he didn’t knock him out but was declared the winner. He was forced to retire from the ring in 1949 due to a mysterious condition called “The Brown Stuff” that afflicted his eye. He underwent several surgeries in hopes to improve his sight, but the treatment failed and he had to retire. Louis, who became known as “The Brown Bomber”, died in 1981 at the age of 66.
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Ken Norton
On April 15, 1979, Ken Norton beat Muhammad Ali to become the first person to beat him on a world title fight. That fight was the first of the Ali trilogy. Just over a month later Ali returned to the ring and beat Norton in a fight that ended in a draw, but he lost his title and a little over a year later he retired from boxing. The famous Ali-Norton fight is now considered the most famous fight in the history of boxing, and it is still considered the greatest fight ever.
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Billy Conn
On June 21, 1954, on a night when Conn was supposed to have a fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, the opponent walked out because he thought Conn would never be able to beat the champion. At that point, he was considered unbeatable, so when he didn’t give up, the fans started a riot that eventually got out of control. In a rage, the fans were throwing debris and the police got in to stop the riot. Several people were injured and Conn was seriously injured. Police arrested dozens of people and several innocent people died in the chaos, including a man from Connecticut named Thomas Coyne, whose wife was also injured. Conn was later arrested and convicted for a number of crimes related to the riots.
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Don King
Don King is a successful boxing manager, a promoter, an impresario, and the owner of the Don King Productions, a company that produces boxing shows. King faced criminal charges when on August 8, 1993, he used a helicopter to land in a neighborhood in Los Angeles, an area that was not supposed to be used for landing and refueling. He used a helicopter to land in a neighborhood in Los Angeles, an area that was not supposed to be used for landing and refueling. The helicopter also left a “deadly trail of burning fuel behind it as it sped along the ground.” The helicopter was refueled in South Central Los Angeles at 4 a.m., but it wasn’t until 12:45 that the Los Angeles Police Department heard about the landing. Police were deployed and within minutes the helicopter had taken off and started to move at full speed. Officers on helicopters shot it down. The helicopter crashed into a building and Don King and several people onboard, including 2 pilots, were injured. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail for the incident. In May 2008, he was sentenced to 20 years of probation after a guilty plea to federal racketeering charges. In 1999, he was charged with murder after he allegedly ran over a man, Richard Farley, who had beaten him in a bar fight. He was found not guilty.
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Ibragim Tursunov
On May 7, 2012, Ibragim Tursunov and Ruslan Provodnikov engaged in a brutal fight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. In the first few seconds of the fight Ibragim Tursunov landed a solid punch on Provodnikov, but his opponent hit back with a left and a right, and knocked Ibragim Tursunov down with a single punch. Then Ibragim Tursunov’s face became covered with a stream of blood. He got back up and continued fighting, but he was badly damaged in the face, so he couldn’t continue the fight. When the fight was stopped, it was unclear who won, but there was speculation that Provodnikov won because he was standing, while Ibragim Tursunov lay bleeding on the floor. Provodnikov was declared the winner and Tursunov was taken to a hospital.
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Ike Ibeabuchi
In December 2008, Ike Ibeabuchi and Danny Romero fought a fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Romero had won his previous four fights. It was expected to be a competitive fight. On the last day of the 12 round fight, Ibeabuchi was knocked down twice, and he was rushed to the hospital. He remained in the intensive care for two days. It was later revealed that his injuries were caused by a kick to the groin that Ibeabuchi was unable to avoid, and by being dropped on his head.
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Michael Dokes
On October 17, 1986, Michael Dokes, who was a rising star in boxing, was knocked out by George Foreman. Foreman’s powerful left hook knocked Dokes out in the 10th round. After Dokes’ death, his mother said that she knew his punching power had started to get weaker, because he was too fat. In his fight against Foreman he weighed 275 pounds while Foreman was 225. Because of Dokes’ size, Foreman started calling him the “Big Boogeyman.”
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Abe Attell
On July 19, 1852, Abe Attell was fighting with John Morrissey. Morrissey was a champion boxer of the day, and in the ninth round of their fight he landed a left hook that sent Attell to the ground and he couldn’t get back up. Morrissey continued the fight, and he won the fight and became the new champion of the time. Attell never fought again after his defeat at the hands of Morrissey.
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Joe Frazier
In 1963, Joe Frazier fought Muhammad Ali for the first time. In that fight, Frazier was badly beaten and Ali was awarded the win by TKO. He went on to fight Ali in other fights, but his record against Muhammad Ali is a controversial history. He had the reputation of fighting dirty and not playing by
