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[deleted] t1_j8fhl0u wrote
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DumbNBANephew t1_j8fr69r wrote
Sounds to me like boxing in Britain was most likely rife with corruption and had been so for a long time. 1960s is when it finally got so corrupt that not one of the established boxers could win for decades and a "nobody" finally won.
goosetooloose t1_j8g29rq wrote
Over 200 fights and he was only stopped once, due to hyperthermia. Insane.
notliam t1_j8g2y3d wrote
This reads like it was generated by a bot, most of your comments do.
RedstripeRhapsodyHP t1_j8g3bjx wrote
You think British boxing conspired to prevent a Brit from holding one of the 'glory' titles for 60 years?
DumbNBANephew t1_j8j6wys wrote
I think there was a circle of people who were "in" and they did their best to make sure no one else gets ahead of them no matter how good they are. A status pro quo that existed for a long time. They weren't all of British boxing when it all started, but they were de facto British boxing for a while before it all fell apart.
You see this sort of thing everywhere if you look hard enough. Some nobody being good enough to win it all and never get support is a telling sign.
OorPancake t1_j8fgoky wrote
Sounds like he was a bit of a ladies man, if his nickname is anything to go by.