Bad blood

[JAB5239]

Who are some fighters who had bad blood leading up to their fight?

Obviously Griffith and Paret.
Oscar and Vargas
Mosely and Mayorga.

Who ya got?

[Willie Pep 229]

Dempsey-Tunney (II)
Louis-Schmeling (II)
Duran-Leonard (I)
Ali-Frazier (III)
Tyson-Holyfield (I)
Johnson-Jeffries

[Biledriver]

Duran vs DeJesus

[JAB5239]

Morales and Barrera

[QueensburyRules]

Dempsey-Tunney (II)
Louis-Schmeling (II)
Duran-Leonard (I)
Ali-Frazier (III)
Tyson-Holyfield (I)
Johnson-Jeffries

- - Don't think The Above had bad blood towards each other.

True, Dempsey & Louis were focused more in the rematches which is not the same.

Field had looked Shot to Shyte which is the reason Tyson who was still shaking off rust fought him. The Public who were fight fans really feared for Field who manage to show how to best a disinterested Tyson being pilfered by DKing.

Nor did JJ have any bad blood for Jeff and vice versa. This was strictly for the most outstanding purse in the history of Boxing by a long shot.

Hence Jeff making public complimentary comments during subsequent Riots in hopes of tamping down the Riots.

[Willie Pep 229]

- - Don't think The Above had bad blood towards each other.

True, Dempsey & Louis were focused more in the rematches which is not the same.

Field had looked Shot to Shyte which is the reason Tyson who was still shaking off rust fought him. The Public who were fight fans really feared for Field who manage to show how to best a disinterested Tyson being pilfered by DKing.

Nor did JJ have any bad blood for Jeff and vice versa. This was strictly for the most outstanding purse in the history of Boxing by a long shot.

Hence Jeff making public complimentary comments during subsequent Riots in hopes of tamping down the Riots.

The only one I will argue with you on is Dempsey-Tunney II.

Dempsey initially accepted the loss gracefully but as his retinue whispered in his ear, and his security guard never returned to camp Dempsey became su****ious about the poisoning claim.

He wrote an open letter to Tunney asking him directly if there had been foul play.

Tunney replied by open letter claiming ignorance but then went on to calling Dempsey illiterate; mocking him.

They then publicly argued about 10 or 15 rounds, and finally over Dave Barry as referee, with Tunney accusing Dempsey of bringing in the Chicago mob (Capone) to fix the fight.

By the time the Chicago fight started there was much distrust and anger both ways.

I can see Johnson not giving g a damn but I think there was a racist bone in Jeffrirs and that he didn't want the fight. But I guess that is not bad blood. Bad blood should be personal. I guess it wasn't.

[joseph5620]

Rid**** Bowe and Jose Luis Gonzalez. The build up to that fight had genuine hatred behind it.

[JAB5239]

Rid**** Bowe and Jose Luis Gonzalez. The build up to that fight had genuine hatred behind it.

Didn't Gonzales beat both Bowe and Lewis in the amatuers? Wasn't that his angle? Because I don't remember him working his way thru the rankings, bur I may be wrong.

[GhostofDempsey]

De La Hoya v Vargas
Haugen v Chavez and Pazienza
Jones v Hopkins
Robinson v Basilio
Holmes v Berbick

[joseph5620]

Didn't Gonzales beat both Bowe and Lewis in the amatuers? Wasn't that his angle? Because I don't remember him working his way thru the rankings, bur I may be wrong.

Yep. He sure did. For me that's what made the fight interesting.