My late husband (2005) was a professional boxer. He never lost a fight. In fact, there were two occasions when two other opponents refused to get in the ring with him and forfeited the fight. He once knocked out his opponent in four seconds. He was so devoted and strict with his training, he would run the whole levy, backward, as part of his training technique. He would also eat raw eggs.
He once spared with Sonny Liston [photo below of Sonny], an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston was known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history of combat sports.
Sonny was one "bad" dude, let me tell you! haha
Unfortunately, Robert had one of his legs half torn off in a hayride accident, and they thought he was going to lose his leg, but were able to save it by putting a few pins in it. However, that ruined his boxing career.
I remember one taller kid challenged him in grade school, thinking he was really tough and cool, and would easily punch his lights out. Robert gladly took on the challenge and calmly warned him, "Okay, we can do that, but I have to tell you that by the time you even think about taking one punch, I will have hit you three times." Needless to say, the kid walked away. 😂
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Like i said on my post. Your husband must have been a serious contender to spar with Liston. A extremely sad life and story. Ali beat him but like most wins with the up and comers Liston was 2/3rds of the fighter he was before he fought Ali. Ali was one of the best though. But again he got beat by a great fighter who was at the peak of his carreer as Alis was ending. Then Mike Tyson beat him. Very few fighters both fight whilst in the peak of their careers. I love the sport. Its not for everyone i know.
@LadyGrace Its not a Oxymoron. You're just clearly a protective and caring person. I love that. And its the referee who can stop fights early to prevent serious damage. Some refs are terrible and damage has been done by them and the greed of corners not throwing in towels. Its lovely you still have your husbands gloves. And 4 second KO is quicker than Tysons 8 second knockout as a amateur. I love a good fight. Im not going to lie though. Your comments on my post have made me think twice with my grandson. I think the training will be good for him. But i dont want him in a ring until hes old enough to make up his own mind. Thank you for making me see reality. The training will keep him fit. But if he dont like it and prefers cycling which i love then he can join ole grandad here if he wishes and we can go bike riding and camping etc. You echo my own mothers sentiments in many ways. Its great to have differences of opinions because sometimes it makes you see both sides of the coin.
