The history of boxing scandal outside the ring.

[janitor]

It is nothing new.

Just as Mike Tyson is often in the press for all the wrong reasons so were many of the great fighters of the past.

In this thread I am going to present some contemporary newspaper clipings highlighting the scandals surounding fighters like John L Sullivan and Young Griffo.

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Tyson was not the first fighter to have issues with the grand jury.


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[Russell]

Great, great stuff as always Janitor.

Just how much material do you plan on sharing in this thread?

[GPater11093]

what about BALCO

[RightCross]

Seems like the guy had an untreated mental illness and was trying to medicate himself through the use of alcohol. Likely some sort of psychosis secondary to drug abuse. Great job on the research!

[janitor]

John L Sullivan scandals coming up.

[janitor]

Seems like the guy had an untreated mental illness and was trying to medicate himself through the use of alcohol. Likely some sort of psychosis secondary to drug abuse. Great job on the research!

That is my conclusion also, though you probably nailed it more precisely than I did.