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It's got to be Jeff Merritt then, no?
Think so. Guy was crazy
http://www.boxing.com/candy_slim_the_curious_mystique_of_jeff_merritt.html
It's got to be Jeff Merritt then, no?
I used to have a bit of a fascination with him from way back when. Probably stems from that old Title Bout board game that came out in the late 70's as he was one of only a handful of heavyweights who received a max rating of 10 for power on his card. The others were the obvious ones (Shavers, Foreman, etc), but then there was this Jeff Merritt guy who had that rating to. I must have been like "Who the hell is Jeff Merritt?".
I've been playing Fight Night Champion.I used to have a bit of a fascination with him from way back when. Probably stems from that old Title Bout board game that came out in the late 70's as he was one of only a handful of heavyweights who received a max rating of 10 for power on his card. The others were the obvious ones (Shavers, Foreman, etc), but then there was this Jeff Merritt guy who had that rating to. I must have been like "Who the hell is Jeff Merritt?".
I've been playing Fight Night Champion.
Not a card game but the last boxing video game they made.
They put it back on XBOX One, since it came out for Xbox360 in 2011, and the demand for a boxing game has been picking up so they decided to release it again.
Anyone playing it?
Yea, they had an ok roster. There old ones had better ones.I never played that one, DJ, although I almost picked it up a few years ago for my PS3 when they were selling it for like $5 on the PS store. I think the roster wasn't to my liking though.
The last boxing video game I had was Fight Night Round 3 I think it was. The one with Ward and Gatti on the cover. PS2 era game.
Spot on, Sharkey. Jeff "Candyslim" Merrit it is. His best win was a first round KO win over former WBA heavyweight champ Ernie Terrell in MSG.It's got to be Jeff Merritt then, no?
My memory could very well be messed up since it's been 35 years since I had that game. But I think they also referred to Merritt as some sort of "white hope" in the description on the back of his card as well.
I was stopped in my 2nd pro fight. I didn’t even win 60% of my fights, and had a losing record after13 fights. At 24-13, having lost 3 of 4 fights, I traveled to a undefeated fighter’s homeland and took his HW international belt. I lost 6 of my last 9 and retired. I fought in the US, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Denmark, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Germany.
yes sir!Ross Puritty
I was born to a mixed race couple. I took up boxing but refused an invitation to fight in the Olympics trials. I fought almost 100 times, with 50 wins by KO. I was never stopped. The mongoose and Eddie Futch named me the best ever. Yet, I never won a title. I’ve been compared to RJJ, but with a better jab. Conn, Robinson and Cerdan are all rumored to have ducked me.
Robinson ducking was the give away, I bet.I was born to a mixed race couple. I took up boxing but refused an invitation to fight in the Olympics trials. I fought almost 100 times, with 50 wins by KO. I was never stopped. The mongoose and Eddie Futch named me the best ever. Yet, I never won a title. I’ve been compared to RJJ, but with a better jab. Conn, Robinson and Cerdan are all rumored to have ducked me.
Boudouani?I was born in Africa, but I competed as a Frenchman. I'm in the discussion for the lower top 10 or top 15 ATG in my main weightclass. My first career loss was a decision at a heavier weight, and the second and last was a questionable disqualification on the champion's turf - after 5 point deductions -, before I got to stop him twice. I wasn't the heaviest hitter, nor was I very technical, but my stamina and workrate were quite something. I was still a world tiltist when I retired, and my last title defense was against an undefeated South-american in his backyard ; he won the title later on.
Boudouani?