![]() ![]() An accident? Suicide? His father thought the latter. His boxing career brought to an end, Collins died on March 6, 1984, at age 22. Resto tore Collins’ iris, which resulted in permanently impaired vision. The former trainer continues to maintain his innocence, claiming that a cornerman had wrapped his fighter’s hands alternatively, that the gloves were tampered with following the bout.Įasy, as always, to forget the victim, isn’t it? But not this time. He further claimed that his trainer had washed his hand wraps in plaster of Paris, a charge Lewis vehemently denied. Resto was sentenced to three years imprisonment, as well as banned from boxing for life Lewis to six (he had also been found guilty of tampering with a sports contest), and he too was banned for life.Ī few years ago, Resto finally admitted and apologized for what he and Lewis had done. More than three years after the fight, Resto and his trainer were found guilty of conspiracy, assault, and criminal possession of a deadly weapon (which, under the law, is what a professional boxer’s hands are). NYSAC further determined that Resto knew, or should have known, of Lewis’ tampering. ![]() What was his name again? Oh yes - Judas.įollowing an investigation, NYSAC had Resto’s win changed to a no contest, having determined that trainer Panama Lewis had removed the padding. It seems to me that someone else is famous for betrayal by kiss. Adding insult to literal injury, Resto kissed Collins on the cheek at the end of the bout. Thus, the Resto-Collins match was essentially a one-sided, bare-fisted beat down. The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) confirmed the father’s suspicions, determining that someone had removed at least an ounce of padding from the gloves. found an opportunity to examine Resto’s gloves, noting their thinness. Suspicions aroused by the devastating injuries his son suffered to his face in general and eyes in particular, trainer Billy Sr. To pretty much everyone’s surprise, journeyman-fighter Resto won a 10-round unanimous decision. (14-0-0, 11 KOs) faced each other at Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Roberto Duran-Davey Moore bout. Welterweights Luis Resto (20-8-2, eight KOs) and Billy Collins Jr. ![]() It’s an infamous battle in which the foul, and crime, committed was particularly egregious. Here’s what I consider the dirtiest, the foulest, fight in the sport’s history. I’m referring to the number of sewer-dirty fights that have taken place over the decades - matches to be remembered, however reluctantly and distastefully, for their unbecoming, unsportsmanlike, and downright criminal behavior. Boxing is known as the Sweet Science, with a wonderful and rich history, but the adjectives “sour” and “bitter” have often been on the mark. ![]()
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