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    #1

    Why Rocchigianni was stripped of his title.

    This is a reply to the other Rocchigianni thread. I cannot answer there since I'm on his iggy list for some reason.

    From boxrec:

    Before this bout, then-WBC Light Heavyweight champion Roy Jones made his intentions to fight Heavyweight James 'Buster' Douglas on May 20, 1998 instead of Michael Nunn, the WBC mandated challenger. The WBC title was then declared vacant and contested between #1 rated Nunn and #2 rated Graciano Rocchigiani. However, in June of 1998 the WBC illegally down-graded Rocchigiani's classification to that of an 'interim' champion, and then stripped him outright, having declared Roy Jones as being the champion in recess. Rocchigiani sued the WBC and was awarded $31 million in damages. Also as a result of this lawsuit, a United States District Judge retroactively restored Rocchigiani’s official WBC Light Heavyweight championship status in April 2003, but only from 03-28-1998 to 04-15-2000, when he lost to Dariusz Michalczewski
    #2
    Originally posted by BattlingNelson View Post
    This is a reply to the other Rocchigianni thread. I cannot answer there since I'm on his iggy list for some reason.

    From boxrec:
    They broke their own rules by pulling that crap, im glad he sued them

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      #3
      Originally posted by BattlingNelson View Post
      This is a reply to the other Rocchigianni thread. I cannot answer there since I'm on his iggy list for some reason.

      From boxrec:
      Took you off ignore...

      That's some serious bullcrap they pulled. "Downgrading" your own champion when he earned the title. I guess it's about the politics that come with boxing (Jones was a bigger name) but still. Rocky was the real (WBC) champion and Jones was interim. Yet they switched it around and denied him a huge fight.

      Complete B.S, He deserved the $31 million for what they did to him.

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        #4
        Originally posted by -IronMike- View Post
        They broke their own rules by pulling that crap, im glad he sued them
        They definetely thought they could get away with it and gain more sanctioning fees and recognition by having superstar Jones as their champion.

        Not so. Fortunately. Justice was served.

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          #5
          Originally posted by BattlingNelson View Post
          They definetely thought they could get away with it and gain more sanctioning fees and recognition by having superstar Jones as their champion.
          True
          Originally posted by BattlingNelson View Post
          Not so. Fortunately. Justice was served.
          Yeah its nice when it gets served, which is rare in boxing

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            #6
            Originally posted by BattlingNelson View Post
            They definetely thought they could get away with it and gain more sanctioning fees and recognition by having superstar Jones as their champion.

            Not so. Fortunately. Justice was served.
            At least he had a massive amount of Dough in damages

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mrpedigree View Post
              At least he had a massive amount of Dough in damages
              I heard he spent it all, can anyone here fill me in?

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                #8
                Originally posted by -IronMike- View Post
                I heard he spent it all, can anyone here fill me in?
                I think he's doing fine. You might confuse him with Dariusz Michalszewski who has spent all of his considerable earnings and is now completely broke. Mostly thanks to some hefty divorce.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by -IronMike- View Post
                  I heard he spent it all, can anyone here fill me in?
                  He got $31 million. He still has plenty of money believe me. He was a huge sporting hero in Germany and earned millions from his two fights with Henry Maske (Another German icon) and Dariusz Michalczewski along with fights with Chris Eubank among others. He also has his own gym, I think he would have spent alot of money in the last 10 years but I dont think he would have spent it all. Even if he did, German boxers were so popular that he could still make more than enough money from other things such as working with the media during boxing events (Henry Maske does this).

                  They also made a film about his life called "Rocky"

                  So he definetly still has quite alot of money.
                  Last edited by JK1700; 07-08-2010, 06:48 AM.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by BattlingNelson View Post
                    I think he's doing fine. You might confuse him with Dariusz Michalszewski who has spent all of his considerable earnings and is now completely broke. Mostly thanks to some hefty divorce.
                    Thanks for this, I do tend to get those two confused

                    off topic: Darius should go into acting

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