Beer,

The man you are thinking of was Oscar Bonavena who had a strong connection to my home area of northern Nevada.

I don't think you can suggest him as "one of the worst" since he won a 15 round decision against hard-punching Joe Frasier for the WBA world chamionship. He also should have won a fight against Ali that appeared to be fixed.

Bonavea died at the infamous Mustang Ranch back in 1976. He was accepted as a cecebrity for a while, but owener Joe Conforte eventually got tired of Oscar's availing himself of the services for free. The man who shot him got 15 months in prison in another case that was as crooked as the decision against Ali.