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Mimi Launder
Aug 14, 2018
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The biggest secret in some families is where the sweets are kept. Safe to say, this doesn's apply to anyone below.
Twitter user Jessi asked her followers to reveal the deepest, darkest secrets they learned as adults - obviously exchanging her own first. It wouldn't be fair otherwise.
They more than obliged with submissions ranging from the tragic to the bizarre.
But one man's epic tale trounced them all, kicking off when he learned his granddad had been a professional boxer.
At my grandpops funeral, I learned that he was a professional welterweight boxer in NYC in the 40's. The question w… https://t.co/gfXsHL15sR— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533922928
No one could work out why his boxing career had been such a secret at first.
I sat and stared at medals won and articles from my grandpops bouts in NYC in the 40's. But no one had any intel as… https://t.co/YoWEm2xkV7— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923146
He had fought professionally in NY in the 40's before being drafted into the Army. He did 2 1/2 years of military s… https://t.co/tKQNuaYYNW— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923219
Nor why he eventually quit boxing, after an impressive career.
In looking up his record online, I saw a string of 11 straight wins. Then suddenly a few losses and a career ending… https://t.co/Pfghznae6Q— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923331
My grandmoms said she had no idea why my grandpops quit boxing. Only to say he told her he wanted to go to culinary… https://t.co/Ru1GCbyBJh— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923446
One day, the granddad's brother sat our Twitter user down and told him the answers.
When my uncle (grandpops brother) got sick years ago, he told me we needed to talk. He told me that he knew why his… https://t.co/La92h7vtou— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923546
He got excited as he talked of how my grandpops was "whooping the shit outta them white boys" in the ring. But that… https://t.co/1RnYoKcjQB— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923643
The uncle revealed that a mob was pressuring his brother to lose.
He spoke of a moment before a fight where members of the mob came into the locker room and told my grandpops that h… https://t.co/4whnvvR00y— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923743
I'm not sure what the results of those fights were, but my uncle claims that my grandpops refused to lose. Yet, whe… https://t.co/rJHUWo7VVy— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923853
So basically, due to pressure from the mob my grandpops gave up his boxing career to protect my grandmoms and my mo… https://t.co/1NE93t92DU— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923936
Instead of boxing, he went onto become a chef.
So basically, due to pressure from the mob my grandpops gave up his boxing career to protect my grandmoms and my mo… https://t.co/1NE93t92DU— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533923936
But he had a career more impressive than anyone imagined.
I had only known that grandpops was one hell of a cook and nothing else until he died. About 5 years ago I began se… https://t.co/fO7SxEL2oG— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924033
In his listing of Referee magazines was one with my grandpops on the cover. I was stunned. I emailed dude with my s… https://t.co/7sHxuwOqQe— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924118
I sent him money via PayPal and be sent me the items overnight. I opened up that envelope and listen, I cried like… https://t.co/nJdMQK8HAp— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924278
I spent the next few hours reading through all the articles and feeling proud. This cat was damn good. He had a car… https://t.co/sXGG6HcRNv— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924384
The ending is bittersweet.
I made copies of all the newspaper clippings and magazines. I then took all the originals and had them framed. I pr… https://t.co/0xyde4OTow— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924460
Man, listen. I ain't never seen my mom cry like that. I'm sure she had a bit of the same emotions that I had. But t… https://t.co/3DyMsdJBOs— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924525
I keep framed copies of the articles and magazines on the wall in my man cave, while my mom has the originals in he… https://t.co/YU2wBiTPhd— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533924696
My grandpops, my hero 🙌🏾 🥊 https://t.co/svqJjyloSn— ManSitChoAzzDown (@ManSitChoAzzDown) 1533925191
People on Twitter were completely taken aback by the story.
Twitter story that should be a film: A Thread https://t.co/x7pWH6U5ot— SErrey (@SErrey) 1534053399
Must-read. Period. https://t.co/3CUgGNSieD— All Shall Be Well Mendel (@All Shall Be Well Mendel) 1534005849
Take three minutes to read this. I can't imagine you won't be glad you did. https://t.co/NDVkvzGRrP— Jonah Goldberg (@Jonah Goldberg) 1533988451
Thread of the decade. https://t.co/FN3HbiMDGt— John Podhoretz (@John Podhoretz) 1533988049
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