Career advice for the greats of the past

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    The scenario is that you are going to travel back in time and advise the great champions of the past what fights to take in order to improve their standing today.

    You will advise them in terms of improving their legacy, and they are free to take or leave your advice.

    What would be your advice for:

    Jeffries

    Johnson

    Dempsey

    Another of your choice
     
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  2. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Id go back and tell Tyson not to take the Douglas and Holyfield fights. Id also tell him not to take Miss Washington to his room, no matter how late it is and no matter much shes gagging for it
     
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  3. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Best advice I could give all of 'em: SAVE YOUR MONEY!
     
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  4. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Jeffries: Stay retired,and don't fight Johnson.

    Johnson: Keep lower profile with them white women.

    Dempsey: Fight Wills. Defend your title atleast once a year.

    Schmeling: (in 1933) Get your family out of Germany and take U.S citizenship.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Gene Tunney: don't retire until you've fought and beaten both Max Schmeling and Jack sharkey.
     
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  6. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marcel Cerdan: Do not get on that plane
     
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Interesting.
     
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  8. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    lol why not tell Tyson to stay with Rooney who you Tyson fans say was a good trainer? Instead of ghetto buddies Brigh£ And $nowell, teh gang$ta pals?? Or do you know Tyson would never beat Big Bus Douglas And 34 yr old Holyfeild?? :think:think
     
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  9. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would tell him not to fight those 2 because hes not ready in current state

    Even if i went back in a time machine and told Tyson about Don King, Robin Givens, Kevin Rooney....he wouldnt listen
     
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Schmeling likely would have gotten the title shot with Braddock and would have been the first man to regain the title. The Nazis would have probably still used that as a propaganda tool for Aryan...make that German supremacy.
     
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    Dempsey: fight langford and ask him to teach you after the fact.
     
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  12. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Jack Dempsey:
    Dont take the dive, it isnt worth it.

    Tommy Burns:
    Maybe the colour line might not hurt so much.

    Harry Greb.
    How about putting a few of your filmed archives in a safe place.

    John L Sullivan
    Arrange for a few filmed exhibitions, particularly the McCormick fight.

    Sonny Liston
    Duck Ali for a while longer.

    Muhammed Ali/George Foreman - How about finding a different Promoter.
     
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  13. gentleman jim

    gentleman jim gentleman jim Full Member

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    I would've told Jeffries to fight Johnson while he was still in his prime...or near it anyway. I would've told Dempsey to fight Wills and to stay active, to get the hell out of Hollywood and Greb to make sure many of his fights were filmed for Chrissakes!
     
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  14. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Dempsey and Jeffries 'don't fight those brothas'
     
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  15. Goyourownway

    Goyourownway Insanity enthusiast Full Member

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    I wouldn't say a single word to them.I would listen to what they had to say,and that's what no one did.
     
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