Why is Luis Angel Firpo in the IBHOF?

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  1. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Noooo. It was Di Stéfano. Schiaffino and Obdulio Varella were probably bigger too.

    Firpo was big in Argentina, of course, but I think his impact is being overrated here... Justo Suarez was a bigger boxing icon in Argentina than him.
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Not Johnson - Jeffries?

    It was exciting because Rickard made the nascent sporting audience imagine it was going to be exciting. The most exciting thing was Firpo shoving Dempsey out of the ring, which was not boxing. Dempsey & Co. put on Great Events... not great boxing contests. That latter was not their aim.
     
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  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    The painting is on permanent display at The Whitney.
     
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  4. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I´m not saying I agree, but it was refered to as Fight of The Century by many in those days..I guess they wanted to forget Johnson days ..
     
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  5. McGrain

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    type writer
     
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  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I have to admit, it does seem to be a very questionable pick.
     
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  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Of all the fights filmed up to and including 1923, it wouldn't make my top 10.

    We must remember that in popular culture, The Big Event on a scale such as it was blossoming into in the early 20th c was unprecedented, especially in sport. You now had the power of film, radio and widely distributed print to accompany and amplify the event. You professional promotion men like Rickard to whip the public up into a salivating Pavlovian response whether the actual product was worth such a reaction. And it all boils down to the $$$ which powered it all. God Bless Capitalism. God Bless the Big Event. But never mistake either for boxing.
     
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  8. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    I agree, Firpo is only in there because of Dempsey of course... sp it has to do with the gigantic name that Dempsey was... Firpo´s career had no relevance in voting him into the Hall I´m sure; it became a fight well known even in popular culture... because of that famous painting of the fight, pictures, in many movies, Dempsey is mentioned in movies, series... there is a Simpsons episode where they make a mention of the fight...
     
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  9. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As my joke post said, Firpo is in because he knock Dempsey out of the ring.
     
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  10. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Popularity is what gets people on the HOF. He apparently had a huge following
     
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