Best Life Story Dempsey ? Ketchel ?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Theron, Oct 27, 2012.


  1. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    Which fighter had the best story of how they became a boxer what happened in their life ect i always thought Dempsey had a great one hobo riding the tracks making money fighting in mining towns and Ketchels very fast brief life, which fighter had the best most interesting life story and which would be the most interesting to be made into a movie ?
     
  2. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Jack Johnson has a movie written all over it. Focus on his early years and hardships, and base most of it on his being hated and feared by the media and competitors during his reign as HW king.

    Extended scenes from particular matches could include:
    Langford; early on in his career
    Burns; beating in Australia to take the title
    Ketchell; iconic KD moments and relevancy
    Jeffries; the "Fight of the Century"
    Willard; epic KO26 defeat in Cuba, iconic laying on the canvas, end of the era
     
  3. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    barney ross, there have been 2 but the 1 i saw focused on the drugs part more than boxing/war