Is the lineage of the men who shook each other's hands back to John L. Sullivan recoverable?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by cross_trainer, Nov 26, 2021.


Is it still possible to shake the hand of the man who shook a lineage of hands back to Sullivan's?

  1. Yes.

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  2. No.

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  3. Possibly, but only if we are lucky.

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Perfect..
     
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  2. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Beautiful and so few degrees of separation. Maxie took the ball and really ran far with it.
    As you said, DONE and very well done!

    Just to show I was trying, LOL, I thought the old 5’ tall, 110 lb Johnny Coulon (1889-1973) might’ve been a nice bridge also due to his being part of the era and his longevity. Especially given his interactive trick preventing successive HW champs from lifting him going back to Jack Johnson I believe - pretty sure he would’ve shook their hands also. That’s as far as I got.
     
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