Tribute songs for boxers

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Quite a few boxers have had songs written about them. Leading the pack is The Greatest,Muhammad Ali. 'Black Superman' and 'In Zaire' by Johnny Wakelin. Who also can remeber 'The Ali Shuffle' by Georgie Fame. Reggae great Denis Alcapone did two of them 'Cassius Clay' and 'Muhammad Ali' Count Basie did 'Joe Louis Blues' Some Irish folk singer recorded a number called 'Clones Cyclone' about Barry McGuigan,and Big Youth gave us 'Foreman versus Frazier' I'm sure that there's been loads of others that I've forgotten or never heard of. Let's hear them guys !
     
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  2. Jack Dempsey

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    Bob Dylan sang one about Davey Moore
     
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  3. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mark knopfler sang one about sonny liston
     
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  4. Stevie G

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    Yeah ! Of course he did. Forgot about that one.
     
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  5. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've just remembered that Bob Dylan wrote a song called Cassius Clay.
     
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  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    prince buster mentioned sonny liston and muhammad ali in one of his records .good un' too.
     
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  7. Zakman

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    Don't forget perhaps the most famous of these, Bob Dylan's "Hurricane," written about Ruben Carter, of course.
     
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  8. Vantage_West

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    [yt]JFtbQRBxIn4[/yt]
     
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  9. My dinner with Conteh

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    The Super Furry Animals mention George Foreman in a song from their first album. :cool:
     
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  10. sitiyzal

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    The Ballad Of Sonny Liston by This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb.
     
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  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    a band called

    Sun Kil Moon sang 'Salvador Sanchez'
     
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  12. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  13. Meast

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    In the album 'Ghost of the great highway' Sun kill Moon mention quite a few boxers including Duk Koo Kim, Pancho Villa and Salvador Sanchez as you mentioned :thumbsup
     
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  14. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i had a northern soul record years ago.the singer sang about "the sonny liston punch"
     
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  15. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    you superstar,turinr !! I actually have that record,and should have recalled it. Earthquake by Prince Buster ! "I'll ask Sonny Liston,the bear to hold you,and I'll let Muhammad Ali,the world heavyweight champion to lick the hell out of you" :good
     
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