What current fighter (or recently retired) has a chance to be in school textbooks?

RJJ probably might get a mention in sport science textbooks because his superhuman reflexes and ability

 

Valero

 

I think Ali would be the only one. If Ali was simply a champion boxer he wouldn't get a mention in school textbooks. However, he was also a kind of political or social symbol that elevated him from a champion boxer status.

I don't see anyone in being taught about in textbooks from the recent generation. Although, maybe Pacquiao will be taught about in textbooks in the Phillipines.

 

Ali is not in textbooks because of the impact he had on the sport of boxing. He's in textbooks for being a high profile black man that refused to go a highly controversial war right in the middle of the civil rights movement.

 

I think Ali would be the only one

 

Tyson

 

in history GCSE 'the troubles' had a mention of barry mcguigan

 

Zsolt Erdei












....in Hungarian textbooks

 

Mike ****ing Tyson is already in Law School books:

Criminal Law
Sports Management
Tax Law
Family Law


I'm sure he will if he hasn't already appeared in High school textbooks by now, he will soon.

 

if anyone, de la hoya.

 

ODLH - With the 'browning' of America, his success story and one time ability to serve as the marketing face of the sport will grow in importance.

His success story is as American as it gets.

 

No one mentioned emmanuel Pacquiao? He probably won't be in textbooks worldwide, but what about for the books in his country?

 

Pacquiao because of the fast rising Filipino population in the US.

 

i'm pretty sure he means american text books. the ones that don't mention italians anywhere except in WWII.