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

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  1. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    By the way they didn't teach me about no Muhammad Ali in school. It was all about the Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson.

    Louis because of how he beat Schemling. Easy fight
     
  2. RJD

    RJD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I remember a dispute between Warren and Don King appearing in my contract law textbook. If a boxer appears in a future textbook, i'm guessing that it would be something along those lines.
     
  3. TheGreat

    TheGreat Boxing Junkie banned

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  4. 2ironmt

    2ironmt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd be surprised if most kids in us public schools are actually taught about Ali. I wasn't and i ain't that old. That said there won't be any fighters to match Ali because of how polarizing and significant he was to american culture and history of the 1960's (defied the draft, said no viet cong ever called him '******', relationship to malcom x and the black muslims, etc). No way Ray Leonard is taught about. The only possible one I could think of would be Tyson because he's near as famous as Ali and his **** case is talked about in lawschoools (a little, at least it was in the 90's) and he's a good example on what not to do in some regards.
     
  5. willcross

    willcross Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm 24 and wasn't taught about Ali. However they did mention Dempsey vs Tunny and the first million dollar gate
     
  6. les

    les boxerman Full Member

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    ali.the greatest.ray leonard.u can comeback.tyson,rages2riches 2 rages.oscar the hero,and floyd hard work makes perfection.ali's life is taught in some schools in england.great man