What if you could shake hands with any five fighters in the history of the sport?

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Eh maybe I should put my scales down, it’s historic people not the murderer around the corner or the PIMP beside him - it’s Jack Johnson and Carlos Monzon these are “figures” Washington, Napoleon and General Lee could all be considered “evil” but are doubtless pages in history but there are definitely personal hard lines for me, no matter how “great” we ink them on our existence I’m sure I’d despise many “great men” but they were what they were I’d like to meet Marx though I’d hate him.
     
    Journeyman92, May 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Yeah. Shaking the hand of a long dead person is something most historians would kill for. No pun intended. It's implied time travel. You're meeting a guy across a barrier we've never breached before.

    There are some people who'd shake hands with Jack the Ripper. Undoubtedly a horrible person, but historians and criminologists have wondered & speculated about his identity for so long...and there he is. Right in front of you. You know exactly who he is. It would be an astonishing thing.
     
    cross_trainer, May 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I can't name just five.

    I did shake with Foreman.

    Chavez and Usyk would be on there. Too many to name.
     
    catchwtboxing, May 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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  4. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    Joe Louis. Muhammad Ali. Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, John L. Sullivan (so I could say forever: "Shake the hand that shook the hand, of John L. Sullivan, Himself!").
     
    Shay Sonya, May 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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  5. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Donald Curry
    Herol Graham
    George Foreman
    Larry Holmes
    Kirkland Laing
     
    Jamal Perkins, May 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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  6. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    John L Sullivan
    Jack Johnson
    Joe Louis
    Muhammad Ali
    Larry Holmes
     
    MaccaveliMacc, May 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Journeyman92, May 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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  8. Hi-Tech

    Hi-Tech Active Member Full Member

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    Duran
    Arguello
    Muhammad Ali
    Larry Holmes
    Marvin Haggler
     
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Probably be like a ten year old kid's :confused:
     
    Fergy, May 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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  10. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles
    Marvin Hagler
    Alexis Arguello
    Archie Moore
    Michael Watson
     
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  11. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Jack Johnson
    Jack Dempsey
    Joe Louis
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Rocky Marciano

    Any of those I'd be happy to shake hands with actually.
     
    Fergy, May 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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  12. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Most of those are still possible.
     
    janitor, May 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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  13. Mike Cannon

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    Hi Guys.
    Ace Hudkins
    Battling Nelson
    Georges Carpentier
    Billy Petrolle
    Lew Tendler.
    Stay safe guys, chat soon.
     
    Mike Cannon, May 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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  14. BCS8

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    Definitely Mayweather so that I could try steal his watch and end world hunger.
     
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  15. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joe has dementia. Sad. Boxing is a tough sport.
     
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