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

Primo Carnera (hand crushed)
Sonny Liston (hand crushed)
Butterbean (hand ate)
Ali Raymi (hand imploded)
Charlie Zelenoff (hand vaporised)

 

Sullivan
Greb
Langford
Johnson
Dempsey

(I did shake hands will Ali. Otherwise he would be on the list)

 

Johnson JJ
Charles
Patterson
Conn
Cerdan
Pep = 5 1/2

 

I would have added 20 more +++++ maybe next time. Good Post

 

Joe Louis , Ray Robinson, Ali, Ray Leonard, Duran, Arguello. Yeah I know that's six, but it's my response.
I can think of at least another 10 -15 that I would love to tell " You inspired me", though my boxing career wasn't much/anything, the dedication and discipline I gained from" The Martial Arts " ( Not just boxing) enabled a kid from the slums/ migrant camps to be better than my environment would suggest it would be.
My biggest inspiration and the man I would've loved to shake his hand above all others is
Lee Jun Fan.
He was the 1st and most important inspiration and motivation of my life.

 

@djanders (RIP) likely shaked hands with Ali, Marciano, Foreman, Dempsey and Langford ain’t that something? @Shay Sonya any stories confirming? I just know he met these guys.

 

Duran
Greb
Langford
Dempsey
Basilio

 

John L Sullivan
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Jack Dempsey (just prior to opening bell vs Willard, just to check those hands - )
George Foreman

Can’t say that they are all rock solid choices, a few might be changed with further consideration.

 

Just keep your eye on Charlie Z’s other hand - dude is a lunatic.

 

My Grandfather shook hands with 8 Lineal Heavyweight Champions (not all during their fighting days), that I remember him mentioning, and, as he always said: "One that could possibly have been." There may have been more." As an aside, he once shook hands with Elvis Presley.

Sam Langford
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Jersey Joe Walcott
Rocky Marciano
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
George Foreman

 

Floyd Patterson
Joe Louis
Alexis Arguello
George Foreman

Sugar Ray Robinson

 

My top 5 favorites, just because:
Duran
Hagler
Ali
Frazier
Sanchez
All, but Roberto, aren't with us anymore.

 

Wow! Did Ali have REALLY BIG hands?

 

King hit with the other hand while shaking.

 

Ive shaken hands with plenty...
Ali,Duran, Chavez, Paez, Camacho, Gomez, Leonard, Norton, Palomino, Gabriel Ruelas, Christy Marttin, Laura Serrano, Holyfield, Mosley, Pedro Montanez, Benitez, Tyson, Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather Jr.,, Jones Jr, Rosario, Alex Sanchez, Fernando Vargas, Holiday, Danny Romero, Boza Edwards.

I also met Pernell Whitaker, James Toney, Oscar De La Hoya and Jose Torres but do not remember shaking hands with them...