Which Classic Fighters Would Have Loved TV and Social media?

Ali for sure.

 

Think of the most offensive and controversial person/celebrity in the world today, Diddy aside.

Whoever he is, he would probably be outshined by Jack Johnson.

 

A lot of Oldtime fighters and Managers would’ve love social media and used it to the hilt.

Some old timers that I can think of that would take full advantage of it are guys like Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Tony Galento, Art Aragon, Jimmy Bivins, and Archie Moore.

 

Mando Ramos would have been Ryan Garcia before Ryan Garcia.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson.

 

John L. Sullivan loved getting coverage, he was know to take any possible chance to do an interview. He would be the king of Twitter.

 

Naseem Hamed.

 

Jack Dempsey was a movie star,I think he would enjoy starring in multiple tv shows post retirement.

 

I'm going with the Golden Boy, Art Aragon. He relished the spotlight and would have done a good job milking it for all he was worth. Basically, think Ryan Garcia without the insanity.

 

Dempsey definitely rules the roost! He’d probably be a part time movie star - I’d say had LaMotta had access he’d be banned in a week or two.

 

I don’t know about that… wasn’t his controversy basically being rich and black? Lol what would he do so bad today to be as notorious as then?

 

Bivins? Why Bivins? Interesting, I would hate to see Corbett’s mean spirited daily tweets.

 

Ali

 

Tunney certainly would've liked to spread his weird ass ideologies.