Who was the first boxer to use entance music?

Didn't Tyson do it early in his career? Other than that I don't know of anyone doing it earlier than Tyson.

 

Now I am curious about that. My Granddad may have an idea on this. I will ask him tomorrow.

 

I believe Jack Dempsey enter the ring with a band playing.

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Larry Holmes ..” Ain’t no stopping us now “

 

Ali (Shavers) - Star Wars

 

I do not know the answer to that question, But if they had entrance music back then, I am sure that Sonny Liston would have entered with his traditional training song, Night Train.

 

I'm envisioning Sullivan entering the ring carrying a phonograph.

 

I just remember hearing the Rocky theme starting this off. So, I'll say '76-'77 it really getting going and then of course 'Eye of the Tiger' became another staple a few years later. But to tell you the truth, I can't remember a specific fighter having the music going. Just being aware of the music.

 

On his shoulder like a ghetto blaster.

 

EDIT: No doubt some badass Victorian ditty like "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow-Wow."

 

I feel compelled to add, in fairness, that Sullivan's era was pretty schizophrenic when it came to being tough. You've got this stupid, cheesy, naive-sounding pop culture overlaid on top of a society of violent laborers, bareknuckle fights, basically open prostitution, and every legal drug imaginable.

 

Larry Holmes. Thought this was common knowledge

 

Hector Camacho and David Haye copied him