Who Were The Most Popular Of Fighter s, Five Years After Their last Fight.?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lol takes some doing that, Stevie!
     
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    Definitely. He's a guy that seems to have definitely gotten more well loved and respected as he ages.
     
    Fergy, Sep 18, 2022
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    Can we even say more popular in retirement than when he was at the top, beating Carpentier even?
     
    Fergy, Sep 18, 2022
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    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IMHO, yes. According to my Dad, Jack wasn't really all that popular (if you define popular as being liked) before the 2nd Tunney fight, but he did have a degree of popularity for a while after the Firpo fight. He was popular during his reign if you count name recognition.
     
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    I do recall reading at times as champ he was definitely not universally liked. By the time he was in his middle age things of course had changed.
     
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  6. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’m sure Larry Holmes would say Ali
     
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  7. Saintpat

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    What did your dad think of James Figg?

    @Richard M Murrieta saw him when Richard was just out of high school I think.
     
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    Dad noted that, when James Figg defeated opponents in Swords or Cudgel Fights, there were almost never rematches recorded.
     
    djanders, Sep 19, 2022
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  9. BoxingFanOfIranianDescent

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    Dempsey for sure, Tyson, Marciano, obviously Ali
     
    BoxingFanOfIranianDescent, Sep 20, 2022
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