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    Default Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Who do you think did everything they could to make the headlines? Who craved the media attention the most. I'm asking about pro boxers.
    Some of my picks.
    Jack Johnson
    Ali
    Mike Tyson
    Ricardo Mayorga
    Floyd
    Broner--yeah he's near the top.
    Marciano
    Give us your picks.

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Ali. [/thread]

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Who do you think did everything they could to make the headlines? Who craved the media attention the most. I'm asking about pro boxers.
    Some of my picks.
    Jack Johnson
    Ali
    Mike Tyson
    Ricardo Mayorga
    Floyd
    Broner--yeah he's near the top.
    Marciano
    Give us your picks.
    In what way was Marciano a media hound?

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    DeLaHoya!

    what about Baer? Riddick bowe by way of Rock Neuman? That guy just didn't know when to shut his stubby Ewok looking ass up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Who do you think did everything they could to make the headlines? Who craved the media attention the most. I'm asking about pro boxers.
    Some of my picks.
    Jack Johnson
    Ali
    Mike Tyson
    Ricardo Mayorga
    Floyd
    Broner--yeah he's near the top.
    Marciano
    Give us your picks.
    In what way was Marciano a media hound?
    He quit a winner. How much would he be talked about without that ZERO?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
    DeLaHoya!

    what about Baer? Riddick bowe by way of Rock Neuman? That guy just didn't know when to shut his stubby Ewok looking ass up!
    Stubby looking...Two Ton Tony Galento did and said some interesting things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
    DeLaHoya!

    what about Baer? Riddick bowe by way of Rock Neuman? That guy just didn't know when to shut his stubby Ewok looking ass up!
    Max is a good one. He was a clown in and out of the ring.

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    I think Larry Holmes wanted a lot more attention than he received, as did Joe Frazier. Ali overshadowed everyone most of the time.
    After his lose to Ali, Foreman got more attention than he wanted.

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Chris Eubanks
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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    It is Ali.
    "Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it."

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    It's Muhammad Ali. Unquestionably.

    Greatest self-promoter in boxing history, always heading up his own parade.

    Lots of guys bring attention to themselves as well they should; it brings up the gate and sells more tickets. Nobody did it to Ali's extent though. Other huge draws like Dempsey and Tyson would do interviews and appearances and whatnot as it's part of a Champion's job, but they didn't go out of their way to create publicity; the fans and press just went to them. Ali, on the other hand, always went that extra mile for more and more publicity which is a good career move. Good publicity, bad publicity, didn't matter, just as long as it sold tickets.

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Ali and Money Mayweather

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Robinson was flamboyant.

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    Default Re: Historically, who is the biggest media hound?

    Ali or Oscar.

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    Why marciano..? But ali was the first name in my head. But max baer user to use the media alot thats one of the reasons he was called a clown because of the joking he used to do... I seen an old interview when it was showing him "training" and he was building sandcastles saying it helped his arm strength..

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