Very interesting vid for history nuts. The host asks them various questions which are actually pretty good for the most part.
I just realized that Joe Louis and Rampage Jackson sound exactly the same, with the exception that Joe's significantly more humble and less rowdy. Nice Vid!
Jack Dempsey picked Joey Maxim to win and Joe Louis picked Ezzard Charles to win. I also noticed how modest Joe was when asked if he could beat a prime Dempsey. Joe would've smashed him regardless of what Joe himself thought.
Another thing kind of cool is that the audience and host treat Joe with respect. Just thought it was kind of strange to see a black man being treated so well like that on TV in the 50s. I remember reading white people were afraid of Louis as they feared he would be the second coming of Jack Johnson.
Boxers were regulars on talk shows back in the day. Too bad its not that way anymore.
Theres a great video of Sandy Saddler and Willie Pep talking about their fights together on a talk show too. Tons of stuff like that actually.[/QUOTE
I've seen plenty of boxers on American talk shows. Wlad appeared on Conan O Brian at the start of this year. Vitali was on the Tonight Show. Manny appears on Jimmy Kimmel often even though he speaks tourist level english. Claressa Shields has done her rounds on all those teenie bopper shows with numbers and shit in their name. I don't even live in the country and I see this so there's more than likely more I'm not thinking of.
Boxers were regulars on talk shows back in the day. Too bad its not that way anymore.
Theres a great video of Sandy Saddler and Willie Pep talking about their fights together on a talk show too. Tons of stuff like that actually.[/QUOTE
I've seen plenty of boxers on American talk shows. Wlad appeared on Conan O Brian at the start of this year. Vitali was on the Tonight Show. Manny appears on Jimmy Kimmel often even though he speaks tourist level english. Claressa Shields has done her rounds on all those teenie bopper shows with numbers and shit in their name. I don't even live in the country and I see this so there's more than likely more I'm not thinking of.
Not nearly the same thing though. Wlad got what, 5 minutes of awkward conversation on Conan O'Brien? Boxers used to be on prime time television with entire hours of broadcast dedicated to them.
Most boxers will reply in the same manner about the boxers who came before them. New boxers are always trained, or brain washed, into putting the old guys on a mantle. Or I guess boxing has too many legends for it's own good. Legends become legend.
I also thought Dempsey's delay in answering the question about the state of boxers today was interesting, like he wanted to say more. There are quotes from around that time where Dempsey is ripping into how bad the sport has become.
Another thing kind of cool is that the audience and host treat Joe with respect. Just thought it was kind of strange to see a black man being treated so well like that on TV in the 50s. I remember reading white people were afraid of Louis as they feared he would be the second coming of Jack Johnson.
Boxers were regulars on talk shows back in the day. Too bad its not that way anymore.
Theres a great video of Sandy Saddler and Willie Pep talking about their fights together on a talk show too. Tons of stuff like that actually.
Who wants to talk to Floyd Mayweather on their talk show? Let alone a regular? A lot of the dudes nowadays are jokers, completely full of themselves.
Another thing kind of cool is that the audience and host treat Joe with respect. Just thought it was kind of strange to see a black man being treated so well like that on TV in the 50s. I remember reading white people were afraid of Louis as they feared he would be the second coming of Jack Johnson.
Boxers were regulars on talk shows back in the day. Too bad its not that way anymore.
Theres a great video of Sandy Saddler and Willie Pep talking about their fights together on a talk show too. Tons of stuff like that actually.
Chelsea Lately.