Before Foreman fought Ali, I would tell him to conserve his energy, that Ali can take a punch better than people think. I'd tell him to pick his spots to throw power punches and lean on Ali to tire him. Then, we would be talking about Foreman as the "Greatest".
wilfredo gomez - to take salavador sanchez seriously..
tito trinidad - to dump his dad as trainer and take joe goosen before the hopkins and winky fights..not sure if he would of won anyway but the fights would of been alot closer ..
I would've made sure Tyson had no desire to chill with Desiree Washington or any other woman that night....by any means neccessary, even if I had to service him myself..
these are not my favorite fighters btw... i wouldve told roy just to retire on top like the badass he was at time. when he wont the heavyweight title. i wouldve told vargas to take a couple more fights with big punchers. before taking on a devastating puncher like trinidad so early. besides quartey i dont think he fought a one punch knock out artist like trinidad. trinidad took that man's chin and confidence back home with him to p.r :(
I don't really have a favorite, but there are many boxers over the years that I've been a fan of. There is one that comes to mind that I would tell to "keep it in his pants, don't to marry that woman, and stay away from Don King".
I would tell Castillo to run after he dropped Corrales twice.I would have at least told him to take a knee when he got hurt.I would have told Sam Peter to stay away from Wlad he's too damn tall.I would have told Ike Ibeabuchi that raping that chick was a bad idea.I would have told Roy Jones to stay at hw going back down to lhw is going to be tough on your body.I would have told McClellan to do his best to get the fight with Benn in the u.s. and if it didn't happen to turn down the fight.I would have told Vivian Harris to box and move and not blow his load so early.
i would say erik u dumb fuk
stick to the body
dont go head hunting
do it like the last fight
be a true professional
beat that body
then go for the head late
but BEAT THAT BODY!!!
I would of told Terry Norris to take the Trinidad fight (And 3 million). Don't wait for De La Hoya. Norris got knocked out in the tune-up fight for Oscar.
i would have told meldrick taylor to run in the 12th round, or to at leats say i'm ok.
Yeah, I just watched that fight a week ago, all he had to do was respond to the ref, and he would have won.
You can tell them anything you want. They're still going to do it. It's their nature. If they didn't think they could win somehow, they wouldn't be in the ring....
I would tell Billy Conn to box Joe Louis for the last 3 rds of the 1st fight indstead of goin for the knockout and thus he would have been the heavyweyght champ of the world and probably would have been put in some top 10 lists as greatest of all time for heavyweights (I have Conn at # 1 at Light Heavyweight, w/ Archie Moore at a close 2). Billy said it best though after the Louis fight, "Whats the point of being Irish if you cant be thick."
I would tell Joe Louis to get an accountant so he could pay his taxes on time, thus stopping him being knocked out by Marciano after he was forced to fight to pay the bills well passed his prime!
I also would have told him to keep his left hand up higher when throwing his right against Max Schmeling in the first fight!