Talking Boxing - Your Screening Question?

[Bundana]

Lol, nice.

Sullivan > Corbett > Fitzsimmons > Johnson > Willard > Dempsey > Sharkey > Louis > Marciano > Moore > Ali > Holmes > Tyson - 12 jumps. Do I hear 11???

Sullivan > Corbett > Fitzsimmons > Johnson > Willard > Firpo > Godoy > H. Johnson > Moore > Ali > Holmes > Tyson - 11 jumps. Do I hear 9???

[QueensburyRules]

Yeah, I guess I mean more a person who lived an amazing life. Athletic legend, ground breaking actor (plus I love the 'Dirty Dozen'), civil rights activist. Lots of various impact

- - Brown had noble intentions, but a manic temper easily triggered gave him a bad rap, esp with women.

Notably, he wasn't a slugger, but wif his huge hands and size and strength, he was a fearsome choker. He had as one of our more esteemed boxing experts would weigh in, "impressive milking muscle."

[Willie Pep 229]

Sullivan > Corbett > Fitzsimmons > Johnson > Willard > Firpo > Godoy > H. Johnson > Moore > Ali > Holmes > Tyson - 11 jumps. Do I hear 9???

You have to do it in six. Six degrees of separation. Make Sullivan the "Kevin Bacon" of HW history.

Louis -> Sharkey -> Wills -> Johnson -> Jeffries -> Corbett -> Sullivan.

DAMN IT - that's seven!

ON A DIFFERENT NOTE

I wonder how short of chain can we get from from Fury to Sullivan?

Fury -> Wald -> Lewis -> Tyson -> Holmes -> Ali -> Moore -> Marciano -> Louis -> Sharkey -> Wills -> Jeffries -> Corbett -> Sullivan.

14 degrees of separation. Can anyone get there faster?

[Bundana]

I wonder how short of chain can we get from from Fury to Sullivan?

Fury -> Wald -> Lewis -> Tyson -> Holmes -> Ali -> Moore -> Marciano -> Louis -> Sharkey -> Wills -> Jeffries -> Corbett -> Sullivan.

14 degrees of separation. Can anyone get there faster?

I'm rather confused: Wlad didn't fight Lewis - and Wills never fought Jeffries! So several names are missing in this chain!

[Willie Pep 229]

I'm rather confused: Wlad didn't fight Lewis - and Wills never fought Jeffries! So several names are missing in this chain!

Sorry I blew the Wald outright I thought they fought. Breaks the chain to Fury.

Not missing, I was trying for as short a chain as possible.

No Wills wasn't supose to fight Jeffries, Johnson was the connection between the two.

I misunderstood I thought you were connecting lineal chains of fights (history) back to Sullivan.

I guess I made up my own game, sorry!

What are the rules? LOL

[Willow The Wisp]

From the top of the thread:: Sullivan > Corbett > Fitzsimmons > Johnson > Willard > Dempsey > Sharkey > Louis > Marciano > Moore > Ali > Holmes > Tyson - 12 jumps. Do I hear 11???

[Willow The Wisp]

Hint...its possible.

[Bundana]

Sorry I blew the Wald outright I thought they fought. Breaks the chain to Fury.

Not missing, I was trying for as short a chain as possible.

No Wills wasn't supose to fight Jeffries, Johnson was the connection between the two.

I misunderstood I thought you were connecting lineal chains of fights (history) back to Sullivan.

I guess I made up my own game, sorry!

What are the rules? LOL

No special rules! Pretty straight forward... we're simply trying to connect two boxers via a chain of the fewest possible names. Isn't that what Willow had in mind, when he started this in post #3?

[Bundana]

Hint...its possible.

Indeed it is - and I gave you an "11" in post #31.

[Willie Pep 229]

I'm rather confused: Wlad didn't fight Lewis - and Wills never fought Jeffries! So several names are missing in this chain!

I'm sorry I realize just now I left Johnson off my list. DUH!