Great Publicity Moves

[HomicideHenry]

Archie Moore's WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE posters when he was promoting himself as Marciano's next mandatory.

[Brutu]

here is a 3 page article about "Sheriff"Archie Moore from LIFE July.10.1955
scroll down to page 49 to see the Wanted Poster.

http://books.google.com/books?id=11YEAA ... pg=PA46&dq

[Jaclem]

..carnera's handlers did some clever things. he was always surrounded by men who were shorter than average to make him look even taller, and he wore shoes that were even larger than the big ones of the regular size...he had huge feet anyway but these shoes made him look as big as the frankenstein monster. plus in training camp covered by the press he wore a larger foul cup to make....ah....another appendage look bigger.

[Rover]

..carnera's handlers did some clever things. he was always surrounded by men who were shorter than average to make him look even taller, and he wore shoes that were even larger than the big ones of the regular size...he had huge feet anyway but these shoes made him look as big as the frankenstein monster. plus in training camp covered by the press he wore a larger foul cup to make....ah....another appendage look bigger.

The last thing he did...bizarre.

[Rover]

How about Morrison doing Rocky V? It certainly made him a much bigger name (if that's the kind of thing you were looking for, Duce).
Rocky VI didn't really help Tarver, though.

[Rover]

A Heavyweight Champion fighting a Japanese Wrestler.

For those who paid to see this 'phony circus act'.

"A sucker is born every minute"

You may have well let Muhammad Ali come into your house and take your wallet.....

Same Result.

Yeah, that was a farce.

[iamasadlittleboy]

Ali Inoki was awful as a spectacular, Lebelle v Savage was a better spectacle but equally as bad for boxing

[Rover]

Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki

A Bob Arum Promotion........"Yea Baby"

Arum still has junk promotions quite a bit, unfortunately.

[yancey]

Would the story that one stood on a bridge and threw his Olympic medal in the river count as a great publicity move?

[Rover]

Would the story that one stood on a bridge and threw his Olympic medal in the river count as a great publicity move?

I'd say so.

[Rover]

Was 'D-Con Foregone' a good pubic relations move..........

Madison Avenue Marketing Heads said Muhammad Ali can only sell 'Poison'.

'D-Con Power'..................Yea Baby, you tell them Muhammad !!!!

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.47467602 ... 6&pid=15.1

Pubic relations...

[Giancarlo]

Would the story that one stood on a bridge and threw his Olympic medal in the river count as a great publicity move?

Obsessed much with Ali?

[yancey]

Would the story that one stood on a bridge and threw his Olympic medal in the river count as a great publicity move?

Obsessed much with Ali?

Not a bit. He was a great champ.

I just like to expose myths.