Another linking game: Fury "beats" Willard

[Bundana]

For those who like these "6 degrees of..." brain teasers:

Who can find the shortest way to "prove" that Tyson Fury would beat Jess Willard?

[W1LL]

01.) Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko
02.) Wladimir Klitschko beat Francesco Pianeta
03.) Francesco Pianeta beat Oliver McCall
04.) Oliver McCall beat Larry Holmes
05.) Larry Holmes beat Muhammad Ali
06.) Muhammad Ali beat Henry Cooper
07.) Henry Cooper beat **** Richardson
08.) **** Richardson beat Ezzard Charles
09.) Ezzard Charles beat Billy Gilliam
10.) Billy Gilliam beat Leonard Morrow
11.) Leonard Morrow beat Arturo Godoy
12.) Arturo Godoy beat Luis Angel Firpo
13.) Luis Angel Firpo beat Jess Willard

[Bundana]

Not a bad attempt!

The trick is of course to find the Godoy-Firpo connection... which you did. However, there's a shorter way than 13 moves.

[Humean]

10 steps. Can it be done in 6?

1. Fury-Klitschko
2. Klitschko-Rahman
3. Rahman-Berbick
4. Berbick-Muhammad Ali
5. Muhammad Ali-George Logan
6. George Logan- Ezzard Charles
7. Ezzard Charles-Joe Louis
8. Joe Louis-Godoy
9. Godoy-Firpo
10. Firpo-Willard

[Bundana]

10 steps. Can it be done in 6?

1. Fury-Klitschko
2. Klitschko-Rahman
3. Rahman-Berbick
4. Berbick-Muhammad Ali
5. Muhammad Ali-George Logan
6. George Logan- Ezzard Charles
7. Ezzard Charles-Joe Louis
8. Joe Louis-Godoy
9. Godoy-Firpo
10. Firpo-Willard

No - at least I don't think so. In fact, I'm pretty sure that would be impossible! The "6 degrees of..." was just a reference to the "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" game... since the idea here of course is basically the same.

Anyway, you're VERY close to the shortest route from Klit to Willard... which I believe is in 9 moves.

[Humean]

No - at least I don't think so. In fact, I'm pretty sure that would be impossible! The "6 degrees of..." was just a reference to the "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" game... since the idea here of course is basically the same.

Anyway, you're VERY close to the shortest route from Klit to Willard... which I believe is in 9 moves.

Got the 9 moves, I should have known that Archie Moore would have been a step.

1. Fury-Klitschko
2. Klitschko-Rahman
3. Rahman-Berbick
4. Berbick-Muhammad Ali
5. Muhammad Ali-Archie Moore
6. Archie Moore-Morrow
7. Morrow-Godoy
8. Godoy-Firpo
9. Firpo-Willard

[soul_survivor]

This is a good thread idea. Do another one.

[Bundana]

Got the 9 moves, I should have known that Archie Moore would have been a step.

1. Fury-Klitschko
2. Klitschko-Rahman
3. Rahman-Berbick
4. Berbick-Muhammad Ali
5. Muhammad Ali-Archie Moore
6. Archie Moore-Morrow
7. Morrow-Godoy
8. Godoy-Firpo
9. Firpo-Willard

Excellent... I would be very surprised, if there's a shorter way!

[Bundana]

This is a good thread idea. Do another one.

OK - new one coming up.