Well they were nothing. This shit happened 60 years ago, little cornerman taking full-blooded shots from a ranked heavyweight of the era, a man good enough to fight Ali.
They got their telegrams and got to work. Stop. Punch. Stop. Kick his head in. Stop. Left hook, End of Message.
Love this video from about 70 years ago. 70 fuckin years. Mike/Jake is from about 1986 I think..... Jake LaMotta usually gets remembered by people like Bert Sugar as a "Face First, He bled in his dressing room!! Oh my he ate every punch" ...........BS. Love Mike sitting on the chair listening attentively.......