Death of a true legend.
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Since i was a kid it was my goal to meet him. Heard he may have been getting a knighthood this summer and was planning on going down on the off chance. Ill have to make do with this beauty. Mrs asked me last night how much it'd cost to take it off my hands. Honestly couldn't pick a number. Itd have to be life changing
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raggles
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He visited Newcastle in the late 80's or early 90's and a lad i know was part of his security team he still has a 4ft x 3ft copy of the photo of him escorting Ali into a venue above his fireplace. His wife has been told on more than one occasion she would be gone long before the the photo ever would.
And at 10 years old in the days long long before satellite telly I stayed up all night with me fatha so we could listen to the fight on the radio.
And at 10 years old in the days long long before satellite telly I stayed up all night with me fatha so we could listen to the fight on the radio.
Of course he was the greatest. What he did for the sport and the people. The entertainment he provided. No one comes close. Marciano may have had a perfect 49-0 but how many people especially the younger generation have heard of him?
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BigK
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Lennox Lewis was a great fighter, Ali was the greatest.
Records, stats etc not worth the paper they are written on, last David Haye opponent a good example, was it 29-0 before that fight?? And in world terms was an absolute chump.
You have to look at the quality of opponent, which brings me back to Lewis;
Look at the fighters he fought throughout his career, then take a look at Ali's, he was the best around in an era of quality that the division hasn't seen since, and highly unlikely ever will again.
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Records, stats etc not worth the paper they are written on, last David Haye opponent a good example, was it 29-0 before that fight?? And in world terms was an absolute chump.
You have to look at the quality of opponent, which brings me back to Lewis;
Look at the fighters he fought throughout his career, then take a look at Ali's, he was the best around in an era of quality that the division hasn't seen since, and highly unlikely ever will again.
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BigK
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Lol [emoji23][emoji23]
He did right to refuse to fight, how was it 'his' country when he couldn't even sit and have something to eat in a restaurant in the town he was reared in? Worth fighting for?
And that was after winning the USA a gold medal !
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He did right to refuse to fight, how was it 'his' country when he couldn't even sit and have something to eat in a restaurant in the town he was reared in? Worth fighting for?
And that was after winning the USA a gold medal !
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Not a bad shout. again though, better record no doubt. Better fighter entertainer etc. Ali for me. He did things thatd never been seen before. All the poems and stating the rounds. It caught people's attention. A real one off character
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Pug
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Spot on mate.
Think he said something like "no Vietnamese ever called me ******"
there was a computer generated fight between Marciano and clay, they cut all of their punches , with both boxers being defeated and both winning, it was shown on prime time tv, if i remember correctly rocky won with a knock out.
in the 60s boxing as a sport was going down hill, becoming a third rate sport then along came clay, boxing became interesting again, it was one of them times when along came several boxers who were, the best the world had seen, frazier, holmes, foreman, spinks.
Never knew that malc. I would have liked to see them fight, both in their prime. Who knows what would have happened.
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brian london got his purse stopped for that fight as he was not a suitable opponent.
i am certain rocky won with a knockout
