When i was a kid,the television never missed a boxing match.My Dad was a fighter and he controlled what was on the tv anyway.Frazier,Liston,Holmes,Forman,the list is long.I remember watching those fights.Rip.
Ali
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He was great boxer. I don't think he was the greatest in the ring, but he was fantastic at marketing and self promotion, I don't think there was anyone else like that before him.
I also admired his principals, how many athletes today would take 3 years out of their career during their prime earning period simply based on their principals
I do think there were better boxers. Hypothetically, if there were a fight between Ali and Tyson when they were both in their prime I think Tyson would have clobbered him.
Anyway, RIP
I also admired his principals, how many athletes today would take 3 years out of their career during their prime earning period simply based on their principals
I do think there were better boxers. Hypothetically, if there were a fight between Ali and Tyson when they were both in their prime I think Tyson would have clobbered him.
Anyway, RIP
You're not really chuffed about that, are you? He may have grown up in a ghetto. Elvis explains all about that to music. Did he ever steal a car? I don't think so. He was a winner in my eyes.
same with my father, didn't dare walk in front of the tv when wide world of sports was on
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And this is different from any sports that you play or watch how?
* except curling, darts, fishing, bowling
whoa jimbo, he didn't get an official deferment like the rich kids?
I was part of a boxing club through my late teens(Peterborough - shout out!) I had an issue of hitting someone vs a bag. However the training is incredibly hard, even if you negate the fact that you are hitting someone. I'm female so that idea is foreign to me. Don't forget these athletes have incredible strength and speed.
Ali was a great boxer
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I believe he tossed is Olympic Medals into some lake/ocean.
So what do you call President GW Bush?
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You misunderstood what I wrote...likely due to my phrasing.
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This was supposed to be a tribute to one of the greatest sportsman and entertainer of our time and you guys side tracked with all this stupid ****...
To the guy who said all he did was punch people in the head...I hope you're just being sarcastic.
and the one who said Tyson would clobber him...no, just no. I love Tyson as much as anyone, even more so being someone who trains in combat sports and having an aggressive slug it out heavy hitting style. Thing is Tyson was like a great white...cold blooded straight up killer pretty much. It all he was good at and known for...other than all the negative outside the ring stuff. Ali is like a killer whale, smart as hell, comes with a gameplan and still a real bad mother****er in his own right. With his long rangy elusive style, the hard hitting straights and hooks, there's no way it would be a clobberfest.
Ali was a ****ing genius, inside and out of the ring. The way he put together words, himself, his combinations, the people, everything...he was the complete warrior. A king, Tyson is just someone you want as a bodyguard or on your hit squad and that's it. Even then he might just be the most unreliable son of a ***** who could go off at anything or everything. If Ali was in prime in this day and age he'd be the first athlete to become president of the USA, **** Obama...Tyson? He'd probably still be in jail.
Tyson was a naturally small heavyweight but still hit like a truck and was explosive as hell, but I highly doubt he hit any harder than the likes of Sonny Liston, George Foreman or Ernie Shavers. Ali proved time and time again he could take the biggest shots from the hardest hitters and still stay in there and knock their ***** out. Anytime Tyson got into a long dragged out fight if he couldn't get a quick KO, he almost always lost.
To the guy who said all he did was punch people in the head...I hope you're just being sarcastic.
and the one who said Tyson would clobber him...no, just no. I love Tyson as much as anyone, even more so being someone who trains in combat sports and having an aggressive slug it out heavy hitting style. Thing is Tyson was like a great white...cold blooded straight up killer pretty much. It all he was good at and known for...other than all the negative outside the ring stuff. Ali is like a killer whale, smart as hell, comes with a gameplan and still a real bad mother****er in his own right. With his long rangy elusive style, the hard hitting straights and hooks, there's no way it would be a clobberfest.
Ali was a ****ing genius, inside and out of the ring. The way he put together words, himself, his combinations, the people, everything...he was the complete warrior. A king, Tyson is just someone you want as a bodyguard or on your hit squad and that's it. Even then he might just be the most unreliable son of a ***** who could go off at anything or everything. If Ali was in prime in this day and age he'd be the first athlete to become president of the USA, **** Obama...Tyson? He'd probably still be in jail.
Tyson was a naturally small heavyweight but still hit like a truck and was explosive as hell, but I highly doubt he hit any harder than the likes of Sonny Liston, George Foreman or Ernie Shavers. Ali proved time and time again he could take the biggest shots from the hardest hitters and still stay in there and knock their ***** out. Anytime Tyson got into a long dragged out fight if he couldn't get a quick KO, he almost always lost.
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