Are you comfortable with Ali beating up smaller, aging men like Archie Moore and Floyd Patterson?

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  1. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My issue is how people on this fourm worship him rather then with him personally
     
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    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Your point?
     
  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Mayweather was older and more past prime than Manny “Scared of Needles” Pacquiao. Marquez weighed 150 in ring for the third Pac fight and became 147 champ after fighting Floyd.

    I definitely do not know what you’re talking about.
     
  4. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly.

    I'm not uncomfortable with Ali trying his hardest in boxing matches with Moore and Patterson.

    Nor am I uncomfortable with Berbick trying his hardest in a boxing match vs Ali.

    It's crazy to think otherwise.

    I'd have rather Ali didn't come out of retirement, but there are far bigger mismatches round the world every weekend than the 3 x fights cited in the OP.
     
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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Okay by me.
     
  6. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    So you admit that you're just being an ******* rather than adding to the conversation... For someone who seems to think he's smarter than everyone else, you sure are stupid.
     
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  7. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why should respect my inferiors?
     
  8. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    Lol, maybe you should respect your nouns first.
     
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  9. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No u
     
  10. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    the Moore fight was absurd but the first Patterson, Floyd was thirty and just looked terrific beating Chuvalo …
     
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  11. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    This new guy is a pest. He's earned entry to my ignore list, something I haven't done for literally years.
     
  12. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    WAHHHHHHH!!!!!
     
  13. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    I hear that. At least with other posters that I don't agree with, they typically aren't this unintelligent. Master is twice my age and he couldn't respond with anything more than, "Your point?", or, "No u", lol.
     
  14. themaster458

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    Kay
     
  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    When an aging or declining fighter gets beaten by a younger and healthier one it’s because the former CHOSE to take the fight. All too often we paint the victor as a villain when all he’s doing is his job. I don’t blame Berbick for beating Ali and nor do I blame Ali for beating Moore or anyone else who was ever in that same situation. When an athlete has reached a point where he or she can’t perform anymore then the sensible thing to do is retire….
     
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