Ali - Sparring & Exhibition Stories?

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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    He sparred Page when Page was a high school kid.
     
  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Where did you see the Hearns/Ali footage?
     
  3. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Youtube video. It was only like 30 seconds of it. There was a video of a lot of the stuff we're talking about now. I don't know if it's still up.
     
  4. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh, Muhammad sparred someone in 83, I know that. How did Super Greg Page do?:hey
     
  5. patscorpio

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    the alzado fight..it was reported that lyle said he was never hit so hard before in his life and this dude played pro football hopped up on every steroid imaginable
     
  6. AnthonyJ74

    AnthonyJ74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali toyed with Alzado like he was a kid! Not many football players have evolved into good boxers. I remember watching Mark Gastineau get soundly trashed by little Tim "Doc" Anderson in a fight on USA network. And that other footballer - Highsmith - get dropped and seriously discombobulated by a jab!
     
  7. ThinBlack

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    Reportedly, in preparation for the second Spinks fight, Ali sparred Tony Tubbs, and Tubbs knocked him down.As for Page, Page admitted in an interview that he sparred with Muhammad at his boxing school, and he tagged Ali with a right, and it turned into a fight.
     
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    Mike DeJohn in 1961.

    DeJohn said that the young Cassius Clay was still pulling amateur moves.

    Though he could get away with it when fighting 'B' level fighters, DeJohn
    stated that 'this crap will get him killed if he ever fights one of the top guys'.
     
  9. Guyfawkes

    Guyfawkes Than who was phone?! Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure your "friend" was bullshitting you, and now ur trying to bull**** us with ur Ali kickboxing story
     
  10. suriamarsuli

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    Actually Ali did sparred with Joe Lewis for his upcoming fight with Inoki.There was no knockout.

    http://www.bruceleedivinewind.com/joelewis.html
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2thglwsTak[/ame]