Was the alleged Tyson/Douglas upset a mass hallucination?

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  1. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    I respect your opinion but I do not vote, none of the politicians offer any advantages for me or mine. Tax breaks?, I do not file taxes, I am on Social Security, Lol.
     
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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    We would essentially be in the same boat we were in 500 years ago, where the only "reliable" information is word of mouth among acquaintances.

    Of course, we'll probably do something stupid like give computers with strong AI citizenship and the right to vote (at which point they vote to kill us all), so it won't last too long anyway.
     
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  3. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    FACTY: Buster was his nickname. Douglas’ given first name is Tokyo. It’s right there on his birth certificate.
     
  4. Qinglong

    Qinglong New Member Full Member

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  5. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Agreed, a case of self imposed hypnosis.
     
  6. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    It's not what he didn't take, it's what he did take before posting that has me baffled.

    Anyone remember the non-existent battle of Jacks Dempsey & Johnson that was, or wasn't, contested before a live audience of people attending a Rothschild banquet?
     
  7. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Tyson was not a past prime, but a past shape.
    You can't prepare for the 10th title defense by: drinking alcohol every night (maybe something other than alcohol), being in discos until late at night, by having your sparring partner knock you down in training ...
    Now, I really don't know if anyone "helped" Mike Tyson in such a way of life.
    You are met by a B class fighter, who is never more prepared, and never more motivated.
     
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  8. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Using CGI to bring back characters in movies is scary to me. Like bringing back Luke Skywalker in the final episode of The Mandalorian Season 2. Now these graphic designers who are in charge of creating someone's look are toning it down when they know they have the tools to make the characters look flawless.
     
  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    At last! !!
    I've been going crazy the last 32 years trying to work out how Tyson lost to a Buster Douglas.


    He didn't!!!!
     
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  10. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Well thank you very much @cross_trainer.

    The banked winnings, with accrued interest, from the 20K I put down on Buster back in ‘90 has just evaporated from my account on your “Capricorn One” say so.

    So yeah, I’m now hysterical. MASSively.
     
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  11. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    ^ Fake news. I suppose that you believe that the Earth is a globe, too/ :rolleyes:
     
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  12. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    I personally always thought that NASA faked the Tyson / Douglas fight on a green screen, next to the studio where they faked the moon landing. Prove me wrong.
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Boxed Ears is going to be extremely impressed.....perhaps even to the point of wanting to borrow some of your bait.
     
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  14. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Trust me, it's a make believe place. I've never met Any one in my life that s been there, so it must be fake!
     
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  15. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    And what about that Two Ton Tony guy, knocking down Joe Louis.. Ah. Where do they get these story's from??
     
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