Could be. There's no really convincing evidence that it isn't.
Why ? The bounce off the ropes makes it look even more staged, like a wrestling set up.
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:deal To be fair to this guy, he's obviously just practicing his story-telling. It's amusing how the other kid is hanging on his every word...
:lol: the excuses.
I agree with this. Liston seems to get a pass because of what Cassius Clay became later on. At the time, Clay/Ali was still a developing novice,...
It's all a matter of opinion. Personally I'd probably rate Marciano above Liston too.
I've never been a big fan of the 'eye test' myself. I don't go simply on who has the prettiest style or the sexiest abs.
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Yeah, almost everyone at the time thought losing to Norton was the nail in the coffin of Ali's career, because Norton was such an otherwise...
I didn't know there was any question over whether he could hurt the Super-Heavies. And, yes, knocking out such an inexperienced novice proves...
Yes, you make a good point. To be fair to Norton, the likes of Howard Cosell were ignorant and fickle. Firstly, they made out Norton was a nobody....
I haven't made any exaltations. I've stated the obvious facts .... he was a ranked contender, he beat some ranked fighters (including the number 1...
Has this thread become a fiction writing competition or something ? :huh
