Great thread, Rummy! I think a thread where posters top 10s are listed should be a sticky. 1. Muhammed Ali 2. Joe Louis 3. Rocky Marciano 4. Jack...
There is no justification for Suzie's personal insults against you. As I said, it was way out of line, and I think out of character for him. I...
Its sad to see the Classic Forum degenerate into a slanging match that would be embarrassing in the General Forum.. I feel for Suzie, because it...
Good quotes, and I have read them, years ago. Thanks for refreshing my memory! BUT I don't think Dempsey is saying that he could never beat Sam...
The quote I have from Dempsey relates to the possibility of him facing Langford as a younger fighter in 1916: "I think Sam Langford was the...
I agree. Losing to Spinks, a 'contender' with half a dozen fights is downright embarrassing, and makes Ali's legacy look worse. All of Ali's...
Ali's fights after Manilla, and why they add practically zero to Ali's legacy: Jean-Pierre Coopman: Ali KOs a nice man, but a terrible boxer in...
I have given this matter a great deal of thought over the years, and read widely on the subject. For the sake of his health, Ali should have...
Mr Bill, much of what you say is fair enough. Ali and Frazier weren't old per say, but Frazier with his relentless aggressive style soaked up a...
In Manila Ali, was in the ring against an extremely hostile and relentless demon of combat in Joe Frazier; who was prepared to ****ing die, rather...
I think you are putting way too much emphasis on weight and not nearly enough on age in the examples you give: FACT: Ali Frazier 3 was an awesome...
Ali felt more pain than he had ever known before in the third Frazier fight. He said Manila "was the closest to thing to death" that he knew of....
I met Chris Eubank last year and he was very pleasant and friendly. I bumped into him in the street in Cardiff, entirely by chance, and said I was...
Frazier wanted to go out for the 15th round in Manilla, practically blind and soaking up terrible punishment, for the slim chance to land a big...
I respect Bruce Lee for what he achieved, he is a cultural icon and hugely influential. He changed the way the world sees martial arts. And he...
