I don't believe in an elaborate conspiracy. What I believe happened is not at all elaborate.
I hadn't heard that, but it may well be true. Foreman wrote that it was common practice to lay money on the referee to look the other way etc. He...
Walcott already knew Liston had been down over 10 seconds and knew it did not matter how long he had been down. Ali would not go to a neutral...
1. Fleischer's involvement in Walcott's call was an absurd excuse. Fleischer had nothing to do with the fight. He was a spectator. Walcott knew...
It wasn't a simple mistake and it would not have been an elaborate scheme. "Joe, here's $20,000. Help Clay every chance you get". That's it....
Ali refused to go to a neutral corner for 17 seconds after the "knockdown". After finally being installed in the neutral corner, he left it and...
Epic screw up? Which makes more sense to you: 1. Walcott was paid the throw the fight Ali's way. 2. After 30 years in the ring, Walcott didn't...
Ali told Cosell in an interview that it is easy to talk about fighting Marciano but it's a different thing to get in the ring with him. Ali went...
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Interesting choice of words. You must have been thinking of Holyfield's headbuttung.
I think the second Liston fight defined Ali like no other. He was awarded a KO victory that never happened. Liston was not counted out. He...
It looks like he's had a strong influence from pro wrestling.
I think this was a part of Marciano's overall mentality in the ring. He was totally focused on destroying his opponent and ending the fight. He...
I'm not sure that happened to Marciano enough to consider it a trademark or a characteristic with a pattern. How many times was he knocked down?...
Actually Marciano got up dazed and goofy after that knockdown. The ref erroneously gave him a standing 8 count and gave him a chance to clear his...
