16th feb 1970 frazier v ellis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA8kEbAmFfg
this is a pretty cool shot on the cover of this new book.. [IMG]
great wee story
carpentier also took some easy hand-picked fights....ones that should never have happened.. ie.. he defended the european heavyweight title...
problem with this is...in 69, if ali hadnt lost his license...he wouldnt have been that 71 version of ali we seen....he would have had continuous...
he told me donny lalonde was his toughest fight..based on stage of his career and what he achieved from it....in other interviews i have always...
he went up to light-heavy only, right ? edit : actually..it seems he did fight at heavy too......i think this is the answer ....well done
willie meehan too... but neither of those were their country's best
alabama kid ?
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beat me to it. they are far to quick around here
was that around the time this was taken ? [IMG]
ok...i'll play... [IMG]
ringo looked good against ali in their fight...although he got ko'd at the end...you think he'd have lasted all the way to the end with a better,...
i've posted this here before...but its hidden away in some thread way back in the archives here somewhere...so i'll stick it up here again....its...
