The two hard nuts went hammer & tongue for 11 rounds during the heat of Ash Wednesday and Frank the Tank - driven by the devil - didn't take one...
Another black eye for Aus boxing coming right up.
No surprisingly Ali ticking almost all the boxes there.
Excellent question. Somewhere long the line the Commonwealth title lost it's high ranking in the belt pecking order and has since been far less in...
Hatred is a great motivator in any sport. It's often the thing that helps you go the extra yard in training as well as in the actual contest.
Wlad's size and reach and the way he utilizes them make him a very difficult opponent. It would have been very interesting to see how Wlad coped...
He certainly did. Can't believe I forgot that. It was in my home town :patsch
It would have made zero sense not to try and entice Tua.
So no Tua? Pity.
Sometimes during as well :yep "What's my name!" "What's my name!" - Ali to the hapless Ernie Terrell.
I wasn't offering up a proof read biography. Just something I scratched together while the boss thought I was working today. George was 37-0...
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The last sentence is interesting. Interesting also to hear Kirby was even sparring Leapai after the disclosure following the recent heavyweight...
Very good by most people's standards: George stopped a 37-0 reigning champion in Frazier (who had already beaten Ali), and to prove it no fluke...
Most people seem to have conveniently forgotten that.