I remember Angelo Dundee saying exactly the same about Muhammad right before the Larry Holmes fight in an interview (could have been ESPN's 30 for...
Remember her response differently: Mrs. Wepner, after the fight, when her husband came back to his dressing room: "Do I go to Muhammad's room or...
"I broke my back". The interviewer fell quiet for a few seconds, maybe thinking: Did I hear that right? "What do you mean by that? ". - "My back...
"Longevity", Baby, before the term was even invented (it's been an in-word here in Europe for the last ten years or so).
Lewis vs. Klitschko.
Can this interview be found online?
Article is behind a Paypal here in Germany.
Behind Pay Wall for me.
Even more stressing would be the realization that Ali had gotten 1 year younger after Zaire (73 Ali), while he himself had gotten 2 years older.
You got me! Well done. :pancarta:
Physique and Boxing Style: Rahaman Ali and Muhammad. Face: Roy Jones Jr. and Archie Moore.
That was too easy! It even was screened on Closed Circuit, if I remember right. Happened in the late 60s: The Greatest vs. The Brockton Blockbuster.
You don't have to wonder anymore. Holmes vs. Ali was billed as "The last Hurrah", so it would have fitted every other city....
Not the last, but the next era!
In regards to the original question: Nothing. My favorite boxer is considered to be the best ever.
