Names Ali Called His Opponents

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  1. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    Who did he refer to as the mummy?
    whi was called the accorn?
     
  2. teeto

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    Was Foreman the mummie? Not sure though
     
  3. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    yes your correct,foreman was called the mummy
     
  4. PopeJackson

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  5. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    ali put boxing back at the forefront in the 60's and 70's,a lot have tried to be like him but failed.he must have defeated a favorite boxer of yours?
     
  6. janitor

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    Liston = the bear

    Chuvalo = the washerwoman

    Frazier = the gorilla

    Foreman = the mummy

    Shavers= the acorn

    Weaver = the beaver

    Holmes = the peanut
     
  7. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Patterson = the rabbit.

    Reading that, it's actually that's pretty childish middleschool stuff, but the way he brought it, it was still funny.

    Plus, Holmes' nickname is right on the money. :yep
     
  8. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    as the referee was giving ali and shavers their instructions,ali was rubbing earnie's bald head with his glove.saying i'm shinning it up so it makes a better target to hitt.
     
  9. mcvey

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    He also called Holmes an ungrateful C**t, on Oct 2 nd 1980 ,as he sat on his stool. :lol:
     
  10. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    Who did he call,the "billy goat"?
     
  11. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Ali took a lot of his schtick from pro wrestling bad guys.
     
  12. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    1 wrestler he liked was georgous george,among others
     
  13. Lobotomy

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    "Uncle Tom" - Ernie Terrell
    "The Pelican" - Antonio Inoki
     
  14. teeto

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    The original trash-talker
     
  15. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    he started all that talk yes,he had liston so scared.sonny thought is was out of him mind.