2016 Postmortem

H2O Man

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39. Be careful!

Reply to noretreatnosurrender (Reply #37)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 08:19 PM

Mar 2016

If I get talking about Ali, you'll be wondering when I can shut my big mouth!

One cool thing is to go to You Tube, and watch the old fight films from Jimmy Jacobs' massive collection. It was eventually sold to ESPN. Unreal material there. Both Liston Vs Williams bouts, for example. People tend to forget that Ali didn't just beat Frazier and Foreman, but he whipped Sonny Liston. And, but for Ali, Liston would be widely recognized as in the top five heavyweights ever.

I go to fights from time to time. I almost prefer sitting home and watching them, these days. Except for with my younger son -- he's a good amateur heavyweight, hardest puncher I've seen in these parts in over 50 years (okay, except when Earnie Shavers fought locally!).

There's a good boxing site on Face Book, if you are interested. Lots of former champions and others. Let me know if you are interested.

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