Monday, July 3, 2023

Always marketing his fights, Ali kept himself in the papers.

 


11 comments:

  1. Ali probably would have said they've got the signed turned around so Joe can remember where he is. His trash-talking was at its best when he was slagging Joe Frazier.

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  2. What a character…

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  3. I think that Joe's training "camp" was in a North Philly gym off of Broad Street.

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  4. I remember my Father telling me that his generation started respecting Elvis when he was drafted and served his country. They had no respect for the coward Ali who claimed to be a pacifist and his ocupation was beating people up.

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  5. Never liked Ali and his continually hugging folks in the ring. Hated his mouth as well.

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  6. Look at the size of Frazier's shoulders. Those are some powerhouses.

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  7. "down goes frazier"

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  8. Frazier/Ali 1 was the greatest pugilist contest of all time, IMHO. The next best was the Thrila in Manila, fight 3 between these two. Both came out of that series permanently damaged.

    Nemo

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  9. Those interviews Cosell did with Ali were something else.

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  10. "I'm gonna hit Joe & hit Joe & hit Joe, Joe loves to get hit!"
    - Ali

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  11. Frazier was a good and decent man who Ali disparaged, calling him a Gorilla, etc. Joe was twice the person Ali was. One of my all time favorite sports moments was when Joe knocked Ali on his ass in the 15th round of their first fight. That Ali got up from that left hook says a lot about his will and determination, but until late in his life, he was mostly a crappy person.

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