sportsman of last century.

[boxman]

Originally Posted by silver spoon

try an "earlier " fight.

Liston?

[newtry]

mohammed ali is to boxing as alex higgins is to snooker as george best was to
soccer...........they were the best............in my opinion..........pure talent
and showmanship...........

[silver spoon]

Originally Posted by newtry

mohammed ali is to boxing as alex higgins is to snooker as george best was to
soccer...........they were the best............in my opinion..........pure talent
and showmanship...........

the only thing that stopped Ali was Parkinson's,

George & Alex sadly self destructed.Imagine if George had been able

to play in a world cup.

[newtry]

if george had played in a world cup, the whole of ireland would have been
.........."united"...........
sadly, fame and fortune at a young age is hard to handle.
i thought ali contracted parkinsons after he retired?

[silver spoon]

Originally Posted by newtry

if george had played in a world cup, the whole of ireland would have been
.........."united"...........
sadly, fame and fortune at a young age is hard to handle.
i thought ali contracted parkinsons after he retired?

he did indeed newtry, but it was the only thing that stopped

him, as he didn't self destruct.It would have been brilliant to watch and listen

to him in his retirement.

[sailor]

ALI V GEORGE CHAVULO = Applo v Rocky ?

[silver spoon]

Originally Posted by sailor

ALI V GEORGE CHAVULO = Applo v Rocky ?

sailor it's widely held that Chuck wepner was the man who was "Rocky "

Ali said he was unfit etc, so he put his head down,and worked his ass off .

He put Ali down in the 9th, it went 15 rounds.

[sailor]

Originally Posted by silver spoon

sailor it's widely held that Chuck wepner was the man who was "Rocky "

Ali said he was unfit etc, so he put his head down,and worked his ass off .

He put Ali down in the 9th, it went 15 rounds.

Silver Spoon
Cheers ,the auld grey matter dosen't work as well as it used to, I used to read the Ring Magazine from cover to cover ,

[silver spoon]

how old/young was Ali when he won

his Olympic gold medal ?

[silver spoon]

Originally Posted by boxman

Liston?

correct ,boxy.