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Holmes vs Holyfied would have a joy the watch. It happened. It wasn't that great of a fight. Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
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Holmes was a legit heavyweight champ, I think it would have been lopsided. I liked Evander, I wouldn't have wanted to see that. Evander cruised and won 8 rounds against Holmes. Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
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I should have said in the prime .
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John Collins/ Lenny LaPaglia was a good fight. Always enjoyed watching Ray Mancini and Sean O'Grady, too.
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I should have said in the prime . It certainly would have been more competitive. Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
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Yeah,..Mancini was fun to watch, but his career ended after he killed Duk-Koo Kim in the ring.
He wouldn't finish after that.
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Yeah,..Mancini was fun to watch, but his career ended after he killed Duk-Koo Kim in the ring.
He wouldn't finish after that. Can't really blame him. The ref in the Kim fight felt so guilty about it that he commited suicide shortly thereafter. Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
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I watched that one too. Kim was amazing. More amazing was the fact that it never got stopped. It set a precedent.......
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Henry Cooper has passed away at age 76. RIP sir.
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Isn't that SIR Henry Cooper?
Of Henry's Hammer fame.
The Chosin Few November to December 1950, Korea. I'm not one of the Chosin Few but no more remarkable group of Americans ever existed.
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Yes.
The first man to show that Ali was a sucker for a left hook.
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The best boxing lesson taught to a contender was that by Joe Calzoghy from Whales when he fought the silver spoon kid called "left hook lacey" such boxing skills I have not seen in the last 40 years. By the way Joe was undefeated for over 10 years and took on all commers.
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Thank you for showing the Big Cat Williams attempt at Ali. I missed that one in Houston, although I did see Williams outpoint Zora. Live in Houston. Won $50 on that one.
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Marciano and Archie Moore, two of my favorites.
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