[Cen-Tejas]

.......saw the Thrilla from Manilla on closed circuit TV...back in those days we all had to gather somewhere around town to see it..

.......rooted for Joe all the way and have never been so impressed with a real man in my life as Joe Frazier......well, maybe Chesty Puller or Nathan Bedford Forrest...............

as for Ali, he was great as a fighter, but those of us who had many of our young years dictated to us by the draft, and for those who were killed and maimed by their service, we don’t think he is so cool and if he is the most beloved man in the world we don’t agree....................

[traditional1]

Never was a Cassius Clay fan. He was one of the first "Black Muslims", and changed his name due to the "makeover".

He was a black icon to black people, but he dodged the draft, and showed what contempt "his people" had for the Law.

I lost MANY friends and classmates in Nam, and I have no sympathy for whiners.