1 posted on
09/18/2013 8:16:33 PM PDT by
South40
To: South40
2 posted on
09/18/2013 8:21:15 PM PDT by
massmike
(Why doesn't Obama just declare Syria a "chemical weapons-free zone"?)
To: South40
He was a great fighter. Truly. I have great respect for his abilities. He was at his peak in a very competitive era in boxing, and if he had come along at another time he very likely would be now remembered as a World Heavyweight Champion. He frustrated Ali because of his style, including keeping his weight back on his back foot. The importance of specific match ups is very much exemplified by the fact that Ali had big problems with Ken Norton, but handily beat George Foreman, who decimated Norton. All of them were great fighters. All of them.
To: South40
As seen in Mandingo and Drum.
To: South40
OMG, he was 70? It seems like only yesterday...
R.I.P., Ken Norton.
To: South40
Rest in Peace.
Didn’t know he was a former Marine in a bad accident and that his son played in the NFL though I do remember the name now of Ken Norton Jr. Very interesting life. Too short.
6 posted on
09/18/2013 8:26:29 PM PDT by
BeadCounter
(Really? Syria?)
To: South40
There were two fights involving Cassius Clay (sorry,I refuse to call him that other name),IIRC,that were fixed by the mob.Norton was the opponent in at least one of them,wasn't he?
7 posted on
09/18/2013 8:30:35 PM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
(Osama Obama Care: A Religion That Will Have You On Your Knees!)
To: South40
Muhammad Ali may have been the greatest pure athlete ever to earn his living at boxing; that is not the same thing as being the greatest prizefighter or even the greatest heavyweight prizefighter of all time. He never had any sort of a punch with his left hand which could really hurt anybody and he never had the combinations of heavy punches which you see guys like Roy Jones, Duran, or Gennady Golovkin using.
I personally view Duran as the greatest prize fighter of all time and, until somebody holds the heavyweight crown for 13 years, I will view Joe Louis as the best heavyweight.
To: South40
I, for one, was a little stunned when they gave that last fight to Ali.
16 posted on
09/18/2013 10:18:25 PM PDT by
pallis
To: South40
To: South40
RIP Ken, and thanks for the memories.........
22 posted on
09/19/2013 6:25:46 AM PDT by
OB1kNOb
(If govmt is stockpiling guns, ammo, food, & meds, don't you think it's a good idea to do the same?)
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