Tuesday, June 07, 2016

No Viet Cong called me Nigger

or didn't rape or kill my mother and father ... I don't want to shoot them (Muhammad Ali)

1 comment:

  1. Wonderful to see. My dad had Parkinsons and he was injured in boxing as well died at 74. Boxing is not good for a long life it would apear.

    Only recently saw a show on late one night (can't recall what it was called) that showed most of his championship opponents. Just googled and it was 'Facing Ali'
    made in 2009 There are only 5 now left!

    George Chuvalo 78
    72 Wins (63 knockouts, 9 decisions), 19 Losses (2 knockouts, 17 decisions), 2 Draws
    Earnie Shavers 71
    74 wins (68 by knockout, 23 inside the first round), 14 losses and 1 draw.
    George Foreman 67
    76 Wins (68 knockouts, 8 decisions), 5 Losses (1 knockout, 4 decisions), 0 Draws
    Larry Holmes 66
    69 Wins (44 knockouts, 25 decisions), 6 Losses (1 knockout, 5 decisions), 0 Draws
    Leon Spinks 62
    26 Wins (14 knockouts, 11 decisions, 1 disqualification), 17 Losses (9 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Draws


    Muhammad Ali (archive) Now Dead 74
    56 wins (37 knockouts, 19 decisions), 5 losses (4 decisions, 1 TKO)
    Ron Lyle Now Dead 70
    43 Wins (31 knockouts), 7 Losses, 1 Draw
    Ken Norton Now Dead 70
    42 Wins (33 knockouts), 7 Losses, 1 Draw
    Joe Frazier Now Dead 67
    32 Wins (27 knockouts, 5 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw
    Sir Henry Cooper Now Dead 76
    41 Wins (26 knockouts, 11 decisions, 2 disqualifications), 14 Losses (8 knockouts, 5 decisions, 1 disqualification), 1 Draw
    Ernie Terrell Now Dead 75
    46 Wins (21 knockouts), 9 Losses (2 knockouts)

    Sonny Liston long dead about 40(archive)
    50 Wins (39 knockouts, 11 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Draws

    Howard Cosell long dead 77 sports anouncer(archive)
    Malcolm X long dead 39 (archive)

    Hope you are looking after yourself!

    ReplyDelete