January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

likely at all that Ali really had a "head of concrete" -- he just went farther
in his commitment and training than most. |
|12/4/03 10:11:41 PM|Pete|Cleveland||pco@hotmail.com||||10|"How could Ali who
was a light puncher knock out George? He couldn't George had something in him
that night."(QUOTE)George had nothing in him but air, which ran out
quickly that night. Foreman was not a smart fighter, he did not take
instructions from his corner and he saw himself as being invincable. Ali beat
him nicely for the title and the KO was really a culmination of George over
exerting himself to the point of exhaustion. Lyle put him on his ass, as did
Jimmy Young. George was a powerhouse but he peaked quickly and died out the same
way. Ali was the greatest heavyweight in his prime(64-67). He stayed on too
long, as most fighters do, and made a fool of himself in the end. He's not the
only one. Larry Holmes wants to fight George Foreman. Jerry stayed on too long
as well. So did Frazier, Holmes, Patterson, Liston, Tyson, Lewis...|
|12/5/03 12:17:38
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|entirely a
physical or physiological attribute.>There's some psychology involved,
but the prime attribute is certainly physiological, unless we're also willing to
say that Frazier was a sissy with Foreman, or that other tough guys were too who
were KOd or TKOd. :-) More likely, it's part of attitude, >And
he said ~Frazier~ was ignorant!? Honestly, this tactic has to be one of the most
ignorant things I've ever heard in or out of sports. John Tate copied this
technique too.This approach is like a lot of others in sports, like a
football team practicing in rain or extreme heat.>Some moronic football
coaches used to deny their players water too, in the erroneous belief that this
made them "tougher." Till kids started dying from dehydration/heat
stroke.It's not likely at all that Ali really had a "head of
concrete">If medicine had the wherewithal to measure such things, I'm
certain Ali would show himself to be different neurologically in a way that made
him more resistant to head trauma. It's interesting that no other champion I
know of has wanted to quit as many times as Ali (even though he never did), so
it's sort of good news/bad news he could take a punch. If he were more of a
mortal, and been knocked out a few times, it might have spared him a lot of
grief today. Fans need to believe that Ali was durable solely because of
character though. -- he just went farther in his commitment and
training than most.>That's one thing I really resented about Ali -
showing up in the ring in less than peak condition, blowing off about how great
he was, then lumbering and loafing around the ring, grabbing opponents, and
passing this off as "strategy." Also one of the best eye thumbers and head
butters too, though this was always "accidental" contact. |
|12/5/03 12:43:39 AM|Evan B|Belfast||evanb46@juno.com||||10|Roadscholarette, you
are a Roberto Duran at begging the question and a Tex Cobb at debate. It's
pointless to correct you because you slither on to your next outrageous claim.
What will it be? That Foreman was actually a big Lesbian, or that Frazier is the
Risen Christ? That only by using Flubber in his shoes was Ali able to dance?
Where do you get these ideas, ma'am? OK, OK, OK, OK, Ali was a hopeless bum who
won his fights by fighting dirty, we should have him because sometimes he didn't
train enough, and his skull was made of Titanium. Now we're getting somewhere!
You are so wise. |
|12/5/03 04:05:05 AM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|Judging a fighter for his best night,
I think that the Ali' that fought Cl. Williams was the greatest heavyweight (
and maybe the greatest fighter) of all time ! I know that Williams was over the
hill at the time, but was still a dangerous opponent. Nobody ever showed the
class that Ali' showed that night !|
|12/5/03 05:55:33 AM|Fran|PA||plc7755@aol.com||||10|Ali was the guy they wanted
to win. They being promoters sports writers and all others who profitted from
Ali's ability to attract the non boxing fan. So one fight maybe is a stretch but