Thrilla in Manilla

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Geezer-20v

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950 posts

195 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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Just a quick heads up. About to start on Channel 4 +1 .

Epic fight.

fid

2,428 posts

241 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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This is good television!

davepoth

29,395 posts

200 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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I'm very conflicted about boxing. At it's heart it's just two blokes beating the st out of each other until one falls over. But there's something about "the fight game" which speaks on a very primal level. And when you get two fighters as good as Ali and Smokin' Joe it's very special indeed. Makes you realise how rubbish boxing is today.

obob

4,193 posts

195 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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davepoth said:
I'm very conflicted about boxing. At it's heart it's just two blokes beating the st out of each other until one falls over. But there's something about "the fight game" which speaks on a very primal level. And when you get two fighters as good as Ali and Smokin' Joe it's very special indeed. Makes you realise how rubbish boxing is today.
Nope there are still loads of great boxers around, the main problem is too many federations so being world champ is pretty meaningless. If Floyd and pacqiao ever get it on whilst still at their best it would be two if the best of this time as per Ali/Frazier