Jack Dempsey vs. vs Cowboy Luttrell (1940)

[Mars_ax]

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Good God do you remember that time Ali fought that wrestler who got on his back on the canvas and lashed out with his feet for so many rounds.

Funny in hindsight annoying at the time.

Antonio Inoki. The better part was that was the night Chuck Wepner fought Andre the Giant in Shea Stadium and made the mistake of getting him angry ;0

You wonder if any of that was real, seems like Andre could have literally killed Wepner if he'd really wanted to. I'd never seen that before.

[Andre]

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Good God do you remember that time Ali fought that wrestler who got on his back on the canvas and lashed out with his feet for so many rounds.

Funny in hindsight annoying at the time.

Antonio Inoki. The better part was that was the night Chuck Wepner fought Andre the Giant in Shea Stadium and made the mistake of getting him angry ;0

You wonder if any of that was real, seems like Andre could have literally killed Wepner if he'd really wanted to. I'd never seen that before.

That was a grin to watch great acting.
Andre was epic in The Princess bride too.
Seriously he is a good actor. Its a great fun family movie too if you ever get the chance.

[marbleheadmaui]

Good God do you remember that time Ali fought that wrestler who got on his back on the canvas and lashed out with his feet for so many rounds.

Funny in hindsight annoying at the time.

Yeah, that fight (Antonio Inoki) was horrible, weird that it was ever allowed to happen. A fight that was suggested for Ali but never happened was one with the 7' 1", 275 pound NBA star, Wilt Chamberlain. When Ali was asked how the fight would go he said: "Timberrr!"

There's a great story between Ali and Jimmy Brown. Now Brown was probably one of the five best athletes the USA has ever produced. 6'2, 230, the greatest running back of all time, so good at lacrosse they had to change the rules, he was the second leading scorer on the Syracuse basketball team and ran track. He also was a pretty good collegiate boxer. In the mid 1960's he told Ali that if he concentrated for six months he could compete with, not beat, but compete with Ali in the ring.

Ali said "ok, hit me." Then before Brown could land a shot, Ali had slapped him in the face five times. Brown's response? "Point made."