DOG COMMENTARY: When you watch the pre-fight previews as presented herewith….take time to listen to the words of Ali when Howard Cosell asks him about why he is fighting again…..after having one year prior told Cosell he was not going to go out like Joe Louis being beaten when he is so old he couldn’t…
DOG COMMENTARY: There are occasions when still photos or video is put to music that it just brings tears to the eyes of this lil ole Chiweenie Sportsphile….and this video piece is one of those….as Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” is put to career video highlights of Muhammad Ali…..for with any true Sportsphile’s hero….especially one who…
DOG ASIDE: This video clip is a continuation of HBO’s special on the career of Muhammad Ali…..as Barry Tompkins and Angelo Dundee remember the Ali vs Norton….Ali vs Frazier….and Ali vs Foreman….for not only do these short segments of Ali’s career give the viewer great insight into the entertainer that was Muhammad Ali…cuz he was…
DOG ASIDE: I have often commented on how much I appreciate the sports providers of the world….ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, ESPN, USA, TNT…..and so many more….for these are the folks who provided the content that Bone Daddy has in his extensive video library….as this video clip is no exception….for HBO along with guest hosts Barry…
DOG COMMENTARY: Bone Daddy was at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA on September 15, 1978 for the rematch between Muhammad Ali vs Leon Spinks…as I have heard him telling the stories of that trip on many occasions….cuz I think it was one of the all time best trips that he ever took…..for Bone Daddy…
DOG COMMENTARY: From the time of the 1st heavyweight champion of the modern era….John L. Sullivan….to the mid-1960’s when Cassius Clay was champion…..there was only one undisputed heavyweight champion of the world….but when the WBA (World Boxing Assn.) refused to sanction the 2nd Ali vs Liston fight….due to it being against their rules….they stripped Ali…
DOG COMMENTARY: This video segment is a part of HBO’s Boxing’s Best series….which highlights the careers of the greatest boxers of all time…..with this one being on The Greatest Muhammad Ali….as Barry Tompkins of HBO and Joe Martin, a Louisville police officer who taught boxing at the Louisville Boxing Gym tell the story of a…
DOG COMMENTARY: Super Fight II was a non-title boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier….the second of the three Ali–Frazier classic bouts….which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28, 1974….in which Ali was a slight favorite to win. Held in between their two title bouts, The Fight of…
DOG COMMENTARY: This fight with Chuck Webner came at a time in his career where he had pretty much lost his foot-speed….relying on his “rope-a-dope” position to wear out boxers that he used to wear-out by chasing him around the ring….but no matter that he was no longer swift of feet….cuz he still had that…