Marine1
Semper Fidelis
- Dec 20, 2015
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What a great time for heavyweight boxing. That era was when I was old enough to start following boxing with interest. Little did I know it was probably the deepest and most entertaining collection of heavyweights I’d ever see. My Dad was a huge Frazier fan. I, of course, became an Ali fan just to piss off pops. But I was actually rooting for Joe in Manila because I hated the rope a dope tactic. Looking back on it, you have to credit Ali’s genius for it though.
That era....late 60’s to mid 80’s...was golden. Not just the champions but even the contenders. And not just the heavyweights but several different weight divisions were just loaded with talent. Everyone fought everyone and then fought everyone again. So many memories of great fights and intense rivalries. And of course the real championship rounds.....13-15!