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  • Willie Pep 229
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    #21
    Originally posted by QueensburyRules
    - -Bjorne one of my favs, but U making up porkies about non human medical figures that have nothing to do with Joes high BP is too stoopid even for U.
    Na, na, na, na ! . . . the topic had 'freak' in it so I thought I slide in the side door a little trivia about a serious freak of athletic nature.

    No political agenda abounding.

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    • Willie Pep 229
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      #22
      popularity wise . . .

      from an HBO Documentary, Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association.

      ". . . Ali was brought in to box an exhibition against four local fighters before a Pittsburgh Pipers home game. Between 8,000 and 9,000 fans arrived at the Civic Center to see "The Greatest" but after he finished, only about 500 people stuck around for the basketball game."

      The ABA's days were number.

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      • QueensburyRules
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        #23
        Originally posted by Willie Pep 229
        Na, na, na, na ! . . . the topic had 'freak' in it so I thought I slide in the side door a little trivia about a serious freak of athletic nature.

        No political agenda abounding.
        - -Everyone been in a Corona Virus slide of late as can be expected as civilization jerks yet again into another horrific backslide into ignominy, but I don't believe those Borg figures.

        The heart rate would be lower than world class marathoners, and this BP figures are barely above deceased!

        British tabloids too!

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          #24
          Originally posted by QueensburyRules
          - -Everyone been in a Corona Virus slide of late as can be expected as civilization jerks yet again into another horrific backslide into ignominy, but I don't believe those Borg figures.

          The heart rate would be lower than world class marathoners, and this BP figures are barely above deceased!

          British tabloids too!
          actually I agree - that's why I included the web link to the page (The Guardian) -- on the 35 pulse, they say he played 59 (different source) which is still amazing - I can buy into that, but can one really dropped to a 30 (diastolic) without passing out?

          Oddly it was just mention in passing in an article about Federer.

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          • Waldenverney
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            #25
            Wow. It's pretty amazing!

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