Larry and Muhammad Last night

**MARKBNLV** · 10-28-2009, 11:01 AM

It was good much needed press for holmes a very underrated former champ.

**AntonTheMeh** · 10-28-2009, 11:02 AM

i missed it. was watching basketball.and i posted that people should watch it, lol.i'll catch a rerun.

**DC Fight Fan** · 10-28-2009, 11:02 AM

Too funny. I just posted the same thing.

**BattlingNelson** · 10-28-2009, 11:04 AM

Ali's speech was slurred years before that fight.

I don't think you should blame the ref. Rather the corner. I find it amazing that Bundini wanted Ali to have one more round when it was obvious that Dundee's decision was the right one although a little belated.

**rambov** · 10-28-2009, 11:05 AM

Saw it as well. Sad indeed. Whats up with all the pills he was taking?

**extracurRICular** · 10-28-2009, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by Double

Anyone see this last night on the ESPN 30 in 30 series? It was a documentary about the Larry Holmes v. Ali fight. It was a good documentary but really sad how Ali went into the fight already showing the signs of deteriated motor skills and slurred speech. It was also sad how the ref would not stop the fight and let Ali take a brutal beating. Sorry if this is a repost.

I saw that too....I was flipping back and forth between that and the Laker game.....

Yeah it was sad how Ali went out....but it's very rare to see athletes go out on top...most of the time these dudes hang on waaaaaay to long and this ends up happening to them......plus they were very clear as to why they came back....money.....greed.....these words came out of the trainer's mouth not mine....they just wanted one last pay day....

All that being said....it was sad that Ali had to take that beat down when he really should have...but I don't really think the ref was at fault.....I've said this a million times and ill say it again....it's the corner's job to look after their fighter...a good fighter will not quit on his own (should not quit on his own)....a ref's job is to call an even fair match...and in extreme on the spot cases of someone being hurt to jump in....but on a steady beatdown like this..........the corner is 100% at fault....

**BattlingNelson** · 10-28-2009, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by rambov

Saw it as well. Sad indeed. Whats up with all the pills he was taking?

I didn't see the doc, but Ali took a lot of weightloss pills that made him come in very light and lokking like a million dollars. Unfortunately they also weakened him so much that he literally had nothing left after round 1.

**extracurRICular** · 10-28-2009, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by rambov

Saw it as well. Sad indeed. Whats up with all the pills he was taking?

They said it was for a "thyroid condition" his doc diagnosed him with weeks before the fight.....but many know that this was just a front because those pills make you lose weight fast...and at the time Ali was waaaay over weight and out of shape

If you ask me Ali was so vain and into his looks that he took these pills purely for aesthetic reasons...he wanted to look good in the ring....but it ended up hurting his performance at the end...

**extracurRICular** · 10-28-2009, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by DC Fight Fan

Too funny. I just posted the same thing.

Sorry bud I did see you posted that as well but I didn't click on yours cuz your avi sickens me.......hahahaha.............WTF is that??????? it looks like a mutha****en alien or something......

Larry and Muhammad Last night