Originally posted by prinzemanspopa
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Liston, for the return, trained seriously, to such an effect that all the experts were expecting him to win even though he'd fought only a couple of rds in 4 years. But Ali got appendicitis, the fight was postponed for months, and Liston didn't bother any more........ By the way, according to a major interrogation of Liston's siblings, he was born in either 1925 or 1926, which made him close to 40 when he fought Ali. There was always speculation that Liston was much older than his record (which ststed a few different dates) showed. This was because he actually looked his real age, even older, hard used. But an ignorant little twerp like you would never know these things, nor attach the correct imortance to them anyway.
How do you think that Ali got the name, "The Greatest"?? Not by public acclaim, but because he and his syncophants (look it up) referred to himself that way. Almost all the top boxing experts of his day stated in print, (see RING) that he had so many bad habits that when he lost his speed he would pay a big price.
Well........as we see, that's exactly what happened. So, Boxing Ignoramus, I hope you properly appreciate my wasting of my time, and crawl back into your little hidey-hole.
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