Comments Thread For: "Showdown" Anniversary Prompts New Holiday Declaration

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

I've made a decision. In my first act as President -- or at least imperial grand pooh-bah of all things boxing -- I'm making next Monday, Sept. 16, a national holiday. But not for the reasons you might automatically assume. First off, it's not simply another excuse to skip work and enjoy the official final gasps of summer here in Southwest Florida, though it'll still be in the 90s most days into October...
[Click Here To Read More]

[The plunger man]

For the me greatest fight in the history of boxing.
Highly skilled , ebb & flow, high stakes and was literally the two greatest welterweights of the last 50 years fighting for the undisputed title and at that time the richest fight in boxing history.
This fight had everything and as a young boy when I watched it. That fight blew me away was the drug that got me hooked on boxing