Comments on: Requiem for a Heavyweight http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/11/08/requiem-for-a-heavyweight/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/11/08/requiem-for-a-heavyweight/#comment-268713 Alex Belth Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:50:14 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=75038#comment-268713 4) Absolutely. 4) Absolutely.

]]> By: Matt Blankman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/11/08/requiem-for-a-heavyweight/#comment-268711 Matt Blankman Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:29:17 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=75038#comment-268711 [3] To say "Ali was complex" is like saying "Sinatra was a singer." [3] To say “Ali was complex” is like saying “Sinatra was a singer.”

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/11/08/requiem-for-a-heavyweight/#comment-268707 Alex Belth Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:52:35 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=75038#comment-268707 2) Ali was many things. He was vilified during his career and now there has been a revisionist history that has gone the other way. He could be a bully and he was vicious, that's true. Mark Kram's book "Ghosts of Manila" is particularly critical of Ali. The funny thing is that we can talk about Sugar Ray without Duran and Ali without Frazier. Those guys are major characters in their lives, of course, but it's not the same. Weird how that works. 2) Ali was many things. He was vilified during his career and now there has been a revisionist history that has gone the other way. He could be a bully and he was vicious, that’s true. Mark Kram’s book “Ghosts of Manila” is particularly critical of Ali.

The funny thing is that we can talk about Sugar Ray without Duran and Ali without Frazier. Those guys are major characters in their lives, of course, but it’s not the same. Weird how that works.

]]> By: Dimelo http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/11/08/requiem-for-a-heavyweight/#comment-268701 Dimelo Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:36:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=75038#comment-268701 [0] It's hard not to talk about Frazier w/o mentioning Ali. Can we talk about Duran w/o ever mentioning Leonard? Some fighters/athletes are forever linked throughout history, but I know what you mean. I did love Mushnick's piece in the NY Post about Frazier. I do think Ali was a big bully and wasn't that nice a guy. [0] It’s hard not to talk about Frazier w/o mentioning Ali. Can we talk about Duran w/o ever mentioning Leonard? Some fighters/athletes are forever linked throughout history, but I know what you mean.

I did love Mushnick’s piece in the NY Post about Frazier. I do think Ali was a big bully and wasn’t that nice a guy.

]]> By: rbj http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/11/08/requiem-for-a-heavyweight/#comment-268697 rbj Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:47:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=75038#comment-268697 Great boxer. Ah, for the day when there were heavyweights worth watching. And for free on network tv. Great boxer. Ah, for the day when there were heavyweights worth watching. And for free on network tv.

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