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Speaking of head case athletes

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by TEmbry, Dec 6, 2011.

  1. TEmbry

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    Can you imagine an athlete talking like this in todays PC media? He would be crucified. I like athletes with attitude that backed it up. I wasn't alive during his era, so I'll decline to comment on his religion debacle and the war.

    I love this video regardless.

     
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    Boxing will be outlawed for being too dangerous soon anyways

    I hate to see what im going to do for a living when they declare firefighting too dangerous....
     
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    He made rhyming cool before Jesse Jackson.
     
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    I never thought of him as a head case. Just a great boxer that won most of his fights before the opening bell. He was probably the best ever at getting in his opponents head.
     
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    He was great no doubt, but he most certainly would be crucified in today's world for such antics.

    I LOVED the beat down and screaming what's my name uncle Tom during the fight...
     
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    IDK, he might fit right in...lol. TO, Manny Ramirez, Mayweather, Ron Artest, etc.
     
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    One of the biggest con artist of all time. He was OK when he was Clay.
     
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    He was crucified then, too. Many people hated Ali then, and I'm sure some still do.
     
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    Let me guess, you think Rocky Marciano was the greatest fighter of all time.
     
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    I thought it was Mike Tyson?
     
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    Tyson was a bad man! Would've been the best ever IMO.
     
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  13. Vito

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    He bite a man's ear off! His f'n ear! Thats when you know you're bad...when you bite someone's ear off...and not a second before.
     
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    He probably actually tasted it before spitting it out.
     
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    At least George Foreman woulda cooked it...
     
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  16. Vito

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    I used a Foreman grill a lot in college. Actually makes a decent grilled cheese.
     
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    Got to put alot of butter on it though...and use Italian bread...
     
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