Category Archives: Legend

Flutter Like A Butterfly

June 4, 2016 – 5:03 pm

Muhammad Ali was undeniably the greatest boxer of the 20th Century. The heavyweight regarded his Manila match with Joe Frazier as ‘the closest thing to death’ as his greatest fight and his recapturing the title against George Foreman in Zaire as his greatest upset. These boxers sacrificed their body and soul during these combats and […]

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Ali Versus Stevenson

June 4, 2016 – 5:01 pm

Fight promoters were dying to match Muhammad Ali versus the undefeated Cuban heavyweight Teofilo Stevenson. Many boxing pundits wrote that Stevenson could last fifteen rounds with Ali, but judging from his reach Teofilo wouldn’t have needed fifteen rounds. Longer arms. Taller. Better shape. All action. No talk. But Ali had an edge, Something no one […]

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Ali Versus Frazier THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY

June 4, 2016 – 12:00 pm

Muhammad Ali faced the champion Joe Frazier in the Fight of the Century on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Ringside seats cost $150 and each boxer was guaranteed $2.5 million. Big money in 1971. Big money now many places in the world. The bettors were favoring Ali […]

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PRINCE RIP

April 22, 2016 – 9:54 am

Prince’s first show was at the Minneapolis’ Capri Theater on January 5, 1979. Throughout his long career the rock star performed his music at 1,332 concerts. I was lucky enough to catch his Palladium gig in December 1981. Richie Boy, my coke connection, and I was walking down West 14th Street and the concert hall’s […]

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David Bowie RIP

January 11, 2016 – 8:26 pm

A visitor from another world. See you in the Stars, Major Tom. To hear SPACE ODDITY please go to this URL

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