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If President Obama Is Muhammad Ali In The Debate Who Would Willard Romney Be? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 OP
Ernie Terrell..... dhill926 Sep 2012 #1
How About Chuck Wepner? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #5
+1 for The Bain-onne Bleeder Scuba Sep 2012 #7
There's Still Some Dispute About if He Stopped On Ali's Foot For The Knockdown DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #8
Hahahahahh - that was my pick malaise Sep 2012 #23
Howard Cosell Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #2
This guy Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #3
Thurston Howell the III Vincardog Sep 2012 #4
Elder Warren Jeffs? Thinkingabout Sep 2012 #6
Brian Bosworth the Monday night Bo Jackson orpupilofnature57 Sep 2012 #9
Sonny Liston Bozita Sep 2012 #10
Screech Powers Frank Cannon Sep 2012 #11
The Washington Generals Kindly Refrain Sep 2012 #12
His favorite punching bag. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #13
Petula Wilcox thelordofhell Sep 2012 #14
Joe Bugner nt MrScorpio Sep 2012 #15
The Grand Kleagle of The Klu Klux Klan Pyrzqxgl Sep 2012 #16
Chuck Wepner... jaysunb Sep 2012 #17
My first Army assignment was at GP6971 Sep 2012 #19
The Great White Hope. Iggo Sep 2012 #18
Burgess Meredith onethatcares Sep 2012 #20
Glass Joe sadbear Sep 2012 #21
Gumby Voice for Peace Sep 2012 #22
Sonny Liston! ;) n/t markpkessinger Sep 2012 #24
Glass Joe from Mike Tyson's Punchout ( NES ) JesterCS Sep 2012 #25
Andrew Golota. n/t Lawlbringer Sep 2012 #26
I was going to respond with snark, but I'll give a serious answer: Richard Dunn corkhead Sep 2012 #27
Red Skelton. n/t yellerpup Sep 2012 #28
I watched the video of Mitt vs.Ted Kennedy - 1996 lumpy Sep 2012 #29
The male Sarah Palin southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #30
Not sure...has anyone ever bled to death from the mouth while in the ring? n/t silvershadow Sep 2012 #31
Sonny Liston hoosbinfarteen Sep 2012 #32
Jerry Quarry nt Zorra Sep 2012 #33
He would look more like Mr. Rogers... Dread Pirate Roberts Sep 2012 #34

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,705 posts)
8. There's Still Some Dispute About if He Stopped On Ali's Foot For The Knockdown
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 06:13 PM
Sep 2012

I doubt he knocked down Ali with a heart punch.

Romney reminds me of a lot of the European boxers who Ali just pot shotted to oblivion.

 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
9. Brian Bosworth the Monday night Bo Jackson
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 06:14 PM
Sep 2012

Last edited Sat Sep 29, 2012, 06:52 PM - Edit history (1)

danced pass like he wasn't there in to the end zone . Bosworth was making more per year than 25% of the people that had played more than 0 games which he hadn't, the beginning of the end for the NFL . The same with Mitt success from ruining , cheating and misanthropy in general, not much of a prerequisite for the top management job .

TheCowsCameHome

(40,163 posts)
13. His favorite punching bag.
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 06:22 PM
Sep 2012

I saw Ali in a truck stop in Milford, CT late one night many years ago. His bus had been brought in from I-95 for emergency repairs, and he was at the restaurant counter, verbally sparring with the curious customers.

One guy jokingly asked Ali if he was really as fast as he claimed. Ali told him to raise his arm outward and as high as he could, and then retract it when he said "go".

Ali yelled "go", and then whacked it five times before the guy could get it next to his body.

That was 50 years ago, and I can see it like it was yesterday.

GP6971

(31,017 posts)
19. My first Army assignment was at
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:01 PM
Sep 2012

Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne. MOTBY for short. He was the talk of the town in the mid 70s

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
27. I was going to respond with snark, but I'll give a serious answer: Richard Dunn
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 08:10 PM
Sep 2012

Whitebread englishman knocked out in the 5th round in 1976. His career never recovered.



edit to add part 2 that has the knockout:

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lumpy

(13,704 posts)
29. I watched the video of Mitt vs.Ted Kennedy - 1996
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 08:15 PM
Sep 2012

Apparently all Mitt is capable of is throwing barbs, slings and arrows. I expect him to be doing that in the coming debates with President Obama. What else is left for him to do?

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,896 posts)
34. He would look more like Mr. Rogers...
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 10:07 PM
Sep 2012


I don't have to tell you. You all saw it. He beat the woman senseless with a puppet.
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