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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:06 PM Original message |
New boxing analogies, and the Democratic race. First, Hillary Clinton. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think Hearns had an awesome chin. He had no defense. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well, his defense was not that bad. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I can think of instances of that (vs Hagler, for instance) but I always felt the chin issue |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The only truly big puncher that stopped Hearns |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Agreed. Hearns was an action fighter, not a power guy |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. As Gerald W. McEntee, President of AFSCME International said today... |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well, it was a debate, wyld. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I didn't say you weren't being fair |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Her problem wasn't 6-on-1 |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. Obama-Byrd Hillary-Hatton Edwards-some1950s cheap shot artist |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Obama is more like Benitez. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. Early stoppage for Leonard in the first fight, behind on the cards and BS draw... |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. didn't Leonard have Hearns on the ropes and about out in the final round, though? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I thought Hearns was robbed, then I rewatched the fight and scored it, and Leonard won on my card |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. ya know, there aren't any boxers today that interest me |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. 14th round stoppage. Hearns ahead on all score cards. nt. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. might be two fights being discussed (Leonard/Hearns 1 and 2) |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. second fight was a draw. Hearns knocked Leonard down twice... |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. on reflection... Hearns can't be the analogy because he was sloppy and reckless |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Think about Hearns-Benitez. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Fair point. The Hearns matches that get replayed the most are the wild ones |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. also, I was impressed with Hillary's chin |
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