Do you remember that overhand right Frank landed on Mike?

Hit him so hard Tyson's back foot came up and twitched involuntarily, like a lizard

Unfortuantely Frank was so dazed from the onslaught he didn't realise he had a momentary chance

Posted By: Old Git on December 6th 2007 at 12:26:00

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The most anticipated fights of the 80s and 90s (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 6, 12:15:25
- bugner v bruno........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 15:15:03
  - cannyDC, that is! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 15:15:19
- Thatcher v Scargill (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Dec 6, 13:10:42
  - good ol' maggie, taught those nasty unions a thing or two! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 13:59:44
    - 'cough (n/m) (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 15:05:08
      - keep the red flag flying comrade! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 15:12:03
- oooooooooooo (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:23:58
- Benn McClellan was a fantastic fight. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:19:17
  - I have that on VHS too! (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 12:40:25
  - i'm not a massive fan of the noble art (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 6, 12:26:22
  - mate, that sopcast site you mentioned yesterday. whats the... (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 12:23:30
    - Variable. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:26:49
  - It was. I have a copy. Brutal. And still causes a shudder. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 6, 12:20:26
    - I've got one too. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:23:49
- Remember Ali / Foreman with anticipation (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 12:18:06
  - Do you remember that overhand right Frank landed on Mike? (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:26:00
    - Tyson sait that the punch 'fazed' him (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 12:35:47
      - I was well proud of Frank that night (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:39:44
        
        tyson in his prime ? who if anyone could have beaten him.? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:00:08
        
        A few to my mind. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:05:39
        
        Tyson at his very best...I think he would have just knocked them down like the... (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:13:20
        
        Cor that IS hard (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 13:12:18
        
        Just reckon Tyson might have struggled with Norton's style. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:20:37
        
        I would tend to agree (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 6, 13:17:25
        
        just his sheer power, he would have walked right through Ali, at.. (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:19:48
        
        They said that about Foreman. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:21:30
        
        Foreman was so slow with his punches though wasnt he (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 6, 13:27:29
        
        To my mind, that comes from comparing him to Ali. (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:30:27
        
        Not to my mind though (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 6, 13:32:47
        
        Probably not. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:41:38
        
        And pre-Ali Clay was the neatest and fastest heavyweight of all time. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:23:12
        
        Ali would have out-thought and out-boxed Tyson (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 13:04:29
    - Yeah. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:35:33
      - frank had a sledgehammer but not the heart to go with it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:02:16
        
        Always thought of Frank as a brave fighter (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 13:06:00
        
        Had the heart. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:07:35
      - Or movement, or angles, or combinations! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:37:14
        
        Rolf..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:56:05

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