Have any of you seen Lyle/Jimmy Young part 1?

[FreeIkemefula]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

[dempseyfire]

I haven't seen it, but I've always wanted to see the Young-Lyle fights . . .

[silkov]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

[FreeIkemefula]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

Yes. IMO, he is one of the worst fighters to watch of all time. He and SRL are tied for first has the worst to watch. Have you seen his fights with Young, well I will make this easier, outside of the fights you listed ALL his fights were PAINFUL to watch. His fights with Spinks, Lyle and Young were the worst in history, easily negating the others you listed.

[silkov]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

Yes. IMO, he is one of the worst fighters to watch of all time. He and SRL are tied for first has the worst to watch. Have you seen his fights with Young, well I will make this easier, outside of the fights you listed ALL his fights were PAINFUL to watch. His fights with Spinks, Lyle and Young were the worst in history, easily negating the others you listed.

[silkov]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

Yes. IMO, he is one of the worst fighters to watch of all time. He and SRL are tied for first has the worst to watch. Have you seen his fights with Young, well I will make this easier, outside of the fights you listed ALL his fights were PAINFUL to watch. His fights with Spinks, Lyle and Young were the worst in history, easily negating the others you listed.

Please enlighten me as to whom you think is a exciting fighter to watch???..... 8)

[FreeIkemefula]

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

Yes. IMO, he is one of the worst fighters to watch of all time. He and SRL are tied for first has the worst to watch. Have you seen his fights with Young, well I will make this easier, outside of the fights you listed ALL his fights were PAINFUL to watch. His fights with Spinks, Lyle and Young were the worst in history, easily negating the others you listed.

Please enlighten me as to whom you think is a exciting fighter to watch???..... 8)

Who is more exciting at heavy then Ali. Again, I will say only Jimmy Young is worse to watch. I would rather watch Chris Byrd, who people say is boring, then Ali. The only truly great fights Ali was in was against Foreman and Frasier and Fraiser and Foreman were always in good fights. I think Lennox Lewis, again someone considered boring, had a much more exciting career to watch in sum total. Ali either ran like a chicken in his so called prime or he layed on the ropes like a heavy bag as he aged. Very boring fighter. I can't believe anyone can disagree. He is just unenjoyable to watch, IMO.

[silkov]

You're entitled to your opinion but I disagree. Lewis didn't actually fight like braveheart vs a faded Holifield and Tyson.... and ran like a rabbit against Tua..... so I'm surprised that you rate Lewis higher for entertainment than Ali!.

[FreeIkemefula]

You're entitled to your opinion but I disagree. Lewis didn't actually fight like braveheart vs a faded Holifield and Tyson.... and ran like a rabbit against Tua..... so I'm surprised that you rate Lewis higher for entertainment than Ali!.

Lewis is too slow to run. He out boxed Tua. He schooled him. Lewis blitzed Tyson too, so I don't know what you are talking about. The second fight with Holyfied was pretty good. Although, I agree that he fought like a chicken against Holy the first time and he still won by 9 rounds.

[dempseyfire]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

OK, well you have all 3 Frazier fightsn with the 1st and 3rd candidates for fights of all time, the ones solkov lists, plus you can add Liston 1, Williams, Jones, Cooper 1 and 11, Folley, Blin, Foster etc.

So 3 not-so-great fights against Lyle, Young, and Spinks, when Ali was past his best, erases all of those fights???? Give me a break!!!

ANd I'd rather watch Lyle-Ali anyday of the week then Lewis-Tua, a big guy pawing and potshotting a fat midget for 12 rds . . . . at least Ali's opponents got themselves in good shape.

[Eric the Viking]

I'd rather watch Lyle-Ali anyday of the week then Lewis-Tua, a big guy pawing and potshotting a fat midget for 12 rds . . . .

:D:D

[KOJOE90]

I only have Young V Foreman and Young V Page, are many of his other fights widely available in the UK?

[silkov]

I read somewhere that this fight was better than Gatti/Ward 1. Is that true in your opinion for those who have SEEN it? I never even heard it was good before. For my part, Jimmy Young was oe of the most boring fighters I have seen. He made Ali look exciting.

You saying that Ali was boring??? :x ....have you seen his fights against Bonavena, Frazier, Lewis, Chuvalo, Norton, Foreman, Shavers???........ ......boring fights huh?... 8) 8) 8) .

OK, well you have all 3 Frazier fightsn with the 1st and 3rd candidates for fights of all time, the ones solkov lists, plus you can add Liston 1, Williams, Jones, Cooper 1 and 11, Folley, Blin, Foster etc.

So 3 not-so-great fights against Lyle, Young, and Spinks, when Ali was past his best, erases all of those fights???? Give me a break!!!

ANd I'd rather watch Lyle-Ali anyday of the week then Lewis-Tua, a big guy pawing and potshotting a fat midget for 12 rds . . . . at least Ali's opponents got themselves in good shape.

I agree 100%........ Ali was in a different league to Lewis, I could have said a lot more but can't really be bothered to argue with the anti Ali brigade these days!.... boring! if I didn't laugh I'd cry!!!.... 8)

[crooked nose]

To get back to the original thread about Young-Lyle I: No, I haven't seen it but I saw Young-Lyle II. Jimmy just outboxed and outscored Lyle, fighting a very clever and effective style. I recall the announcers saying the first bout went the same way.
Where did you ever hear the fight was like Gatti-Ward?!?!. Probably from the same source who told you Ali was boring! Everyone has their preference, boxers or sluggers. Some people can't abide the "make the other guy look bad" style of a Young or a Byrd. But Ali could do whatever the situation demanded, and if you don't appreciate him, then boxing just ain't your game. Granted, the bout with Young was Ali's worst performance, but it by no means defines a career.

[kovit]

I would like to know how long are Jimmy Young's arms in reach?

[FreeIkemefula]

To get back to the original thread about Young-Lyle I: No, I haven't seen it but I saw Young-Lyle II. Jimmy just outboxed and outscored Lyle, fighting a very clever and effective style. I recall the announcers saying the first bout went the same way.
Where did you ever hear the fight was like Gatti-Ward?!?!. Probably from the same source who told you Ali was boring! Everyone has their preference, boxers or sluggers. Some people can't abide the "make the other guy look bad" style of a Young or a Byrd. But Ali could do whatever the situation demanded, and if you don't appreciate him, then boxing just ain't your game. Granted, the bout with Young was Ali's worst performance, but it by no means defines a career.

Whatever. I have about 25 Ali fights on DVD or VHS. I would say the same about you guys who say Ali is exciting. It is total bs, imo. Seriously, the guy was very boring. He had some good fights, but I am saying percentage wise, if ESPN classic is showing a fight outside of the hype fights like Foreman, the Liston Dives and Frazier one and 3....his fights get very dull. Anyway, Ali coverage is some of the worst in not only sports history, but journalistic history. It reminded me of the last Chavez PPV. The Colonel Bob Sheridan(spelling) said the noise in Mexico was so deafening he couldn't hear himself. It clearly was not true. The crowd was very subdued. Ali in his prime would run and hold in a cowardly fashion, the announcers would say wow what footwork, what ring savy. I call it disgraceful, also keep in mind nearly all of Ali's opponents were very much smaller than him. When Lennox does it, people say he is boring because he doesn't use his size. When Ali does it, it is called "slick, amazing or 50 other superlatives." When Chris Byrd slaps, people say he is boring he slaps, never mind the fact he is ALWAYS giving up size, power and height.. Ali the Giant slaps and people say what handspeed. I just wish you sheep, that is what you are, sheep could come at me with something even basically creative. You haven't seen the fights? Yeah, ok. I get my kicks out of coming on message boards with other losers and talking about shit I have never seen. Please it is as ridiculous as it is stupid. Have any of you even thought that maybe you are seeing what you are told you are seeing. I do enjoy laughing at the biased commentary Ali receives. It would be funny, if in reality the judges didn't rob so many deserving fighters. Another point is, I wasn't there when Ali was fighting. I read about this ring genius, the "greatest". I have seen damn near most of his fights and he is /was nothing more than a great fighter, among many. He is also the most overrated person in any profession ever.
This continued education has been brought to you by Freeikemefula your mental superior.
Take care.

[glittermonkey]

This continued education has been brought to you by Freeikemefula your mental superior.
Take care.

Surely if all shared your opinion (as you want them to) then they could be called sheep for agreeing with you. My mental superior (if one was to exist) would not post such an illogical arguement.

Take care.

[FreeIkemefula]

This continued education has been brought to you by Freeikemefula your mental superior.
Take care.

Surely if all shared your opinion (as you want them to) then they could be called sheep for agreeing with you. My mental superior (if one was to exist) would not post such an illogical arguement.

Take care.

You meant "argument".
You're Welcome again.

Your friend and Mental Superior.
Freeikemefula
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEB ... D=argument

[glittermonkey]

This continued education has been brought to you by Freeikemefula your mental superior.
Take care.

Surely if all shared your opinion (as you want them to) then they could be called sheep for agreeing with you. My mental superior (if one was to exist) would not post such an illogical arguement.

Take care.

You meant "argument".
You're Welcome again.

Your friend and Mental Superior.
Freeikemefula
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEB ... D=argument

Well done friend, you managed to pick out a spelling error. I’m not afraid to admit that on occasion my spelling does slip, but I console myself with the fact that Newton and Einstein also erred with regards to spelling during their early work. So I’m not in bad company.

You, it would seem, are far from immune yourself. In your first post on this thread you miss out the n in one. During your second post you claim that Ali and Leonard are tied for first has the worst fighters to watch. You clearly mean ‘AS the worst’. Third post you write ‘then Ali’ meaning THAN Ali. Also in the third post layed is spelt LAID. Finally, coming to the essay, you misspell SAVVY. I don’t really wish to list your errors in both grammar and punctuation; you should already know what they are.

I dislike taking things down to this sort of level, so if you could be so kind as to use your supreme intellect to instruct me how you can deride people for not being able to formulate their own opinions, but expect them all to share yours, I’d be much obliged.

This English lesson has been brought to you by the Glittermonkey.

[FreeIkemefula]

Surely if all shared your opinion (as you want them to) then they could be called sheep for agreeing with you. My mental superior (if one was to exist) would not post such an illogical arguement.

Take care.

You meant "argument".
You're Welcome again.

Your friend and Mental Superior.
Freeikemefula
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEB ... D=argument

Well done friend, you managed to pick out a spelling error. I’m not afraid to admit that on occasion my spelling does slip, but I console myself with the fact that Newton and Einstein also erred with regards to spelling during their early work. So I’m not in bad company.

You, it would seem, are far from immune yourself. In your first post on this thread you miss out the n in one. During your second post you claim that Ali and Leonard are tied for first has the worst fighters to watch. You clearly mean ‘AS the worst’. Third post you write ‘then Ali’ meaning THAN Ali. Also in the third post layed is spelt LAID. Finally, coming to the essay, you misspell SAVVY. I don’t really wish to list your errors in both grammar and punctuation; you should already know what they are.

I dislike taking things down to this sort of level, so if you could be so kind as to use you supreme intellect to instruct me how you can deride people for not being able to formulate their own opinions, but expect them all to share yours, I’d be much obliged.

This English lesson has been brought to you by the Glittermonkey.

I am only a genius, not a master typer.
Your Lord and Master Ikemefula the most Free.

[ThirdPartyView]

Good to see that a 'genius' like yourself can't find something more constructive to do than trolling the Boxrec forums. Perhaps you can find the cure to Cancer with that 'superior' intellect of yours?

[Eric the Viking]

Good to see that a 'genius' like yourself can't find something more constructive to do than trolling the Boxrec forums. Perhaps you can find the cure to Cancer with that 'superior' intellect of yours?

In fact he already has, but he mistyped the title of the genius-level earth-shaking article he submitted to The Lancet and as a result the medical community, not appreciating his genius, rejected it out of hand, saying that simple antibiotics were already an effective cure for "chancres."

[FreeIkemefula]

Good to see that a 'genius' like yourself can't find something more constructive to do than trolling the Boxrec forums. Perhaps you can find the cure to Cancer with that 'superior' intellect of yours?

Alas, I wish not to rescue humans. I didn't know I was posting on a message board for homosexuals. You all seem to have a certain erotic interest in me. I fear I have tickled your collective fancies. I didn't know my handsome looks and poon conquering prowess could manifest itself under an assumed screen name, but we all have our lot in life. I am not not "trolling" as you have put it. I asked a question about Jimmy Young and Mr. Ronald Lyle. My mistake; I thought this was a message board not ask Freeikemefula.com. I will have the proper people come to fix my computer problem directly.
As always curing your mothers' collective losses of sexual desire:
Your friend and step father,
Freeikemefula.

[Roll With The Punches]

freeike is right

the biggest Ali myth is that he was unbeatable in his prime.....just cos he beat up some washed up fighters

[FreeIkemefula]

freeike is right

the biggest Ali myth is that he was unbeatable in his prime.....just cos he beat up some washed up fighters

Indeed, I am. He clearly lost to the very beatable Doug Jones. Don't worry my brothers. I might err someday, but for now I shall remain perfect.
Masteringly yours,
Ikemefula Von Frei