I saw Leon Spinks at Caesars Palace

[Tomasino]

When I've seen Spinks on certain testimonial shows, including his appearance at Ali's 70th B-day celebration 2 years ago, he's always seated.
I assume he has mobility problems.
He's always been a little wacky, going back to his amateur days, but Leon was one of the good guys in boxing.

He was sitting down to sign autographs, of course, but he was also walking around at times...He was wearing jeans and a windbreaker. If you didn't know he was a fighter he looked like just another guy.

Las Vegas has so much boxing history.

You'd never guess by looking at him now, that he upset a goat. Brave guy. He did well to beat Muhammad Ali as well.

[ThatOne]

When I've seen Spinks on certain testimonial shows, including his appearance at Ali's 70th B-day celebration 2 years ago, he's always seated.
I assume he has mobility problems.
He's always been a little wacky, going back to his amateur days, but Leon was one of the good guys in boxing.

He was sitting down to sign autographs, of course, but he was also walking around at times...He was wearing jeans and a windbreaker. If you didn't know he was a fighter he looked like just another guy.

Las Vegas has so much boxing history.

You'd never guess by looking at him now, that he upset a goat. Brave guy. He did well to beat Muhammad Ali as well.

Do celebrities or former celebrities appear in your province or for that matter has your province produced m(a)ny?

[Tomasino]

[e="ThatOne"]

When I've seen Spinks on certain testimonial shows, including his appearance at Ali's 70th B-day celebration 2 years ago, he's always seated.
I assume he has mobility problems.
He's always been a little wacky, going back to his amateur days, but Leon was one of the good guys in boxing.

He was sitting down to sign autographs, of course, but he was also walking around at times...He was wearing jeans and a windbreaker. If you didn't know he was a fighter he looked like just another guy.

Las Vegas has so much boxing history.

You'd never guess by looking at him now, that he upset a goat. Brave guy. He did well to beat Muhammad Ali as well.

Do celebrities or former celebrities appear in your province or for that matter has your province produced m(a)ny?[/quote]


Certainly none that upset goats.

[ThatOne]

^^^^

In your rush to reply you managed to misuse the quoting mechanism. You must be really upset. BTW, GOAT is a commonly used appellation and honorific among sports fans. You can do an internet search of the term. I'm sure the internet has even made its way to your hamlet. After all, you're on it.

SMH

Oh, happy new year to you and the other residents of your hamlet. May the new year bring you prosperity and growth.

[Tomasino]

^^^^

In your rush to reply you managed to misuse the quoting mechanism. You must be really upset. BTW, GOAT is a commonly used appellation and honorific among sports fans. You can do an internet search of the term. I'm sure the internet has even made its way to your hamlet. After all, you're on it.

SMH

Oh, happy new year to you and the other residents of your hamlet. May the new year bring you prosperity and growth.

I couldnt give a shite about the "quote system"

We of the hamlet thank you profusely.

I'm aware of the term, coined by an egomaniac for himself and repeated verbatim by fools who know nothing about boxing.

Happy New Year to you and the residents of your institution. I hope next year brings you stronger, more effective medication.

[ThatOne]

^^^^

In your rush to reply you managed to misuse the quoting mechanism. You must be really upset. BTW, GOAT is a commonly used appellation and honorific among sports fans. You can do an internet search of the term. I'm sure the internet has even made its way to your hamlet. After all, you're on it.

SMH

Oh, happy new year to you and the other residents of your hamlet. May the new year bring you prosperity and growth.

I couldnt give a shite about the "quote system"

We of the hamlet thank you profusely.

I'm aware of the term, coined by an egomaniac for himself and repeated verbatim by fools who know nothing about boxing.

Happy New Year to you and the residents of your institution. I hope next year brings you stronger, more effective medication.

Now you seem really upset. Perhaps it is you, my internet interlocutor, who is in need of stronger and more effective medication. As to the aforementioned honorific and appellation it is used for the greatest in any field, not just boxing.

Oh, happy new year. May the new year bring you a more pleasant disposition.

[Tomasino]

^^^^

In your rush to reply you managed to misuse the quoting mechanism. You must be really upset. BTW, GOAT is a commonly used appellation and honorific among sports fans. You can do an internet search of the term. I'm sure the internet has even made its way to your hamlet. After all, you're on it.

SMH

Oh, happy new year to you and the other residents of your hamlet. May the new year bring you prosperity and growth.

I couldnt give a shite about the "quote system"

We of the hamlet thank you profusely.

I'm aware of the term, coined by an egomaniac for himself and repeated verbatim by fools who know nothing about boxing.

Happy New Year to you and the residents of your institution. I hope next year brings you stronger, more effective medication.

Now you seem really upset. Perhaps it is you, my internet interlocutor, who is in need of stronger and more effective medication. As to the aforementioned honorific and appellation it is used for the greatest in any field, not just boxing.

Oh, happy new year. May the new year bring you a more pleasant disposition.

It's a rubbish term, used most often by Ali fanboys. It's quite simply a fact that Ali is not the greatest ever boxer. Top 3 heavyweight though IMO. Ali struggles to make all time top 10 in most aficionados eyes.

Btw I'm not upset at you at all, just amused by your posts.

[ThatOne]

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[Tomasino]

GOAT lists are subjective. I use the term tongue in cheek. I actually think Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT boxer. I am flummoxed that my use of the term for a great if not the greatest boxer makes some people froth at the mouth in anger, their denials notwithstanding.

Your a twat, that's what the problem with you is.

[ThatOne]

GOAT lists are subjective. I use the term tongue in cheek. I actually think Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT boxer. I am flummoxed that my use of the term for a great if not the greatest boxer makes some people froth at the mouth in anger, their denials notwithstanding.

Your a twat, that's what the problem with you is.

GOAT lists are subjective. I use the term tongue in cheek. I actually think Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT boxer. I am flummoxed that my use of the term for a great if not the greatest boxer makes some people froth at the mouth in anger, their denials notwithstanding.

As to your suggestion that "Ali struggles to make all time top 10 in most aficionados eyes" excuse me if I defer to the boxing editors of ESPN,Sports Illustrated, and Ring Magazine, all of whom have Muhammad Ali in their top ten pfp atg rankings over some random internet poster who is harboring a grudge, ergo:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing ... reatest110

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multim ... ent.1.html

http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm

How can a boxer who defeated three other top ten all time greats in his weight class, seven IBHOF inductees, and four Olympic Gold Medalists in spite of the fact he wasn't allowed to fight during his prime not be included in the sport's greatest?

Oh, happy new year. May the new year bring you the wisdom you desperately seek and a infinitely more stable personality.

P.S. "Twat"... Now this kid's really upset...He's apoplectic...I am concerned about the other residents of his hamlet. However my fears are allayed as I am sure the National Health Service offers effective mental health counseling and treatment.

..................................

And, maybe this conversation can be salvaged. Leon Spinks accomplished something tangible and very real. He defeated one of the greatest and most celebrated boxers in history. It was a pleasure for me to see him out of the blue.

[hhaehre]

GOAT lists are subjective. I use the term tongue in cheek. I actually think Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT boxer. I am flummoxed that my use of the term for a great if not the greatest boxer makes some people froth at the mouth in anger, their denials notwithstanding.

Your a twat, that's what the problem with you is.

GOAT lists are subjective. I use the term tongue in cheek. I actually think Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT boxer. I am flummoxed that my use of the term for a great if not the greatest boxer makes some people froth at the mouth in anger, their denials notwithstanding.

As to your suggestion that "Ali struggles to make all time top 10 in most aficionados eyes" excuse me if I defer to the boxing editors of ESPN,Sports Illustrated, and Ring Magazine, all of whom have Muhammad Ali in their top ten pfp atg rankings over some random internet poster who is harboring a grudge, ergo:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing ... reatest110

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multim ... ent.1.html

http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm

How can a boxer who defeated three other top ten all time greats in his weight class, seven IBHOF inductees, and four Olympic Gold Medalists in spite of the fact he wasn't allowed to fight during his prime not be included in the sport's greatest?

Oh, happy new year. May the new year bring you the wisdom you desperately seek and a infinitely more stable personality.

P.S. "Twat"... Now this kid's really upset...He's apoplectic...I am concerned about the other residents of his hamlet. However my fears are allayed as I am sure the National Health Service offers effective mental health counseling and treatment.

..................................

And, maybe this conversation can be salvaged. Leon Spinks accomplished something tangible and very real. He defeated one of the greatest and most celebrated boxers in history. It was a pleasure for me to see him out of the blue.

Someone finally took the bait. I had almost given up hope but I'm happy for you.

[ThatOne]

What bait?

Am I only the poster here without an agenda?

Even with the alphabet champions how former many heavyweight champions are alive?

I suspect not many and I saw one of them. I was happy and wanted to share the fact I was happy to see one.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Your a twat, that's what the problem with you is.

GOAT lists are subjective. I use the term tongue in cheek. I actually think Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT boxer. I am flummoxed that my use of the term for a great if not the greatest boxer makes some people froth at the mouth in anger, their denials notwithstanding.

As to your suggestion that "Ali struggles to make all time top 10 in most aficionados eyes" excuse me if I defer to the boxing editors of ESPN,Sports Illustrated, and Ring Magazine, all of whom have Muhammad Ali in their top ten pfp atg rankings over some random internet poster who is harboring a grudge, ergo:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing ... reatest110

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multim ... ent.1.html

http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm

How can a boxer who defeated three other top ten all time greats in his weight class, seven IBHOF inductees, and four Olympic Gold Medalists in spite of the fact he wasn't allowed to fight during his prime not be included in the sport's greatest?

Oh, happy new year. May the new year bring you the wisdom you desperately seek and a infinitely more stable personality.

P.S. "Twat"... Now this kid's really upset...He's apoplectic...I am concerned about the other residents of his hamlet. However my fears are allayed as I am sure the National Health Service offers effective mental health counseling and treatment.

..................................

And, maybe this conversation can be salvaged. Leon Spinks accomplished something tangible and very real. He defeated one of the greatest and most celebrated boxers in history. It was a pleasure for me to see him out of the blue.

Someone finally took the bait. I had almost given up hope but I'm happy for you.

A Happy New Year for the troll indeed.

[ThatOne]

I thought about this some more...

If I went to a NBA board and wrote

" I saw Isiah Thomas at Caesars Palace... He was signing autographs at one of the sports memorabilia stores.Seems like a really nice guy. His team checked the GOAT in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals."

Almost every poster would be asking me what Zeke is like and not getting into a byzantine argument about the etymology of the word "GOAT" and is Michael Jeffrey Jordan worthy of that honorific.

If you gentlemen had an honest bone in your body you would apologize immediately and tell me I'm right. I don't expect an apology. As St. Thomas Aquinas said "virtue is its own reward and a tortured spirit is its own punishment."

[SaadOffTheDeck]

You should apologize to each and every member of this forum for dragging it down with your trolling. You like to think of yourself as clever, but you're not. Just another dude desperate to stir up shit and then play the victim afterwards.

[ThatOne]

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men."

-Ezekiel 25:!7

If I was trolling this board the front page would be replate with threads started by me and the threads not started by me would be replete with posts in them by me trying to hijack them but alas I have but one other thread on the front page and virtually none of the other threads contain replies by me.


http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=172978

It's not about Muhammad Ali and it has more responses than any thread that isn't "stickied" to the top.That's not surprising as I represent the creme de la creme of internet posters. I am an asset to this board; the indispensable poster.

Oh, happy new year.

[Tomasino]

I sussed you out for a nut job after only a few posts

[ThatOne]

I sussed you out for a nut job after only a few posts

Coming from a cipher like you it's a compliment !

Now that we got that of the way this is what you "gentlemen" have to believe I did to make a reference to Ali as the GOAT:

1) Choose Las Vegas for a Christmas vacation.

2) Stay at the LVH, the former Las Vegas Hilton, scene of the first Ali-Spinks fight.

3) Time my visit to the shoppes at Caesars Palace at the exact time Leon Spinks was signing autographs at the Field of Dreams sports memorabilia store.

4) Post it contemporaneously at this board and another one.

Your turn, tommy boy. Consider yourself my internet pinata.

[Tomasino]

[ThatOne]

Is that how a Scotsman says I'm sorry?

[SaadOffTheDeck]

I sussed you out for a nut job after only a few posts

No doubt, he's a lunatic. Always has been. Honestly the worst kind of troll, at least someone like Novelist has no pretense. As far as this part of the board, ThatOne is far and away the worst.

[ThatOne]

Let me preface my remarks by observing "that great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Actually "mediocre" would be a step up for my detractors in this thread.

This thread has become a Venus Fly Trap for my detractors. They enter it and get devoured. Ironically, that wasn't my intention. Maybe one of my more perspicacious detractors will be able to understand the following analogy.

I am celebrating Christmas in Las Vegas and my girlfriend and I are walking through the shoppes at Caesars Palace and notice there is a large African American gentleman who appears to be in his seventies signing autographs at the Field of Dreams sports memorabilia store. Upon further inspection I realize it's Jim Brown. Naturally I am excited to see an athlete that many consider to be one of the greatest athletes to have ever lived.

When I get some spare time I post on a sports board I frequent that I saw the GOAT running back sincere in the knowledge that the members of the board will be interested in learning more about what it was like to see Jim Brown. But much to my chagrin they would rather discuss the etymology of the word "GOAT" , if Jim Brown is worthy of the honorific, and maligning me for using the term.

Boys, that's where we find ourselves here.

Oh, happy new year.

[Tomasino]

Let me preface my remarks by observing "that great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Actually "mediocre" would be a step up for my detractors in this thread.

This thread has become a Venus Fly Trap for my detractors. They enter it and get devoured. Ironically, that wasn't my intention. Maybe one of my more perspicacious detractors will be able to understand the following analogy.

I am celebrating Christmas in Las Vegas and my girlfriend and I are walking through the shoppes at Caesars Palace and notice there is a large African American gentleman who appears to be in his seventies signing autographs at the Field of Dreams sports memorabilia store. Upon further inspection I realize it's Jim Brown. Naturally I am excited to see an athlete that many consider to be one of the greatest athletes to have ever lived.

When I get some spare time I post on a sports board I frequent that I saw the GOAT running back sincere in the knowledge that the members of the board will be interested in learning more about what it was like to see Jim Brown. But much to my chagrin they would rather discuss the etymology of the word "GOAT" , if Jim Brown is worthy of the honorific, and maligning me for using the term.

Boys, that's where we find ourselves here.

Oh, happy new year.

The mention of a girlfriend makes the whole post a work of fiction. Unless the girlfriend was Ill Duce.

[ThatOne]

Let me preface my remarks by observing "that great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Actually "mediocre" would be a step up for my detractors in this thread.

This thread has become a Venus Fly Trap for my detractors. They enter it and get devoured. Ironically, that wasn't my intention. Maybe one of my more perspicacious detractors will be able to understand the following analogy.

I am celebrating Christmas in Las Vegas and my girlfriend and I are walking through the shoppes at Caesars Palace and notice there is a large African American gentleman who appears to be in his seventies signing autographs at the Field of Dreams sports memorabilia store. Upon further inspection I realize it's Jim Brown. Naturally I am excited to see an athlete that many consider to be one of the greatest athletes to have ever lived.

When I get some spare time I post on a sports board I frequent that I saw the GOAT running back sincere in the knowledge that the members of the board will be interested in learning more about what it was like to see Jim Brown. But much to my chagrin they would rather discuss the etymology of the word "GOAT" , if Jim Brown is worthy of the honorific, and maligning me for using the term.

Boys, that's where we find ourselves here.

Oh, happy new year.

The mention of a girlfriend makes the whole post a work of fiction. Unless the girlfriend was Ill Duce.

It's not surprising a homosexual, latent or not, would project his homosexuality onto others. That's not a disparaging comment about homosexuals. It is a disparaging comment about you.

As to Il Duce he's actually entertaining and witty at times, two of the things you should make a new year's resolution to be.

Oh, happy new year and may the new year bring you the strength to come to terms with your own sexuality.

(like shooting fish in a barrel)

[ThatOne]

^^^^^^^
That left a mark...