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To: mr.mark who wrote (7)	5/5/2000 8:11:00 PM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10489

MM - Following your comments, yeah, I do have some sketchy memory of the "Jewish Bomber," though I won't lie to you: I'm younger than you probably think - As for Yaqui "The Yak" Lopez, I sure do remember him: Ring Magazine named his fight against Matt Muhammad, where he was KO'ed in the 14th, 1980's fight of the year. And, I remember Little Red Lopez, too. Red beard, a real rib buster - as you mentioned. That's why, incidentally, when I (as a major fan) get into the friendly debate about whether the fighters of today are better than the fighters of yesterday, one of my inevitable arguments centers on the incidence of full KO's - from body blows - since 1980. Did you ever see Louis, Marciano, Moore, Ali, et al. knock a guy unconscious with an uppercut? LPS5

To: mr.mark who wrote (7)	5/6/2000 2:02:00 AM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10489

Upon watching the Lewis vs. Grant replay. I'm going to adjust a comment I made previously in saying that Grant has/had a "glass jaw." After seeing the reply on TV tonight - amazing what you miss even from the floor of a match like that - while Michael Grant was (by far) outclassed, two things immediately came to mind: 1. Rabbit punches, and lots of them. Didn't anyone tell Lewis that the facial hemisphere (front) of the mellon is the regulation target area for head shots? 2. The uppercut leading to the final KO/count out: holding, holding, holding. IMHO, that'd been minus one point, if I'd been the ref and had seen it (and, of course, if Grant had been able to get back up). A solid win for Lewis, who shows the crucial ability to change styles as necessary. Four different Lewis', when compared vs. Briggs, Golota, Holyfield, and Grant. One thing for sure: I'm more excited than ever to see a Lewis-Tyson bout now. LPS5