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Pastimes : Boxing: The Sweet Science -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJV who wrote (597)	8/19/2000 9:55:54 PM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10489

mr. mark and Franco, Larry Holmes and George Foreman never fought, though the fight was considered, by many and for so long a "no-brainer." The following is an editorial from early 1999 written about the prospect and the planned bout that never went off. LPS5 Foreman vs. Holmes? George Foreman, who will be 50 in January, and Larry Holmes, who will be 49 in November, have agreed to fight each other sometime toward the end of this year. What the hell for? Pride? Well, Holmes has wanted to fight Foreman forever, but both boxers are coming out of retirement for this fight. And I don’t think the fact that Foreman will be making $10 million and Holmes a cool $4 million has anything to do with it. Well, at least they won’t have to worry about knocking each other’s teeth out. They can just leave them in a glass ringside before the fight starts. Both boxers have already gained heavyweight championships throughout their career. Neither one of them, however, currently has a title to defend, or to achieve for that matter. This is when boxing fans and boxers alike ask themselves: when is it time to call it quits? With both boxers having families to support, businesses to run, and appearances to make, it does not make any sense for them to step into the ring and fight each other. Or does it? Adding $10 million or $4 million to one’s pocket book is a big contribution. They would never have to really worry about money again. Yet, they never had to really worry about it before either. With Mike Tyson biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear, the sport of boxing appeared to have sunk to a new low. So is this something that the boxing world really wants to bring forward at this point in time? Is it healthy to see two old men fight each other until one of them is lying face down on a mat? Healthy? No. Good business move? Absolutely. This fight is expected to draw huge ticket prices and ratings as the Pay-Per-View or HBO deals are still being worked out. Who knows how this one will turn out? Maybe we’ll see Foreman vs. Holmes II, III, and “Battle of the Senior Citizens.” Foreman enters this fight with a record of 76-5 with 68 knockouts (KOs). Holmes is 66-6 with 42 KOs. As for this boxing fan, well, I’m going to go with Holmes. I’ll take the youth factor in this one.

To: FJV who wrote (597)	8/19/2000 10:36:12 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10489

Corrales v Manfredy on Sept 2.....I want to see that fight. I really like both fighters....will go for Corrales to win...as we get closer, I'll put in my formal prediction. My Prince Naseem WAG for today is by KO in the third. Grub 600