 The truth behind this picture? |
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 Sep 4 2011, 05:22 AM
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Super Flyweight Group: Team BU Posts: 248 Joined: 15-May 10 Member No.: 10,900  |
I stumbled across this intriguing photograph today and wondered if any of you guys have any idea if this and the story which goes with it are fake or not?
(IMG:http://www.grtleeds.co.uk/Culture/images/BoxingPhoto.jpg) http://www.grtleeds.co.uk/Culture/boxing.html Does anyone have any additional info? |
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Sep 4 2011, 06:52 AM
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Junior Middleweight Group: Members Posts: 2,224 Joined: 23-May 11 Member No.: 12,366 |
no way thats a young ali. he seems fat and old.
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Sep 4 2011, 07:08 AM
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Super Middleweight Group: Team BU Posts: 3,702 Joined: 27-April 08 From: NZ Member No.: 7,287 |
QUOTE (mgrover @ Sep 4 2011, 11:52 PM)  no way thats a young ali. he seems fat and old. I don't think there's a date on it. maybe he as fighting exhibitions later on his a career. THAT would make any knock down more plausible, but if it is true I'm really really surprised it hasn't come out by now. |
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Sep 4 2011, 08:44 AM
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Flyweight Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 16-May 11 Member No.: 12,191 |
Just because he's on the ground doesn't mean it was a knockdown...He could have slipped, been pushed down or if was an exhibition he could've been putting on a show to add drama...There's also no referee standing over him counting. A still picture can't tell the whole story but a video would've been better...lol
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Sep 4 2011, 08:51 AM
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Junior Middleweight Group: Team BU Posts: 2,005 Joined: 13-May 08 From: Bonny Scotland Member No.: 7,369 |
QUOTE (bosco @ Sep 4 2011, 01:44 PM) Just because he's on the ground doesn't mean it was a knockdown...He could have slipped, been pushed down or if was an exhibition he could've been putting on a show to add drama...There's also no referee standing over him counting. A still picture can't tell the whole story but a video would've been better...lol Or the photo could be a fake. I'm no photo expert but im not convinced. I'm also just not buying that skinny pasty little pikey fucker dumped Ali on his arse |
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Sep 4 2011, 09:48 AM
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Welcome to the Dirty South Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 25-January 11 From: FunkyTown FortWorth, Tx Member No.: 11,493 |
and you found this on a Gypsy site Sentral?...
anywho, Johnny Frankham was a British light-HW. 28(5)-11-1. fought from 1970-1976. nothing a lil Google cant fix. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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Sep 4 2011, 12:29 PM
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CAESAR, H.M.I.C. Group: Root Admin Posts: 21,448 Joined: 20-October 00 Member No.: 2 |
I think the better story is how did Sentral stumble across this gypsy website?
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Sep 4 2011, 01:45 PM
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Junior Middleweight Group: Members Posts: 2,224 Joined: 23-May 11 Member No.: 12,366 |
QUOTE (The Ollie Reed Fan Club @ Sep 4 2011, 01:08 PM) I don't think there's a date on it. maybe he as fighting exhibitions later on his a career. THAT would make any knock down more plausible, but if it is true I'm really really surprised it hasn't come out by now. it said, in that link at the time he was still being called Clay, but in that picture he seems a lot older and has put on quite a bit of weight. |
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Sep 4 2011, 02:42 PM
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Lightweight Group: Members Posts: 797 Joined: 14-July 11 Member No.: 12,788 |
Could definitely be fake. Not in the same weight class. Neither have each other on their resume. That looks like the same shorts Ali wore when he was knocked down by Frazier.
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Sep 4 2011, 03:04 PM
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Team BU''s Little Play Thing...LOL Group: Members Posts: 580 Joined: 27-May 08 From: Chicago Member No.: 7,451 |
Ali was known for doing exhibitions, i think this one may have taken place at the Albert in '72. I'm pretty sure the knockdown wasn't legit, Ali was a showman and Frankham was far from a puncher. Probably a little sale for the crowd
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