Stumbled onto episode 1 just as it started Monday and have been glued to it ever since, it honestly may be Burns best work IMHO… it doesn’t hurt that it’s a modern subject, so there’s SO much great footage, pics and radio calls
I’m not even some big boxing history fan, but damn it’s riveting tv nonetheless… turn it on now if you can [Reply]
“Whatever you do, don’t stop the fight… I’m gonna eat that halfbreeds heart out of his chest” - Joe Frazier to his trainer Eddie Futch before the Thrilla In Manilla
Originally Posted by stumppy:
I forgot how brutal that fight with Frazier was.
“We went over there Champions, and came back old men”
He should’ve retired after that, or at the very least after he got redemption on Spinks… too many people around him were blinded by the glitz, just letting him get destroyed in pointless matches toward the end
Letting Holmes bludgeon him like that was criminal, throw in the towel you greedy bastards [Reply]
Originally Posted by cdcox:
This thread is the first I heard about this series. Turns out my wife has been recording it for us to watch later. She's awesome.
Ken Burns was involved. You're going to enjoy it no matter how you felt about Ali back in the day. [Reply]