Great moments of sporting heroism and toughness

[artfoley]

@farmerinthecity

I think Ali deserved what he got. He called Fraser a gorilla, he even had a toy one with him when he was on the TV and at press conferences.

A white man saying that, bad enough. But one black man to another. Unforgivable

Excellent article here

Years later, Ali and Frazier still slugging it out

[Batigol]

Didn’t Joe Frazier have a voicemail bragging about what he had done to Ali?

There was a brilliant, but very one-sided, documentary on the rivalry a few years back

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

Angry Derry man not wanting to discuss toxic culture of treachery in Derry GAA shocker.

[gilgamboa]

Absolutely sickened my shit at the time but this took balls as big as a house

Domhnall O'Donovan last gasp point for Clare 2013 All Ireland Final v Cork

[backinatracksuit]

@farmerinthecity

I think Ali deserved what he got. He called Fraser a gorilla, he even had a toy one with him when he was on the TV and at press conferences.

A white man saying that, bad enough. But one black man to another. Unforgivable.

In his suite the next morning he talked quietly. “I heard somethin’ once,” he said. “When somebody asked a marathon runner what goes through his mind in the last mile or two, he said that you ask yourself why am I doin’ this. You get so tired. It takes so much out of you mentally. It changes you. It makes you go a little insane. I was thinkin’ that at the end. Why am I doin’ this? What am I doin’ here in against this beast of a man? It’s so painful. I must be crazy. I always bring out the best in the men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I’ll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I’m gonna tell ya, that’s one helluva man, and God bless him.”

[gilgamboa]

What a score to end a drought.

Stephen Cluxton wins the All-Ireland for Dublin.wmv

[Tassotti]

ah yea, Eubank was some man to take a slap, himself and Benn hammering the living shit out of each other, great tv

[artfoley]

@Batigol

Didn’t Joe Frazier have a voicemail bragging about what he had done to Ali?

He braved loads of times about what he did to Ali. Ali never apologised in person to Frazier though.

But by fuck were they bitter rivals

[Tassotti]

Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn sign the fight contract ! (Funny)

proper TV

[Special_Olympiakos]

In remember watching that at the time. Top class. Eubank was the best wum of his generation. He was never the same after the Watson punch as a fighter though.

[the_man_himself]

Is Eubank not just absolutely fucking mental rather than a WUM?

[gilgamboa]

No

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

About one minute before that from the puck out after Horgan’s point the ball landed in the Cork half backline. Cathal Naughton ended up with ball in hand and took off at full pace with Pat Donnellan a stride behind him.

Donnellan has played the whole match at midfield that day and no doubt he was running on fumes at that stage while Naughton had only been on 15 minutes or so. My heart sank a little as Naughton has serious pace yet somehow Donnellan found something in the tank to stay stride for stride with him and make an excellent flick on the ball to dispossess him after tracking him for 50 yards. Another player would have given up in chase or have dived in and given away the free, Fergal Lynch gave up the chase after about three strides. Without that selfless run and composure there would have been no levelling point by Dunny.

That little intervention never got the credit it deserved. Great leadership and attitude.

From around 39 seconds on the below clip

Clare v Cork: All Ireland Hurling Final 2013, Last 2 Minutes of Play

[the_man_himself]

Great flick alright, Naughton hadn’t looked up in the whole time he had the ball on his hurley until then and Donnellan flicked it the second he looked up

[gilgamboa]

And moylan poor miss then from broken ball. One of two poor interventions on his part. Some end to the game

[flattythehurdler]

True. He had “assistance”, but so did Delgado

[balbec]

Sigh

[farmerinthecity]

I don’t think you can beat that for a sporting occasion. Just incredible. Two men in a ring.

[farmerinthecity]

There was only one side mate.

[carryharry]

Considering the flick landed straight to a Cork player and the mess Kelly made of the ball in there. Once ye got out of CP that evening with a draw, Cork need not of bothered attending the replay. They were fucked before they started.