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A. J. Liebling

@ajliebling_

Pound for pound the best boxing writer of all time

Joined May 2023
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Watching a fight on television has always seemed to me a poor substitute for being there. For one thing, you can’t tell the fighters what to do. When I watch a fight, I like to study one boxer’s problem, solve it and the communicate my solution vocally. 📸 Dempsey v Miske

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Billy fought plenty of tough fellows who could punch, but he didn’t let them punch him often.

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Whitey is a small man - with a rosy face and white eyelashes. His face and features are small in proportion to his head, and this gives him the look of a medium-old baby, which is disconcerting when he hasn't shaved for a couple of days.

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One of the things that makes Marciano a disconcerting opponent for a good boxer like Charles is that even his awkwardness is inconsistent.

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Fights are also a great place for adding to your repertory of witty sayings. I shall not forget my adolescent delight when I first heard a fight fan yell, ‘I hope youse bot’ gets knocked out!’ 📸 Joe Louis vs Lee Savold 1951

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Reminds me of Panama Al Brown,’ you may say as a new fighter enters the ring. If he wins, you say, ‘I told you he reminded me of Al Brown,’ and if he loses, ‘Well, well, I guess he’s no Al Brown. They don’t make fighters like Al any more.’

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