And today, joining the underground .....
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Leon Spinks, the man who shocked the Greatest in 1978.
Some of us are old enough to remember when the world stopped for these contests.
Some of us are old enough to remember when the world stopped for these contests.
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Indeed Merv. I remember it well.big mervyn wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:00 am Leon Spinks, the man who shocked the Greatest in 1978.
Some of us are old enough to remember when the world stopped for these contests.
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Me too. But the one I remember better was the Rumble in the Jungle. My dad let me sit up with him into the wee small hours to watch it on tv.Snipe Watson wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:37 pmIndeed Merv. I remember it well.big mervyn wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:00 am Leon Spinks, the man who shocked the Greatest in 1978.
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Pretty sure I didn't see that one live.
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I was too wee to stay up
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Aye right.
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I watched it from my cot.Snipe Watson wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:05 pmAye right.
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Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape, at the ripe old age of c90.
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Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...
and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."
and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."
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Probably the most imitated voice in world sport.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:34 pm Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...
and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."
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And there.... he .... goes...!solidarity wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:39 pmProbably the most imitated voice in world sport.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:34 pm Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...
and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."
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He almost made F1 sound exciting.
Equally sadly, but more surprisingly, boxing legend Marvellous Marvin Hagler has passed today too.
Equally sadly, but more surprisingly, boxing legend Marvellous Marvin Hagler has passed today too.
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Did my head in tbh though I was never an F1 fan to be fair. I suppose making it sound exciting is some sort of accomplishment.Hans Indaruck wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:51 amAnd there.... he .... goes...!solidarity wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:39 pmProbably the most imitated voice in world sport.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:34 pm Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...
and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."
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The banter with James Hunt was good.
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