Word: aly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...know," sighed Cassius Marcellus Clay, alias Muhammad Ali, daintily sipping a cuppa in London last week, "you can fool all of the people all of the time. Sonny Listen-he was supposed to be too mean for me. Floyd Patterson was too determined. George Chuvalo, why, Ali won't be able to stand up to his punches, they said. Now, it's Henry Cooper's left hook is gonna make history...
Control or not, Pakistan's "nonaligned" government was clearly taken back by the outpouring, obviously concerned over what Washington's reaction might be. To take away some of the sting, Foreign Minister Zulficar Ali Bhutto called a special press conference for Western newsmen, gave assurance that Pakistan, despite its friendship with China, would "do nothing to endanger relations" with "friend" and "ally" America, would "not be a party to any scheme that will injure the United States." There had been no negotiations on military assistance from Peking, Bhutto asserted. Then he went on to belittle the handful...
This bout will probably be the last Ali ever fights while he is in his prime, and the champion is likely to put on a good show. Chuvalo is a boxer of the oak tree variety, and though he has never mounted a commendable offense, he does own the distinction of never having been knocked to the canvas...
Clay will probably try hard for a knockout to convince the skeptics that he has a power punch. Since Chuvalo is unable to back pedal, the fight should be a slugfest until the Canadian falls or Ali tires and decides to punish the challenger with his stinging jabs...
...knock Chuvalo down early. Ali will probably win by a TKO in the 11th or 12th...