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Moreover, the Ali-Frazier match is the classic ring encounter: boxer against slugger. At 6 ft. 3 in. and 215 lbs., with the elusive speed of a middleweight and a basic hit-and-not-be-hit strategy, Ali may well be the most graceful big man in boxing history. Frazier, who will spot his rival 3¾ in. in height, a crucial 8½ in. in reach, and 10 or so lbs. in weight, is a swarming, wade-in, bull ish brawler who willingly takes a punch or ten for the chance to score with his bludgeoning left hook...
...superior reach to stave off the bull-like onslaught of his attacker? Can he ever wear down the relentless machine that is Joe Frazier? Conversely, can Ali, who is able to hit sharply with either hand, outgun Frazier, who is more a one-armed fighter? Can, in short, the boxer beat the slugger...
Muhammad Ali has been more than a moment; for a decade he has been the best boxer in the world. I can remember eight years ago huddling in a boarding school cubicle, secretly listening to the few brief minutes that Sonny Liston withstood the beautiful onslaught. We had heard stories that Liston had sent cab-drivers to the hospital for a few bucks fare, and we knew that Clay would win. Liston did not have a chance. He was slow, and he was ugly, and Clay was the King. The graceful dance, the long left, with the twist...
That's not to say that Ali cannot be beat, although I sincerely believe that he cannot. Frazier is the best boxer he has ever faced, but Frazier is ugly. Whatever the outcome, Clay will dominate the fight; he will dance, duck, strike, and dance again. He may bleed and he may fall, but Frazier will never dance. Some say, speaking of their styles, that this is a battle between the beauty and the beast. That's false; there can be no battle because Ali's beauty is incontestable. Frazier has no style nor grace nor beauty. As they...
...Homecoming is exceptionally good. David Keyser has gotten his actors into character, their accents polished and their presence refined. He has a solid idea of how The Homecoming should be played, communicating Pinter's basic idea summed up in Max's advice to his third son, the would-be boxer: "What you've got to do is defend yourself, then you've got to learn how to attack ... once you've learned those two things, you can go straight...