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...Foreman be serious? What kind of odds would Vegas put on him against Iron Mike Tyson, the current titleholder? Boxing does not take kindly to reruns by its geriatric set. Witness Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes and Ali. Foreman, the boxer turned preacher, is older than the other ex-champs who tried in vain to return. Some of them embarrassed themselves. Some of them got flattened. Boxing experts snicker that there are only two kinds of opponents Foreman can be counted on to defeat. One kind is hooked up to a respirator. The other can be found lying...
...slugging at the bags and straining on the iron. This is a new Foreman, he is quick to advise: "Forty is no death sentence; age is only a problem if you make it one." He looks as menacing as he did that night in 1973 when he blockbusted Joe Frazier clear off the canvas to win the title. His 19-in. biceps bulge with muscle, his thighs are thick as saplings, his huge 48-in. chest heaves with power. He also has the beginnings of a paunch. Explains Foreman: "The secret to my winning is my eating." By which...
...Frazier rehired...
...despite the gravity of the plagiarism charges, many professors said the University had ignored Frazier's accomplishments and long years of service when it hastily accepted his resignation. Only three months later, the hospital reinstated Frazier as a staff psychiatrist and "psychiatrist-in-chief, emeritus," but not to either of his former positions...
...action taken by the Board of Trustees expresses appropriate respect and gratitude for Dr. Frazier's many years of service," said Tosteson...