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Counting Dollars. After the fight, sporting a bloodshot right eye but no other signs of wear and tear, Ali launched his customary volley of verbal jabs. "I told you I was the greatest," he gloated. "I told you this man has no class, no skill, doesn't hit hard. Don't ever match no bull against a master boxer. The bull is stronger but the matador is smarter." Ali did admit that Foreman had stunned him a few times. "I'm experienced," he said. "I can handle that." For his part, a shell-shocked Foreman said quietly...
When an indignant Parisian driver shouted "Some people haven't got a thing to do," he was promptly pummeled with a volley of stones and insults. A gendarme who witnessed it all called out "Enjoy yourselves," before turning his back and walking away...
...presumed from nude. Official reactions tend to reflect community attitudes, which range from indifferent to amused to enraged. Asked to rule on the "nudity problem" early in July, the Los Angeles city council voted 9 to 4 in favor of establishing "clothing optional" areas on city beaches. After a volley of protests the issue was re-voted. This time the decision swung 12 to 1 against public nude bathing...
About 60 women from ten schools started play on Saturday, and when the last volley had thundered on Sunday afternoon, the 'Cliffe team found itself tied with Mt. Holyoke behind Brown and first-place Princeton...
...punches as though they were irrelevant and delivered brutal blows to his body and head. Early in the second round he landed one below Norton's heart. "I heard him grunt," said Foreman later, "and I knew I had him." He finished the challenger with a volley of uppercuts and right-left combinations to the head. As Norton collapsed onto the ropes for the third time, Rondeau ended the fight...