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They think I’m kidding, but the history of our game is speckled with the
They think I’m kidding, but the history of our game is speckled with the
unlikely. Look at Pete Rademacher—not even a pro. Fresh from a threeround Olympic decision, he got a shot at Floyd Patterson, made the cover of
unlikely. Look at Pete Rademacher—not even a pro. Fresh from a three-round Olympic decision, he got a shot at Floyd Patterson, made the cover of
Sports Illustrated, picked up an easy hundred grand. Now that is one fight
''Sports Illustrated'', picked up an easy hundred grand. Now that is one fight
that Mr. Mailer, the Iiterary lion, chose not to discuss. The clash between
that Mr. Mailer, the Iiterary lion, chose not to discuss. The clash between
pro and amateur didn’t grab his imagination like two spades in Africa or the
pro and amateur didn’t grab his imagination like two spades in Africa or the
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Ali, the moon, scrappy broads, dirty walls, all meat to you, slugger. But {{pg|504|505}}
Ali, the moon, scrappy broads, dirty walls, all meat to you, slugger. But {{pg|504|505}}
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