If I recall, Shane Moseley came the closest, I think he hammered Floyd which buckled his knees, but he just could not finish him off.
No sports to watch or discuss. What's your greatest sports memory?
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I dare say that he never faced anybody as good as SRL. Another situation where comparing athletes from different eras results in an unresolvable debate.
Moseley's legacy was tainted by the PED use which he admitted.
After that I lost all respect for the man. You're right again though he did tag Floyd pretty darn good.
Getting Terry Bradshaw's autograph in 1975, he had just won his first Super Bowl, super nice guy.
After being in the Ontario Hockey League for only three seasons, the Montreal Junior Canadiens won two Memorial Cups in 1969 and 1970. In 1970, after beating Darryl Sittler's London Knights, Marcel Dionne's St Catherine's Blackhawks, Guy Lafleur's Quebec Remparts and Bobby Clarke's Flin Flon Bombers to finish first, the Junior Canadiens capped off a great year by beating the Soviet National Team 9-2 at the old Forum. The Soviet team had the likes of Vladislav Tretiak, Valery Kharlamov (man, I hated him, I'm glad Ed Van Impe clotheslined him a few years later), Boris Mikhailov and Vladimir Petrov, while the Baby Habs had teenagers like Gilbert Perrault, Rick Martin, Jocelyn Guevremont, Bobby Lalonde and Ian Turnbull. The prior year, they lost Marc Tardif and Rejean Houle to the NHL Canadiens.
The defeat of the Soviet team was the high point of my young years. After twomping our amateur and semi-pro national teams for decades, the Soviets were clobbered by teenagers who closely checked them and outscored them. Finally, great news until ecstasy was reached with Paul Henderson taking two shots to score on Tretiak in the last minute of the eighth game of the inaugural Canada-Soviet series.
The defeat of the Soviet team was the high point of my young years. After twomping our amateur and semi-pro national teams for decades, the Soviets were clobbered by teenagers who closely checked them and outscored them. Finally, great news until ecstasy was reached with Paul Henderson taking two shots to score on Tretiak in the last minute of the eighth game of the inaugural Canada-Soviet series.
Kharlamov was a great player, I can't stand Bobby Clarke, but I gotta say, I'm glad he broke Kharmalov's ankle in '72. lol
I hated Clarke as well but he can play on my team any time.
He once said he would never had got out of Flin Flon without playing the chippy style that he played.
My newest love/hate is with Brad Marchand
Joe Carter's home run, Mike Tyson getting knocked out by Buster Douglas. Raps winning the NBA title. The Leafs playoff run with Gilmour that ended with Gretzky. I don't know why that really sticks out. Tiger Wood's incredible run of majors. Ben Johnson and Donovan Bailey winning the 100 meters at the Olympics. Leicester winning the Premier league. Maradona's "hand of god" goal.American Pharoah winning the Triple Crown. The McGwire-Sosa home run battle. The Giants beating the undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Valeri Kharlamov was a hot dog who liked to gloat after scoring on Dryden and Esposito in 1972 and on other NHL goalies in 1974. He hotdogged it and baited the NHL players. I'm glad Ed Van Impe clotheslined him as he crossed the blue line against the Flyers. By the way, the Flyers fully utilized the services of Schultz, Saleski, Kelly and Dupont to slow down the Soviets to beat them 4-0. By the third period, the Soviets refused to enter the corners. They even walked out during the game, but came back to finish the game.
I still recall him looking hatefully at the Canadian bench in 1972 while limping off to the dressing room after being slashed by Bobby Clarke on the ankle.
As for Boris Mikhailov, I thought that he was a whiner who bitched the entire 72 series about every call, faceoff and goal against, in Russian, of course.
I still recall him looking hatefully at the Canadian bench in 1972 while limping off to the dressing room after being slashed by Bobby Clarke on the ankle.
As for Boris Mikhailov, I thought that he was a whiner who bitched the entire 72 series about every call, faceoff and goal against, in Russian, of course.
The Russians came back out after they walked out because they were told that if they did no go back on the ice they would not get paid. The Communists turned out to be capitalists.
I seem to recall a couple of incidents where Mikhailov kicked people with his skate blades. He was their Bobby Clarke.
Bobby Orr's cup winning goal flying through the air in St.Louis
Henri Richard's cup clinching goal against tony Esposito in Chicago.
Paul Henderson takes a wild stab at it and fell and then......The goal that ignited a nation.
Muhammad Ali rambles in the Jungle and with aid of a quick count defeats Foreman.
Tom Clemens to Tony Gabriel for the Grey Cup over the green Riders
Montreal Canadiens tie the big Soviet machine on new Year's Eve. Dryden couldn't stop a beach ball on that night.
Reggie Jackson's 3 dingers on 3 consecutive pitches to win the fall classic for God's team the Bronx bombers.
Yankee captain Thurman Munson dies in plane crash. To this day we never replaced him. Although I liked Posada.
U.S. Olympic team beats the Soviet Union and shocks the world in Lake Placid for what will go down in history as one of the biggest upsets in the annals of sports or quite simply the miracle on ice.
Sugar Ray Leonard stops Tommy Hearns in the 14th round to unify the world welterweight championship in an epic battle.
Aaron Pryor TKO's Alexis Arguello to win the world light welterweight title. Arguello hit him with everything but the kitchen sink but Pryor kept on coming.
Gretzgy to Lemieux to win the 87 Canada Cup with the legendary Dan Kelly on the call.
Buster Douglas does the impossible and slays Mike Tyson in Tokyo. The spiral of Tyson had begun.
Touch em all Joe.....Joe Carter Homers and the Jays win.
Greg Moore killed at the Marlboro 500. Never watched a full race after my hero was killed.
GSP defeats Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight championship. GSP is all class.
Nate Diaz defeats Connor McGregor in a huge upset but he's not surprised motherf@ckers.
Rose Namajunas defeats Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the womens straweight UFC title. Colour me a huge Rose fan.
Kawhi Leonard and the shot against the Sixers....
Henri Richard's cup clinching goal against tony Esposito in Chicago.
Paul Henderson takes a wild stab at it and fell and then......The goal that ignited a nation.
Muhammad Ali rambles in the Jungle and with aid of a quick count defeats Foreman.
Tom Clemens to Tony Gabriel for the Grey Cup over the green Riders
Montreal Canadiens tie the big Soviet machine on new Year's Eve. Dryden couldn't stop a beach ball on that night.
Reggie Jackson's 3 dingers on 3 consecutive pitches to win the fall classic for God's team the Bronx bombers.
Yankee captain Thurman Munson dies in plane crash. To this day we never replaced him. Although I liked Posada.
U.S. Olympic team beats the Soviet Union and shocks the world in Lake Placid for what will go down in history as one of the biggest upsets in the annals of sports or quite simply the miracle on ice.
Sugar Ray Leonard stops Tommy Hearns in the 14th round to unify the world welterweight championship in an epic battle.
Aaron Pryor TKO's Alexis Arguello to win the world light welterweight title. Arguello hit him with everything but the kitchen sink but Pryor kept on coming.
Gretzgy to Lemieux to win the 87 Canada Cup with the legendary Dan Kelly on the call.
Buster Douglas does the impossible and slays Mike Tyson in Tokyo. The spiral of Tyson had begun.
Touch em all Joe.....Joe Carter Homers and the Jays win.
Greg Moore killed at the Marlboro 500. Never watched a full race after my hero was killed.
GSP defeats Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight championship. GSP is all class.
Nate Diaz defeats Connor McGregor in a huge upset but he's not surprised motherf@ckers.
Rose Namajunas defeats Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the womens straweight UFC title. Colour me a huge Rose fan.
Kawhi Leonard and the shot against the Sixers....
I saw that fight on a closed circuit broadcast at Massey Hall. Great fight. Arguello was my next fave after Sugar Ray and I was upset he lost.
I got to see Rod Laver and Pancho Gonzales at the Cricket Club on Wilson.
Anytime Borg beat Connors was a highlight. Plus I got meet Borg and shake his hand at a reception.
That amazing Wimbledon 5 set final between Fed and Nadal. Could be the greatest match of all time.
One Sunday, I picked all 13 games against the spread when there just 26 teams.
I won the Scarborough College tennis championship.:whoo:
Anytime Borg beat Connors was a highlight. Plus I got meet Borg and shake his hand at a reception.
That amazing Wimbledon 5 set final between Fed and Nadal. Could be the greatest match of all time.
One Sunday, I picked all 13 games against the spread when there just 26 teams.
I won the Scarborough College tennis championship.:whoo:
Darryl Sittler's overtime winner in the 1976 Canada Cup. I was just a young kid and he was my favourite player.
Simon Whitfield tracking down and passing the leaders one by one to win gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Triathlon.
The entire crazy 7th inning Toronto vs Rangers 2015 Divisional Series.
Simon Whitfield tracking down and passing the leaders one by one to win gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Triathlon.
The entire crazy 7th inning Toronto vs Rangers 2015 Divisional Series.
Shouldn't you be out in your rocking chair on the front porch threatening clouds with your cane, and yelling at squirrels to get off your lawn?
With age also comes becoming a crochety old crank who just likes to argue over everything and anything, and never lets anything go. Case in point - I give you: shack
Not everyone has this happen, but clearly some are more susceptible than others.
