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H2O Man

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15. A family friend

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #12)

Fri May 10, 2024, 12:31 AM

May 2024

signed Mike over to Cus D'Amato. I remember him saying that he had a heavyweight with Patterson's speed and delivery, with Liston's power.

Two of our friend's son were among amateur fighters I trained. They were both undefeated when I was in their corner. (One lost a decision when I wasn't there.)

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I took at a look at DU's culture forums - it was insightful. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 OP

Incite or insight? RockRaven May 2024 #1

Nice grammatical correction. And i thought this word as I typed it! OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #3

What did those figures incite you to do? niyad May 2024 #2

See mea culpa at 3. OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #4

Well, either could have been appropriate, depending on your niyad May 2024 #5

The spot to H2O Man May 2024 #6

Making room for MMA? Ligyron May 2024 #7

My kids got me H2O Man May 2024 #8

Boxing has a much longer track record. Ligyron May 2024 #12

A family friend H2O Man May 2024 #15

Wow, that's pretty neat! Ligyron May 2024 #18

I fought a lot. H2O Man May 2024 #20

That's 45 years with at least one Golden Glove win! Ligyron May 2024 #21

I boxed H2O Man May 2024 #23

what insight are you getting? BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 #9

80% are introspective type activities - cooking, photography, music, and pets OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #10

I'd say the top activities are mostly solo activities, not group BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 #13

They become a group thing when shared here. OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #14

I'd say cooking is significantly more active participation than "Sports" as discussed in that group muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #19

Good food is important! EllieBC May 2024 #11

I guess it means, we like to eat a lot. 3Hotdogs May 2024 #16

User name checks out happybird May 2024 #17

No thanks, I'll stick with GD. I think insightful is overrated. n/t elocs May 2024 #22