RIP Hank Aaron
Baseball Hall of Famer and former MLB home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/01/22/hank-aaron-baseball-hall-of-famer-dies/437341002/
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People forget Hammerin' Hank took another person of color deep on his record breaking long ball.
And shoutout to the Atlanta @Swayes baseball team.
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I got to meet him at the airport long ago. It was late and the place was empty and he was by himself. My boss and I had a great conversation with him. A super nice guy. I am happy to see he lived a good long and happy life.
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Is there a person over 50 who didn't know the number of HRs Ruth had hit? Now tell me what the current HR record is and how many 10 year old school kids today do you think know that number. We all knew what the number 714 meant back in the early 70s as did every school kid since the 1930s
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I know Hank had 755
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Honestly I don't know the new number because steroids made me lose interest.
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That and baseball just isn't the sporting attraction it once was in this country. Now tell me who the current heavyweight boxing champion is?Bendintheriver said:Honestly I don't know the new number because steroids made me lose interest.
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The current home run record is 755. Hth.SFGbob said:Is there a person over 50 who didn't know the number of HRs Ruth had hit? Now tell me what the current HR record is and how many 10 year old school kids today do you think know that number. We all knew what the number 714 meant back in the early 70s as did every school kid since the 1930s
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Great post. I’m a hair younger, but I had the same relationship with 755 throughout the 80s/90s/00s. Rolled my eyes when Bonds broke it. I was hopeful for Jr.SFGbob said:Is there a person over 50 who didn't know the number of HRs Ruth had hit? Now tell me what the current HR record is and how many 10 year old school kids today do you think know that number. We all knew what the number 714 meant back in the early 70s as did every school kid since the 1930s
No one got close who wasn’t later exposed as a roidhead. Knee jerk compression changes in the ball to combat sagging ratings also didn’t help. Baseball destroyed a record that should be revered.
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Tyson Fury, and he’s as good a champion there has been since the younger Kiltschko was in his prime in the early 2010s.SFGbob said:
That and baseball just isn't the sporting attraction it once was in this country. Now tell me who the current heavyweight boxing champion is?Bendintheriver said:Honestly I don't know the new number because steroids made me lose interest.
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Well there is always the freak who is the exception to the rule. Now how many 10 year old's do you think know that?NorthwestFresh said:
Tyson Fury, and he’s as good a champion there has been since the younger Kiltschko was in his prime in the early 2010s.SFGbob said:
That and baseball just isn't the sporting attraction it once was in this country. Now tell me who the current heavyweight boxing champion is?Bendintheriver said:Honestly I don't know the new number because steroids made me lose interest.
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I’ve got a doctor friend, they had a 39ypo patient get a massive stroke 15 min after the vaccine.
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Klitscho was dominant but nobody is going to support a wooden Eastern European over a tough talking American.NorthwestFresh said:
Tyson Fury, and he’s as good a champion there has been since the younger Kiltschko was in his prime in the early 2010s.SFGbob said:
That and baseball just isn't the sporting attraction it once was in this country. Now tell me who the current heavyweight boxing champion is?Bendintheriver said:Honestly I don't know the new number because steroids made me lose interest.
Fighting is about rivalries. That’s what has been lacking.
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I grew up with boxing and big fights and never got into MMA but isn't MMA far more popular among the younger generations?
The heavyweight title fight was always a big event up through Tyson. Even middleweights like Hagler, Hearns, and Sugar Ray
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I’ll probably get Joshua-Fury on PPV if that ever happens. Would be the biggest fight in years for heavyweights.RoadDawg55 said:
Klitscho was dominant but nobody is going to support a wooden Eastern European over a tough talking American.NorthwestFresh said:
Tyson Fury, and he’s as good a champion there has been since the younger Kiltschko was in his prime in the early 2010s.SFGbob said:
That and baseball just isn't the sporting attraction it once was in this country. Now tell me who the current heavyweight boxing champion is?Bendintheriver said:Honestly I don't know the new number because steroids made me lose interest.
Fighting is about rivalries. That’s what has been lacking. -
On my daughter's 5th birthday we went to see the Braves on Opening day against the Cubbies. Crowd cheered when Mr Aaron was announced to throw out the first pitch. Daughter asked if he was new to the team. C'mon man she was five.Bendintheriver said:I got to meet him at the airport long ago. It was late and the place was empty and he was by himself. My boss and I had a great conversation with him. A super nice guy. I am happy to see he lived a good long and happy life.
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That’s cool. I was on a MLB road trip with some friends and saw him throw out the first pitch in the old Milwaukee County Stadium in the mid-1990s. That place was a dump but great tailgating for a baseball crowd.georgiaduck said:
On my daughter's 5th birthday we went to see the Braves on Opening day against the Cubbies. Crowd cheered when Mr Aaron was announced to throw out the first pitch. Daughter asked if he was new to the team. C'mon man she was five.Bendintheriver said:I got to meet him at the airport long ago. It was late and the place was empty and he was by himself. My boss and I had a great conversation with him. A super nice guy. I am happy to see he lived a good long and happy life.
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Boxing was the motherfucking shit in the 60's/70's/80's. Olympic boxing was AMAZING. Tacoma's own Davey Armstrong USA! USA! USA!RaceBannon said:I grew up with boxing and big fights and never got into MMA but isn't MMA far more popular among the younger generations?
The heavyweight title fight was always a big event up through Tyson. Even middleweights like Hagler, Hearns, and Sugar Ray
It just seems HARD to get traction these days.
Wide World Of Sports with the recorded versions of Ali fights. The Throbber just sprung a boner (TMI). Good times...
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One of my first sports memories was watching Larry Holmes TKO Ali. A few years later the Tex Cobb near-killing on national TV occurred and boxing was shunned to cable on PPV. That same month there was the Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini fight in Vegas where Duk Koo-Kim does in the ring and it took a few years until Tyson arrived on the scene to get boxing going again.PurpleThrobber said:
Boxing was the motherfucking shit in the 60's/70's/80's. Olympic boxing was AMAZING. Tacoma's own Davey Armstrong USA! USA! USA!RaceBannon said:I grew up with boxing and big fights and never got into MMA but isn't MMA far more popular among the younger generations?
The heavyweight title fight was always a big event up through Tyson. Even middleweights like Hagler, Hearns, and Sugar Ray
It just seems HARD to get traction these days.
Wide World Of Sports with the recorded versions of Ali fights. The Throbber just sprung a boner (TMI). Good times...
Howard Cosell never called another boxing match after the Cobb fight. I was six years old and still remember all the blood. -
50s, 40s, 30s and 20s. The 3 biggest sports in the US used to be Baseball, Boxing and Horse Racing.PurpleThrobber said:
Boxing was the motherfucking shit in the 60's/70's/80's. Olympic boxing was AMAZING. Tacoma's own Davey Armstrong USA! USA! USA!RaceBannon said:I grew up with boxing and big fights and never got into MMA but isn't MMA far more popular among the younger generations?
The heavyweight title fight was always a big event up through Tyson. Even middleweights like Hagler, Hearns, and Sugar Ray
It just seems HARD to get traction these days.
Wide World Of Sports with the recorded versions of Ali fights. The Throbber just sprung a boner (TMI). Good times... -
I was lucky enough to see Larry Holmes fight in Atlantic City early 80's. Sat about 40 - 60 feet from ringside. Entire card was light heavy and heavy weight fights. When those guys land a punch you feel the concussion that close.
I called it 'white chimp of the month club' for Holmes. I think he got stripped of the WBC title and the IBF started up about that time. He was 42-0 IIRC -
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The record is still 755SFGbob said:Is there a person over 50 who didn't know the number of HRs Ruth had hit? Now tell me what the current HR record is and how many 10 year old school kids today do you think know that number. We all knew what the number 714 meant back in the early 70s as did every school kid since the 1930s
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Inspiration noted. They killed the man.
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All of you people that post racist posts up in here, support casual societal racism and racist social policies-politicians in America are somehow giving condolences to Hank Aaron? Hank Aaron had to deal with his share of racist people like y'all up in here during his baseball career and life...RIP
Hank Aaron, Home Run King Who Defied Racism, Dies at 86 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/sports/baseball/hank-aaron-dead.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nhdNvNg60M
Sports Century Documentary- Hank Aaron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m66lmbROA58
Biography: Hank Aaron Baseball Player & Civil Rights Activist -
The fights back in the day were great. They were great because of the boxers.RaceBannon said:I grew up with boxing and big fights and never got into MMA but isn't MMA far more popular among the younger generations?
The heavyweight title fight was always a big event up through Tyson. Even middleweights like Hagler, Hearns, and Sugar Ray
It just seems HARD to get traction these days.
Hearns
Hagler
Leonard
Chavez
Duran
Aguello
Pryor
Ali
Holmes
Norton
Frazier
Holmes
Foreman
Tyson
Holyfield
So many great fights between those guys. Loads of thrill of victory and agony of defeat. -
Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor was my favorite boxer on those ABC Saturday afternoon fights. He was a small welterweight version of Mike Tyson before there was Tyson.dflea said:
The fights back in the day were great. They were great because of the boxers.RaceBannon said:I grew up with boxing and big fights and never got into MMA but isn't MMA far more popular among the younger generations?
The heavyweight title fight was always a big event up through Tyson. Even middleweights like Hagler, Hearns, and Sugar Ray
It just seems HARD to get traction these days.
Hearns
Hagler
Leonard
Chavez
Duran
Aguello
Pryor
Ali
Holmes
Norton
Frazier
Holmes
Foreman
Tyson
Holyfield
So many great fights between those guys. Loads of thrill of victory and agony of defeat.
