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Who are they going to use to replace Kevin Spacey now????
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RIP 2021:
@Billy-Tell said in RIP 2021:
Captain von Trapp
Read somewhere he hated that film
He came up with one of the weirdest quotes I've heard: "Working with Julie Andrews is like being hit on the head with a Valentines Card"
He was fucking awesome in Battle of Britain and Waterloo, both actual great movies. Unlike the Sound of Music
I'll give you a piece of advice: stay single.
Lord Uxbridge: "As I am second in command and in case anything should happen to you, what are your plans?"
Duke of Wellington: "To beat the French."
Probably the most accurate historical war movie ever
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@Billy-Tell said in RIP 2021:
Captain von Trapp
Saw that movie aged 5 and it scarred me for life.
You're welcome
You swine.
Not swine. Doe. A deer. A female deer.
Love that tune but it's a shame the violins came in. Would have preferred the acoustic guitar on it's own.
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Bugger. One of my earliest sporting memories is watching him and Dick Collinge opening the bowling at the Basin in the Plunket Shield
He was a key player in the epic 71-72 Test series in the Windies too.
"His outstanding series was in the West Indies in 1971–72. In a batsman's series, in which all five Tests were drawn, and no other bowler on either side took more than 14 wickets, Taylor took 27 wickets at 17.70 in four Tests."
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Another one gone from the golden age
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Leon Spinks, who surprised the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, died Friday night at age 67, according to the Firm PR, a public relations firm that represents him. Spinks, who had been suffering from prostate and other cancers for five years, died with his wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, by his side, the firm said. The St. Louis native, a former Marine who won a gold medal as a light heavyweight at the 1976 Olympics, was just 13 months and eight fights into his pro boxing career when he stepped into a ring against Ali on Feb. 15, 1978, in Las Vegas. But Spinks -- a heavy underdog who had never gone beyond 10 rounds -- went right after the champ, who was 36 years old and clearly on the downside of his career. Spinks, then 24, had enough endurance to survive a 15th-round flurry from Ali -- and provide one of his own in the closing seconds. The split decision went to Spinks, who flashed his famous gap-toothed grin after becoming the only fighter to take a title from Ali in the ring. -
John Pullen, former Lions and England Captain.
Took England to Dublin in 1973 5Ns when Scotland and Wales had both refused to go because of the Troubles. England received a 5 minutes standing ovation from the Lansdowne Rd crowd. After losing 18-9, he famously quipped "“We’re not much good but at least we turn up"
A rugby player's rugby player.
Former England captain Pullin dies after long battle with illness
Pullin famously ignored warnings not to play in Dublin due to The Troubles and was an inspirational leader who was instrumental in significant victories for both England and the British Lions.
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Leon Spinks, who surprised the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, died Friday night at age 67, according to the Firm PR, a public relations firm that represents him. Spinks, who had been suffering from prostate and other cancers for five years, died with his wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, by his side, the firm said. The St. Louis native, a former Marine who won a gold medal as a light heavyweight at the 1976 Olympics, was just 13 months and eight fights into his pro boxing career when he stepped into a ring against Ali on Feb. 15, 1978, in Las Vegas. But Spinks -- a heavy underdog who had never gone beyond 10 rounds -- went right after the champ, who was 36 years old and clearly on the downside of his career. Spinks, then 24, had enough endurance to survive a 15th-round flurry from Ali -- and provide one of his own in the closing seconds. The split decision went to Spinks, who flashed his famous gap-toothed grin after becoming the only fighter to take a title from Ali in the ring.Massive, Massive respect for beating the ( arguably ) greatest.
RIP.
@raznomore out of interest where did you rate Spinks overall ? His brother did the sensible thing and retired after his first loss. Leon didn't it seemed.....
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@raznomore said in RIP 2021:
@MN5 he’ll always be the guy that beat Ali. He had a really patchy career after that. He’s not one of the greats in my opinion. But no one can take that win over Ali away from him.
Yeah lost five of his last eight fights ?
Goes to show that once a guy loses it ( as Ali did ) that even a comparative journeyman can beat him.
Leon Spinks record indicates he was just that but again, I bet he dined out on beating Ali for his whole life and good on him.
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@raznomore said in RIP 2021:
@MN5 Chuck Weiner dined out on going 15 with Ali. If you beat the greatest you can dine out on that as much as you like. Unless you’re Larry Holmes.
Who actually was a legend in his own right unlike those other chumps
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@raznomore said in RIP 2021:
@MN5 Chuck Weiner dined out on going 15 with Ali. If you beat the greatest you can dine out on that as much as you like. Unless you’re Larry Holmes.
Chuck Wepner was the subject of a E:30 for 30 doco. Colourful character and Stallone's inspiration for the Rocky Balboa character
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@raznomore said in RIP 2021:
@MN5 he’ll always be the guy that beat Ali. He had a really patchy career after that. He’s not one of the greats in my opinion. But no one can take that win over Ali away from him.
Yeah lost five of his last eight fights ?
Goes to show that once a guy loses it ( as Ali did ) that even a comparative journeyman can beat him.
Leon Spinks record indicates he was just that but again, I bet he dined out on beating Ali for his whole life and good on him.
Spinks was a what could have been. Serious alcohol problems. He even hit the turps the night before he won his gold medal. Probably had an absolutely wretched childhood like a lot of those guys.
RIP 2021
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