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Originally Posted by David Ball
Professor, Professor, I love this universe, but I gotta say -- the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world just does not fight on anybody's undercard -- not even the nominal current champion's.
Other than that, the only complaint I have about the universe is that every time I open it I find myself humming, "Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm only falling apart..." Never liked that song.
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You'll have to explain that one to me! As far as you taking offense to the "undercard" status of the Rock, it's for the sake of expediency--I have too many subplots going on here--it's getting like a Dostoevski novel. I have state titles, Euro championships, and Commonwealth crowns at stake. And Archie Moore is misbehaving. Not to mention that there's a buzz that Liston might be out on parole next year. So I guess my uni has too many cakes of yeast in the pan for me to put Marciano on a separate card. Just my view, but if you're fighting a non-title match on the same card as a title bout, you'd be on the undercard---regardless of your record.
And if you want to get ranked, you listen to Hans Reuter, and you fight where he wants you to fight. What do you think he and Marciano were talking about at their recent private meeting? It wasn't about Mickey Mantle winning another triple-crown.
But really, that song reference is a little too cryptic for my understanding. So I miss the humor/sarcasm that you directed this way.
