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Time to start swinging back

Monday, August 21, 2006

You can only play rope-a-dope for so long. At the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle," Muhammad Ali assumed a defensive position against the ropes and took a pounding from George Foreman. This went on for several rounds while Ali scarcely made an offensive move. At some point in that legendary bout, he decided he was no longer willing to withstand the pummeling being dished out by his opponent. Ali started swinging back. He got his back off the ropes, established an offensive and ultimately won t ...

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