It's Coming Back to Me Now!

At 42, George Foreman is duking it out for the heavyweight boxing crown with a much younger man, and middle-aged wheezers everywhere are following his lead

Who's heavyweight champ?

Dunno. Muhammad Ali. Aren't the Celts on TV?

O.K., a hint: not Spinks.

Not which Spinks? There was Leon and there was Michael. How about Women's Full Contact Pro Beach Volleyball?

No, look. There's a war; the sentry asks you a question to prove you're American. Who's heavyweight champ?

Right. I got it, Mark Tyson.

It's Mike, and no. Bang, you're dead.

Nah, it's boxing that's dead, has been since Primo Carnera retired. It's a sham and a shuck, lacking the je ne sais quoi of monster-truck racing and the visual appeal of a carton of eggs falling...

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