Sport: Super Slaughter

The weekend in New Orleans was billed as a super sports spectacular. When all the drumbeating and body crunching were over, however, the result was a pair of super slaughters. First, Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier bludgeoned Challenger Terry Daniels to the canvas five times before the referee mercifully ended the mismatch in the fourth round. Then the Dallas Cowboys took over where Frazier left off, pounding the Miami Dolphins into the Poly-Turf for four long, punishing quarters.

Among other things, the Cowboys' dominance of Super Bowl VI destroyed a myth. Going into the game,...

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