Post by marco26 on Oct 19, 2019 21:39:37 GMT
Can't wait to see his next post about how the perfect example for clean living of the ex-athlete is OJ Simpson.
The epic moment is when Frazier goes down.
HC keeps it sweet and simple - 'Down goes Frazier!' Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!'
It's Howie's simplicity in 'the moment' that makes that moment so iconic for the viewer.
Are you fucking for real? Look, I know Philly people are stupid, but this is a new level of stupidity.
Cossell said it THREE TIMES! That's what made the call so famous. Any other announcer - just watch any fight - would simply say "Down goes Frazier." You say you like simplicity, why do you like a guy repeating over and over and over the very same thing? Plus by the second and third time Cossell was saying "Down goes Frazier," Joe Frazier WAS ALREADY UP!!! The call was over the top, wrong, and all about Howard injecting himself into the event.
Seriously, kid, you have some weird ideas about calls. That "Down goes Frazier" call is infamous because it once again made Cossell look like the blowhard he can't himself from being.