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This should have been a hit and a big one at that. Seldom does a R&B song have such attitude.

Remember the first time I heard this. I was in a dance club and it took control of me, infusing me attitude. I was no longer walking around, but groovin'. Video could have been better if it had a Michael Jackson-type dancer interpreting it.

Remember the first time hear this. I was in a mall and it began to take control of me, infusing me with attitude, and I was no longer walking from store to store, rather grooving.

Wow, no goody-goody Nelli Forbush here!

Crofts' mandolin is so gorgeous and Seals' voice is so beautiful.

This was the fight that the 40-year-old Holyfield should have realized the gig is up. He had slowed a lot and was not prepared to go to war, except for the odd flurry. Byrd realized this by R2 and showed him no respect after that. Ironically, this was the last win for Byrd against a 'name' fighte...

Judges had this contest scored well at time of stoppage. I had Klitschko winning every round but R7, which I saw as even. So 90-82 Klitschko. I agree with Larry Merchant that Byrd did not pose a sufficient threat to Klitschko that he couldn't have tried to go with one good punching arm and see ...

Judges of this fight had Tua winning anywhere between 1 to 3 rounds. However, I have Lewis winning every round and the last four were all dominant, with Lewis scoring 15-20 punches more than Tua. Tua was basically target practice for Lewis at this point. Tua sure could take a punch - truly rema...

@opera123able I didn't give rounds 8-11 for Lewis either, so I saw that portion the same way as the judges. Every other round I gave to Lewis, who won this fight easily. As for judging in boxing, it's at best highly subjective, as Howard Cosell once said, and at its worst dishonest (e.g., Roy Jon...

The judging of this fight was a disgrace. This was a fight easy to score because there was so little scoring, particularly by Haye, who did about as little in a 12-round heavyweight championship bout that I've seen. He mostly seemed scared of Valuev. Valuev, for his part, gave Haye too much respe...

Foreman at his best is the greatest heavyweight ever after Muhammad Ali. I rank him ahead of #3 Lennox Lewis because he never would have succumbed to McCall and Rahman like Lewis did. I disagree with Foreman's loss to Young: despite Young's two dominant rounds in R11 and R12, Foreman had too b...

@Myndir In R1, Young didn't land a single blow whereas Foreman landed at least 5 and pressed the action. In R2, Young became busier but again Foreman landed at least 5 more clean blows than him and pressed the action. R9 was quite close but I still have Foreman scoring at least 2 more clean blows...

@dreman1970 Yes, I had the 12th almost dominant for Holmes. Really Shavers was leading by several points 2 minutes in, with Holmes just coasting and guarding against a KO. Things really changed in the last 30 seconds, when Holmes didn't mind going toe-for-toe, getting the better of the tired Sh...

I guess I was watching a different fight than the judges and commentators because I thought Ruiz clearly won. I have 7-3-2 Ruiz, with Ruiz winning 2-6,9 and 10, Toney winning 7,8 and 11, and 1 and 12 were even. I believe the ref-ruled knockdown in R7 was really Toney stepping on Ruiz's foot, and...

Interesting bout, showing a lightening-quick lightheavyweight to be superior to a good-but-not-great heavyweight. Amazing how bulking up 20lbs did not hurt Jones' speed. Ruiz had quick hands but didn't show them enough. He gave Jones far too much respect; Jones sensed that by R3 and then showed h...

Better fight than the first one. Holyfield did much better except for his R11 knockdown. However, I again have a draw: 4-3-4 for Holyfield, with R11 dominant for Ruiz, so 115-115 on the 10-point-must system. I have Holyfield winning 3,5,7 and 9 and Ruiz winning 4,8 and 11, with 1,2,6 and 12 a dra...

Commentators called it well early but not at the end. This was no clear cut victory for Ruiz: it was very close. Early on, youth was winning out over age, with Ruiz showing much better hand speed, but he slowed a lot in the second half, below the level of Holyfield. I score it a draw: 5-5-2, wi...

A close fight, with the difference being Holyfield could take a shot better than Tyson. Even in R6 when he was knocked down and R10 when he was hurt, Tyson was leading but one punch turned things around. Ref stopped the fight too soon. Hard to score through 10 because the hand speed of both fight...

The fight was as exciting as Foreman-Lyle (1976): two big punchers taking each others best and miraculously carrying on longer than expected. Bowe showed the heart of a champion - on a par with Ali - but like Ali he had now taken too many shots. His defence had broken down, making Golota look bet...

Too bad for Golota that he lacked the discipline, after several warnings, to stop the clear low blows. Ignoring low blows, I had it 5-2 in rounds for Golota, with Bowe winning only 2 and 5. With the points deducted, the fight was even at the time of stoppage, but Golota was on his way in the 7t...

Not as great as the first fight but Holyfield fought smarter, staying on the outside, never getting hurt, and letting the overweight Bowe tire after 4 rounds. It was all even after 11, but Bowe came back to win the 12th, with Holyfield now tired. The more decisive rounds go to Holyfield (5, 6 and...

A great fight to watch. R10 is one of the all-time greatest, and R11 for that matter too. However, it wasn't the best fight tactically for Holyfield, who shouldn't have traded punches with the big man, as if he weighed 235lbs himself. I admire his courage but not his strategy. R10 knockdown wa...

@kettlezone Me too, even more from 4:12 on ... at that point I'm transported into a heavenly place.

Stevie was like The Beatles: so much great material, he had to hold back many great songs from becoming singles and simply release them on albums. This was passed over for single release in favour of Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day, You Met Your Match and For Once In My Life, yet it is easily on a pa...

A really exciting dynamic version. Peter Nero's piano, particularly the intro, is amazing.

Not a great fight: a rather awkward and unorthodox Spinks against an aging Holmes, who lacked stamina. A better fight for Holmes than the previous outing because he took the first four rounds easily. But Spinks let him tire himself out, then went to work and won every round thereafter, even the ...

A superior fight for Moorer, who stayed patient and picked apart Holyfield. For Holyfield, it was one of his worst fights: he looked tired early on and stayed that way. He seemed to have no sense that he had to get busy and start scoring to win. I have 9-3 Moorer, with Holyfield winning only ...

Williams outclassed the aging, slowing Holmes in this fight, and clearly won. I score 11-3-1 for Williams, with Williams winning rounds 1-4,6-8,10,11,13 and 15, and Holmes winning 9,12 and 14, and 5 a draw. On the 10-point-must system, it was 147-139 Williams. Holmes could attract big purses at t...

Like Ali, Holmes got jinxed by a Spinks to lose the heavyweight crown. Unlike Ali, Holmes lost decisively and could not avenge his loss. The aging Holmes had no where near the speed and reflexes of Spinks, who saw nearly all of his punches coming. He didn't respect his power so much either: not a...

One must watch Fightfilms1 video to see the entire fight. Comments are disabled so I will make mine here. IMO, Holmes just eeked out a victory in the dying seconds. The fact that the commentators and judges saw it as an overwhelming Holmes victory is a disgrace. Blow-by-blow commentator Barry Tom...

A great fight, but Norton was completely robbed. The two exchanged rounds in the early going and then it was all Norton after that, with the exception of the 13th, when he got hurt and Holmes dominated. I score 1,3,5-12,14 and 15 Norton, and 2,4 and 13 Holmes. On the 10-point-must system, with ...

After Young robbed Foreman, Norton now robbed Young. All rounds were close or fairly close. Nevertheless, I score it 11-2-2 Young, with Young winning 1-5 and 10-15, and Norton winning 6 and 7, with 8 and 9 a draw. On the 10-point-must system, Young won 148-138. Young was disappointed with the re...

Ali did what no other man could do to Foreman: knock him out. This is a classic lesson that a superior boxer, with great defences and ability to take a punch can defeat a menacing puncher. IMO, Foreman won R1 but after that it was all Ali (scoring by rounds). George was spent by R6 and ready to b...

Ali showed tremendous character in this fight, as did Frazier. Ali won rounds 1-5, dominating 1 and 4. But Joe's devastating left hook in the 6th nearly did Ali in. The fact that Ali stayed on his feet and fought on is a miracle. He had a great 7th, and I say he won the 8th, contrary to Cosell's...

Ali easily outclassed Frazier in this bout, although credit goes to Frazier for always pressing the action, taking Ali's best shots seemingly unfazed, and delivering the best shots, which Ali took very well. Frazier should have picked up the intensity earlier, unfortunately waiting until the sec...

Spinks didn't deserve a title shot, but he made the most of his chance against the aging, not-in-the-best-shape Ali. The youthful Spinks was far more effective than Shavers, pressing harder and getting through Ali's defences more. He had a good lead after R9 after which Ali came on. It all came d...