I was reading in the newspapers recently about Brian London. Brian London used to box. He still gets up at 6.30am every morning, and still trains, and is still the same weight as he was when he boxed, but he hasn't boxed for a long time. He once boxed against Muhammad Ali in 1966. Ali hit him in round three, and Brian London lay down for a long time. You can watch that on YouTube.
Brian London was a brave fighter, but he usd to cut easily. He was cut badly by Dick Richardson, during the European Heabyweight Championship, (a headbutt).
Watching Muhammad Ali hit Brian London in 1966 made me remember a conversation I had with Mr Albert McClochendichter, possibly the most responsible of the delegates at the Duneditin bloggers conference, about how to win any argument. Now, I don't mean any physical argument. I mean any verbal argument, or any written exchange which turns into an argument.
The secret is, metaphorically speaking, to jab, jab, then uppercut and hook. In other words, after the argument has started - jab, jab - by introducing in quick succession two very sharp and relevant points, with hardly any pause. As in boxing, this will throw the other person off their guard for the moment.
The next step is to then - uppercut - introduce a thrusting and well-directed statement which is very difficult for the other person to argue against or parry. This 'uppercut' statement will likely be your best assertion with respect to the argument, and one which you feel is almost impossible to argue against. This will very much unsettle the other person and rattle their brains, just like a well-directed uppercut does the same in boxing.
Finally - the hook - for example, and without too much pause and before the other person has had a chance to recover from your 'uppercut', introduce some irrefutable evidence which completely backs up the rest of your argument so far.
If you follow this advice, you will almost certainly win any argument. Your opponent will be left flustered, dazed and confused, just like Brian London was on that fateful night in 1966.
In a future post, I'll explain how I used this technique in the bar at the Masongola the other night to win an argument with Brandon Fitzgerald, over who will win the Ashes next summer.
MM III
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6 comments:
A most enjoyable post, leaving me envious of seeing Mohammed Ali in his prime. A true draft-dodging, Islamofascist, black hero!
However, I am confused at how a conversation can be likened to a boxing match, or even should we predicate argument for conversation, how successfully these can be 'won'? There are no winners! Or am I missing something?
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Thankyou for your kind regards, ion. Just as there is a winner and loser in the Ashes series (cricket between England and Australia), so must there be a winner and loser in any argument over who will win the next Ashes series.
Of course, as you rightly point out, in any other discussion/argument it doesn't matter.
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Mingin'! I went to Brain London's club in Blackpool when I was nineteen. There was a long narrow stairway and at the top of it Brian London was standing in his penguin suit, being a bouncer. I felt dead reassured that there was going to be bugger all trouble in that club! He punched a punter who invaded the ring at the end of one of the Richardson fights. The boy's body seemed to stiffen out in mid air after his legs flew upwards. Made one realise that it's better to duck. I saw him fighting Ali on the telly at the time. If ever there was a mismatch!!! Hotboy
When up against one's bliss partner, I find this always helps: open with an assertion so wild and unreasonable that the opponent's I mean the partner's jaw drops, before they burst into tears or go off on the huff. Either way, you get some peace, and are assured of a place in the next round.
I say Rob!
What you say works! The last time I saw Brandon, I opened with the statement "England will win the Ashes five nil."
He had no response at all, and I could see his bottom lip begin to quiver.
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