While I have no romantic horse in this race, I'm a little surprised by the vehemence of the I-can't-believe-she-chose-Taylor vibe!!! isn't Rod Taylor just as appealing as Mr. Culp in the world of women? He seems well-built and handsome enough, and, you know, Australian, so his accent would seem to hold some additional charm. I even noticed that while Culp's character was a boxer, I thought Taylor (in this and other flicks) seems like a pretty big guy, and would question Taylor's nervous response to Culp's feigned punches -- I mean, c'mon, isn't Taylor, while a little shorter, kind of, err, thicker than our hero?