Both Ali and Frazier deserve credit for putting on their second fight.....

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    .......when they did. Both men had ambitions of regaining the title,held by George Foreman. It was a dead cert that whichever one got the shot first,the other would get one soon afterwards. They did n't need to fight one another in January 1974,but they did,as we all know. Credit to both men ! :good

    This would probably never happen with today's bunch.
     
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  2. Azania

    Azania Active Member Full Member

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    Absolutely..it matterd more to these guyz to get back at each..make a point..than anything else..and so they did..Ali was convinced he could beat Joe the 2nd time around..Smokin' Joes was sure he could wallop Ali again..especially after George tore him up..

    Great warriors.
     
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  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two of the greatest warriors ever to have graced the ring,Azania.
     
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  4. Azania

    Azania Active Member Full Member

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    Damn straight Stevie..I still cringe when I watch The Thriller in Manilla..that was some career-ending fighting right there..Tremendous beating they put on each other these two.

    IMO..Ali is The Greatest because he met another great in Joe Frazier.

    :good.
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    That fight was ****.
     
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  6. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    That's become the consensus, mainly through word of mouth but i quite enjoy that fight actually. It wasn't as bad as people like Bert Sugar will have you believe.
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Well I can think of about 140 HW fights i'd rather watch, and that's good enough for me.
     
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  8. Imperial1

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    Much respect to both men thats how real warriors get down !!
     
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  9. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A lot of holding behind the head.
     
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  10. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I know I keep saying this,but if only Muhammad and Joe had never put on the gloves again after Manila !!
     
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  11. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I fully agree with you. It's just that it was n't as momentous as their first one,and not as brutal as the third. It was still a good and fast paced heavyweight bout,on the whole.
     
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  12. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Yep, 2 real warriors that lived & breathed boxing.
     
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  13. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Ali-Frazier II was a good fight, obviously it wasn`t as good as 1 & 3, which I regard as the 2 best HW fights of all time & I think fight 2 suffers when being ranked because of this but to me, it was a very good fight.
     
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  14. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    that fight, like the other two, was for the world championship of each other. it was personal for both every time
     
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  15. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Also at stake was the title of 'Best Fighter Of An Era' In spite of what happened to Frazier in the two George Foreman fights.
     
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