muhammad ali vs earnie shavers

So you needed the sound off to clarify how easily Holmes best Ali?

 

Your card isn't off at all....Shavers won the fight. The point about watching with the volume down doesn't apply in this case...the announcers were calling it as if Ali were winning, based on the open scoring which affirmed as much. The judges said he was winning, so everyone bought it, even though it was clear that Shavers was blocking almost all of his punches and returning thunderous head shots in return. Earnie won it...it was just another Ali mind-fcuk, that's all. IF he told people to drink poison kool-aid, they would.

 

As promised here's my take so far after 7 rounds:

Round 1: Ali (clear)

Round 2: Shavers - Ali Landed absolutely nothing - and was rocked BIG TIME on 7 or 8 occasions - amazed Ali didn't go down in this round - verging on a 10-8 type round for Shavers.

Round 3: Ali took a shellacking for 2 minutes 40 seconds failing at the rope a dope big time - did open up in last 20 seconds but hit nothing but arms apart from one hook - Shavers takes this round BiG

Round 4: Ali taking a real beating - punching a little more in this round but again hitting nothing again but arms and getting rocked again and again in return - another Shavers round big

Round 5: Ali suddenly dominates for the first time? Like a different fighter? What was he doing for the previous 3 rounds? Ali moving and jabbing for 3 minutes and Shavers can't even get close.

Round 6: Cagey, lots of silly games from both and little action until halfway through the round each time Ali lays on the rope Shavers walks over to the opposite ropes and lays on them and waits for Ali in an attempt to embarrass Ali into fighting properly - gives up halfway though and goes back to clubbing away at Ali and Ali takes a drubbing on the ropes for the last minute so Shavers again as Ali again has gone back to doing absolutely nothing.

Round 7: Great round for Shavers! He's obviously done his homework or is getting some good advice in his corner - he's not falling for any of Ali's tricks in this round - more than that he's actually getting around each little game Ali tries and is thoroughly out working Ali - Ali is giving this fight away altogether

So after 7 rounds I have Shavers up 5 rounds to 2 - no close rounds at all - Ali won his 2 clearly and Shavers won his 5 clearly, 3 of them BIG

 

Just scored it. First, what a dreadful fight. That's an hour of my time I won't get back, I guess. So many missed opportunities on both sides, both of whom seemed content to fight only sporadically.

Ali: 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15.
Shavers: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14

143-142 Shavers.

 

Second half from me now -

Round 8: Ali looks tired and jaded, Shavers just tapping away steadily not wearing himself out just keeping busy while Ali stands flat footed with his guard up like a big punching bag - Shavers is literally able to a bit of a breather and just tap away at Ali at his own speed - Ali suddenly tries a flurry with a minute to go but nothing on them whatsoever just hitting arms and Shavers laughs at his effort - Shavers is finding this easy. Shavers continues steadily working while Ali is just trying to hold his glove out like a wrestler to keep him off or grabbing as he's coming in - he should try punching a bit that works better - Shavers round clearly.

Round 9: Shavers starts like the last round tapping away getting his little taps in round the arms into Ali's unguarded sides. Ali literally spends about a minute doing the silly holding his glove out taunting him routine but it's another minute where Ali has not even thrown a punch and then when Shavers counters big Ali starts doing the jelly legs routine blatantly giving away that he felt that one.
Ali goes back to laying on the ropes - Shavers is ticked off for literally stopping punching to literally tug Ali physically off the ropes - maybe the ref should be telling Ali to do something rather than telling Shavers off for tryi to force him to fight properly. Ali opens up late and this time lands a handful of heavy shots through the guard but it's not enough Shavers again counters BIG and rocks Ali who goes into the jelly legs routine again Shavers finishes the round landing a huge right in close while Ali is pretending to polish the top of his bald head with his glove - Shavers round again.

Round 10: Ali is back on his twinkle toes again and is suddenly doing well again, making Shavers walk onto some good punches. Mid round Shavers does land some hard shots but really it's all Ali in this round as he out works Shavers down the straight - Ali you can tell is really digging in now - he's obviously been told he's letting the fight get away from him - Ali round clear.

Round 11: Ali is up on his toes again!? Shavers can't live with Ali when he dancing like we know he can - Ali spearing him with long shots - Shavers missing more now and looking a little tired for the first time - Ali takes this round clearly again.

Round 12: Tables have turned seemingly, Ali again in command at the start of this round, on his toes landing numerous punches and Shavers now is the one throwing and missing one hay maker after another for the first minute of the round. Shavers takes until the last minute of the round to get close enough but some nice combos from Ali now- he's putting his weight behind his punches now so much so that Shavers genuinely acknowledges some good shots from Ali. Ali round clear.

Round 13: Shavers staggers Ali big time on the ropes n the first 20 seconds of the round - Ali is hurt and has suddenly regressed to his earlier status as human punch bag - Shavers lands MIGHTY punches all through this round - this is a horrible round for Ali - he is too brave - in hindsight it is difficult to watch when Ali is taking shots like he is in this round - knowing how he's ended up very bad beating Alo takes in this one - Shavers round big.

So with 2 rounds to go I now have it Shavers ahead 8 rounds to 5 and again all rounds are pretty conclusive - Ali needs needs a knockout in the last two or at least a 10-8 in one for a draw...

Stay tuned

 

The thing here is that although quite a few have Shavers winning the fight regarding their scorecards it's mainly only by one round, so really was the decision that controversial?
It was a close fight!

 

Last 2 rounds now

Round 14:
Ali starts BIG! He is looking for that finish that I have him needing in the last 2 rounds! Could this be the moment!?! The answer is a resounding no!
By the minute mark he looks to have shot his bolt and punched himself out - his effort looks to have come to nothing as Shavers has now turned the tide and is now hurting Ali BIG himself! One by one Shavers is detonating his humongous right hands off Ali's jaw and rockin Ali again and again - the punches are really maki Ali sag but he is fighting on heart reminds me at times like one of the Ali-Frazier fights this round the five and take but Shavers just won't be denied and it has to be his round with Ali hurt and possibly the ropes being his only escape - at the end of the round Ali looks completely spent and Dundee comes into the centre of the ring to guide him back and get to work on him as quick as he can - definitely a Shavers round.

Round 15: Shavers starts like a steam train and go right to work in the 15th and final round determined to go out with a bang! And he doesn't let up for the entire round! At one point Ali seems to hurt him momentarily but he can't be denied and keeping wailing away barrelling forward both hands flailing ignoring anything coming back and hurting the weakening Ali badly with every other punch - he is just not gunna let Ali win the last round - Ali is finding on heart trying and trying to nail him and stop him with something coming in but nothing seems to stop him every other punch is rocking Ali back on his heels again and again - WAIT!! suddenly in the last 10 seconds Ali has Shavers suddenly hurt!! Shavers is gone he almost out on his feet but the bell ends the fight before Ali can finish it and it is not enough Shavers wins the last round widely again!

And Shavers takes the fight 11 rounds to 5 and is the new heavyweight champion of the world - Ali well beaten and looks like a shadow of himself.

 

But that is the story of Ali's career. Numerous close fights and he always got the benefit of the doubt. Probably infuriates someone like De La Hoya who always got the short end or at least half the time- he did get Whitaker and Quartey.

Shavers
Young
Norton 3
Jones

All hotly contested encounters.

 

atsch my bad 10 rounds to five for Shavers but still - it's insane was looking at some of you guys rounds scored and some of the rounds where Ali was being so brutally beaten about some of you scored for Ali!??! WTF!? Some of you need your freaking eyes testing you really do atsch

 

I know a lot of people considered this controversial but I thought Ali was in control for the majority of the fight. Got really lazy and shaken up a few times in the way that got Lewis starched when he did it with Rahman but he still collected himself each time he took a big haymaker and went back to nullifying Shavers. Don't remember my exact score but I had Ali up. I think even Shavers said he didn't best him.

Weird to me about calling it dreadful. Always thought it was a good fight. Seen it a few times.

 

Shavers winning round 15? No sur.