Holmes against Ali's 70s opponents

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  1. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    If you still did not watch ali vs Norton you are a novice and it is a fact,you can blahblah all you want
     
  2. jont

    jont Active Member Full Member

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    Have a nice weekend ....
     
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  3. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Holmes would probably lose to Frazier.
    Holmes/Foreman is a pick'em bout.
    Prime Norton is always a test but Holmes overcomes.
     
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  4. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    I haven't seen them. Watched loads.. Just that other things take priority and when I do sit down to watch an old fight, I tend to watch my particular favourite fighters who happen to be other fighters than Norton and Ali.
     
  5. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    What's not often discussed is that part of the win was Ali beating Foreman mentally prefight. That unbeaten Foreman had never tasted defeat and was never quite the same again.

    I think Holmes and anyone in history struggles with that version of Foreman, particularly without the mind games Ali brought to the table.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Holmes was better than the Ali that fought in the 70`s certainly his jab was sharper in any case.
     
  7. Combatesdeboxeo_

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    It is why you don't know a crap about boxing history but yeah you can spend your free time in everything you want
     
  8. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    before kids came along I used to attend boxing quite a bit live at the arenas, furthest being a 13 hour drive to Haye v Wlad. Nowadays I am a single parent and I work upto 60 hour weeks, to support two children I see every day, spare time is generally spent teaching my son to fish, and cooking and cycling with my daughter.. Very very rarely.. I sit down with a beer now and watch a fight.. I try and see the bigger fights live on TV, other than that it's you tube and I tend to watch fighters from the UK like Benn, Eubank, Watson, Hamed, Lewis, Calzaghe, Hatton, Bruno, Honeyghan, Mcguigan, Minter. From the states I like to watch Tyson, Bowe Holy, Spinks, Holmes, Shavers, Hearns, Hagler, SRL, Money, Moseley, others from round the world.. Manny, Donaire, Darcchinyan, Tyszu, Duran, Tito, Vitali, Sanders, Jackson, Huck, Barerra, Morales, Marquez, Arbachikov.. Sorry if that doesn't make me enough of a fan in your eyes.. I could always take a day off sick and watch all 3 Ali v Norton fights if that helps