Muhammad Ali's 1970/75 phase of his career

I had it

1st bout - 8-6-1 Frazier

2nd bout - 8-3-1 Ali

3rd bout - 9-5 Ali

This fight was almost the mirror image of their first fight, the fight was very even after 10 rounds but then one fighter took control of the fight and won it on the late rounds alone. Of course it was Ali who turned the tables in Manila this time. Im wondering though, rounds 13-14 were so lopsided, Ali must have hit Frazier with like 100(literally) unanswered punches in those rounds alone, did any of the judges score those rounds 10-8 for Ali? Frazier staggered repeatedly in those rounds that I have to wonder...

 

I thought this phase of his career was actually more impressive than his 60s phase. Of course we never really saw Ali at his true peak after 67. He would have fought Frazier alot sooner had he not been exiled and Frazier would not have stood a chance, we saw that a dancing Ali was more effective against Frazier (II) rather than a flat footed Ali(I). The fighters who beat him in the 70s (Norton and Frazier) would not have beaten a 60s Ali. Anyway while his resume is impressive in the 60s I think his resume in the 70s is even more impressive. What do you guys think?


Best wins and fights in the 60s

Jones
Banks
Moore
Cooper (twice)
LISTON (twice)
Patterson
Chuvalo
Williams
Terrel
Folley

Best wins and fights in the 70s

Bonavena
Ellis
Quarry (twice)
Chuvalo II
Patterson II
Foster
Bugner
NORTON II
FRAZIER (twice)
FOREMAN
Lyle



Honorable mentions (Post Manila 76-77)


Shavers
Norton III
Young
Evangelista

Of course these are honorable mentions because this is after 1975 when Ali began the final phase and down-slide of his career but I had to mention them because these were cream of the crop top notch contenders and Ali was still able to decision these great fighters.