What was the hardest punch Ali ever took?

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  1. DavidC77

    DavidC77 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The four punches that stand out for me are:

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    I'm going with the first one. Frazier's feet are planted, he opens up and puts everything into it.

    Ali would have gone down if he didn't have the ropes to support him.
     
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  2. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster I check this every now and then Full Member

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    Gonna go with the last one. Ali probably wouldve stumbled to the canvas had the ropes not been there. Shavers hit with something fierce

    The Frazier knockdown is a close second
     
  3. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cooper had him down and on ***** Street with one mighty left hook. Would definitely have been KOed if the bell and Dundee’s illegal smelling salts hadn’t saved him.
     
  4. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    Shavers. That punch with the volume up sounds evil.
     
  5. DavidC77

    DavidC77 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No chance. If Frazier could floor Ali at the start of the round and was unable to finish him off then there's no way Henry Cooper could have done it.
     
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  6. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King Full Member

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    I dont remember which round but in Zaire Ali took some excruciatingly painful body shots. George even recalls thats he put just about every ounce of strength he had into one shot i think in the 5th and Ali pretended not to be hurt, even taunting him.

    In a similar scenario, Ali grabbed Chuvalo by the head in their 1st fight and let the guy pound on his ribs and sides. Allegedly he peed blood after the fight but kept talking trash when it happened.

    Ali was a madman.
     
  7. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker Full Member

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    At the time I think he was most hurt by Cooper. That time the bell saved him,
     
  8. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Cooper definitely hit him the hardest. If Ali didn’t have a trainer as good and experienced as Dundee he most likely would’ve lost that fight.
     
  9. DavidC77

    DavidC77 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cooper had a great left hook but not as good as Frazier's.
     
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  10. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Came to post about the Foreman body shot.

    Ali was the perfect blend of mental and physical toughness.
     
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  11. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't know but I bet Earnie Shavers through it!
     
  12. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Conjecture.
     
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  13. HerolGee

    HerolGee VIP Member banned Full Member

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    they were illegal in england because of the damage they did to athletes, not because of their advantage.

    you need new arguments that havent been written by the fail that was hwblogger.
     
  14. HerolGee

    HerolGee VIP Member banned Full Member

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    The Shavers one. Its a combo of how he hit hardest and Ali was his most vulnerable up to that age.
     
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  15. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who had the greater left hook is not what this thread is about. It’s which was the hardest punch Ali ever took. Jesus Christ! You would have thought that you would know this since you’re the one that started it!!
    Another pointless irrelevant comment by yourself. Two different fights. Even Stevie Wonder could see that Ali was in far worse shape after being knocked down by Cooper than he was after getting up in the Frazier fight. He looked completely dazed and out of it after the Cooper knockdown and barely made it back to his corner after the bell saved him from Cooper following up. He looked more tired than hurt after getting up against Frazier. Have you actually see the Clay/Cooper fight?
     
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