Ali in the 70's

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  1. taobum70

    taobum70 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I would like to discuss how good/great Ali in the 70's truly was. I argue that Ali gets overrated for his 70's resume, here is why:

    In the trilogy with Frazier, the one truly convincing win was scored by Frazier. The rematch was a lackluster affair and everybody thought it could have gone either way. In the third fight, the fight was pretty much even after 14 rounds, Futch decided to stop it when Ali was so tired that he wanted to quit and perhaps wouldn't have come out of the corner. So with a little twist of luck against him, Ali could have lost 3 out of 3 against Frazier. He should have lost 2 out of 3 against Norton, Ali himself admitted he really lost the 3rd fight.

    The win over Foreman was epic. Still overall I feel there were many better fighters H2H than the 70's version of Ali.
     
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  2. rccwilliams

    rccwilliams Sippin' on some sizzurp Full Member

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    He might've given Sugar Joe a run for his money.

    Calzaghe a G.
     
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  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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  4. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali is way overrated. If he's the greatest, then Sven Oktte is number two...
     
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  5. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  6. Slider75

    Slider75 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I tend to agree that some of fighters from "the golden age" are getting way overrated at times, but your comment are a bit harsh there:lol:
     
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  7. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  8. pahapoisu

    pahapoisu Superman! Full Member

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    :nut If you say so.
     
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  9. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali is simply the greatest of all time...

    But even he wasn't unbeatable.
     
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  10. JoeLaTurkey

    JoeLaTurkey Active Member Full Member

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    Congratulations. You've just spewed every Ali myth on these forums in one post.
     
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  11. Whytey

    Whytey New Member Full Member

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  12. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    But he didn't lose all 3 against Frazier did he? He beat him twice, as well as Foreman, Shavers, Norton x2 (a horrible style match-up), Young, Lyle, Chuvalo, Quarry, Patterson, Ellis, Bonavena etc.

    You can throw stones at anyones record and try to make it look bad but no Heavyweight has a resume as good as Ali.
     
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  13. antonio8904

    antonio8904 Atheist Full Member

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    overrated? yes...but worthy of it...
     
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  14. Kingkazim

    Kingkazim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ^^this

    Its difficult to be hater on Ali when his resume speaks so many languages. People should also not forget that he was past his prime during the 70s.
     
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  15. badassQatari

    badassQatari Active Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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