The Ali on March 8, 1971 was no shadow. I think he probably under-estimated Frazier. Frazier just went out and fought the fight of his life.
Ali was in great shape and put up a great performance but had not fought anyone who was as relentless and determined as Joe Frazier was on March...
Bowe wins.
Tyson.
Ali would have knocked Lyle out if it wasn't stopped. Ali motioned for the ref to stop it because it was obvious Ali could have really went to...
I agree.
"Foreman-Briggs" of '97.
Lewis would not have knocked out George.
Funny thing, Joe still shook his head "no" when they stopped it.
No, this is exactly what wouldn't happen. It would be nothing like the Foreman bout where Frazier was just completely bombarded with punching and...
Exactly.
Difficult with Joe's lack of height and reach.
Obviously it wasn't age. As discussed many times, Ali was on medications to lose weight and already showed symptoms of the disease he would later...
The thing is that this Frazier was damaged and out of shape. I do agree that it would be interesting if this Frazier's mindset was in a FOTC...
No matter what the disagreement, the term "fanboy" is annoying. I've seen it used quite a bit on the internet for a long time and always thought...