His hands were fast his legs were nearly stationary for large parts of the fight! This is undeniable.
Frazier never toyed with any opponent, he was trying his best to get him out of there in each and every round!
The fastest and slickest heavy who ever lived was not in the ring with Frazier on March 8th 1971!
True.
I wasn't at all impressed by Ali in those two fights he was blowing when he went back to his corner after the first round against Quarry.The cut...
I think Ali ,because of his exile was not confident in his ability to," float like a butterfly," in this fight ,and therefore resorted to counter...
Good enough to be a real problem for any heavyweight that ever lived.
I think an early rounds stoppage in favour of Lyle is the likeliest result.
1.You haven't seen the Johnson v O Brien fight. 2.O Brien was 31 the same age as Johnson. 3.Nobody gave the 6 rounder to O Brien. 4.I never said...
If a fighter retreated to the ropes/corners ,you dont have to be fast to engage with him do you ! WTF? And I never suggested Frazier was...
I think he was lacking in ring rounds and didn't trust either his stamina or his legs.
So we should disregard the opinions of Eddie Futch, Dan Daniel ,Charley Rose, Nat Fleischer? That is of course unless they are being complimentary...
He beat the hell out of Ali but it was Frazier who spent several weeks in the hospital after the fight not Ali?
To be fair Ali didn't do much dancing in FOTC ,he spent a large part of the fight on the ropes.
Better work rate yes ,I agree.I'd be pressed to name more heavies than those I named who I would make favourite against him I wouldnt call...
