Truly awesome. I can almost feel some of those punches.
You're spot on :good Ali certainly went over the top in his mickey taking of Frazier but as you point out,Joe did his fair share. A lot of...
Would have been a real war for six rounds or so. Then Ali would either have stopped him on a tko or cut him really badly.
Roughly where I'd rate him too. I never knew about the alcoholism but it explains why he looks a bit rough in some of his recent pics. His...
What next....... Muhammad Ali being judged by his losses to Trevor Berbick,Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes ? Joe Louis was a cinch for number one...
In the second fight Liston was intimidated by Ali. He lay down. Not intimidated in a "You hit me with your hardest shot and I'll do the same"...
:good The second fight being a complete replica of the first. Same with Colin Jones-Kirkland Laing I & II.
Very true.
Johnson Holmes Lewis
Quite a few - Liston Ali Foreman Holmes Lewis Amongst others.
Ali had certainly slipped from his 1974 title victory over George Foreman. Most signifigantly from Manila onwards. The version of Ali who...
Yes,it's a style thing. Dempsey would be more competitive against Ali than Liston was but in spite of that,I visualise Liston stopping Dempsey...
And this acts as the tiebreaker. Both chins solid as rock,though.
With the exception of Joe Louis,I'd make Liston favourite against any heavy champ who came before him.
Williams by the time five rounds are over. C00ney was very much a fighter who never developed beyond novice stage.
