Yeah,that sums it up perfectly
I see that a few have polled without posting replies. i can certainly understand those who think both losing combatants merited a rematch equally...
After Manilla,Joe would have lost to Young,imo. That fight finished him.
True. He took more punishment in his fight with Ali than he did in the rest of his seventies bouts combined
And this sums it up perfectly
This thread takes into account the subject of Muhammad Ali not giving George Foreman a rematch a year or so after Zaire. I'm not saying that...
Good call,Foxy ! Duran would crease up laughing at the lyric "Huckleberry friend" in Moon River because he'd think of a blue dog and totally...
A total no brainer,as far as I'm concerned. Duran easily beats Mancini. Too much firepower and skill. Pretty consensual,I should think
I never heard about this factor.
Also Ali had n't yet reached his own peak
In my mind it's a pretty sure bet that the versions of Ali from 1964 onwards through to 1975 would always have found a way to best the prime...
I'm not saying the Rumble was an EASY fight for Ali,but it was a lot EASIER than any he had with Norton and Frazier
Prime Foreman stops Tyson within five rounds. In the timeframe mentioned in this thread,however,Tyson wins decisively on points. Too busy for...
Good points. And as I'm always saying - Why would Ali be afraid of giving George a rematch when he had a far easier time with him than he did Joe...
I reckon it was a fair stoppage. Lennox was all over the place.
