Agree.
The story about Ali throwing away the Olympic Gold Medal is bull****. Didn't happen, but it was some more good myth for the Ali sycophants to...
Easily agree with this.
Would the fact that Frazier absolutely destroyed the two finalists in the WBA tournament also be considered "blemishes"? :) And as for Liston,...
Frazier was considered the best by the time the tournament started in 8/67, by those in the know. Screw some silly SI write-up. The tournament...
Marciano would have been badly exposed had he fought in the '60s.
Yeah, right. :)
Frazier would grind down Marciano. It goes maybe 9 rounds. Marciano was overrated, guys.
Have not read this thread, so maybe it has already been mentioned, but immediately after the FOTC... Ali firmly stated that the pre-exile version...
Just got tired of it, I guess.
And for the pollyannas that actually think that '64-'67 Ali dances and moves the entire 15 rounds with prime Frazier, it WOULDN'T HAPPEN. Frazier...
Immediately after the FOTC, Ali readily admitted that his pre-exile self would have been "whipped quicker" by Frazier that night! Ali admitted...
^ This. But prime Joe would have hunted Young down.
The answer is prime Joe Frazier. And Ali readily admitted as such in his first press conference immediately after the FOTC. He said Frazier...
Marciano beats Holmes? Uh, no.
