66/67 Ali v peak frazier and norton

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  1. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    not being funny here mate but could you explain how Ali's chin 'hadnt fully developed'
     
  2. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Prime Frazier & Norton weren't afraid / bothered by all of Ali's bull frap.

    So, Ali's edge was immediately gone. (Bonavena and Chuvalo pretty much felt the same way too).
     
  3. groove

    groove Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chuvalo and Patterson were the only 2 fighters to face ali in the 60s and 70s. Which one was the best in their eyes? There's no contest - the answer 60s Ali.
     
  4. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    66/67 Ali would take Norton and Frazier apart.

    You guys are using drugs.
     
  5. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Karl Mildenberger hung in with Ali.....that was the caliber of fighters Clay/Ali was fighting at that time.
     
  6. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Sometimes a fighter fights to the level of the competition.

    And Bonaveno went the distance with Frazier, twice, and put him on his ass, and got stopped by past-prime Ali.
     
  7. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    66 or 67 Ali Destroys Frazier.
     
  8. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Go back to your own thread dweeb!
     
  9. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Still not very much action in three and a half years. Not enough to face a Joe Frazier ! Not that I'm detracting from Frazier's fine victory.
     
  10. The Spider

    The Spider Guest

    We saw peak Frazier and peak Norton, but very likely didn't see peak Clay/Ali. Stylistically, Frazier and Norton didn't suit Ali. But the speed, accuracy and sheer class of the peak Ali we never saw gets my vote over both.