A question to those who were alive during Ali-Frazier I

Stevie G · Sep 13, 2011

yancey said: ↑

You are quite right that Frazier should have retired after the FOTC. Durham advised him to do just that. Frazier was NEVER the same fighter after the FOTC. He lost his edge and quite a bit of his desire and losing those things were everything to a fighter who had lesser physical skills than Ali and Foreman.

I do disagree with the word "decisively" as far as Ali winning the rematches. Fights 2 and 3 could have easily swung Frazier's way, too. Ali got away with murder in the 2nd fight, of course, he was never going to lose the decision in that fight. Too much future $$$ involved.

Rest assure though that Smokin' Joe Frazier prevailed in the most important fight of the trilogy. The one where BOTH men would be nearest their peaks, in what both men knew what would be their most important fight of their careers, with the whole world watching.
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The great warriors of the sport such as Ali and Frazier and many others never get out when we'd like them to. It's in their blood.

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