Ali beat Norton, Frazier, and Foreman in 1 year

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  1. MoneyMay1

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    From 1973 to 1974, Ali beat Ken Norton, Rudie ****rs, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman in succession.

    Has any fighter ever had that many great wins in a short span? He basically beat 3 Hall of Famers back to back to back, 2 of them who are top 10-15 HW of all-time. No one has ever beat the caliber of Frazier and Foreman back to back.
     
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    Harry Greb beat Gibbons, Tunney and Loughran in 1922.
     
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    I don’t even know where to start with this.
     
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    Harry Wills has Mcvea Langford and Jeanette...closest I can think of but they all fought each other like a hundred times lol forgot to add Jeff Clarke
     
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    What do you mean?
     
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    No, Ali beat Norton on September 9, 1973 and Frazier on January 28, 1974 and Foreman on October 30, 1974.
    So, closer to 14 months.
     
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    Ray Leonard beat Duran and Hearns inside 10 months, (and Bonds and Kalule in between too).
     
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    He was gifted the Norton win, he didn't deserve it.
     
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    Ali beat Foreman and Frazier (III) inside 12 months (October 30, 1974 to October 1, 1975) and Wepner, Lyle and Bugner in between.

    Ali 1974-'75 is a great 2 year run. Two wins against Frazier, one against Foreman, and those three (Wepner was awful but he did inspire Stallone!)
     
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    As great a 14 month run as any in history. Probably #1. 2 monsters & unless you were a super hitter with a rep proceeding you, a very excellent fighter in Ken. And Foreman was supposed to KEEL Ali. He was Tyson xs 1000 in rep at that time.
     
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    They were all beyond shot. A prime Cooney would’ve been swept by all these men in their primes or even close to it.
     
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    lol ok morlocks.
     
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    Crazy thing is Ali had another year in which he beat Liston Patterson Chuvalo and Cooper
     
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