How did everyone have the scoring up to the stoppage in the fifteenth ? I've watched it quite a few times over the years and always have Ali ahead by about three points.
Never scored it but I've watched it and while it was a tough fight I thought Ali was in control and should have been comfortably ahead.
That's right,Cobra. Far tougher physically than the Doug Jones bout. Not very good from a technical standpoint but when you consider that Ali had only spent three rounds in the ring after three and a half years,it was a solid performance.
Maybe the only left hook Ali EVER hurt anyone with! Easy boys, I still have him as the greatest HW ever (despite his second 'orchestrated' career.)
I believe Ali said it was the hardest hook he had ever thrown. Ironically, Oscar stunned Ali pretty badly with a hook of his own in the 9th round.
Rules obviously didn't apply to Ali. He refused to go to a neutral corner each time. Bonavena would have survived that round otherwise.
