Ali vs. Frazier IV

If any of the old feelings were there, that would be the drive behind making it as good of a fight as it could possibly be. Still, at their age and physical conditions, it would be at best a sloppy slugfest. Not like the neat, scientific, and brutal trilogy they fought in the 70s. I would have 2 pick Joe 2 win, since his performance against Cummings was certainly better than Ali's performance against Berbick, though Berbick was a better fighter.

 

Ten round fight? I'll agree with William and say Joe gets a decision. Ali had not that long since being pounded by Larry Holmes, he was probably still feeling the effects of that.
The fight would be full of grabbing and clinches, coming from Ali mainly. Muhammad has one or two flashes of greatness, very brief lasting seconds.
Frazier comes forward, of course, still after all this time wanting to hurt Ali.
The end is in no doubt and all judges score it for The Smoke.

 

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Sorry sadist, but there was NO interest. EVERYONE KNEW the were done long before. Only sickos think of these matchups. Sickos and newbys to the sport.

 

It's like the recent Tyson Jones except brutal and sad rather than nostalgic and a little iffy.

 

God you’re obnoxious.

 

A friendly exhibition would’ve been a good send off for them both and would’ve paid excellently.

 

Going by their last performances,it would have been a very close bout. And also a sad and slow one. The winner ? Hard to call. Muhammad would be moving,jabbing and grabbing in slow motion. Joe would be coming forward also in slo mo. A split decision to either one would follow. Let's be grateful that it never happened.

 

AM I WRONG????

 

There would never have been anything friendly if Joe Frazier gets into the ring with Ali

 

Both guys would be gassed by the mid rounds.

 

That would have depended on what mood Joe was in at the time. His views on Muhammad tended to fluctuate over the years.

 

A fourth fight between the two was discussed four or five years earlier than 1982. In 1977 Joe announced that he wanted to come back for a fourth fight with Muhammad. He also said that he did n't need a tune up in spite of him being inactive for a year. The idea was for the bout to be put on sometime in 1978. Ali seemed happy with this. If it had occured in this timeframe then it would n't have been nearly so obscene a spectacle as a 1982 fight would have been albeit a shadow of their first three fights. But Joe contracted hepatitis so was n't allowed to fight for a year.

 

That was a good book.

 

At the time, Joe Frazier really hated Ali. And, at that time, Joe had more left than Ali did.

It would probably resemble a much slower version - like played at half speed - of Tyson-Bonecrusher, with Ali playing Bonecrusher.

But Joe lands more punches in every round on the constantly clinching Ali. Whether he stops Ali or not, I don't know. Berbick didn't even try to go for it against Ali and won most of the rounds. And Ali couldn't throw a punch without closing his eyes. He really had nothing at all left and was really showing signs of his disease.

I mean, look at Frazier working with Marvis in 1982 and 1983, and look at interviews and appearances by Ali in that period, and there's no question Joe was much more well equipped at that stage.

Joe wins. Glad it never happened.