How would Frazier and Foreman be considered today if Ali never was exiled?

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  1. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm with you until the last line.

    I think losing the title and regaining it means a lot. And not just regaining it but going through a hard fight again and again whilst never losing self-belief.

    1 thing is for sure, great rivalries make great fighters... This is what fighters of the last 20 years really lack.
     
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  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It sure does.
     
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  3. pare

    pare Active Member Full Member

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    if ali beat frazier and foreman at this time, then the 70s wouldn't be the "golden era" of heavyweights.

    some people might say that ali was dominant at a time when the heavyweight division was weak.

    it's why i never understood people saying people like louis', hagler's or hopkins' reign was over a weak division. the division wasn't weak, they were just that good!

    noone ever says that jordan reigned in a weak nba era.
     
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  4. ljj

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    Top 5 of all time!
     
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