Jimmy Young - "The Ali Fight Was the Turning Point"

If the roles were reversed and Ali had used that tactic it would have been hailed as brilliant. Jimmy Young boxed Ali`s ears off that night.

 

This probably doesn't need to go any further, I see it one way, you see it the other. Alls good in the hood. Ditto on the Marquez comment, he lacked top end punching power and raw hand speed. Whenever a fighter relies more on on his boxing skills like technique and timing rather than his athleticism and reaches the very top of the sport doing so, it always seems so much more impressive for me. Like I've said before though, technicians are my kind of fighters, mainly because I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and hit and not get hit is the only game I could ever play in a boxing ring

 

Not by me it wouldn't, and name me one fight in which he employed such tactics.

 

No worries, we can agree to disagree.

 

I really didn't have any objection in awarding the decision to Muhammad Ali in his bout with Jimmy Young. But I thought that Young really got a raw deal when it came to the scoring of the bout. The bout could have gone either way if it was scored in a competent manner.

- Chuck Johnston

 

That is a projection not a fact and Ali never resorted to such tactics.

 

Actually Ali was out of the ring most of the Foreman fight, leaning so far back his upper torso and head were out of the ring, the ropes were so loose

 

Cobra, there wasn't nearly as much love/enthusiasm about about my Ramos thread as I thought there might be and am now sitting here toiling away wondering what to do next.

 

No, his body was always inside the ring ropes, and therefore it was always a legitimate target.

 

Cobra has hit the nail squarely on the head, in my opinion. If Ali had done this everyone would have had a hearty chuckle at "The Greatest" just being his eccentric, rule bending self.