March 8th 1971 - Fight Of The Century

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  1. alexvoce

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    It is now March 8th (GMT)

    Therefore it is 40 years to the day of in my opinion the greatest moment in sports history. The Fight Of The Century.

    Here's a great documentary on the fight.


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olaZUjFaZLU&feature=related[/ame]

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywd1W2thMkY&feature=related[/ame]
     
    alexvoce, Mar 7, 2011
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  2. BarryWashington

    BarryWashington New Member Full Member

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    as soon as i think of this bout i think of joe frazier
    leaping off his feet and landing that left hook on
    ali in the 15th. i think this fight was the best of
    the trilogy.
     
    BarryWashington, Mar 7, 2011
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  3. zacbox

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    A tremendous punch and the way Ali got up so quickly was equally as impressive.
     
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  4. BarryWashington

    BarryWashington New Member Full Member

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    no doubt.
     
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  5. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I remember it like it was yesterday - there's never been a fight since that has captured the imagination of the general public like it.

    One wonders how the result might have varied if they'd met earlier on without Ali's 'break' in between.
     
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  6. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The biggest fight in history....won by Joe Frazier.
     
    Vince Voltage, Mar 7, 2011
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  7. Tuaman

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    One rollercoaster ride of a battle. Joe's body punching and left hook counters were fierce..
     
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  8. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was three months short of my sixteenth birthday,and I can recall it like it was yesterday. A great....great fight. Being an Ali fan,I was upset at the outcome,of course. There's no denying Frazier his due though. He wandered through the bowels of hell to beat Ali that night. They would meet again.....and again,but that's another story.
     
    Stevie G, Mar 8, 2011
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  9. alexvoce

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    Can't beleive Burt was there would love to hear his account of the day and everything!
     
    alexvoce, Mar 8, 2011
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  10. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree. Skillwise it was by far the best of the 3. Manila, though a great fight, was more of a grueller
     
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  11. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    A great fight between two undefeated champions with a backdrop of politics mixed in. Everyone talks about the 15th round where Frazier's hook floored Ali, but for my money they 11th round was the key round of the fight. In the 11th round Frazier badly punishes Ali, and if not for the ropes, Ali may go down.
     
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  12. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Only his balls kept Ali up in that round, he was near to going ,imo.
     
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  13. alexvoce

    alexvoce Guest

    did look like he was playing possum as well.

    Frazier was the man though!
     
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  14. bodhi

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  15. alexvoce

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    watching it again though all ali did was throw like 3 jabs then grab and hold shameful stuff was even worse in the second fight...
     
    alexvoce, Mar 8, 2011
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