Muhammad Ali vs. Karl Mildenberger

Great work, Tom! Happy Birthday Karl Mildenberger!

 

could have done a fight he WON, lol.

 

I was thinking the same thing. Top five German heavyweight of all time.
Won over 50 fights, but you lost to Muhammad Ali, that's the important thing!
At least, it was a very good effort by him.

 

good effort and all, but if I was a Great contender or champ. And I turn 70, I would like em to do a fight I won rather than lost.
Kinda of like what espn is doing to Joe Fraizer(Ali fight III) Outside of that fight, they hardly show fights Joe won.

 

Karl Mildenberger was euopean heavyweight champion in the sixties. Many opponents had problems with southpaw stance. He was a "liver expert" (left hook to the liver). I hope, he can celebrate his 70th birthday in the best of health.

 

I saw him fight Henry Cooper at the old Empire Pool,he didnt look in top shape and was slung out for butting.

 

If you're an Ali opponent, you have to live with the fact that your loss to Ali will always been shown to the world whenever you name comes up.

Even if you beat him. You'll never see Frazier vs Ali I (in my opinion the best fight of the series, both in top condition, and in fact the most exciting Ali fight of all his fights) nor will you see Ali vs Norton I.

 

Could someone translate this?


Tim am 21.06.2007 22:46
Der Kampf zwischen Muhammad Ali und Karl Mildenberger war das beste was ich je von Muhammad Ali gesehen habe.Deswegen weil Karl der Große der schnellste Mann in Europa war und auch technisch einiges zu bieten hatte, musste Muhammad Ali sein ganzes können unter beweis stellen.Ach ja was die wenigste wissen, das Honorar des Ringrichters wurde nach dem Kampf gestohlen und als Muhammad Ali davon erfuhr, bezahlte er Ihm das Geld aus seiner Kampfbörse.Dies beweist größe von Muhammad Ali als Mensch.

What i make from it is that he says that Mildenberger was the biggest and fastest man in Europe as well as technically well schooled. Few knew the money (?) of the referee was stolen after the fight and Ali paid him from his own purse.

 

True. Joe Frazier must spend his precious last years haunted by the knowledge that, after he dies, ESPN will show endless repeats of the Thrilla In Manilla. I suppose if they showed Ali-Frazier I, there'd be complaints from the Ali brigade.

 

Mildenberger has nothing to be ashamed about. He fought a prime version of Muhamed Ali, and made a good showing. Mildenberger won a few rounds. Mildenberger's speed and style gave Ali some fits.

Ali had to change his preferred style a bit from the boxer who liked to have people come to him to a slugger.

Does anyone here care to score the fight round by round?

 

Intersting. So after 4 rounds of action, Mildenberger was in the lead 2-1-1 in rounds on your socre card. I wonder what Ali's corner was telling him at in-between the end of round 4, and the start of round 5.

 

I think the problem is that are hadly any footage of Mildenberger WINNING. I have his losses against Ali, Bonavena, Cooper and Richardson, but only short hls of winning fights against Walker, Zech and Lincoln. And we best forget about the fight against the jap wrestler.

Woller

 

There won't be any complaints from me.