For example, Muhammad Ali vs Ernie Terrell because he was up for it because he refused to call him by his new name. Also, many people say it was the Cleveland Williams fight when he was in his prime, but I disagree, he may have won easier, but Cleveland Williams had been shot (literally) and lost like 60lbs or something, and it was after all that when he fought Ali, Terrell was in his prime and had a chin. What are some of your picks?
Off the top of my head Duran v DeJesus 3 Duran v Palomino Holmes v Norton Holmes v Shavers 1+2 Arguello v Escalera 1+ 2 Hagler v Sibson Dempsey v Willard Louis v Baer Barrera v Morales 1 2 3 Toney v McCallum 1 2 Pedroza v Ford Sanchez v Nelson Hearns v Roldan Boza v Chacon 1 2 Marquez v Casamayor Frazier v Quarry 1 Fenech v Nelson Fenech v Villasana Salido v Lopez 1 2 Benn v McClellan Chavez v Rosario
Louis vs Schmeling II Frazier vs Ali I Foreman vs Frazier I, Norton AND Ali Tyson vs Holmes and Spinks Lewis vs Holyfield I Wlad vs Chagaev Usyk vs AJ I Duran vs Palomino Pacquiao vs Cotto Mayweather vs ODLH RJJ vs Toney Barrera and Morales both were in their prime in the first two fights Mosley vs ODLH I
Funny enough Wlad is one of the hardest to pick he was too dominant fight in fight out in like every fight from 2006 to 2014 For Joe Louis I think he was absolute ruthless vs Max Baer in 1935 but the fight lasted a lot longer than Schmeling.
I see. You know, I agree with you. I think the Terrell fight was Ali at his peak. I haven't found anyone to agree with me until you came along. Everyone seems to think his fights against the '70s fighters were the creme de la creme of his career. They were tough, brutal fights, and showed his heart and ability to take punishment, but Ali was no longer at his best, IMO. Folley and Williams were shot, Terrell was at his peak and he was a big guy that others were finding it impossible to fight. And Of course, Ali was really motivated by anger like at no other time in his career. I've always thought Ali had a lot of respect for Zora and carried him. Zora had a lot of kids, and I think Ali didn't want to shame him in front of them in case they were watching. I think I remember reading something at the time about Ali praising Folley afterward when one of the kids was present.