When would have been the perfect time for Ali to retire?

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  1. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Many experts say he could have ended his career after the "Rumble In the Jungle" but we would not have seen "The thrilla in Manilla".

    Maybe the Ali-Frazier 3 the damage was already set. Or maybe it was genetic but what do you think would have been the best time for Ali to retire?
     
    evalistinho, Feb 25, 2009
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  2. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    I think after the final Ken Norton fight! I watched that fight and he still looked good...Every fight after that he looks like a different fighter!
     
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  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    After Foreman,after Spinks II.
    Who cares,he still is the Greatest.
     
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  4. TRUEBELIEVER 66

    TRUEBELIEVER 66 Guest

    After his 3rd fight with Frazier, Ali said he felt like he was near death in that fight, he should have listened to that omen and retired after that 75 fight..
     
    TRUEBELIEVER 66, Feb 25, 2009
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  5. Blue145

    Blue145 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    After the 3 Frazier fights
     
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  6. SAS2

    SAS2 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    after Foreman
     
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  7. ninebar

    ninebar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bingo.:good
     
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  8. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah i think the last frazier fight would have been a great way to end. We would have missed the last Norton fight but he would have gone out on a tremendous victory.

    Seeing Larry Holmes against Ali is one of the saddest moments in fights i have seen.
     
    evalistinho, Feb 25, 2009
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  9. anut

    anut Boxing Addict banned

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    After ali/frazier 3..............
     
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  10. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Spinks II
     
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  11. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Exactly. Same as Sugar Ray Leonard should have retired after he beat Duran for the third time.
     
    MAG1965, Feb 26, 2009
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  12. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    whats your opinions on ferdie pacheco in all of this.ali had hundreds of spongers and pacheco seems to act like a saint and distances himself from them but what imput would he have had.
     
    turpinr, Feb 26, 2009
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  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i think frazier 3

    but i admire pacheco for one thing and taht was walking away from Ali in attempt to get him to retire when ferdie could have made more money exect from that the guy is a --- better stop there
     
    GPater11093, Feb 26, 2009
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  14. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    After winning the belt for the third time
     
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  15. Rubber Warrior

    Rubber Warrior Resident ESB Soothsayer Full Member

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    On the plane on the way home from Manila. Norton III at the absolute latest, but even then, probably too late. After Manila...it would have spared us having to watch all of the garbage that came after..and there was a lot of garbage.
     
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