Your top 5 most exciting Ali fights of the 70s?

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  1. AliMyths&Legends

    AliMyths&Legends Active Member banned Full Member

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    Not including rumble in the jungle, and Thrilla in Manila what are your top 5 most exciting Ali fights of the 70s?
    Mine in no order are
    1 Ken Norton 2
    2 Richard Dunn
    3 Spinks 2
    4 Chuck Wepner
    5 Ron Lyle
     
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  2. Fergy

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    Norton 1
    Wepner
    Norton 3
    Shavers
    Bob foster
     
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  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Quarry II
    Norton II
    Frazier II
    Shavers
    Bonavena

    The firstn three being (along with the Foreman bout) Muhammad's best performances,formwise of that decade.
     
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  4. Perry

    Perry Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I watched all Ali's fights in the 70's live. Nothing matched the excitement leading up to and including his bout with Foreman. Prior to round one I was literally shaking the anticipation was so great. Round one left everyone breathless. The ko .....I've NEVER heard before or since a crowd erupt in such fervor. Utter bedlam.
     
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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You went to Zaire and Manilla?
     
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  6. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The 1971 FOTC merits a mention too.
     
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  7. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One of the best fights ever seen.

    It's worthy.
     
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  8. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali-Blin and Ali-Foster are both pretty entertaining as well.
     
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