ABC Wide World of Sports - Ali Frazier Studio Brawl

January 26, 1974
ABC Wide World of Sports
As a build-up for their rematch, Howard Cosell sits down with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to review their first fight from 1971. Tension builds and eventually erupts.
The day after the studio brawl the New York State Athletic Commission fined both Ali and Frazier $5,000 a piece.
Two day later Ali would avenge his first career loss as he won the rematch with a 12-round unanimous decision over Frazier.

[@littlejimmyscumbag2551]

56:00 is when the fight starts taking off... thank me with likes please... I need them to feel good about myself

[@lwmson]

What's interesting is that there is a about a one minute screen blackout before the brawl takes place.

[@dawodchatha]

You are stupid, a boxing match is judged from round 1, highlights can never capture a boxing fight, ali mosyly dominated the first 10 rounds, as soon as you pointed to your point in time it was 50/50

[@KEICRUMBIE]

Little Jimmy Scumbag you did great. This is the actual entire telecast. I've never seen the entire telecast, just the scuffle. Don't know how in the hell you retrieved this. Thanks a lot. This is boxing history.

[@abab7196]

Little Jimmy Scumbag hhah likede this comment

[@OKG2000]

thanks was hoping one of u would post that as thats what i was lookin for

[@J1283-s1k]

Ali - 'MONDAY NIGHT, BOY!' Frazier - 'YEAH, YOU BE THERE!' Ali - 'MONDAY NIGHT!' Frazier - 'YOU BE ON TIME!' You couldn't write it. Just brilliant.

[@KidsLearnHTML]

58:00

[@marknorris1381]

These two were honestly just the best. Both immortals in the sport.

[@TeamLuka]

58:06 Ali: "Monday Night, BOY!" Frazier : "Yeah you be there!" Ali: "Monday Night!" Frazier: "Yeah, you be on time!"

[@Kararrrr]

Frazier?

[@LITTLE1994]

The RIVALRY! Lol

[@active.7universal]

@@Kararrrr Ike ibeabuchi

[@christophercouch7116]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dannydoom696]

Love how Ali is so bold and honest with both of them. No fighter today is as authentic as Ali.

[@mutanazublond4391]

Because they are all painted black sell outs , all fakes , especially those disgusting rappers !

[@EiziEizz]

Ali was a shameless liar. He lost that fight, but is too narcissistic to admit it.

[@fastinbulvis2223]

@@EiziEizz Bingo! Best comment!

[@Grandmasterkiller]

@Ghost _*_ I'm sick of seeing every soccer mom, Tom, Dick and Harry calling people the clinically diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder NPD on a daily. Borderline personality Disorder, Antisocial Personaliry Disorder, Psychopathic etc. So many laymen using these disorders to label people.

[@Emma-lz4qs]

They don’t make them like these two anymore

[@tjhookit]

Joe...."he can't carry his hands high, he just can't do it" Ali....."yeah...and you can't back up" Joe....(looks at Ali like he is crazy) "I don't plan on backing up"! Classic

[@samrowbotham8914]

I was 10 when they had this fight and was training to be a boxer I ended up boxing in the pros and because of that, I was able to interact with both of these great fighters many years later. They were both inspirational to me and millions of others across the world.

[@johnadams2063]

Joe was amazing in all 3 of the fights.. I always thought joe was a classy guy.. very likeable

[@nomeansno2335]

until you start insulting him

[@chuck5135]

Howard cosell the great announcer, keeps giving the play by play while there fighting in the studio.

[@seereeuss]

Ha, ha, ha! That's a good one. No! He never dropped his microphone even for the purpose of breaking it up.

[@bholaoates1542]

I almost expected him to start yelling "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"

[@annafraser]

Right?! He was the badass of announcers!

[@theworkerhours3141]

lol. it is true!

[@vincentrobinson9645]

Naught 4Sale 😂🤣😂

[@sarahminifie8592]

Love this!!!! i really LOVE that you kept the commercials!!! Thank you; you get a like and subscription for that!

[@jaroncreed]

you would like these corny 1970 commercials you dumb idiot

[@Remmy0930]

jaroncreed shut the fuck up troll

[@depaola63]

Sarah Minifie Absolutely Classic 🌈I’m 57 now and loved ALL of this ! ⭐️💖

[@LITTLE1994]

I'm a '90s kid, but it's always nice to see the original commercials. They're a piece of history.

[@brandon97652]

@@jaroncreed how is she dumb?

[@FirehouseDub]

The way Howard Cossell goes into commentary mode when the brawl occurs always has me laughing.

[@cindyflowers9826]

Me too!😂😂😂

[@Rafiawinters]

I love Howard Cossell bless his heart

[@joeyoconnor3039]

This is 1 of the greatest things I've ever seen and yes that's 1 of the reasons why lol

[@TJ_1611]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bigdaddytrichardson4994]

Another day at the office. Lmao

[@OKG2000]

Does anything ever phase Howard? He keeps commentating during the whole fight lol

[@coreysmith1338]

Dats cause it's fake

[@ag8291]

@@coreysmith1338 stupid

[@javd007]

@@coreysmith1338honestly watching this a few times, I came to the conclusion it wasn’t fake . Joe really couldn’t handle words or jokes,, his way of dealing with things were with his arms. He snapped

[@samuellist1844]

Ali/Frazier - Two men that deeply needed each other. Two men that gave their blood and sacrificed their bodies for the sport they loved so much (and were extraordinarily good at). I don’t think we’ll ever see a rivalry as deeply personal and intense as theirs. God speed Smokin Joe, God speed Ali!

[@lwmson]

I disagree that they hated each other. Ali certainly didn't hate Frazier, and Joe deep down didn't hate Ali as much as he claimed. There's footage of him getting emotional when he talks about Ali's struggles with Parkinsons. It was just that Joe, by his own admission, was sensitive . He just took Ali's pre-fight banter too personally.

[@patrickstar6065]

joe jones right on, plus Muhammad Ali said sorry to frazier just in case any words had hurt him inside

[@adriennerobinson1180]

WE WON'T

[@sufundasamuels431]

I totally agree....you just can't mention one of these men without mentioning the other. They are forever the true faces of boxing.

[@tpoole1963]

@@lwmson Samuel L. didn't say they hated each other, just they they had an intense and deeply personal rivalry. There is a difference.

[@stevex8409]

Ali was playing. Joe wasn't.

[@meanieeheart4236]

ikr, ali was tryna wrestle with Joe as a joke but Joe was fed up with all of joe's ridicule of him so thus the overreaction.

[@saganich74]

Quick Joe!

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Ali shouldn’t have did Joe like that playing or not.

[@LITTLE1994]

Yup. That's it.

[@og2tone9o15]

@@bossplayermfs5972 there's a reason McGregor is the richest ufc fighter . Yoh have to talk smack if you wanna make money in the fight business. People like you are so boring according to you every fighter should be quiet and humble and have no fun

[@numbelibae]

Do we fully appreciate what an extraordinary piece of history this video really represents? Two of boxing's most revered and influential figures - still active athletes by the way and with so much left in them - somberly (for most part at least) and nicely dressed up commentating on beating the living hell out of one another! I mean: a situation unheard of, let alone seen! If with nothing else, Howard Cosell surely made his mark in time with this remarkable studio feature!

[@typical_doza]

“I went to the hospital for ten minutes, you were there for a month now be quite” - Ali the savage

[@lwmson]

All he did was tell the truth, and it was Frazier who instigated that.

[@brucescott4261]

​@@lwmson...That's right, and Joseph William Frazier could not handle it, PERIOD!!!

[@liberty5069]

LOL - Ali also had the greatest verbal skills in the history of boxing.

[@keithkimmeysr953]

What counts is in the fight not the aftermath lol

[@coreysmith1338]

@@lwmson Ali was in pain dude he left da hospital cause he didnt want Joe and da world to know how bad he fucked he him

[@obynoomere1280]

The introduction music of ABC's Wide World Sports is so nostalgic. The world has really changed from those days.

[@suzy7187]

So true.

[@monroestreetbushwickave2639]

The BIGGEST mistake was not having Cosell sitting in between them knowing full well the highly charge feelings between the two fighters !!

[@liberty5069]

The network fueled the entire thing for ratings. They knew that this kind of thing could happen by putting two great champions in a studio to analyze their own fight with their egos and pride on the line.

[@mrvillan6951]

Cosell wasn't going to put himself in harm's way. Stupid, he wasn't.

[@954family76]

This was reality TV, at its best...and trust ABC baited this entire thing in hopes of a reaction from either fighter.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Truth Indeed Ugh

[@johnnyballenatl]

According to Roone Arledge (who was running ABC Sports (and later ABC News) at the time), they were originally going to seat Cosell in between Ali and Frazier in case things go out of hand while showing the film of the 1971 fight, but went against it.

[@lasnochesking]

Reporter: "who was the greatest fighter you ever fought?" Ali: "joe frazier."

[@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076]

He also would answer Sonny Liston. Ali was a b.s, savant.

[@thegreat1548]

@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 I i should slap the doo doo out your mouth. Show some respect.

[@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076]

@@thegreat1548 Respect for who you? You just proved to be a child.

[@thegreat1548]

@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 yes I'm 9 years old willing to slap the respect into your body show some respect to the greatest.

[@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076]

@@thegreat1548 Ali THE GREATEST ??? Let me word it more truthfully so even an adult like yourself claiming to be 9 years old can understand. ALi the greatest FRAUD OF ALLTIME..... Yes that is the truth sadly for the ever growing Ali fanboy lemmings out there to accept.

[@oldschoolmuscle4436]

Ha ha Ali calling out Cosell for having no muscles or physical contact with anything in his life!

[@brandon97652]

Vio

[@honeycombz34]

Lol

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

47:49 Joe's a good man. I think the reason for Ali's insults (which he took too far) were to obtain a psychological edge over Frazier but I don't think he meant them. I always had the impression that Ali liked Joe Frazier.

[@hulk7272]

Most people don't realize this, but this was the very first live "Real-TV" event in television history. I was thirteen years old and I watched this with my two older brothers and my father. When Joe stood up over Ali and they began to tussle while the cameras rolled, we were in absolute SHOCK. We had NEVER seen anything like this. Ali and Frazier are the pioneers of "Real-TV". 😃

[@softyme63]

I watched it live as well-I thought it was crazy at 10 years old

[@lwmson]

I saw it as a small child too, but just about everyone, including Cosell, thought at first that it was a put on to hype the upcoming bout. But then you could see, as Cosell remarked, that Joe was indeed serious and really angry. I suppose that Joe had some insecurities about his lack of education, and when Ali called him "ignorant," he pressed the wrong button. However, it was daft on Joe's part to bring up the issue of hospitalization.

[@robhigh5991]

I'd go with Ruby / Oswald

[@maralinekozial9131]

Na it's definitely not the first 😂😂😂 JFK , Jack Rubie , those were all before this & they got shot on live TV fool

[@maralinekozial9131]

Na it's definitely not the first 😂😂😂 JFK , Harvey Oswald , Malcolm X , MLK , those were all before this & they got shot on live TV fool

[@jasso1340]

37:35 you’ve never boxed you don’t have no muscles how do you know 😂😂😂

[@yazidalyazedi4251]

you never had any physical contact with nothing in your life! that was epic 😂

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@yazidalyazedi4251Ali had a quick esoteric biting wit about him that was comical.

[@larryjung8062]

ABC Wide World of Sports was very popular and big back in the 1960's and 1970's it covered alot sports!.

[@954family76]

Yeah ABC'S Wide World of Sports was the original sports center...before ESPN.

[@jiles7726]

17:30 -- A sullen Ali, watching the fight, angry at himself: "Never will I be clowning in the ropes again... Just too much talking and clowning!" ... And after a long pause, Joe's comment: " When he got hit with all those left hooks and body shots, I guess he was just -- clowning. ... He clown when he got hit!"... Two legends. You got to love both these men!!

[@agip07]

I like how Cosell was a friend of Ali, but he never let Ali off the hook on certain questions.

[@Rafiawinters]

True friend

[@ronaldbarnes1746]

This was Fraziers last good fight. Ali, destroyed him physically after this fight. Frazier was never the same.

[@active.7universal]

true //he only boxed 11 more bouts Ali boxed 30

[@jahleelx9270]

Other than Ali Frazier 3.

[@stevenwalker7925]

Kinda appreciate the ads

[@DougieFresh13]

The ads are fantastic! I've grown up with a Head and a Hogan account at my family sporting goods business. I'm definitely going to show these to my parents. Incredible.

[@teddmented]

Those crap cars killed the US auto industry.

[@harrygilmana6126]

Live these ads, safe childhood times

[@adam_fps7454]

Rip Ali, Frazer and Cossell

[@TennesseeTuxedo71]

@33:34 Ali - “Look at Joe Frazier’s head now.” Joe - “Which one you talking about ?” 😂😂😂

[@aidentv23]

"Sit down quick Joe!"

[@tjsmith1895]

Michael Trumph fuck you bitch

[@michaeltrumph121]

@@tjsmith1895 Fuck you too

[@aidentv23]

@@michaeltrumph121 reported. Get a life

[@riametarmando2724]

@@michaeltrumph121 why would you say that

[@michaeltrumph121]

@@riametarmando2724 Cause it's the truth.

[@MarkBarna1]

Ali had a point. Joe brought up the hospital, not Ali.

[@No_name.0103]

38:34 Ali Wanted To Give A Piece Of Advice To Us Young People But Joe And Howard Interrupted His Words And I'm Angry I Couldn't Hear It Till The Last

[@faisalal-qahtani5112]

He made an advice like this before, its probably to those who are trying to become athletes. He said it before, he said have a plan b, an education, don't gamble like I did, it worked out for me and It might not workout for you. That was the gist of the message. That's probably the advice he was going to say.

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

The subtle trash talking during the replay is brilliant and speaks volumes on how Ali did mind games.

[@thekid1921]

Thank you for uploading this! Also, as others have said, thank you for keeping the commercials intact. BRAVO!!!

[@MsMyraEmily]

It’s like time travelling :)

[@arjundev8090]

38:48 Joe : Lets face it...You see you try to brush that stuff over somebody so bad.. you try to put that weight on everybody else besides yourself Ali: Yeah boy.. Joe: Yeah Roy! Ali:😂🤜 😂 Lol

[@arjundev8090]

@Alfredo Amaya wait a minute wasn't this before their second fight.. And the cavvet show was before the thrilla in Manila

[@deejay8403]

Joe proved here that he was a sensitive punk. Calling Ali all kinds of names, not having one compliment towards Ali when Muhammad complimented him several times, and then foolishly bringing up the hospital thing which prompted Ali to say he was acting ignorant, and getting upset and squaring up with Ali like he was ready to fight.

[@anthonycampos8057]

What people dont know is that Ali was saving his brother. Joe was gonna hit him and Ali saw that jumped up and grabbed him.

[@almercyyou2971]

But ali's brother knows how to fight too he is a boxer too...didnt he?

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@almercyyou2971 Joe Frazier is a different animal.

[@almercyyou2971]

@@anthonycampos8057 yeah but in reality is a different story too..outside the Ring...

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

@@almercyyou2971 Joe frazier would've broke his jaw. Muhammad could handle him but his brother couldn't.

[@elmeranderson758]

Smokin'Joe was a fighting machine that night.

[@chinagibbs386]

Ali was actually giving Joe Frazier his props Frazier was just bitter and he was saying ignorant stuff like saying Ali was missing shots but those shots he claimed Ali was missing kept Joe Frazier head rocking back and he was getting hit all in the face with jabs the next ignorant thing he mentioned was the hospital why are you talking about someone going to the hospital especially if you went to the hospital to and stayed longer he embarrassed himself not one time did Joe Frazier ever give Ali any props or credit Ali gave him his props in this situation Ali was the classy one up until Ali got dropped Ali would have won the fight easily he was controlling Frazier with his foot work and his jabs and combination punching and making Frazier miss a lot of his power punches big ups to both the legends tho

[@AlanSmitheeman]

Ali did said that Frazier had too many white fans and referred to Frazier as a "boy." Hardly the conduct of a good loser. That was uncalled for. Ali has every right to be proud of that first fight because Ali fought a good fight. But only one boxer that night got knocked to the floor and it wasn't Frazier. The fight may have gone Ali's way had he not been knocked down but Frazier earned the victory, it wasn't given to him like Ali stated.

[@joshuajarod1909]

Ali was rocked and stumbling in the fight before the knock down there's no way Ali was winning easily like you said. Ali was beyond a legend of course but sometimes his fanatics get so lost in love for him that they don't look at reality. It doesn't matter that Frazier stayed in the hospital longer than Ali did after the fight, what matters who won the fight and on that night Joe Frazier would not be denied victory.

[@renettejones478]

I wish I grew up during the 70s. My generation sucks . RIP Ali and Frazier both strong and handsome men❤

[@Darko1.0]

You wanna be alive in a time of racism and war. Nice

[@renettejones478]

@@Darko1.0 don't be so serious. We are still experiencing war, racism and segregation today. If you want to be typical.

[@IntermissionPrairieWolf]

@@Darko1.0 we’re literally living in a time of racism and war right now. Where have you been? 😂

[@alexroland100]

I agree with them being strong but there was nothing handsome about Joe Frazier 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lovell123456789]

Ali understood the art of marketing. Frazier didn't and took things personally

[@dannycool59x49]

I mean if you were on the receiving end you too would get pissed, but you're right joe just overreacted to the taunts

[@brucescott4261]

lovell brooks ...Ali was a self-promoter.

[@lwmson]

I agree. The problem was that Frazier couldn't see beyond Ali's fight promotional tactics, something that he applied to most of the guys he fought. Joe took it all too seriously, even though he would always dis Ali by calling him "Clay."

[@elloello_erm]

maybe, but there are limits. The whole 'it was just for publicity' excuse is overused at times. Ali didnt like it when fighters called him 'Clay' for example. Nah nah its just for publicity....

[@lwmson]

@@elloello_erm But where do you set the limit? Or to put it another way, how did Ali go "too far" with Frazier?

[@depaola63]

I am 55 now and this was CLASSIC !! * I loved WWof Sports every Saturday with Cosell !! ....Ali was 1000% RIGHT after Joe left, about bringing it up in the first place !! Also about when Cosell did use the word devil.....Ali was a DEEP , EMOTIONAL MAN and that's why I LOVE the man even more these 40+ years later !! * ALWAYS STICK UP FOR YOURSELF, that's ! what I learned from this beautiful SOUL !!

[@denniscannon769]

Yes, we can see his noble side, and he does have a beautiful soul, but he disappoints us almost every time (until he was much older and wiser). I really hate to say it, but his influence on his generation and the one directly under him, was immense, and in my opinion, vastly negative. He was the HERO of so many, and can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone were so arrogant, bigoted, so full of hate? Does the legacy of Jim Crow Laws explain and justify this kind of behavior? If so, when will we ever, ever be free? The 'devil' is the anger, the hatred itself, on all sides. Centuries from now, if the human race survives, we will look back on this with sad, incredulous irony- grown men being paid huge sums to injure each other physically , emotionally, and yes, mentally as well. How crudely, how low can humanity sink into the mire?

[@depaola63]

@@denniscannon769 excellent point 👀

[@wheelchairmanjon]

Back when boxing was more of a relevant sport. I still love boxing, but the popularity has declined because of pay-per-view Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were American icons now nobody knows or cares who the heavyweight champion of the world It is sad because boxing is a great and noble sport

[@soaringskys2682]

It was a completely stupid thing for Frazier to say- that Ali had gone to the hospital. Frazier went to the Hospital for one week, and then returned to the hospital for three more weeks. And because he had such bad brain concussion his body was shutting down. And without a month of care he would have died. Ali went to have his jaw checked, and then he went home.

[@coreysmith1338]

Dats not true read up about it Ali left cause he didnt want Joe and da rest of da world to know wat happen to him look it up

[@lwmson]

@@coreysmith1338 That's bullshit. All you have to do is look at their faces after the fight and you can see who endured the most damage. All Ali had was a puffed jaw but Frazier's entire head was swollen like a balloon.

[@TheSands83]

joe jones Ali lost

[@lwmson]

@@TheSands83 It depends on how you look at it. If you place great emphasis on knockdowns, you would go with Frazier. But if you go on connected punches, you'd go with Ali, because he had the most. But Ali won the subsequent two rematches.

[@delanowhitfield]

@@coreysmith1338 What kinda ignorant statement is this.... Ali landed more punches and was definitely not as badly hurt as Frazier. Frazier spent a month because he was physically hurt. Frazier didn’t want Ali to know how badly damaged he was so he took the punishment.... but his body told him different once he went to the hospital. For a short amount of time he was close to death.... Ali even stated if he dies he would never box again. So know your facts before you sumn ignorant like that 👆🏾 C’mon bruh lol....

[@robrepublic1]

These two men represented the greatest rivalry in the history of professional sports. RIP champs. ❤️❤️

[@hawkrolla]

Ali's commentary gives good insight as to why he was such a brilliant fighter.

[@liberty5069]

what do you expect to happen when you have two world champions in a studio calling their fight with egos and careers on the line?

[@xxxtentacionsiakapro1810]

Howard doesn’t like Ali, his comments sounds hypocritical against Ali the greatest of all times there can be only one Muhammad Ali. RIP to both men.

[@torinowens6103]

Ali understood psychological Warfare, Joe Frazier did not. 1love

[@thespy7795]

I STILL say Ali won 9-5-1!

[@derekjenkins2294]

“You have to be the devil to represent Joe” 😂

[@richardotero2376]

Its hard to listen to Ali talk bad to howard. Because howard adored Ali. Howard was a gambler. Who made a fortune betting on Ali.

[@sul3377]

Love how Ali just fought with Frazier and right after that acted as if nothing happened continuing the interview 😂 lol what a Goat

[@brianseneca3546]

yeah but like a punk Ali waited until Joe was distracted to jump him

[@richardotero2376]

EPIC!!! THE GREATEST NO DOUBT. ALI IS THE BEST ENTERTAINER, HE CARRIED JOE. GOT TO GIVE ALI PROPS FOR THE MASTER PROMOTER. HE GAVE JOE LOVE. HE SAVED FRASIER FROM MAJOR DAMAGE WITH THE MEN UPSTAIRS. CAUSE JOE WAS GONNA SWING. ALI BEAR HUGGED HIM TO STOP HIM FROM LETTING HIS COMPULSIVENESS RUIN HIM. ITS JUST PART OF THE BIZNESS, SELLING HIMSELF FOR MAXIMUM DOLLAR

[@richardotero2376]

@@brianseneca3546 brian, with much respect. Ali didnt want it ti go that far. Joe was mad and ali new he pushed to much. Joe was a blink away from really getting himself and his career in deep doo doo. If Ali didnt mouth of the south him. They wouldnt fill the seats. He was on it. Now with this being said, i was once an Ali hater. Couldnt stand the mouth of the south.but after studing and losing money. I see said the blind man. Got to market. Got to pay attention, stay on toes. Otherwise what u got . A boring fight

[@brianseneca3546]

@@richardotero2376 I agree with most everything you said except that they wouldnt fill seats. WIth Norton or Ellis or Shavers yes. But after the first fight on March 8 1971 EVERYONE was tuning in. But I do agree that Ali didnt want it go that far you tell by his demanor

[@TheSands83]

I love joe.... Ali says “ you can’t back up”. Joe - “ I’m not planning on backin up”. Truer words were never spoken.. joe Frazier was all heart..forward pressure until u fold or u knock him out... he was a man... a good man..

[@Eric31477]

These days, heavyweight boxing looks like a damn dance contest these days. These guys gave it everything they had.

[@marknorris1381]

The quality and skill isn't there either. These two immortals had that. Their fights were such good fights from that perspective as well, the quality of the boxing.

[@TheSands83]

Ali telling joe u can’t back up! Frazier backs up to no man.. with foreman he went out on his shield. That’s joe Frazier!

[@lwmson]

But at the end of the day he did go out and lost the fight. Being so immobile and stationary was why he lost the title.

[@rx_jaydot7532]

@@lwmson and he lost to foreman twice

[@TheSands83]

joe jones Ali lost more fights than joe

[@TheSands83]

joe jones that was his style n why he gave Ali fits... styles make fights n second fight he changed tactics but Frazier being shorter allowed foreman to post of his shoulders n control joe with his jab it’s just a matter of styles n size

[@gaddiemediaguy]

@@TheSands83 Ali won more fights than Frazier too. You are so dumb how can you be allowed to leave your house unattended?

[@joeyoconnor3039]

To say this is classic is an understatement, and the commercials included to boot!thank you very much 4 unloading

[@kel4Yah]

ALi play too much that man was dead serious! 😐💯

[@sufundasamuels431]

Mr. Joe Frazier was beyond sick and tired of Mr. Ali taunting and disrespecting him all the time and the Joe was ready to lay hands on him and he should have....a person can only take so much. Damn!

[@IntermissionPrairieWolf]

@@sufundasamuels431 that was 100% hypocritical on Frazier’s part. He initiated the name calling and the disrespect in this interview. You don’t spark a match to burn somebody if you can’t take being burned.

[@prodigymichael7777]

@@sufundasamuels431 hand's can't hit what your eyes can't see float like a butter fly sting like a 🐝 bee ahhh rumble young man rumble ahhhh

[@bobcarty1433]

The agony of defeat is the reason I never took up skiing.

[@A.Williams222]

Good one

[@teddmented]

Cosell and ABC totally wanted this to happen for ratings. Please. Two people known to hate each other reviewing their whole fight, sitting next to each other. What a setup.

[@lwmson]

Nah, Joe was really pissed. I suppose he had some insecurities about being uneducated, and when Ali tapped his weakness by calling him "ignorant," Joe lost it. But the truth is that Joe did instigate that, and for him to tease someone about going into the hospital, especially when it was him and not Ali who spent quality time there, was a less than intelligent thing to do.

[@oldschoolmuscle4436]

I saw this when it originally aired. Classic!

[@asifiqbal3101]

Ali sure did live in joe's head rent free, But nevertheless these guys were ultimate warriors real life hero not like the 1s that u see in hollywood👌

[@DougieFresh13]

Damn!!!! A Ben Hogan commercial. "Sit down quick Joe!!!!"- Muhammad Ali

[@sakketin]

I have to say, the fight was all Frazier's fault. Ali had just been praising him and talking about how great it was to have two black men in the middle of something as great as this, when Frazier ignorantly brought up the hospital visits.

[@RedlineS2K]

As much as I love Ali, he was very harsh verbally towards Frazier

[@ihsankamil6279]

RedlineS2K same. I felt really bad for Frazier considering how much he helped out Ali, when Ali was broke

[@oullahtakanebghikawilihbib9305]

steve l "considering how much he helped out Ali, when Ali was broke" .. what do you mean ??? if you hint the story hwere joe went to the white house asking to richard nixon to let ali box..it was to box against ali and win money so he had interest... what you mean jo helped ali?

[@ihsankamil6279]

when Ali was prohibited from Boxing, it was Joe Frazier who helped him get back. Lent him money, gave him emotional support, and worked behind the scenes to get Ali back to the ring! Ali was broke and by this time.

[@oullahtakanebghikawilihbib9305]

do you have any sources please ??? i m very curious about his life and i never found that jo frazier supported ali

[@lwmson]

I know when Ali called Joe "ignorant " on this telecast, Joe was actually the instigator. He started it by trying to tease Ali about going to the hospital after the first fight.

[@StevePhil-qw4ep]

This was as real as sports gets...a piece of History for sure. This is why they were the best sports rivals of all time, individual or team

[@bestboutgaming3212]

Two of a kind Joe and Ali. Love em both

[@shawntittle2045]

There was always this friction between Howard and Ali that was so real and funny

[@thegreat1548]

Shawn title you're not as dumb as you look.

[@terrenceperkins5282]

Joe y u bring up the hospital. I was in the hospital 4 10 mints, u was there 4 a month lol I love Ali

[@billieboybuddha4238]

And Ali walked around like a zombie the next 30 years...

[@simosimoo1559]

@@billieboybuddha4238 Ali walked like a world class champion. What have you ever accomplished in youre life, billy boy you are worthy of nothing you would n't cost a nothing. you hogeyed piece of shit. you shit of pig

[@lwmson]

Yeah, I think I would have called him ignorant too. Bringing that up was very stupid.

[@lwmson]

@@billieboybuddha4238 And Joe walked around in a gym in the ghetto for the next 30 years, because he was broke and had no where else to go.

[@billieboybuddha4238]

@@simosimoo1559 I didnt accomplish a lot of money, or a world title, indeed, but I can say I didn't put a fellow human being and his family thru hell with so called 'innocent teasing' and 'playful humiliation' . You have no idea what the Frazier family had to go thru because of that 'friendly wonderful human being' Ali...

[@AngelSanchez-tq6lx]

Ali was dead wrong. How can you call a proud, decent, black man like Joe Frazier a "boy"? And then act like you did nothing wrong? The hospital thing is irrelevant. Ali had crossed the line over and over. He got what he deserved. Oh, and his concern about two black men tussling in front of white media? Should have thought twice. He stunk up the place with his stupid cheap shots. This from a huge Ali fan.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Truth Indeed Ugh Joe Frazier didn't deserve that

[@Imisambi]

" Sit down joe....sit down joe...." comfortably sitting with legs outstretched & crossed......as soon as Joe looked away to address the other individualll...Ali jumped right on him!

[@briancannon5614]

Ali diffused the situation

[@marvinflowers7945]

I saw this live on T.v I was 6yrs old an all Ali vs Frazier fights I love watching Wide World of Sports every Saturday afternoon what a great privilege it was to watch with my uncle Jimmy.

[@afsanaparvez6112]

love both these legends

[@depaola63]

Cosell was one tough S.O.B. too ! WW2 vet 💪 always talked back to Ali , but when it was all said and done, they both loved each other 💕

[@isiahbethel5956]

Shit!,I get goosebumps when I see him float around that ring, I know someone' s going to wear an ass whuppin'

[@MikeS24-v4s]

MAN!! This brings back alot of memories.

[@shahriariran44]

If I am ever summoned to a holly war I would like to have Joe Frazier by my side. Mohammed Ali.

[@RenoyGeorge]

As great as this interview is, the Ads from the 70s is a whole different experience.

[@thiccsmoke3425]

1:24:28 he said Muhammad ALI😏

[@2gfresh367]

Those two brothers brought out more than anything America could produce💪🏿🙏🏿

[@fastinbulvis2223]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@thedondaithi1304]

I just wanna say I’m 28 and from Ireland and I wanna say to the person who created the intro who’s probably no longer with us any more 😂😂 but I wanna say thank you for showing our sport Hurling which is an Irish sport GAA, we have GAA Football and hurling, but this long ago to put an Irish sport on a foreign television, especially America, is near unheard of, first time for me anyway ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheSpook313]

46:53 See there? How easy I was hitting him, touching his face? Clownin! He just hookin and throwin everythang. 😆 😆 😆

[@Redneck-c6h]

When ever I saw Ali I never once thought of him be a coward for not going to war. That man was all man. Watch him in the ring after he won against George Forman and Don King came rushing into the ring with a great smile looking act Ali then he guit smiling real fast. Ali if he did not trust you it was over that is the biggest lost a man can have losing another man respect for you. Ali is a Hero to America. ❤

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

"I don't think this one is clownin at all.....I think that Ali is probably clownin; but there is no question in my mind that Joe Frazier is not clownin." LMFAO!! 😆

[@СтранникНебес-х2к]

👎👈🤪

[@georgemartinez9414]

Poor Ali and Frazier really beat the shit out of each other, you could tell they got emotional in their interviews

[@depaola63]

My youth ⭐️. Absolutely wonderful, classic memories here for my 57 year old eyes 💪🔔🌈. ....” SIT DOWN JOE ! “

[@MC-ct2yx]

After seeing this fight 6 times, reading Frazier's autobiography, and Angelo Dundee's book, here are somme observations and facts. Ali had to take the fight as he and his family had no idea how the Supreme Court would decide and he was financially stricken. Angelo Dundee knew Ali needed at least 3 more fights to be is shape to fight Frazier. Frazier won the last round decisively and a few others. If you weren't counting the punches landed, then Frazier won this fight. Let's say he did. The fact is after the fight Joe Frazier was never a threat in the ring again due to the physical damage that Ali gave him on 3/71. Ali fought 9 times in the next 2 years after this fight. Frazier 3 times f you count Daniels and Stander as pro's. Frazier was demolished by Foreman (his manager Yank told Joe to not fight Foreman). Because of the punishment Frazier took by Ali who had almost 4 years taken away, Joe was in serious critical condition necessitated to a hospital for over a month. Bottom line, the Ali fight cost Joe Frazier his boxing life. Yank his manager and his life long friend knew it and Frazier somewhat admitted it in his Autobiography. On a side bar, Frazier never fought, Norton, Ron Lyle, Sonny Liston, Earnie Shavers, Jimmy Young (he ducked them all) and only one man ever knocked out and whopped Foreman. His name is Ali.

[@active.7universal]

truth //all that you said plus joe only boxed 11 more bouts after this bout

[@lwmson]

Ali said it best in this telecast. "Joe Frazier is a little brute with nothing but a hook. He takes a lot of shots and these guys don't last long."

[@joshuajarod1909]

Say what you will but after talking as much trash as he did prior to the fight, Ali gets no excuse. The one time that Ali and Frazier both stepped in the ring with perfect records, someone's 0 had to go and at the end of the night it wasn't Joe's.

[@richardbranton7396]

Joe never ducked those guys ,you don't understand ,he was always higher in the rankings than them ,it would be a no win situation for Joe, he wins he stays in the same position he loses he drops in the rankings ,the goal as a contender is to be the Mandatory challenger .As champ non of those guys where his mandatory challenger ,you have to earn it

[@gwattsrealestate]

Connect punches 5 to 1 Ali Power punches Two per Round for Frazier

[@jeffwvu4602]

55:41 Looks, it's Police Officer Shaquille O'Neal

[@mikevanriel7573]

I like both Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. There. I said it.

[@Z-List-Nation]

I love em both! 2 Legends!!

[@KarlaElaine100]

Yeah boy...yeah Roy! 🤣 39:02. Referencing a pre-fight interview

[@TheSands83]

What was it referring to?

[@richardmccormick859]

Joe got upset with Ali not showing him RESPECT as usual. Ali didn't care...lol

[@violaterberuda6935]

Ali:“Even after you win they still my fans, everywhere you go they….. they won’t go for that joe” Frazier:”They won’t go for what?” Ali:”You” A small exchange but leads to the start of their smack talk 😂

[@MrMarco855]

Yes, but why did Ali tell Joe that he had many white fans as if it was a bad thing?

[@Jeffy2387]

@@MrMarco855because at the time most of his white fans were just haters of Ali who hated Ali for talking too much and not going to war in Vietnam

[@rambofirstblood5176]

Actually ali destroy joe in this match joe got lucky punch

[@alejandro41208]

Everybody’s talking about the brawl, but nobody’s talking about how awkward it must’ve been during the commercial breaks 😬

[@syedhamid8916]

Ali trying always to promote the thing. That was his whole deal. It was all about promotion,not about hating on frazier. When Ali was trying to talk them both up at around 57:00 and then Joe talks about them being in the hospital, Ali was right to chastise him. It was a dumb move talking about their fallibilities.

[@richardotero2376]

Ali was a star by this fight. Alot of women, alot of slacking in the gym. If u know Ali, u can hear him admit he lost, by the props to joe. You see his constant awareness to keep the interest of the show, while trying to create drama

[@Oliver9402]

Never seen an Ali fight where he set to punch with such punishing power as this one. The beating Frazier got was unreal even though he gave a lot back. For me this was the most brutal of the 3 fights especially for joe.

[@kastrolxp]

he was in ICU for 3 months nearly lost his life.

[@ati8713]

@@kastrolxp who

[@sinbad4887]

@@ati8713 joe Frazier

[@brucescott4261]

​@@kastrolxp ...Correct!!!

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@kastrolxpJoe didn't fight for another year

[@bethanygordon8609]

Man mahummad ali so fine😍😍😍

[@sineadmannion7814]

bethany gordon He was a beautiful man! 😍

[@rebar33]

Joe was very ignorant to bring up hospital. He almost died and had tremendous head trauma and concussions. His strategy to just move forward and take 5 punches to maybe get one off took its toll on his brain. Many say Ali was never the same after the thrilla in manilla. I say frazier was never the same after Ali vs Frazier I

[@anwla]

You do realise that Ali clinched Frazier 131 times in Ali vs. Frasier II, right. A decision that was hotly contested due to Ali’s conduct. You also realise that Frasier was practically blind in Manila. Once you watch those fights, you realise there is only one fighter in the ring. The other is dancing, trash talking, hanging on the ropes and clinching.

[@jklsr55]

@@anwla I absolutely agree. Ali also lost the third fight as well. He wouldn’t have went out after the 14th round. He was telling Dundee to cut his gloves off. He was done...

[@FreeThinkAlways]

​@@anwla Thank you.

[@active.7universal]

​@@anwlalet's cry together//joe Frazier hit Ali with countless low blows the difference is clinching is a LEGAL strategy... all of em did something anyone could complain about... earnie shavers use to hold and hit constantly he has countless KO from holding and throwing the ol uppercut to put down his competition but guess what well you guessed it 💯he always got away with it.. the difference is it didn't work against Ali even though he tried it ... Ali whooped joe to the point of bazooka Joe only boxed 11 more times after fight of the century while Ali boxed 30.. Ali mid 60's wins all 3 we all know it

[@active.7universal]

​@@jklsr55if you truly believe Ali wouldn't have finished the 15th round then you probably believe urinal cakes are edible cake.. joe was done swinging at air stumbling around looking all mashed in the face let's be real

[@christopherreed2694]

i thank ali for giveing the Middle finger 🖕 to the draft i feel like he did tht for all of us