I met Ali years ago working at a small town newspaper and found him to be a very kind gentleman. I spent the whole day with him taking hundreds of pictures and he never complained or even got tired. One of the best days of my life.
@kennethjackson17712 ай бұрын
I.met him as a 10 year old child on a nyc show for kids called wonderama.I sat right next to.him.
@pennygiessinger63402 ай бұрын
You're so blessed. Wish i could have met him. GOAT!!!
@ZaamiAzoumi2 ай бұрын
رحمه الله . كان ذو اخلاق عالية اعتمدها من أخلاق نبي الإسلام محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم .
@dougcraft772 ай бұрын
@@kennethjackson1771 You are a lucky person. Ali was the one to be respected not only for his prowess but as a caring human also.
@rickrahman3912 ай бұрын
@@pennygiessinger6340 the GOAT!
@wildcampingseamus2 ай бұрын
I met Ali in Glasgow in 1993 when I was 15 ❤ one of the greatest days ever!!!!
@Arshadsays_007Ай бұрын
Hey yo your the lucky one 😢❤
@kevinchamberlain792814 күн бұрын
No. No you did not.
@wildcampingseamus14 күн бұрын
@kevinchamberlain7928 sadly for you I did Sambo, I most certainly did Senga, now take the mouth for a quick shecter, cheers.
@kevinchamberlain792814 күн бұрын
@@wildcampingseamus Will do.
@onlyenzoYT13 күн бұрын
@@Arshadsays_007accept Jesus Christ ❤
@marstondavis2 ай бұрын
When Howard Cosell said Ali was running out of people to fight Ali said, 'I'll fight you'. Cosell said, 'I'll tear you to shreds'. Those two really respected and loved each other.
@itubecollection16232 ай бұрын
Right after that to close the show Ali gave Howard a hand and said 'stay in shape!' 😂😂😂
@TheSeeker19602 ай бұрын
I don't think Ali really respected Cosell, he knew he was a bigot, but Ali played along for a while and always got a dig in on Cosell being an asshole.
@uradragon2 ай бұрын
@@TheSeeker1960 You are wrong about Cosell. Both individuals thought highly of one another and it sincerely showed. I saw a film clip of Cosell talking before the television audience wherein he stated that he loved Ali and urged him to remain the same honest courageous individual he had always been. The moment was historical and as far as I know never to be duplicated. It took guts to say that on national TV.
@IKRAMKHAN-wc2pd2 ай бұрын
@uradragon cosell hated Ali. Its evident through all comments during matches. He always tried to put Ali down. He got his cheap publicity by talking down the great Ali. Cosell was a clown.
@uradragon2 ай бұрын
@@IKRAMKHAN-wc2pd nonsense
@terrenceolivido7412 ай бұрын
Bonavena trash talked to hype the fight. After the fight he gave Ali a tremendous hug and said - essentially - he was the greatest. Oscar was a very colorful and unusual character and led a pretty wild life. As far as his boxing his feet were very clumsy but he had a viscious left hook and an incredibly solid body.
@kgunitkeese17Ай бұрын
From what I can see here, he doesn't seem to have a very good right arm. When he throws a right he looks clumsy.
@TheBOND46625 күн бұрын
@@kgunitkeese17he dismantled Frazier and he was never knocked down before. Only the great Ali was able to put him down 😊
@mrunderhood15 күн бұрын
Ali the King of Trash Talking.
@cihanisik583414 күн бұрын
He fights like Rocky. I think this fight is the inspiration for the movie
@bryandungee10297 күн бұрын
wtf is a “tremendous hug” ??? And Bonvena really believed that too strong bs he was spewing, he just got humbled, period
@headroomdave34682 ай бұрын
A 15 round hard fight and yet 2 months later he fought Fraser. None of these guys , today would do that😮
@BaxterThewall2 ай бұрын
Frazier 🙄
@batsnackattack2 ай бұрын
Yes, they are doing that again these days.
@dameonwebb13162 ай бұрын
@@batsnackattackno they aren’t, not one fighter
@ruffknight95492 ай бұрын
Boxing just isn't very popular in the USA anymore. Not like it was back then. Maybe it's been overtaken by the more brutal MMA bout and others. Not even any boxing magazines at the magazine stands anymore.
@dameonwebb13162 ай бұрын
@@ruffknight9549 the politics of boxing killed the sport…and fighters scared of losing
@willhickey73872 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali is the man. I love watching his old fightd and even his interviews. He had SWAG.
@aceball70762 ай бұрын
Ali came back as a champ as he always was. I great fight to watch.
@AbdisalamFarah3912 ай бұрын
The picture of Ali rising his hands are iconic - My scool books had that cover back in 1978.
@azaidinycАй бұрын
You still have that school book of Ali ?
@AbdisalamFarah391Ай бұрын
@@azaidinyc No, that was in my primary school. I don't have it any more.
@fierakuitali93134 күн бұрын
Which country
@AbdisalamFarah3914 күн бұрын
@@fierakuitali9313 Somalia.
@naayou992 ай бұрын
RIP both. Thanks for giving us good fight to watch.
@Stout_Krout2 ай бұрын
Oscar would have destroyed Low-Power Ali in the street without gloves. Ali was just a points boxer. Run Forrest Run.
@wendigo18812 ай бұрын
@@Stout_Krout😂😂😂😂 you hate him cause he's black and a Muslim and wrecked your racist heroe😂😂
@BarakaTheGreat2 ай бұрын
@@Stout_Kroutweak bait. Try harder goofball 😂
@kumarcollins5852 ай бұрын
@@Stout_Krout... Only one person got KO'd here. And it wasn't Ali. So who's low powered? 🤡🤡
@martyrawdog2 ай бұрын
this 🤡 doesn't know boxing
2 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali … This man was a true man. A Hero of a whole Generation. Sportsman… a big salute from Germany
@JayjayyyyyyyyyyyАй бұрын
What a man he was!
@JimBach-zw6xl26 күн бұрын
Yes! An im GERMAN!
@samtanka12 ай бұрын
That image of Ali standing with his hands standing over Oscar took all the steam outa that dude. Ali is the greatest
@IceManLikeGervin2 ай бұрын
That's was Bonavena's moment of truth... lol
@leehicks31722 ай бұрын
Ali sure knew to pose for the perfect image shot at the end :)
@JonathanKeys-f3m2 ай бұрын
It was a great fight. If Ali doesn't get the ko. He probaloses. It was the first fight. To show that Ali maybe wasn't the same as before the the draft layoff. Right before the loss to frazier
@Bronco_Billy_Jack_Hills2 ай бұрын
If this was a 12 round fight Oscar would have easily won! Oscar is destroying extremely low-power Cassius Clay.
@Bronco_Billy_Jack_Hills2 ай бұрын
In Ali times heavyweight was defined completely different (approximately 40 pounds lighter than Nowadays) Ali won Olympic Gold as light heavyweight. Very few actually study the data to show that Half of Ali's fights weren't even heavyweight fights. In Ali's times "heavyweight" was defined as 176+ lbs which is lighter than today's female heavyweight division. Clay/Ali out-weighed opponents in approximately 75% of his fights and supposedly had his prime in the 1960s. His median weight during the 60s was 199 lbs. Nowadays Prime Clay wouldn't even be Allowed to box against Super Heavyweights Fury, Vitali, Lewis, Bowe, Ibeabuchi, Wladimir etc. Here's just a few of Ali's cruiserweight opponents: 190 lb Ellis, 188 lb Jones, 185 lb Cooper, 195 Patterson, 195 lb Mildenberger, 197 lb Quarry, 198 lb Blin, 180 lb Foster, 196 lb Lubbers, 197 lb Spinks, 177 lb Jimmy Robinson with 14 wins 30 losses and abysmal 13% KO's. Ali even fought 48 year old 190 lb Archie Moore in Moore's 219th fight. Ali scored only 5 KOs in real heavyweight fights during the Entire 1970ies of which 2 were against B-Level Journeymen Richard Dunn 33-12 and Coopman 36-16.
@gailmarshall25552 ай бұрын
It never ceases to amaze me that Clay was anti war but as Ali he became a world boxing champion. I became interested in boxing after watching the TV with my Dad and he had the greatest respect for Ali.
@kyalebrooks2 ай бұрын
What a gem of a fight!
@jati74822 ай бұрын
One of the best boxing matches ever, two great boxers two legends but there is only one winner,bless them both 🙏🙏
@GarySchumacher-z3y2 ай бұрын
l'm 65, grew up knowing who Ali was, of course, but l did not know who Bonavena was until just now. Damn that man was a Rock ! Take a punch, give a punch and it seemed not to phase him too much. Ali just wore him down as he wore down many many opponents and in the final round put it away with knock downs. That was amazing, thank you to the poster, l'm always down to learn.
@RaulMAnderson101-pr6cj2 ай бұрын
Same here, this is the first time I'd ever heard of him or this fight.
@GarySchumacher-z3y2 ай бұрын
@@RaulMAnderson101-pr6cj The man could fight, l can't find much good on KZbin about him though - sadly. He was a bull of a fighter and Ali was graceful and fast as lightning. Not good for Bonavena. Have a good night.
@Joe-hf3cn2 ай бұрын
I’m 64. Of course I remember Oscar. It wasn’t like he was an unknown
@cygnustsp2 ай бұрын
I'm 52 and also never heard of this fight. I give Oscar a ton of credit.
@druck74802 ай бұрын
same here!…
@benharyo2 ай бұрын
❤thank you, this is a good documentary. RIP Ali, RIP Bonavena. Both are great boxers🌷
@Riles31522 ай бұрын
One thing about Ali, he would laugh and joke and have fun outside the ring, but when you PISSED him off, look out...
@nm2022 ай бұрын
Right on ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@johnalexander49402 ай бұрын
That was the unique quality of Ali. Ali told Paterson who started the Cassius Clay I'm gonna whup him, made Floyd pay dearly. Ali naturally preferred making his fights a show as he didn't carry with him personal animosity against his competitors that usually affects strategy like other fighters before him. Ali had showmanship quality and a true compassion for people.
@nm2022 ай бұрын
@@johnalexander4940 I agree with you Ali was much bigger than boxing and I’m looking forward to October 30, 2024 I call it the nightmare before Halloween I love both boxers but this is the fight Ali couldn’t lose can you imagine how many millions of dollars people lost on this day? I’ve been celebrating Ali vs Foreman this year makes 20 years every October 30th I watch the fight constantly rewinding the final last moments of the perfect time Ali went into action and down went Foreman and this fight haunted Foreman 20 years can you imagine the PTSD AND NIGHTMARES FOREMAN HAD I will be watching this fight till I leave this world every October 30th this fight is 50 years old this year RIP MUHUMMAD ALI GOAT JOB WELL DONE 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@trevorberridge60792 ай бұрын
When you face a boxer who can rip you apart while asking you what his name is for a whole fight then you should know you'd be doing yourself no favours making him mad.
@trevorberridge60792 ай бұрын
@@nm202 BUT, Foreman learned from that fight and used the same tactic to defeat Michael Moorer twenty years later.
@HiiwiiiАй бұрын
The McGregor of the 70s, he even looks like him 1:26 😂
@banitamim485421 күн бұрын
Yeah.. i was thinking the same thing..
@JHeinz-td4jd2 ай бұрын
One of the toughest fights with Mohammed Ali I've ever seen.. There are a lot of boxers who just have a big mouth, but regardless of his big mouth, Bonavena was also a really tough opponent to fight.
@trevorberridge60792 ай бұрын
Bonavena was strong but lacking in any real skill. He was never going to outbox or outthink Ali.
@jamesbarbour84002 ай бұрын
He certainly gave Ali a workout, that's for sure ! Tough as nails that bloke, and he landed quite a few punches, particularly left hooks, on Ali.
@desiday7070Ай бұрын
That was Ali after his five year ban and Oscar still got knocked the fcuk out😅
@lelandwilliams1089Ай бұрын
I agree.
@lelandwilliams1089Ай бұрын
@@jamesbarbour8400 Until Ali figured him out. Once Ali figured him out, he took Bonavena out to the deep water and drowned his ass.
@perryholloway5402 ай бұрын
I met Ali in the early seventies. My wife worked at City hall . In Louisville Kentucky. We had a great Democratic mayor named Harvey Sloan who was friends with Ali. My mother was a nurse. When Odessa clay, Ali's mother ,got sick , my mother took care of her. She also took care of Muhammad Ali when he got sick. And Elvis Presley. I was so proud, no one knew not even my father. My mother knew I loved him, so she told me. But she also told me never tell anyone, she said that he was there to get well not to sign autographs. I kept my promise I never told anyone until after my mother died. I was once playing ball at Saint barts, on beachel Bank road. I was leaving the church. And I seen Ali standing in his mother's backyard. I stared at him. He snarled back at me ,and threw his fists in the air. I ran over to him and I said . Hey man you can't just let anybody into your mother's backyard. He said hey sucker, don't you know who I am. He snarled at me, and we started sparring all over the backyard. I couldn't believe it. I was getting in on him. Then like magic, he did the Ali shuffle, and through about a six punch combination, by my ears. And let me know who the boss was.😂 I could feel the wind, go by my face.😂. He gave me unbelievable advice. He was the most intelligent man I've ever met in my life. He would park his Winnebago at Kroger's in Fern Creek. and stay in it. very few people even knew it. Every now and then ,there would be a few kids outside. Muhammad would step out, and start doing magic tricks for them. He would run down bardstown road sometimes unnoticed. But once he was noticed he would stop and sign, autographs for everyone until the last person. I once told him I said Ali there's a lot of evil in the world. And he said to me. No no Perry, you have to afford them their time. afford them their time to change. Ali said I've seen people change. Completely in my lifetime. He was kind to everyone, at the same time he was so different. When he went to fights. Everybody would be in the winners locker room. Ali would go to the losers locker room and give him hope. And in his prime, before they took his license away from him. There was no one in this world, that was even in his League. He was just phenomenal. He got our hostages released in Iran. he wasn't just a fighter he was a leader. God bless you Muhammad Ali. Rest in peace my friend.
@km634426 күн бұрын
What an awesome story to had read! And what an awesome life you were able to live! Not just because of the great memories and encounters you are able to share,, but having been raised by such a loving, caring, saint hearted, as well as very humble mother! I only wish for your second half of your life continues to make such great memories to pass along. And that you live the kind of life as your wonderful mother which only praise is spoken when you are spoken of!!
@perryholloway54026 күн бұрын
@km6344 Oh my, Never in my life, have I ever received such a wonderful compliment. I felt like you knew my mother. Maybe you did ,Thank you, so much. You have a soul of gold. God bless you and your family, have a wonderful Christmas.
@km634424 күн бұрын
@@perryholloway540 And God Bless you and your family as well! Thank you!
@anibalramirezaquino149416 сағат бұрын
Las personas como MOHAMED ALI no deberían morirse. Descansa en paz gran campeón. Todavía sigue siendo un ejemplo a seguir.
@nyccolm2 ай бұрын
The Bum against the Butterfly. That 8.27 punch was like all the bums punches- ineffective wild and weak. Look at Ali’s 9.57 punch- it whipped Bonavena’s head back like a jackhammer. And that Ali left in the last round just like the Rumble in the Jungle punch- clean and graceful and he doesn’t go in for a cheap second punch. Once and Always-- THE GREAT ONE FOREVER. ❤❤❤
@lelandwilliams1089Ай бұрын
Like the matador vs the bull. The bull is more powerful, yet the matador has all of the skill.
@samadams93472 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali was bigger than boxing.
@dusandragovic09srb2 ай бұрын
No one is bigger than Boxing.
@dusandragovic09srb2 ай бұрын
@AlanBrando-s6y Su(o)n of God☀
@shemereali5512 ай бұрын
@dusandragovic09srb Ali name the um Greatest Athlete an Boxer of All Times sitting and talking to leaders of Nations around the World not going to war for an unjust war for a lying racists government so with that being said he was Bigger than Boxing 🎉
@jdb02722 ай бұрын
Boneveda was a muscle bound gorilla with no skill.
@whitechoco7052 ай бұрын
Canelo is bigger than boxing
@chizuanchan25572 ай бұрын
The funny thing was during the interview when the interviewer asked Interviewer : I'm not sure that there's anybody left really for you to fight. Ali : You 😂😂😂
@truincanada2 ай бұрын
The timing. The quick wit. The Greatest.
@truincanada2 ай бұрын
The timing. The quick wit. The Greatest.
@Big_Bag_of_Pus2 ай бұрын
"The interviewer"? Howard Freaking Cosell, man. One of the most famous sports commentators ever.
@cihanisik583414 күн бұрын
Bu rocky filmine ilham kaynağı oldu
@E_GIBSON2 ай бұрын
Oscar Bonavena is a name I haven't heard in a while. He was a tough boxer in his time. I remember him being brash outside the ring but a brawler and kind of unconventional inside of it. Thanks for the upload.
@RaulMAnderson101-pr6cj2 ай бұрын
Yeah, he was like an early version of Tommy, the boxer in Rocky.
@rcormonutube2 ай бұрын
Bonavena (great boxer) was shot in Some ranch - kinda dance club in las vegas . A warrior. Alí one of the greatest
@deendrawing66852 ай бұрын
😂😂 he looks like Conor McGregor
@ammonbakarri-o5524Ай бұрын
Tommy es basura🗑️ bonavena was #7 ranked fighter before he got airholed at the brothel by the owners. He just got in trouble too much.
@professor_kenneth2 ай бұрын
Oscar Bonavena "What is he Superman?" Yes he was Oscar😅👍🏻 yes he was.
@williejacobs95122 ай бұрын
Mr Ali you was a true hero thank you for the representation for our people you will always be remembered rip my brother
@hlecaros2 ай бұрын
Lol “you were” learn some grammar before you post nonsense.
@holeemolee83232 ай бұрын
@hlecaros Your reply was much more lame.
@hlecaros2 ай бұрын
@@holeemolee8323 you probably can’t spell right either little kid.
@Igifx-q7e2 ай бұрын
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr
@johnalexander49402 ай бұрын
RIP Muhammad may your memory continue to bless us all.
@joseHernandez-xc4ix2 ай бұрын
Man I love listening to Ali Talking , He is so much more intelligent then anyone.
@Gameboy-UnboxingsАй бұрын
Preaching intelligence while not understanding the difference between "then" and "than". That's something..
@sky87Ай бұрын
@@Gameboy-Unboxingswell he didn’t say he was intelligent 😂just Ali
@simonpitt4080Ай бұрын
@@Gameboy-Unboxings probably not his first language anyway, look up
@trevorregay92832 ай бұрын
Wow......back in the days of 15 round fights! Kudos to these two warriors! They both could definitely take a punch as many of those Ali punches I'm sure didn't tickle and of course Oscar's had delivered many hard punches that somehow Ali managed to eat........by the 15th round it really became a battle of who was in better shape............NUFF SAID....and a GREAT ALL TIME FIGHT!
@itubecollection16232 ай бұрын
After round 10 it was a warm bath for Ali 🍿
@abumulla46068 күн бұрын
You never ever insult a legend.. Cos... The consequences are severe! Ali the legend ❤
@abdirashidfarah24742 ай бұрын
Muhammad ali king of boxing
@baroquer2 ай бұрын
My DEEPEST RESPECT to Muhammad Ali, the GOAT
@jumpingship30012 ай бұрын
Yes that's what he called himself but he did say that Joe Louis was the greatest of all time. (He) was the edit
@aidenbrooks75292 ай бұрын
Bonavena definitely had some character and strength! But even though Ali was coming off of a few years out of the ring he showed how much of a warrior he was by getting that stoppage
@shemereali5512 ай бұрын
More like 4 years Ali 👑 got back in the Ring and dominated it like he never left that is why he's da G.O.A.T 🎉
@c64flash2 ай бұрын
@@shemereali551 Dominated a small Argentinian ???
@shemereali5512 ай бұрын
@c64flash But he was label a Heavyweight boxer point blank period
@nowayoutbutup31222 ай бұрын
Not a stoppage, a TKO .
@easyenetwork20232 ай бұрын
He had amazing stamina in his prime it seems. Hate a war cost him his prime.
@ryanlynch2902 ай бұрын
Damn...he set that counter left up for 14 rounds. Ali wasn't really known for his left hook. But the best counter to a left hook is also a left hook. Oscar was spamming left hooks, and Ali knew he'd be going for broke in the last round. Picked his spot and hit a homerun. Epic. Greatest ever.
@POSITIVE_TALKS242 ай бұрын
“He says I’m sorry I called you a chicken, you are a great champion” that alone means Oscar had to fight to see it if was true
@kendavid43862 ай бұрын
LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE I GREW UP WATCHING ALI HE WAS THE BEST IN MY LIFE TIME.THE MAN OWNED A STYLE OF BOXING LIKE NO OTHER IN BOXING HISTORY HE WAS THE GREATEST.
@Taima2 ай бұрын
I see new Ali video I click immediately.
@krimpoo2 ай бұрын
I cant believe i have never heard of this amazing fight. Big props to oscar. That guy had one tuff chin and he could throw like a champ.
@StephanBledsoe2 ай бұрын
Me either. I was born in 71 and started watching all Ali fights by 77 or 78. They always showed the recent and older fights on wgn Chicago. I was familiar with them all. Mof most young boys back then was very familiar with Ali fights. I don't recall ever hearing about or seeing this fight.
@thomasharris51512 ай бұрын
That left hand that Oscar was blasting Ali with was the blueprint for Joe Frazier when he beat Ali in the first fight.
@A-FrameWedge2 ай бұрын
Naw, that was always Joe Frazier’s best weapon, 90% of his knockouts are because of his left hook.
@grammysworld54492 ай бұрын
@@A-FrameWedgeyup
@cashrjr232 ай бұрын
very few people will survive a good left hook
@A-FrameWedge2 ай бұрын
@@cashrjr23 True, but Joe Frazier right was just a set up for his left hook, his right was not a weapon.
@User0resU-12 ай бұрын
@@A-FrameWedge his right was not a weapon 😅. You could take it?😮
@jamesart92 ай бұрын
Back when we had REAL championship rounds. Those last 3 rounds to 15 changed a lot of fights.
@ezraprior86022 ай бұрын
ali was landing good shots the whole way through that cosell didn't even notice, last round is my fav of ali's career, one fight he stood dead center and brawled
@uncontrollable3432 ай бұрын
That left hook was phenomenal from Ali
@kyalebrooks2 ай бұрын
This video was toppers nochers boys! I’m here for it 👌
@justworship05702 ай бұрын
This should be on Netflix bruv. Excellent work ❤. Peace from Dagestan ❤
@tonysvoicevoАй бұрын
Thank you!
@kaydub47882 ай бұрын
First time seeing the Bonavena fight despite knowing about it for decades. Didn't realize he connected against Ali as much as he did.
@omnivorous652 ай бұрын
6:47 Anyone who ever boxed or sparred at any level with a semi-competent boxer knows how hard it is to connect a shot that has not set up the opponent for an opening. A punch travels quite a distance, the defense only requires to move the head or intercept the fist with your gloves or forearms. For Ali to get a combination in, a jab and a straight under these circumstances is incredible. What handspeed, what precision.
@Spry-xv2qc2 ай бұрын
Bonavina had heart, he took so much punishment against bigger, faster, more skilled guy and still kept coming forward.
@PauloDLara2 ай бұрын
Rocky Balboa in real life lol
@brandonio_granger2 ай бұрын
Yet,he delivered massive brain damage to Ali with those relentless skull rattles throughout the fight. If he had been taller by a 4 or 5 inches, it would have been a different outcome.😊
@Spry-xv2qc2 ай бұрын
@@brandonio_granger Ali was a physical specimen. He was bigger than Foreman or Frazer or Liston, all of whom were deemed as most powerful fighters of their times while Ali was deemed as underdog or softer guy. It doesn't make sense how he had the height, weight and reach advantage in almost every fight, and the other guy is considered a threat. Ali was the bully like when he taunted and threatened the opponents in and out of the ring. As for brain damage, he did that ropadope nonsense too much in his 30s. It's so dumb to take all the punches against to ropes and call it tiring the opponent.
@lelandwilliams1089Ай бұрын
@@brandonio_granger If you weren't so stupid, you wouldn't spout such ignorance. Ali's brain damage as you so stupidly call it is Parkinson's Syndrome. It was not caused by one fight but rather caused by punishment he received in several fights after he was no longer able to avoid punches.
@texasstadium2 ай бұрын
Always enjoyed watching Bonavena fights as he was not afraid of mixing it up and provided a good showing. I thought he was a Hispanic Argentinean but later read that he was a fellow Italian from Argentina. Those pasta carbs must have given him that strength.
@manueldi9282 ай бұрын
Bonavena was born in Argentina, with Italian ansestry!
@texasstadium2 ай бұрын
@@manueldi928 The best of both worlds!
@mnhsty2 ай бұрын
Argentina is 30% Italian. Lionel Messi is Italian-Argentine, his mother born in Italy.
@manueldi9282 ай бұрын
@@mnhsty When you're born in Argentina, you're Argentinian through and through:" Es un sentimiento! No puedo parar!!!"
@mnhsty2 ай бұрын
@@manueldi928 Sure.
@BReal-10EC2 ай бұрын
Ali was the king of rope-a-dope. He just sits back and takes the hits.. wearing you out. Then he pounces.
@khalidbashir38472 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali- the G.O.A.T. RIP Champ.
@trevorberridge60792 ай бұрын
People argue about who was the greatest boxer of all time. But I say you can't watch Ali at his best and not know you're watching the undisputed GOAT. There's a reason Mike Tyson has infinite respect for him. Nobody did it better.
@G117132 ай бұрын
Ali was clearly a gracious statesman when that flattering comment about the boxing life of Oscar. His loved ones must have been warmed by it.
@tackanderson42702 ай бұрын
If there is such a thing as a "mans, man", Ali would define it. I've seen every fight that is on real and tape, every interview, and dozens of comments from friends and those close to him. He was an intelligent tactician with the tools to get the job done. He didn't posses the bone crunching power of fighters like Ernie Shavers, Sam Langford, or Mike Tyson, but what he did have was the stamina to out-wear his opponent's followed by his incredible accuracy, good speed and the ability to read his opponents moves. Every now and again he did wind up dropping his opponent's with a well placed hay-maker, but the majority of his fights ended where he essentially put his opponent's into a state of punch drunkness with multiple well placed precision hard jabs. He really was an incredible fighter.
@ShaneWirangi-i3k3 күн бұрын
Much respect to both you guys, great sportsmanship
@falloutfeels2 ай бұрын
Great fight! Bonavena reminds me of Rocky Marciano. Probably this is the closest thing to a hypothetical Marciano vs Ali bout. However, Rocky would be more powerful with that left hook. Anyway, excellent fight.
@arielparr50932 ай бұрын
Not a great comparison Marciano was something else
@patmccaffery15432 ай бұрын
Ali came over to the UK years ago to do a talk at Hyde Park. On the friday ( the day before his talk), I was at a cinema in Kingston-Upon-Thames, when I heard this continual laugh behind me. It was Ali with 2 bodyguards watching the film. I asked if I could get Alis autograph but one of his bodyguards said No....disappointed was the word and to this day, I've never forgot it 😢
@FFF_Trucking2 ай бұрын
My respect for Bonavena
@cihanisik583414 күн бұрын
He's rocky
@embroiledalive52322 ай бұрын
Bonavena supported like an old Kia Sorento! Hahaha. That's a funny description
@billj98382 ай бұрын
This fight was like a Rocky’s and Apollo Creed first fight
@laudanum6692 ай бұрын
I was blessed to be a kid in the 70's and be a boxing fan. Most of the big fights were televised on network TV back then. Pay-Per-View brought bigger checks for the boxers but alienated the poor and the casual fans.
@christdriven87902 ай бұрын
Wow I've never seen this, thank you so much. Awesome
@adrianlang6550Ай бұрын
What an incredibly tough fight for Ali. Not seen this fight before. Bonavena could pack and take a punch. He hurt Ali on numerous occasions. A great video and we so lucky this footage was stored.
@southsideman48912 ай бұрын
GREAT EDITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ODUBlue2 ай бұрын
Almost 55 years later, with a well known outcome, and I’m still caught up in the moment. This was one of the most amazing fights I’ve ever seen.
@inamorata9662 ай бұрын
Oscar Bonavena. Man oh man. I remember Joe Frazier saying that fighting OB was like keeping a full refrigerator from leaning on you for 15 rounds. Smokin' Joe whipped him though. RIP Joe.
@frustrateduser99332 ай бұрын
It wasn't often that someone gave Ali the Ali treatment. You have to appreciate the effort 🐥
@rcnelson2 ай бұрын
Ali might well have lost the fight save for his height and reach advantage.
@frustrateduser99332 ай бұрын
@@rcnelson yeah, I was surprised at the before and after ban differences.
@yinkaoyesanya81592 ай бұрын
@@rcnelson😲🤷🏿♂️
@teleguy56992 ай бұрын
@@frustrateduser9933 3 years is a long time to be away from boxing.
@frustrateduser99332 ай бұрын
@@teleguy5699 definitely, and you can see the rustiness. By the Ali treatment, i meant verbally. It's rare that Ali was on the receiving end. Ali was still verbally undefeated at that point but Bonavena did pretty good. Watching other people makes you realize just how skilled Ali was.
@tonytravert99442 ай бұрын
Argentinian/Australian here. I had heard about this fight a long long time ago but had never seen it. Geez, Oscar giving away too much height. A lot of effort spent reaching up.
@lelandwilliams10892 ай бұрын
Ali kept him constantly off balance and missing.
@francefradet21162 ай бұрын
My amateur boxer uncle worshipped Mohammed Ali. He boxed in the British Army in the 1960s.
@chriscolton6329Ай бұрын
😂😂Bonavena really got under Ali's skin, with the 'Clay' banter, in the build up, to the fight. The only time I can recall one of his opponents managing to do wind him up like that...
@mahmoudmahgoub27822 ай бұрын
12:20 That's Ali the greatest Float like a butterfly Sting like a bee. The hands can't hit What the eyes can't see.
@jr88992 ай бұрын
He was sure lucky he just dodged the left just before that,looked close to luck but Ali was amazing,
@mercistephens73252 ай бұрын
@@jr8899 Don't be goofy dodging a punch isn't luck it's skill. Boxers practice slipping punches for a reason.
@jr88992 ай бұрын
@@mercistephens7325 there certainly was alot of punches in that fight ALI didn't dodge , maybe by your logic Ali should have done more training?
@mercistephens73252 ай бұрын
@@jr8899 Boxers train slipping like they train punching. Every time you get hit doesn't mean you don't train slipping or that you need to train it more just like missing a punch doesn't mean you don't train punching techniques. You're not gonna slip every punch but that doesn't mean you can never slip a punch anybody with a brain knows that. Regardless it looked more like Bonavena should've done more training since he got hit with everything and lost the fight unlike Ali who you apparent don't think could dodge a punch for some reason...
@jr88992 ай бұрын
@@mercistephens7325 I do know how boxers train as did boxing for five years, anyway for first comment wasn't supposed to be an insult to Ali as why I said in comment Ali was amazing ,was just saying after 15 rounds of a brutal fight ,where both fighters were exhausted,maybe Oscar more so as why he missed the left hook,if it connected could have one either way,there is an element of luck in boxing sometimes of making a connection sometimes but capatalizing on that connection is where talent skill and training comes it,Ali was and is and always will be a legend,
@thomasbrandt82653 күн бұрын
What I loved and respect about Ali is he never bragging or complaining about the money he be getting All he cared about was his Pride and that speaks volumes ! 💯
@patuno3352 ай бұрын
Bonavena wasn’t just all talk though, dude could throw hands.
@roberttobolski69712 ай бұрын
Ali, man could we use a classy guy like that today.The talent he had. The best of the best.
@POSITIVE_TALKS242 ай бұрын
We do but white america disrespects them till they die as always
@SVT40AK472 ай бұрын
For Bonavena’s height and lack of reach Oscar did an awesome job.
@31acruz25 күн бұрын
Wow... Bonavena was the Original "Rocky Balboa" ! he was kicking Ali's ass almost to the end !
@johnnywadd30202 ай бұрын
On 22 May 1976 Bonavena was shot dead at the age of 33 by a security guard at the Mustang Ranch brothel near Reno, Nevada, after having become involved in a conflict with its owner.
@BeautifulDove-i7u2 ай бұрын
Wow
@shalahuddinumar33862 ай бұрын
Man, his behaviour seems ended bad for him.
@damiontaylor11212 ай бұрын
I just read that on Wikipedia
@luckbuch2 ай бұрын
Bonavena was involved in a contract with a mobster called Joe Conforte that made with him just like ¨the coronel¨ Tom Parker made with Elvis career. They both ended up dead in the end...
@ceeemm19012 ай бұрын
@@shalahuddinumar3386 But the funeral director couldn't wipe the smile off his face....
@oxyfee64862 ай бұрын
I was sitting on my father’s lap, there was so much cigarette smoke in the living room I could barely see the black and white television set. My father’s friends would always come to watch Ali fight. Hardest I ever saw my father laugh was when Ali took Cosells toupe off.😂🤣
@Silent_Observer-202 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali had ring rust. 3.5 years of exile took away his speed & reflexes. Even the sharpness in his punches was gone. Here in his early comeback fight he was just doing it for quick money in case he gets sent to jail.
@Skip-qr2oc2 ай бұрын
We never got to see prime Ali 😢
@batsnackattack2 ай бұрын
Oh get lost with that wierd apologetic.
@Osman-mj5rf2 ай бұрын
Yeh behave your self. Why would he fight in war for the man behave true brothers don't do such stuff.
@yinkaoyesanya81592 ай бұрын
@@Skip-qr2ocAbsolutely 💯
@shemereali5512 ай бұрын
More like 3 years and 8 months when he started training again and got back in the Ring 4 years later Ali is the Greatest Athlete an Boxer of All Times nuff said period
@Zullkrokus2 ай бұрын
Bona was trying so hard to annoy Ali with his trashtalk but at the end he sounded exactly like a kindergarten kid who desperately wants to win a quarrel😂😂😂
@CarlYork-wi7hl2 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali, greatest heavyweight champion, strongest black man in sports...
@kfrfansub2 ай бұрын
why black man? Simply strongest man.
@CarlYork-wi7hl2 ай бұрын
@@kfrfansub because he was a black man!!!
@kfrfansub2 ай бұрын
@@CarlYork-wi7hl He is the strongest man, black and wite included man!!!
@CarlYork-wi7hl2 ай бұрын
@@kfrfansub I won't tell you what to say, so don't ever try and tell me what to say,or what to do.
@maxtracker2904Ай бұрын
1:50 Surprising reference to the Dagor Bragollach from LotR made me laugh out loud 🤣🤣🤣
@sergiomulatero93682 ай бұрын
The video leaves the impression that Bonavena hated Ali. He admired Ali and the trash talk was part of the show. Actually, that was the way he got the opportunity to fight against Ali.
@dougcraft772 ай бұрын
Cosell said he's the "mouth that roared." He was a good man and very entertaining. I loved to watch and listen to him. He was always on his toes with something to say and his style of poetry!
@anthonylee59822 ай бұрын
This was awesome...🥊🦾
@tonyrod438819 күн бұрын
Bonavena was vicious! So much spirit! Had no style at all, but a heart like Secretariat's; indomitable.
@walkingwithme77142 ай бұрын
Ali was not just a great boxer, he was also a beautiful human being.
@stephenholmes10362 ай бұрын
Not to Joe Frasier who helped him
@PARABOLA19662 ай бұрын
Very devoted to his, wife as well; well, maybe not.
@Scott-fy7fm2 ай бұрын
Giving up the three primest years of his career out of principle was both honorable and a tragic loss to boxing history
@johnnyworkman66702 ай бұрын
One great person.
@johnnyworkman66702 ай бұрын
@@Scott-fy7fmhe stood up for what he believed in.
@garyjohnstone64222 ай бұрын
He was a beautiful man, a great champion and the most loved athlete of all time.
@gullahgal7042 ай бұрын
The Greatest, Ever👑 Floated like a 🦋 stung like a 🐝
@StonedMickey15 күн бұрын
Ali and Howard, what a pair. Every time I see Ali, it reminds me of George Carlin's skit about Ali and the Vietnam War. The government said, "If you won't kill them, we won't let you beat them up." I sorely miss Ali, George and Howard.
@omnivorous652 ай бұрын
Bonavena is such a hardnut. 9:56. That uppercut snapped his head back. It was a shot where Ali put in hip rotation and weight. Bonavena recovers instantly and keeps fighting. Some people are built differently.
@spazzymacgee56482 ай бұрын
He was knocked out on his feet and still kept swinging, the man was solid.
@Ravenholm3372 ай бұрын
That definitely rung his bell
@rodocar2736Ай бұрын
Bonavena encajo un gran volado de derecha justo en la cara de Ali en el 11 round, la cabeza de Ali casi vuela por los aires , pero siguio luchando !
@FilipeWaqa-c3i2 ай бұрын
Psychological indeed..wow. that "greatest" posture at the end, was the nail in the mind before the body reaction.
@courtlaw12 ай бұрын
Thank god he said no to joining the military. Ali is one of the few greats we got to see live to a ripe old age and he left this world gracefully.
@christophermoore30132 ай бұрын
"Bick-Bick-Bick-Bick, Chicken" 🤣🤣🤣
@edwinyearwood70762 ай бұрын
Ali was and is the greatest ! The knock out didn’t kill Oscar he was mentally broken when he saw Ali standing over him without saying a word showing him he needed to respect him . That was powerful .
@RIbigDave2 ай бұрын
Ali was a crappy human being and extremely dumb
@tombstone49862 ай бұрын
But he'll always be a draft dodger... so he does NOT have my vote
@joelhenry54892 ай бұрын
@@tombstone4986 He always has mine for not going to another country and deleting people defending their homeland. A true champion inside and out the ring.
@tombstone49862 ай бұрын
@joelhenry5489 our boys didn't have a choice. Obviously you don't see the point. We're in foxholes, you're on the couch and in bed each night. You'll never understand. Enjoy your freedom
@jimandbrycefrazier70442 ай бұрын
I admired Ali for standing up for his convictions, one of the greatest of all time!
@Gigantor602 ай бұрын
Ali made Bonavena talk real sweet after the fight
@CurtisLoew632 ай бұрын
1:52 LIKE WHO UPON WHAT😂
@MaximusR932 ай бұрын
I think Morgoth? Lord of the Rings reference? Lol
@rickhoover84122 ай бұрын
I was wondering the same thing. It took me a bit of googling to figure it out, but I think he said morgath upon the nolder. Morgath is basically the first coming of sauron, and nolder were the first elves in the original lord of the rings book.
@maxtracker2904Ай бұрын
First Dark Lord vs Elves at battle called the Dagor Bragollach. LotR. He attacked them and brutally won. I think the narrator had been binging his JRR Tolkien books 😅
@alexgramm517023 күн бұрын
Like Morgoth upon the Noldor.... from the Silmarillion..
@alexgramm517023 күн бұрын
@@rickhoover8412Morgoth was Sauron's master.
@Fari-1002 ай бұрын
By the 2nd round, you could see the look on Bonavena's face 😅 like oh shit, I done f'd up 😂
@lriper47022 ай бұрын
They stole the best 4 prime years from Ali. Like Tyson
@jimmymadeit.1992Ай бұрын
How so?
@one4themoney2fortheshow2 ай бұрын
They slugged it out and then had mutual respect after the fight. Never heard of Oscar Bonavena, but respect if you go 15 with Ali.
@CocodrilouАй бұрын
Bonavena = Rocky 🥊
@1968spikeyАй бұрын
That would be Chuck Wepner.
@semanavidi869415 күн бұрын
I grew up watching Ali’s fights and loving him as a great man and a great champion. He stood up for his beliefs and proved that the war was not his fight but it was a war of politicians. He is the greatest, may God bless his soul. I wish I could’ve met him, however, I visited his museum in Louisville and paid my respects at his gravesite.
@beyondphenomenon2 ай бұрын
That chump got disrespectful and was put on his knees by the greatest....of all times...That pictures eched in the memory of all his haters like so many others Ali towers over them with his hands raised...winner ...champion......KING!!!