Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali - March 8, 1971 - Round 4 - 7

Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali
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Joe Frazier defends the heavyweight championship of the world against Muhammad Ali. The fight was called 'The Fight of the Century' and lived up to the hype. The first of a great trilogy and the beginning of one of the most memorable rivalries in the sport.
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Their records at the time (W-L-D):
Muhammad Ali: 31-0
Ernie Terrell: 26-0

[@BoxingPride]

Ty for uploading

[@willis7319]

RIP GREAT JOE FRAZIER

[@thecagher98]

Great!!!

[@BumbleBrook]

I Doubt it You'll ever get A Fight as good as this One with fighters like these days around-EVER!

[@00SENNENGOROSHI00]

i absolutely love frazier's countenance @ 4:19 screenshot it and put as my new background

[@alyjulmiste1880]

Frazier had the strongest right of any boxer. I think his dad had lost one of his arms in a accident. Because of that, as a kid and teen, Joe had to use his right hand to help his dad with heavy labor. Due to helping his dad for so many years, made his right punches deadly. Smart fighters were able to avoid that right. Joe kept pressure on his opponents almost every round. All the boxers in that era would hang out together. But Ali would always go off on them when ever there is a crowd.

[@LeviJohansen]

@KIWIAZALWAYS I'm suprised by both men, they both took everything the other guy had to offer and did not crumble. Ali who was even knocked down, just got back up and continued like a true champion. and look at fraziers face, he took some kind of beating, but never stopped walking down the fastest heavyweight in history. amazing performance by both!

[@mattan147]

Frazier really had terrific head movement

[@murdok620]

im a boxer and i must say. . . some of these punches BOTH these men took, and i emphasize the word 'men', would have floored the ordinary man

[@matcross23]

The left hook at 2:26 nearly took Ali's head clean off his shoulders!

[@mootle661]

How did everyone score the 7th? It was a difficult one.

[@messier991102]

this frazier was a monster and is a top 3 hw of all time. too bad he had so many health problems.

[@veeseee128]

OOH those jabs by ali I felt those! Ali was eating his face up. Ali was a head hunter. His philosphy is if you take out the head the body will fall.

[@wuzcloopin]

You don't see heavyweights moving this quickly anymore.

[@LeviJohansen]

@rediculousnicholas yes, I was quite supprised when I discovered that the fight was not allready on youtube. But now it will be, the rest is coming soon.

[@kenomy66]

God this was when boxing was boxing

[@sanane2869]

Ali may have won more rounds but i think becoming champion again like this, would be really unspectular. Overall Ali did more damage even if it doesnt look like. I think he could have won easily with his normal tactics, I mean an outside boxer going in to the in-fight with such fighter? Especially laying on the ropes against frazier is the worst thing you can do. But respect to both and I think frazier had the perfect style to beat Ali with never ending pressure and Ali still beat him even after his prime.

[@WillStLeger]

@TA152H01 I agree with you, Ali's my favourite heavyweight to watch, in many ways. However, one can't ignore the fact that a taller man, also with a strong jab would all but eliminate his style's effectiveness. Ali would have to employ a strategy like he did the rope-a-dope against foreman; perhaps relying upon his superior chin and relfexes.

[@MartinMarchev]

Damn, did Joe hit Ali @ 5:59 just after the round was over???

[@KIWIAZALWAYS]

ali was outlanding fraziers more than 5 to 1 but joe was landing insanely crushing hooks like the shots at 2.20 and 2.26,they did more damage than the 30-40 shots that ali would land,alot of his were grazing and also he isnt known for power but joe's hooks had some serious brain damage potential,some people get brain damage from just 1 blow to the head like that,ali took hundreds over the 3 fights

[@owadave]

My dream fight is Frazier vs Holyfield. The two most iron willed warriors of boxing would have made an amazing battle!

[@LeviJohansen]

@joshua626 I agree, in all three fights I have him winning the first 3-4 rounds, Frazier was a slow starter it took him 4-5 rounds with Ali before he would come out smokin'

[@Bloufo]

@primeboxers Yeah you're right about that 2nd fight. Ali held on to Frazier to such an extent that it completely neutralized Joe's attack. The ref that evening was hearing bells before the actual bell sounded to end that 2nd round, and overall I thought, as you have pointed out, that he just didn't do his job with the illegal holding tactics of Ali. I think Frazier later made the comment "I was held so much during that fight that if I had any money on me it would have been stolen" lol

[@BumbleBrook]

@Omenrave Wladimir Klitschko does... lol

[@LeviJohansen]

@BoxingPride you're welcome. remember to subscribe, and I'll upload the rest :D

[@ver7igoz]

frank lucas was there ...

[@Bloufo]

This fight came a little too soon for Ali. He definately needed at least a couple more fights previous to this to get in the kind of fighting shape that he would need to beat Frazier.

[@LeviJohansen]

@salsero2004 yup, took many years tough...

[@LeviJohansen]

@wuzcloopin I agree

[@LeviJohansen]

@wuzcloopin Wladimir Klitshko does... lol

[@DADRIAN69]

You know watching Ali fight he did leave himself open a lot but you had to catch him though

[@bkarolczyk]

im a big Ali fan but in this fight he did all those thing that indicate an attempt to get an unfair advantage where you are in trouble..., grabbing, leaning over, pushing away etc. Joe wooped his ass.

[@bfreezeik101]

ali kept hiting joe more but joe would not stop comming at ali fearless fraizer!

[@Omenrave]

@primeboxers I agree. but no one matches Jack Dempsey haha

[@LeviJohansen]

@Bloufo I don't think so, he allways had problems with Frazier, only reason he won the rematch so convinsingly was because the referee didn't do anything about him holding behind Joe's head. The few times he did do something, he broke them apart, the other referee's simply took his hand down. This made it impossible for Frazier to do the bodywork he did in the first and the third fight. He hadn't much left for the third fight, but still was close to KO'ing ali in 7, 8, 9 and 10.

[@alyjulmiste1880]

Levi Johansen, that was Ali's tactic when he started getting older.

[@jimiguitar100]

well, i'm not it box... but if you take 2 strong left hooks you should be retreating, But Ali is the man. in atack always.

[@DaNnYnlufc]

@primeboxers In the ring perfect examples of what a true fighter should be. It's a shame they both left parts of themselves inthe ring that night, more Frazier though he never was the same after that fight although i don't think anyone could blame him.

[@screwsalliemaedebt]

@cainepittman2 I would not know, b/c Tyson never fought a guy that was in front of you putting pressure. I think Joe could have an edge there, but I may be wrong.

[@hasunited]

ali was taking up the swelling from joes face the whole time ask dundee GOIN CRAZY and was inside with joe frazer wthk wAS HE THINKING ??????????????????????? but a young ali wud of really crushed his heat by this point you see wat was missing FREAKKKZZZZZ

[@vipjr1]

i wish ali would have uppercutted more an danced in this fight...cuz joe always had his head down..

[@Paolo7219]

@salsero2004 Ali said both. Ali said he thought he won the first fight, but he didn't want to make a big deal about it because the judges awarded the fight to Frazier and Ali didn't want to sound like a sore loser.

[@ozmote]

@oaklandraiderz76 if they 'they' you mean Frazier's fists, well, that was kinda the point

[@axesofebil]

Ali isnt given enough credit for his chin some of those punches would kill a man!

[@angelo7513]

Alì non è più quello di tre anni prima quando fu privato del titolo. Non ha più la strabiliante velocità ed agilità di prima.Ed incontrò Frazier troppo presto.Neppure un anno dopo il rientro. Tuttavia mi chiedo come faccia Frazier a prendere tutti quei pugni in faccia e rimanere in piedi. Infatti dopo quell'incontro Frazier non è stato più lui.La vittoria soffertissima e costosissima di Frazier con Alì fu la premessa della clamorosa batosta del medesimo con Foreman. Angelo Balzano

[@LHSPanther62]

@324582782 1-ali, 2-ali, 3-even, 4-ali, 5-ali, 6-frazier, 7-frazier, 8-frazier, 9-ali, 10- close but given to frazier due to aggresiveness and ali's clinching, 11-frazier, 12-frazier, 13-frazier, 14-ali, 15-frazier. On a rounds based system i have it 8 frazier 6 ali with one even. On scoring you must take into consideration whos the aggressor, whos doing the majority of the clinching, and the effects the punches are having.

[@kenomy66]

@owadave Yeah one HELL of a fight

[@YoungGamerKid]

@4:47 only Frazier had the balls to do this to Ali.

[@joshua626]

SO far I have ali winning all four rounds so far, though Smokin Joe landed the harder punches. Their was nothing Ali could have done in this fight, Ali like in the third time meeting him hit joe with everything and Joe kept coming.

[@salsero2004]

Ali even admitted to losing this fight.

[@messier991102]

@truthfulmind no it really wasnt close. ali couldnt keep up with this frazier. only a younger ali or 73 foreman owuld have beaten this frazier. he was like a machine on this night

[@mreman2]

Frazier clearly won this fight. No matter how many times I look at it, Frazier wins 8-6-1, or 9-6. Ali hurt Frazier once, and Frazier hurt Ali about every other round starting in the 4th. Ali had 2 fights prior to this one, so he didn't come into this fight after a 3 1/2 year layoff. Ali's place in history is sealed as the greatest, but he lost this fight.

[@Merkus2305]

Joe is the 2nd best behind Ali because of the 3 fights and Joe never beat George foreman

[@70snostalgia]

"In his hotel room the morning after, Muhammad Ali nursed a swollen jaw as the waiter arrived with breakfast and good wishes for the man he called champ. "I'm not the champ," Ali corrected him. "Joe Frazier is the champ.""

[@dwayne3534]

@primeboxers no it just took a day lol

[@method190]

how the fuck did Ali not fall down after all those lefts?

[@omgzorz1235]

@MrNUNYABINES ali got it easier cuz of his long reach and heigh. it has to do a lot in boxing. as you saw, frazier had to come toward him and weave all the time, cuz if he wouldnt ali would just stay on distance and beat him. this is why i think tyson was the best boxer ever. he was champion in heavyweight , even though he was short. most guys he fought were taller than him.

[@kenomy66]

@324582782 Not really Frazier has Ali beat in everything 1) Effective aggression- Frazier was the aggressor and landed hard shots. 2) Ring generalship- Frazier forced Ali to fight his fight and took away his room to box, Frazier landed harder punches more consistently and worked the body, Ali missed a lot of punches and i i didnt see him outlanding Joe

[@Pieeater898]

@MrNUNYABINES Sugar Ray Robison was and is rated above all boxers even ali.

[@bluflarp]

@Tinrib1983 how did he cheat against henry cooper or this fight? how does he deserve parkinsons?

[@wuzcloopin]

@TA152H01 You can't win though if you don't land a punch. Klitschko would simply be too slow and too outclassed, regardless of his size. It's not like Ali fought only 215 pounders. (Foreman, Norton etc) It wouldn't have gone 3 rounds in my opinion.

[@cainepittman2]

@messier991102 Tyson hit harder Had great defense in his prime and Tysons hands were very very fast Tyson kos frazier he would overwhelm him.

[@DaveyBigBrowV4]

that is some left fraziers got

[@LHSPanther62]

@324582782 this is pro boxing not the olympics. More effective punching is how the judges score it

[@Mlawiak23]

joe was faster than ali. i have right?

[@LHSPanther62]

@324582782 In close rounds the scoring is swayed towards the more aggressive fighter and clinching by the other boxer can lose him close rounds as well.who the contender is and who the challenger is plays a big part too in close rounds.. A few big shots can sway a judges opinion, and clearly the judges favored the body work and hooks from frazier as opposed tothe pity paty flurries and jabs from ali.

[@ernc1941]

Round 5 - nobody taunted and laughed at Ali the way Frazier did! Frazier won it in this round.

[@Gremele]

Is it me or Ali was the greatest ... for grabbing and hang at his opponent? Don't get me wrong he was one of the best for his time, but in todays boxing he wouldn't had that luxury.

[@hasunited]

I KINDA FEEL FRAZIER WAS ON COCAIN IN THIS NIGHT

[@Omenrave]

@BumbleBrook LOL not even haha

[@BarrySlisk]

Joe blocks many punches with his head.

[@angelo7513]

Dopo quest'incontro Frazier non è stato più lui. Infatti con Foreman espresse molta meno energia e si vede da come muove la testa.In modo molto meno frequente ed energico che con Alì.Certo la vittoria con Alì lo svuotò anche psicologicamente. Ritengo che se Frazier non avesse incontrato Alì, l'incontro del medesimo con Foreman avrebbe preso un'altra piega.

[@cainepittman2]

@messier991102 Tyson hands were way faster plus Mike tyson power is some the best every power in both hands tyson kos him early.

[@dwayne3534]

@primeboxers ho it just took a day lol

[@LHSPanther62]

@324582782 ali trys to shoe shine in almost every round at one point or another. Fraziers shots clearly have more of an effect on ali then alis flurries and jabs

[@LeviJohansen]

@truthfulmind not according to Muhammad Ali!

[@kenomy66]

@324582782 he lost the 2nd and 3rd but NOT the 1st

[@cainepittman2]

@screwsalliemaedebt Tyson loved for guys to come toward him he would koed frazier Tyson habd speed and power joe bobbing weaving Tyson hits him with a upper cut and kos him

[@HarbingerOfBattle]

@cainepittman2 And Iron Mike wouldn't stand a chance against Ali.

[@willsmackyoudown]

@TA152H01 Way too slow. Modern fighters are way too slow and big to hit Ali. Jesus Klitscho makes Liston and Foreman look like Sonic compared to his ass.

[@Trey029]

8:35-8:40 lmao ali is a clown

[@kenomy66]

@324582782 ALi lost in my opinion the 5,6,7,8,11,12.13 and 15, the 5th round is my opinion while the other rounds are rounds that Ali is judged to have lost by OBJECTIVE judgement

[@messier991102]

@cainepittman2 i can easily say, frazier threw too many punches, is too good of inside fighter and has too much stamina, frazier tkos tyson in 7

[@LHSPanther62]

@324582782 Well then trust me when i say that you would never become a professional boxing judge if you believe ali won this fight. Frazier set the tone, was in better condition, and clearly won this fight.

[@2elpipo]

Ali, beaten by a human hamburger...

[@MrCas1996]

i think ali has brain damage by joe frazier in tree fights sorry for my english im dutch

[@LHSPanther62]

@324582782 Frazier wasnt the one pissin blood for a week... You are entitled to your own opinion but you are one of the very few who thought ali won this fight.

[@messier991102]

ali LOST, joe was better that night. no shame for ali though prime joe frazier beats most HW greats

[@wuzcloopin]

@primeboxers Haha, he wishes. that giant Ukrainian would not last 3 rounds with either of these fighters.

[@Dylan98654]

What? He did not cheat against Henry Cooper, there was a split glove! How did he cheat in this fight? Nobody deserves parkinsons' I've seen it at its worst and it's awful! I would love to hear how Ali cheated in this fight and why he deserves parkinsons!

[@hokieguy95]

Joe is dying of cancer and under hospice care. Here's hoping he can KO that disease.

[@BumbleBrook]

Wladimir Klitshko would get Smoked by these tw0, the only reason hes champ is because the fighters these days are so incompetent.