Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier (II) 1974-01-28

1974-01-28 Joe Frazier (II) Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States

[@shermuhammadmurod1445]

I'm watching this from 2023, my father used to say a lot about Ali since my childhood. And now I came to realize that indeed Muhammad Ali was greatest of all time and history had never seen such a great legend and never will see I see.

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[@BouabdallahHadjbenrezig]

Mohammed ali un grand boxeur du siecle mais il est irremplaçable éternellement paix a son âme amine ya rab elaalamine ❤

[@humayonkabir5556]

Ali❤️ The greatest of all time.

[@brucescott4261]

@@rockymntdan1 ...Ali was a self promoter. Frazier was ultra sensitive.

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[@stueystuey1962]

Would that Cossell got the recognition he so richly deserves for bringing heavyweight boxing into the front ranks of sport. Damn good announcer all around.

[@jah0524]

And then later, Cosell turned against boxing, quit calling fights in 1982 and said the sport is too brutal.

[@nkel6111]

had a nasally voice had howard. his ethnicity was greates asset..trust me

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[@user-lp6up1lz3p]

Always will and always will be the Greatest of all time .In and out of the ring . What A. Great Worrier Ali was there no one close to him truly pound per pound Ali is the greatest of all times

[@allaykailacmickmu5670]

Joi frezer playing like a child no contesting.

[@stevecvino]

The left hook by Joe at 37:20 looked like it stunned the hell out of Ali. If that was on the point of the chin he may not be getting up. Ali for this fight could time Joe better. The first fight took so much out of Frazier. Ali is kinda still Ali, sticking and moving. Joe just isn't the same.

[@gerthie]

Joe never the same after their first fight

[@rubenalvez4989]

Hay un detalle para que Joe no fuera el mismo, habían pasado los mazasos de G.Foreman en medio aun así Alí lo siguió sufriendo a Frazier que era inclaudicable en su ofensiva.

[@ampiciline]

wow , what a match ,,,,,,,unbelievable

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[@hainsleysaigon9273]

It's always great to see Ali in action. I don't think people actually realise what this man has to the boxing, and for people. What a legend!.

[@bumpyroad3251]

Yeah, mostly in his first and second comings in boxing, because the third one was an error.

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[@gutz1981]

44:33 "Beat'em. BEAT'EM MUHAMMAD BEAT'EM GOD DARN IT BEAT'EM!!!" Sounds like Angelo is really throwing it out there.

[@voids4818]

That was, by far, my favorite moment in this whole fight

[@AndrzejFilant]

😢😢

[@frankbauman2362]

You can't stop watching this once You start , it's truly amazing how the stamina of these two Legends went at in all 3 fights ! Young Folks , heres Your template to Greatness, God bless!

[@anthonymongelli5567]

All three fights were classics but after the Foreman fight Joe Frazier was never the same unfortunately George almost decapitated him lifting him off the ground with an uppercut sadly Joe continued as well as Ali . After the Foreman fight Ali should have retired that was his pinnacle. .

[@KampalaGossip]

How many fights did he win after he had fought foreman?

[@clydenorris7789]

True

[@kenthecookieman]

I gotta say seeing OJ pop up, caught me off guard. 😁

[@mrgreenjeans1794]

Not sure about some of the other comments about Ali putting a whooping on Frazier. If you watch closely most of Ali's punches missed due to Frazier's bob and weave. Most Ali's points are counter punches after he breaks off playing rope a dope. But during that time Frazier is scoring body shots. He did land more punches than Frazier but it was a dog fight from beginning to end.

[@killroywilson9626]

Absolutely the way I saw it also

[@Jj-ty7qh]

That round two incident with the ref is still a mystery to me. Frazier was hurt and Ali about to put a whoopin on him to stop him and the ref saves him. Wtf?

[@KingdomOfBoxing]

Yhh definitely saved frazier there and even the scorecard show they was out to rob ali that night but he won it to clearly for them to

[@eulissbenoit816]

Ali didn't make the same mistakes in the second fight

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

Exactly also Muhammad Ali was in razor-sharp condition for this January 1974 boxing match he trained more than 2 months for this fight the second fight against Joe where is he only trains for 6 weeks in 1971 after being out for four years when the government robbed him of his best years as a fighter and was trying to throw him in jail. But yes Ellie was not only in much better physical razor sharp fighting condition he also fought a much much smarter fight hit and don't get hit is the whole point of boxing

[@sikandergrtkhan8263]

Both legends gone but will remain in the history of boxing forever we the fans will be long gone and forgotten but these guys are immortal Alis and Frazier's legacy will live on. What great pleasure and enjoyment these great champions gave to the world Most from Ali's team and Frazier's have also passed away may they all rip 🙏🙏

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[@abebuahmedin53]

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[@archjenesis]

thank you!

[@josemartinezfernandez8764]

ALI EL MEJOR BOXEADOR DE LA HISTORIA Y EL MEJOR EN TODOS LOS DEPORTES,

[@alkaserze9036]

el mejor de la historia lo fue sin duda roki marciano ,49 pelleas 43 por nakao se retiro invicto ese si es el mejor de todos los tienpos 😝😝🤪🤪💪💪💪💪

[@alkaserze9036]

ali el agarra cuellos de todos los tiempos 😛😛😛

[@franklinlanza6815]

Ali era increíble marciano estubo en una epoca wn domde no había competencia para el ya que el boxeo no había evolucionado, ali era mas completo en su forma de pelea

[@mk5244]

….Frazier had the chance before the fight. Not a real one after the fight started.

[@bengtgoranrudbring5678]

Nästa.fight

[@anwarsakur4755]

Kenangan masa laluh hampir 48 th. yll. Ketika TV msh jarang yg punya. Utk bisa melihat pertandingan tdk mudah hrs nyari yg punya TV itupun yg nonton berjubel jalanan sepi lengang

[@Joe-ym6bw]

Joe was my favorite fighter he always came to fight never dull

[@sikandergrtkhan8263]

Drew Bundini was more than just an assistant trainer to Ali he stayed with Ali throughout his career and Ali also stayed loyal to him.

[@joseleguiz6643]

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[@bnejipumagabarri5091]

De esta trilogía unica segun muchos este fue el mas normal pero para mi tambien superpelea ali magnifico frazier un verdadero gladiador

[@alkaserze9036]

ali el agarra cocotes de los contrarios mister abrazo,no se segun muchos donde estaba su superiorida tambien tenia mucho de payazo

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[@TokyPimentel]

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[@yasseralsmaiel1961]

Mohammed Ali would stay forever as a famous World Boxer without one likes him !

[@armandomendoza7567]

Gloria para ambos Apreciación Ali constantemente colocaba su mano sobre el cuello de Frasier ( no estuvo bien ahi Tony Perez como arbitro ) Sin Frazier en esta estapa del boxeo de Ali no hay Ali. Se término la danza de la mariposa Frazier neutralizo todo eso , despues de la tercera pelea Ali ya no fue mas lo que fue ( fue todo un Ali comercial )su etapa habia concluido. Nunca pudo derribar al tio Joe , nunca pudo ganarlo como gano a todos Ali sus luchas sociales lo enaltecieron enormemente Joe cumplio a lo grande en lo boxistico

[@stueystuey1962]

I'm not a true Ali fan. Having watched a fair amount of heavyweight fights from all era, the 60's to the present, what one starts to appreciate about Ali is that in the later rounds after seemingly doing nothing but jab, dodge and hold, is how often he finds that flurry that actually takes his opponent out of the fight. It's not pretty, his dancing is almost obnoxious, but to have the power to knock out an opponent late is phenomenal.

[@robertrichard3879]

He's not my favorite either I think his Era was a little over hyped and rather top heavy with Ali and Frazier being the only 2 that have top 10 qualifications..Foreman had not title reign and only 2 title defenses and fought alot of bums , Norton was good on certain nights but lost 7 times and twice in the 2nd round!...and then you had Bugner, chavalo, Cooper, young, Mathis sr., shavers and a cpl others but compared to 83' to 05' I think not even close. There was way more hall of famers, legit world Champs and top contenders than any other time period in history

[@NadeemHayek]

But this is his style to tire opponent out then move in late. Ali is a high strategic boxer who is almost unbearable to watch by those who expect a fight. But we watch him because he is so unique and beautiful

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

The sport is called boxing and therefore you are an idiot to expect anything other than a boxing match. You don't go to a fencing match and expect the type of swashbuckling sword fight in the pirate movies you don't go to a boxing match and expect a back alley brawl or bar room brawl. The sport is called boxing the sweet science. Ali took boxing to another level the way Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Magic Johnson Larry Bird Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and LeBron have brought basketball into a new level. The sport of boxing is hit your opponent as much as possible while not getting hit. Muhammad Ali was a master of hitting and not getting hit. It's extremely ignorant to cry and whine about a athlete being so Superior at the sport that he makes it a no contest.. between the 1960s Muhammad Ali when he never got hit and even the nineteen-seventies Ali when he got h i t more Muhammad Ali beat a total of 14 fighters who were good enough to wear the Undisputed or at least part of the World Heavyweight Championship belt. You don't fight any Fighters from his era or any era who came close to that and you don't find any fighter nowadays who has that type of quality of opposition. Ali fought 14 world champions and beat them all and except when Ali was washed up and suffering from early signs of Parkinson's every single fighter that managed to get a decision over Ali got beat in every rematch

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[@almirmemisevic381]

ALI LEGEND

[@hugoteixeira9033]

This great man DID NOT bend over to the American draft for him to go fighting in Vietnam war they tried to silence his voice FLY LIKE A BUTTERFLY STING LIKE A BEE

[@MarthinZavala]

Guaooo mi gente que maravilla de pelea de esos gloriosos hombres que están en la historia de la humanidad y en el deporte tenía yo en ése momento 16 años que emoción tan grande al volverla a ver DIOS si as hecho cosas hermosas en este mundo gloria al DIOS del universo y paz a los hombres .Viva el deporte Amen 🙏🏻 y Amen 🙏🏻

[@robertrichard3879]

Anyone notice oj doing the broadcast!!

[@rubenalvez4989]

Yo creo que efectivamente el arbitro permitio esas numerosas infracciones de tomar el cuello del rival por que era Alí, aparte habia dicho que si no vencía a Frazier, se retiraba, esto empujo a darle las facilidades que tuvo en combate, para mi en los tres combates lo vi superior a Frazier pero Alí hizo su juego y tuvo gran actuación también.

[@georgenedelkoffnedelkoffu833]

Frazier had the heart of Marciano !

[@ullim1616]

Alis gloves on the neck of Frazier is a little bit annoying you must say

[@pauldrew3696]

Ali in a boxing sense really beat the hell out of Frazier.

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WOW!

[@harune.4848]

Niemand kann und niemand wird Ali überbieten...überwältigendes ist schwer zu überwältigen...RABBIM RAHMET EYLESIN

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[@bibleredpill7225]

Video stops at the best part, listening to Muhammad Ali talk at the end after the fight.

[@giuseppegumina5576]

Alì Number One ❤

[@MrMarco855]

Interesting difference between this and the 1st fight between these 2 guys. In the first fight there was an experienced, no-nonsense referee named Arthur Mercante. He did a good job overall and he made sure to stop Ali from holding Frazier behind the head and clinching. As we all know, Frazier wore Ali down and got the best of him late. In my opinion, the fact that Ali had to fight nearly every minute of 15 rounds played a role in the outcome, as Frazier did his thing late when Ali slowed down, wasn't allowed to hold and was forced to stand and fight. This fight was only 12 rounds, which benefitted Ali more than Frazier. Aside from, or in addition to that, the referee was young and had only worked one fight as significant as this fight was, to that point in his career. A relative rookie referee in other words, regarding fights of this caliber. The difference between this referee and Arthur Mercante, the referee in their 1st fight, was a major factor in the difference in outcomes of the 2 fights, in my opinion. How could it not have been a major factor in Ali's favor, when he was allowed to hold at his convenience vs. never being allowed to hold in the previous fight? I counted that Ali held 37 times in the first 4 rounds of this fight. With a very rough estimate that 5 seconds passed each time he held, that equals a total of 3 full minutes wasted for doing what they came to do, to throw punches and fight. In effect, that reduced the amount of time available for Frazier to land punches by 1 round out of the 4 so far in the fight, or 25% of the overall time. That's not the only benefit that Ali got from holding. Most of the 37 times in 4 rounds when Ali held, he held behind the neck and pulled Frazier's head to his chest or pushed his head down. That worked to tire out Frazier and prevented him from throwing even one punch while being held in that manner. You can't throw much of anything when your head is held firmly like that. The timing of Ali holding was a factor as well. Ali threw a lot of punches in the first 4 rounds, landing a significant number and taking a rest when he needed it most by holding between each series of punching. Frazier took Ali's shots, but his turn rarely came to fire back because Ali grabbed him each time he came forward to throw punches. While the fight is taking place, none of these things are given much/any attention by the fans, most of which were Ali fans so they didn't care about Ali holding to begin with. I have to wonder if the choice of referee in this fight was a ploy by Ali's camp. It's easy to imagine that a young referee would be intimidated by the aura of Ali, to the degree that he would be hesitant to be strict regarding Ali holding Frazier. I've heard others critique this fight in the same way over the years, including Frazier himself. Joe scoffed at the outcome of this fight, dismissing it as a holding contest rather than a fight. Howard Cosell reinforced the idea that this referee was a ploy by the Ali camp, when he went way overboard introducing the referee before the action began. It was as if Cosell, a known ally of Ali over the years, was trying to influence fight fans regarding the abilities of the referee. The point being that we shouldn't get the idea that this young referee would be intimidated by Ali's presence and therefore be hesitant to be strict regarding Ali holding during the fight. You be the judge, listen to Cosell beginning at 1:32 as he takes 35 seconds praising the work and abilities of the referee, to the extent that he mentions how he positions himself during a fight so as to see everything going on and to have good overall control of the action. It came across to me as propaganda instead of a quick intro for the referee, in the manner in which it's usually done.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

He had him hurt in round 2

[@swaleybaichoo9863]

Look the calm on Ali face he is going to control the beast ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@michaelkennedy3997]

Two great fighter s

[@DavidChen322]

People don't realize that this was a must win fight for Ali.

[@kcash6359]

Must win for both Ali and Frazier. Greatest always shines though. Fortunately, greatest was put on pause until Manila. Only Ali could beat Foreman. Setting up Manila. Think about it.

[@isaiahburns7538]

That's true, because if Ali lost a second time to Frazier, he couldn't really be considered the greatest. Ali lost TWICE to NO ONE.

[@vitoliajohnson5072]

Jump like a butterfly sting like a bee he was the greatest Muhammad Ali😮Rip

[@Moose46316]

Two great warriors. I loved Howard Cosell

[@Linhvn10]

Ali Ali Ali ❤

[@mikhailshchekotov7765]

The more Muhammad Ali fights I watch, the more questions I have

[@dabrowsa]

About what?

[@idsdragon8293]

He continually has his left hand on the back of his opponent's neck which is illegal. I don't know why he wasn't disqualified many times because of that

[@mikhailshchekotov7765]

@@dabrowsa Is he as great in his art as they say about him

[@dabrowsa]

@@mikhailshchekotov7765 Have you seen his fights from the 60s?

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

The referees tended to Let Them Fight. For example before they fight Ali's Corner told the referee to watch the low punches from Joe and the punches on the hips and not one time did the referee take a point away from jail for hitting low or for hitting Ally on the hips or for leading with his head

[@eulissbenoit816]

Dundee is screaming stay there to get knocked out Ali knew what he was doing

[@princeblizzard8912]

All Three Fights Were GREAT... Awesome FIGHTS..

[@WBA1975-WBC-WBO]

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@@WBA1975-WBC-WBOALI Was the Boss he is the Boss.

[@hotrodd29]

This fight wasn’t great.

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[@tshepoivan3936]

Joe had a slightly similar peekaboo boxing style to that of Tyson🤔, body shots finessed with left hook/upper cut, just that Tyson was that good✅, he packed powerful left&right hooks/upper cuts💪🏽, with exquisite speed & movement💯 Ali was a gentle beast😊, smart boxer😎, his jabs🥊were distinct👌🏽, that they bruised & hurt the opponents face🥴, round after round opponent goes to their corner, ice bag is utilized to reduce inflammation & blood is been wiped off their face🤕, tiring the opponent🥵, instilling fear & low self-esteem in opponent😵‍💫 #AliTheLegend❤

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

Ali was in razor-sharp condition for this January 28th 1974 rematch he also fought a much better tactical boxing match remembering that it's boxing objective is hit and don't get hit. If Allie was in this type of razor-sharp of condition in March of 1971 Joe never wins that first Ali Frazier fight. However Ali only six months back from a four-year layoffs thought the Supreme Court of the United States might be taking away his freedom at the end of March 1971 so he felt he had to try to beat Joe after only being back for a few months after being off for four straight years. you can tell Muhammad Ali was in Tip-Top condition for this rematch and he fought a much smarter more technical fight and one going away. Ali won a minimum of seven rounds in Super Fight II, some scorecards had Ali winning 8 or 9 rounds of the 12. Joe only managed to win only four or five rounds at best!

[@LIVdaBrand]

10:30 ali was hittin’ the weights!

[@stitchwelder101]

WHAT PEOPLE DONT REALIZE IS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE SIMULATION OF ABSTRACT REALISM IS IN FACT AN OBVIOUS EXTENSION OF A MORE

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Elaborate

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Good point

[@maurovicente6661]

Ver Mohamed Ali lutar é como escutar uma obra de Beethoven … ele é pura fineza e magia 🥊😎🔟

[@pauldrew3696]

My thoughts on Frazier is he was one of the original steroid users in the game. He died from liver cancer and that type of energy and rage at the time was unique.

[@giorgigio7651]

Both of great

[@nylesfrench3568]

Back when Heavyweights were busy skilled athletes compared to giant behemoths

[@mannisalic2141]

Joe Frazier was the most illusive Heavyweight boxer to fight ALI.

[@swynne926]

joe frazier is the best contemporary to ali. a very underrated boxer

[@rubenalvez4989]

Joe Frazier lo demolió a Alí, por algo le rogaba a su manager no salir a combatir el último round en Manila y gracias a la picardía de A.Dundee que vió que no lo dejaban salir a Joe y lo hizo ponerse de pie a Alí este ganó ese combate que quería abandonar y se desmayo allí arriba, ese era el estado en que había quedado después de esa masacre.

[@elfosBumBum]

Somehow i see some Tyson in Frazier 🤷🏻 Especially in his left hook

[@davidjackson7051]

Ali was diffently ready for that fight classic ali all the way joe was good too that was a good fight to both of them

[@mikewilliams5289]

Cosell was so full of it.

[@user-cd9jl1bq3d]

اللهم ارحم والداي وأخي ومحمد علي والمسلمين

[@KimechorFred]

Ali u don't have to hold opponent during the fight, u have to make your own space always open when you're fighting. Holding is actually a failure of fighting, which means disqualified. or minus of the points.

[@Dave-ti2ue]

A great fight in terms of hardcore boxing stuff: angles, counter punching and strategy. Not as hallowed as one and three, but a great fight nonetheless.

[@elxanqurbanov149]

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[@JIdaiko]

Greatest fighter of all time ✍️

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[@beast6423]

Did anyone see tht in both fights joe had his face rearranged eyes all buffed 😂😂 damn and he says ali has no power when face is all buffed

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Ali is amazing boxer of all time

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[@omaral3296]

Yes he is in heaven Ali is good man

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[@HusseinAdi-jm4mi]

Ali is legend 4real rest in peace lnshaAllahu

[@omaral3296]

I’ve loved this man for what he is may Allaha bless him in heaven made us American Muslims proud .

[@jdw7092]

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May Allah mercy Mohammed Ali

[@user-un6vx2jv9x]

Everything Ali does man the timing the chin the defense just unhuman

[@alichijbubacaramu5472]

Muhammad Ali

[@sundayekiran7955]

To me, the second fight was no fight at all because Ali marred everything. Obviously still dazed and scared by the first fight, Ali fought with a lot of respect and fear for Frazier. He was scared of Frazier's punches, especially the left hook which explained why he was constantly holding Frazier throughout the fight. How he was not warned or get his points deducted for too much holding or get him disqualified was strange. If the rules of the game were followed, Frazier would have carried the day. It was clearly a robbery. My verdict: Frazier won the second fight and Ali lost.

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

Absolutely positively completely ignorant Clueless stupid. What an ignorant comment. The second fight wasn't really even very close and most ringside observers and more importantly the judges and referee had Muhammad Ali winning eight or nine of the 12 rounds against Joe. There were a few reasons. First Muhammad Ali after a 9-week training camp was in Tip-Top razor sharp condition for the second fight against Joe after training only 6 weeks for the first fight and it only being the third fight back after the government robbed him of his best 4 years. Even Joe Frazier's manager trainer Yancey yank Durham ADMITTED they wanted to fight Ali as soon as possible after the 4 years of the government robbed Ali from they wanted to get ALI early as possible in his comeback after the 4-year enforced layoff before Ali had a chance to get into razor sharp fighting trim. Joe's manager yank Durham said his and other managers he spoke to theory using a cliche was "always get the tiger when he's he's just out of the cage when his legs are stiff". The other factor is Ali Beyond being in much better fighting condition for the second fight Muhammad Ali also fought a much smarter fight instead of staying in the corners and brawling with with Joe as he did in the first . Muhammad Ali fought a much smarter fight when Joe would lead with his head or try to follow his punches with elbows or whenever Joe hit Muhammad Ali low Joe never got warned or had points taken away from him. So to come back Joe leading with his head and following his punches with elbows and hitting low Ali would grab Joe's head and walk Joe out into the middle of the ring where he could gain distance and take Joe apart from long range the sport is called boxing its nickname is the sweet science what do they mean by Sweet science? Ultimately it means whoever hits more and keeps the opponent from hitting them you hit your opponent more than he hits you and in the sport of boxing that gets you the victory Beyond almost knocking out or at least knocking Joe down at the end of the second round Muhammad Ali out punched Joe at least 3 to 1 and who thought Joe deserve to win that second fight needs to go and get his brain checked for psychological problems or at least have his bloodstream checked for hallucinogens

[@jrayner21679]

Some of the lights were already shut off in Ali’s head here. Hard watching him get decked knowing the outcome.

[@t.wil.9646]

Ali was knocked down in the first fight not the second.

[@jrayner21679]

@@t.wil.9646 I meant decked as in hit a lot. I used the it the wrong way. I meant as in taking a beating.

[@chipschannel9494]

@@t.wil.9646 no Frazier and Norton were the first to tag him good with any consistency, it wasn’t until after the “thrilla” that he started getting hit more, with the rope a dope.

[@DavidJsmith-dk5tf]

There were no 'lights shut off in Ali's head' here ! Ali put up a magnificent performance, on his path back to the world title. If you think Ali took a beating, then you should see pictures of both fighters, after the fight. Ali's face was un- marked, whilst Joe's face was covered in lumps and also cut , swollen mouth.

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

@@DavidJsmith-dk5tf I know what fight was this guy watching was he hallucinating or something? Ali dominated this fight he didn't pitch a shutout but he won at least seven of the 12 maybe even eight or nine, also it was JOE who almost got knocked down and almost got knocked out at the end of the second round not Ali.

[@garkar908]

Ali was fast no doubt about it

[@obynoomere1280]

"All Night Long"- Drew Brown Bunduni -Howard Cosell 😊

[@alaabd9995]

Too bad they didn’t have Ali at the end of the fight victory speech

[@toninonok1280]

1:55 Ali shadow boxing fast ❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮

[@alaabd9995]

Ali has been always the greatest

[@jrayner21679]

Great fighter but annoying as fuck how much he holds and pulls Joe’s head down. Honestly infuriating. Should’ve been a fucking warning in like the second round. I can’t believe how much he does it.

[@chipschannel9494]

Clinching is part of the game and Joe holds to keep Ali from leaving, also why Tony doesn’t interfere so much because he knows they were both holding,one’s a “brawler” and one’s a “boxer”.

[@davidwayne5152]

O.J. had a crush on the camera man..😉😉😉....😉

[@briancarter6642]

Ali hit Frasier so hard in the second round that it rung the referees Bell.🤣🤣🤣

[@user-eo8om5lz8uy]

C😊

[@peterhoffman9553]

Ali did nothing but holding every single round no one called it ! What a joke , ref was paid off judges too .

[@azizahbatadi]

Ib Lagubugis

[@sunartoaja7027]

​@@user-eo8om5lz8uy ❤❤

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

​​@@peterhoffman9553 The referee promised to watch Joe's low blows and to watch Joe hitting Ali on the hips leading with his head Etc. The referee he watched all right but he never deducted a point from Joe for any of that

[@obynoomere1280]

Ali's cardiovascular endurance was insane. Frazier was a beast. Two legends 👏👏👍👍

[@rafasalas8221]

Rafa CostaRica x mucho el mejor de todos

[@suleymansoylu4843]

Bu dünyayı ayağa kaldıran boksörlerden en önemlisi M.Ali (parkinson hastalığına yakalanıp öldü. İlginç ve acıdır ki ınsanoğlu hala acımasız duygularla bu maçları sadistçe zevk alarak seyrediyor. Ama korkunç bir hastalık olan parkinson'un tedavisini bir türlü halka indirgeyip mümkün kılamamıştır. Çok acı çekerek karanliklara gomulerek acı çekerek ölmüştür . Allah o hastaliga kimseyi düşürmesin.

[@wbshappy1]

I cannot disagree more. This matches were not sadistic: each fighter was hardly injured at all. These were willing combatants, in an honorable contest, conducted honorably. Ali was forced to fight far longer than he planned, wanted, or ultimately should have; probably leading to his Parkinson's disease, but these athletes were classy heroes in the world of sports.

[@ismailkaragandere6298]

1974 yili almanyada seyrettim turkiye

[@tonyfreeman1339]

It all starts from the toes.

[@davidfernandez876]

What is Cosells role here. So little value add. The only thing better today than back then in boxing is the quality of commentary from actual fighters and people who breathe the sport.

[@generalwadehampton.2578]

Be quiet

[@davidfernandez876]

@@generalwadehampton.2578 lol. I’d rather listen to Roy Jones, Teddy Atlas, Lennox Lewis, Sugar Ray, Andre Ward, Tim Bradley. I watched this fight and couldn’t help but laugh at the commentary - it was pure rubbish

[@generalwadehampton.2578]

@@davidfernandez876 yur pure rubbish. This is my favorite fight because it highlights Ali's dancing.

[@davidfernandez876]

@@generalwadehampton.2578learn English dumbass. I never said it wasn’t a great fight and I love Ali. I said Cosells’ commentary was rubbish, not the fight itself. Fucking old POS.

[@thomasmacdonough288]

That was so surreal seeing 2 of the GOATs throw down and then suddenly OJ Simpson appears 🥴

[@mehmetbedirhan8394]

MUHTESEMM MAC

[@osmanoztunc6236]

Selamlarvesaygılar. Nevarsada.eskilerde Var.şimdikiler.ise hayırlı.günler dileriz. kölnden .Selamlarolsun Corumlu Dr menderes

[@KimechorFred]

Keep your words, if u don't know what to say.❤

[@daviidtaplin1115]

Ali had Frazier in the second cunfusion of the bell saved him..