Muhammad Ali vs Oscar Bonavena December 7 1970

This is the classic 15 round fight between Muhammad Ali & Oscar Bonavena. Ali appeared to be losing the fight by a small margin until Ali Knocked Oscar down 3 times in the middle of the last round. Because of the 3 round knock out rule ali won the fight by a knock out.

[@abneracuna1158]

❤❤❤ For me Ali was still my champ RIP sir Farewell❤❤❤ an avid fan from philippines

[@vasilislalos9609]

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[@endinbinurman3882]

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[@endinbinurman3882]

​GG 12:48 😂h 🎉🎉

[@garykay7418]

i love these old videos. as a teenager i never missed a fight of his, and all these videos and old names take me back in time. i actually met Ali at the 5th street gum in Miami when i was 15.

[@eraserrainlantier3040]

What I love about Ali is he makes the fights last to the final round and ends completely. You get a good show every time.

[@abdallahfabriso9910]

الأسطورة محمد علي رحمه الله ويرزقه فسيح جناته يارب العالمين

[@babulah8447]

The best way to watch this fight is to turn the sound off so Cosell is silenced.

[@mohamedmubarak9415]

The most admired legend in the history of boxing . Rest In Peace champ !

[@olevictorcorral6445]

Yes, Bonavena was quite the boxer indeed.

[@haxhibucaj3237]

Bonjour,

[@odellwilson4414]

AAAA A No matter

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[@jefferyschirm4103]

So great , turned his back on his family name and his country !!

[@humayunlaskar627]

Thanks for upload

[@benefitsstuff8686]

Thanks a lot for upload ..

[@thesmallnotesduo]

Four years out then a 15th round KO? LEGEND

[@MouhandBessadi]

❤

[@tristandavis8364]

That Ending Was Simply Beautiful.....

[@JoseMendoza-xn2et]

Tremenda pelea de cuanto fue la bolsa para cada uno

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

Yeah sure was that left hook was sublime

[@manuelgonzalez6675]

The referee does not send Ali to the neutral corner after the first knockdown. Ali remains standing next to Bonavena, which was illegal. He does it 2 times, so that he could not recover.

[@pietro305]

Good fight to remember, thank you Ali, thank you Bonavena and both of you rest in peace, once again THANK YOU for this classic.

[@mosesmaluleka2340]

Mmmńhđū

[@llee7895]

Ali just proved who's the greatest so u never disrespect him u deserved what u got!!

[@manuelgonzalez6675]

El Ali was the most disrespectful boxer in history, outside the ring and inside the ring. He always badmouthed his opponents before fighting and made fun of them before the fight.

[@johnnyworkman6670]

At this time he was the best.

[@slimanedalila238]

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[@arthurcooke6915]

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[@nyterpfan]

Bonavena had a very awkward style and Ali's ring rust was evident in this fight. But the left that knocked Bonavena down the first time...WOW...on the BUTTON! GREAT short left hook by Ali..one of the best I've ever seen him deliver!!

[@jimmiecisco]

When his Corner called for him to close the show he closed the show. I'm sure you would agree.

[@nyterpfan]

@@jimmiecisco LOL!! No doubt!!

[@leonardcharles59]

It was the 15th round and Bonevena was tired and Ali landed similar punches earlier. Bonevena didnt see it at all. it was a beautiful counter, hard and accurate. It did a lot of damage and there was no way Bonevena could recover from it .

[@hamdishala858]

4t

[@rickygreeke8566]

Muhammad Ali is going to pound him he's the g o a t

[@syedbasitgillani4470]

Ali is always living among us lots of love ❤

[@edwinjones1000]

He was my hero. I was in high school when he was stripped of his title. What he went thru with the government was inspiring. He could not be bought or intimidated. I live my life according to his principles.

[@syedbasitgillani4470]

@@edwinjones1000 nice bro

[@edwinjones1000]

@@syedbasitgillani4470 Fo' sho'

[@SCfanIam100]

Ali is shoveling coal down in hell with his allah.

[@edwinjones1000]

@@SCfanIam100 Ali was more of a man and human being than you will ever be, Mr. racist with no picture, no last name and a mere 8 subscribers. How pitiful and weak you are. I will pray for you to receive some humanity.

[@gareth1974barrington]

Great upload thank you

[@kennethoaks9740]

Ali was a rare gem of a man, in word and deed.

[@markrobinson1135]

Muhammad Ali did more for most Americans than anyone wants to give the guy credit for Muhammad Ali was a great American

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Om

[@myblacklab7]

He was cool, but would have been better without all the Muslim preaching. I personally don't have much time for the great Elijah Mohammed or whatever, especially after what happened to Malcolm X.

[@Kss-oy8ic]

Ringo its sud American

[@Eagle8]

Ali was magical! The greatest champion 🏆

[@otherZinc]

Ali is just Great!

[@donofon1014]

watching a batch of old Ali fights. I learned this. The Referee exists to yank and pull Ali's arm off of every opponents neck and head. Ali was the Clinch /Holder in Chief... among other things.

[@user-bs9yk1yn1b]

محمد علي إسطورة لن تتكرر رحمة الله عليه

[@davidgaugamela9801]

G O A T. Athlete not just boxer. Because he refused to participate in the Vietnam war, the US government robbed him of his best 3-1/2 years. This was his second comeback fight. Mohammed Ali was the greatest of all time.

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[@ramananramanan568]

Greatest Boxer of all Boxers. ALI

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[@joltinjack]

Ali's squirrel: "The World is Watching You", "The world is watching you!"

[@dean4559]

Howard Cosell commenting on a Muhammad Ali fight. There was nothing ever better in sports. "Oh That left! It came from nowhere. Ali again!"

[@jeffmoore9487]

Cossell says "where's the old Ali style". He against Ali's adaptive style? He says "There's no action" exactly when Bonavena's nose begins to bleed and his left eye is beet red, from a 2 big Ali smashes @6:35 and 9:50. Cossell's book of statements is a small book and its unrelated to what's happening in the ring.

[@clifflaycock9909]

Ali did it again!❤❤❤

[@tyroneprice6642]

I first saw this fight in 1970. Ali great fighter and humanitarian.

[@sethperez5928]

I wish I saw 👀 his fight to young 😔 but I saw all his fights on tape ali was amazing wav before his time kill ali kill him the crowd scream be hide him crazy people love him every were like michael jackson rip 🙏 in peace ali n michael jackson lendgon

[@sethperez5928]

In the game

[@tyroneprice6642]

@@sethperez5928 Thank you for your comment.

[@tyroneprice6642]

@Websiteguy 2 Thank you for reply but shameful that Oscar Bonanvena was shot by a security guard under a dispute at 33 years old.

[@user-ws7hi7bk3m]

Ali is so disciplined, never see him throwing chip shots. He is so confident that he believes he can do it without chip shots. By far the GOAT.

[@noquarter1437]

''Iron Mike'' would of sat ''Ali'' on his arse in the first 20 seconds here

[@tomscalzo1282]

This was a deserved win by Ali, but the Ref did not uphold the rules... would not happen today . Ali did not go to a nuetral corner... almost just stood over Oscar. that is the rule... the ref could give standing count then when up ask if ok ... Ali took many liberties like this... pulling the head down should not have been allowed. after a couple of warnings take a point... that takes away one of his tactics, as well it should

[@patriciocarvajal2891]

Ali es un campeón por dónde lo mires

[@aflaz171]

@@tomscalzo1282 Yeah, but no one gives a shit , 'cause he da man! That's what's up!

[@pablopisciottano2543]

@@tomscalzo1282 TRUE ...

[@aleccejkraftcoff5145]

Hello! Thank you so much!🙌🎶🎨💎🙌

[@fahdahmad8063]

Oscar Natalio Bonavena was Argentina's most famous heavyweight boxer from 1964 until his murder in 1976. He was 6' 1" tall and weighed a muscular 217lbs. Nicknamed "Ringo" because of his "Beattle's" style haircut, he compiled a 58-9- 1 record with 44 knockout victories. He became famous for knocking down future Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier twice in their first fight (Bonavena lost two decisions), going 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali(before being knocked out for the only time in his career), and for dropping close decisions to two more former champions Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Ellis. Bonavena's lifestyle outside of the ring was just as colorful. A friendly, yet not always even tempered man, he was a noted "partier" and had "an eye" for the ladies. In 1976, he launched a comeback in the United States in Reno, Nevada and won a 10 round decision over Billy Joiner. It would turn out to be the last fight of his career. He was shot and killed at the Mustang Ranch on May 22, 1976 in the parking lot by a Ranch "security guard". He was given a hero's burial in his native Argentina. Imdb

[@AnthonyJ74]

Bonavena was 5'10"

[@babulah8447]

He was born in Argentina to Italian immigrant parents.

[@amberwhite8204]

That's just SOO sad.

[@johntoomey4480]

@@AnthonyJ74 regardless of his height Ringo was a very tough fighter too many parties and women got him killed It took Ali 15 rounds to finish Ringo who gave Ali a tough fight This guy also gave Frazier trouble in the past

[@aflaz171]

That I did not know, thanks. He was a tough little sucker that is for sure. Thanks for your interesting comment!

[@darthslater6077]

WHEN PEOPLE SAY "THE GREATEST" THEY BETTER MAKE SURE TO PUT THESE 2 WORDS BEHIND IT...ROCKY MARCIANO.

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[@djibrilkone7271]

Je suis content de voir les combats de boxe surtout

[@awadahmed4510]

Oh wow 🤩! What a fighter MA! What a man! Thank you for sharing!

[@bobbyhulll8737]

2 lefts in a row on that first knockdown ..beauty hooks

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[@paulthepill]

Fraziers manager talking trash, belligerently calling Ali Clay and suddenly it all comes right 😆

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[@vasilislalos9609]

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[@rafaelangelgonzalez5347]

Excelente, me parece muy bien como lo realizan

[@terryschnaider5374]

Great fight again thanks u tube.

[@tarkouihamouche5341]

Mohamed Ali lui a mis une bonne correction à ce bonavena ce prétentieux mais la classe de Mohamed était bien là merci Mohamed pour tous ces prestigieux combats que tu as mené avec la plus grande classe 🙆‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[@wualpax]

✨Bonavena✨

[@ManuelMartinez-in8vi]

El mejor de todos el boxeador más grande de todos los tiempo y no abra nadie más

[@larrycox6168]

Marciano the best

[@babulah8447]

@@larrycox6168 who did Marciano beat? Name the best three that Marciano beat. You're on the clock...

[@gustavosaffi2382]

RINGO QUERIDO, FLOR DE PELÉA LE DISTE A ESTE FENÓMENO !

[@qalamkaar1984]

ALI ❤ is ALI ❤...

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

It's easy to forget that Ali only had this fight and a 3 round bout with Jerry Quarry after a three and a half year layoff as preparation for the first fight with Frazier. Ali wasn't ready to take on a prime Frazier as soon as that.

[@youtoo2233]

So true. Ali was still too rusty to take on prime Frazier

[@nyterpfan]

If he had one more tough fight that went 12-15 rounds--I think that would have given him the necessary prep to beat Frazier. (However, Ali still fought a TREMENDOUS fight against Frazier--he landed some VICIOUS shots against Joe--any other fighter would have been TKO'd at the least but Frazier was willing to die in the ring if he had to--nobody was going to beat him that night!!)

[@davidbrandel1311]

Ali had no choice about the timing of his bout with Frazier. His draft case was still pending in the courts and the possibility that he might actually have to go to prison was very real. Had the Supreme Court not ruled in his favor later that year we might not have ever seen Ali vs Frazier.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

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[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

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[@fatalexception1269]

One thing i've noticed with a lot of Ali fights, especially once he came back from suspension, was his propensity for using his glove to pull his opponents head down - sometimes even maneuvering his opponent off balance, which wears them out quicker. Referees never seemed to do much about it apart from a warning here and there.

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[@davidresler4737]

Did it non stop.

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Muhammad ali is very star

[@marif2260]

Muhammad Ali the best

[@ronsmac]

It was painfully evident that the 3 1/2 years off was too much for Ali to overcome and that he wasn’t going to beat a prime Joe Frazier in 1971. His speed ,stamina and movement weren’t the same as they were in the 1960s. The 1970s showed his heart, determination and ability to absorb punishment that he didn’t need to really display previously.

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[@GreatHorsemanFilmsArizona]

Oscar was one tough dude though. But Ali was the master of the head game. This fight was a turning point for Ali. Ali really developed a great strategy that he followed his whole career.

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@@soweitsobitter9288 ALI THE GREATEST FOR EVER

[@BrotherPatriot]

At this point, in the comment section going from most recent to now...not a lot is taken in consideration of Clay's future debilitating disease and how perhaps, unnoticeably it may have had it's own affect, even here. I found the match very rough to be patient to watch it all, but hey...it's Clay. Still, you DO have to give it to someone who displays SO much heart, like Bonavena did. If only that amazing endurance lasted another 1 minute or so. Then he wouldn't have been knocked out. BUT...take into mind that it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for Bonavena's "GO GET HIM", attitude. He simply could have clenched and just lost in a decision. Stamina is a bitch.

[@RichFouge]

Oscar Bonavena was a hero to the people of Argentina. He had an impressive 58 wins 44 by knockout.Unfortunately Oscar took to the party life. Less than six years after this Ali fight Oscar would be dead. At 33 years old in 1976 he was shot and killed by a security guard at the Mustang Ranch after a argument with the owner. His body lie in state at Luna Park in Buenos Aires where more than 150,000 people paid their respects.. I know Ali is still the greatest! But Oscar was one tough fighter. His life outside the ring killed him.

[@Demonizer5134]

I don't care what the critics say, this is one of my favorite Ali fights. He adjusted his style and threw some of his hardest shots here. He wasn't the same Ali but to be honest I like this version more. Fuck the critics.

[@nthaudikobe4509]

The greatest boxer of all time.

[@user-xd5rc4kk6j]

9أحيَانًا يَستصغرُ الإنسان الذنب بَينما هُوَ عَظِيم عِند اللّه، كَما قالَ تعالىٰ فِي القرآن: ﴿إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُمْ مَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ﴾.

[@borisjoseluizdasilva2299]

Oscar Bonavena, grande lutador, orgulho do povo Argentino.

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[@hihello-ch3by]

Ali the King of the ring

[@kalthom]

من الافلام الجميلة❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fleegerbriggs5694]

Bonavena is a fighter that is underrated, and Ali beat a very dangerous opponent in this fight.

[@tthoy7338]

Ali was one of a kind 🥊

[@reynaldorojaschavez4278]

Extraordinaria pelea, dos grandes del box. Reynaldo Rojas - 2022

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

'Ali appeared to be losing the fight by a small margin'... He was a *MILE* ahead on the scorecards.

[@pedrodecamargo1481]

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[@PritishA82]

Yes, this comment section is correct. This was Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed.🙄

[@lalhawnlienkhawbung1666]

Mohammad Ali was taller and much bigger than his opponent

[@michelleturmart9813]

So ? Ali fought with much bigger opponents and he kicked their ass is not about height is about power and Ali the great was powerful champ

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[@TimothyTakemoto]

Tyson was a lot shorter, and?

[@allyshomari7417]

R.l.P ALl. Is 👑 King and legendary of boxing. In the world 🌎.

[@user-xx3tv4bn1m]

رجل تحكم بعقله قبل قوته رحمه الله كم انت جميل ايها الفوز

[@kevinconnelly3662]

He fought 6 weeks earlier then had this guy. Something that most fighter's don't have to contend with today. It's hard to say but after watching this that it was supposed to go the distance as . Ali had some incredible opportunities to end the fight earlier. And at no time did attack or shorten the ring The fight was in New York and this 71 the gate was going thru don king . The betting public was going crazy. It's hard to believe but this guy Ali wins two major fights in 6 weeks Then he's set to fight for 10million . And king ended up with cash.

[@boucettaferiel5966]

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[@thespy7795]

Don King had NOTHING to do with this fight!

[@mmaheavyweight9449]

This is where Ali began to learn two things. First, he was not the same fighter as four years earlier (nor would he ever be again-that younger, in-form Ali would have, as Angelo Dundee said, destroyed everyone in his path for years to come). Secondly, he learned that he could take a punch, which was not a good thing to learn and was probably a significant factor in his eventual neurological decline at a far-too-early age. He could take the hardest punches that Frazier, Foreman, and Shavers could dish out, and still beat them.The fact that he fought and beat every top boxer of his era, avoiding none, for many years shows just how good he was, even though never the fighter he could have been without the three and a half-year hiatus. If he wasn't the best there ever was, only Joe Louis could claim that status (and Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Cus D'Amato all agreed that Joe Louis was the best ever INSIDE the ring, and even Ali, who was actually very fond of Joe Louis, did say, "I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.") Maybe it's always going to be dubious to say of anyone "the greatest ever," as each champion was the best of his own time, and it's impossible to actually compare them with certainty, but Joe Louis and Ali were very special, each in his own way, and it seems that at their best, it's hard to imagine anyone beating them. Outside the ring, though, it was Muhammad Ali, the 'people's champion', who was truly "the greatest."

[@bar8432]

Mk

[@davidmoser3535]

Ringo would have made a great wrestler

[@MrRustyFord]

The greatest. Big, fast, smart, defensive wizard, hard to hit flush, he could pick apart a very good fighter with powerful jabs as the fight wore on.

[@rizkatahnia1293]

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[@zacdorsey1906]

Yancy I think he was the trainer of Joe Frazier being disrespectful calling Ali "Clay"

[@nicolafortunato5161]

For.

[@mark1tex]

@@nicolafortunato5161 "of" works just fine in his statement. You got anything better to do than putting your microscope to how people word things?

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[@esrashabani1745]

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[@markjeagchua5592]

That was great 👉🏻💪🏻😇

[@marceloestoroni]

If you watch carefully the referee, in the last round, didn't make the protection count of ten (10) to Bonavena when he fell down the first time, nor the second neither the third time.. I agree Ali was the greatest but this was a robbery to Oscar

[@donpowers810]

Champion is a warrior

[@zeynebsarah5388]

! رحمك الله يا محمد علي

[@josemariapucherelli4829]

Ali más técnica más boxeador Ringo guapo y corajudo

[@michelleturmart9813]

Ali era bello , y bien boludo 😜

[@Kss-oy8ic]

Le faltó técnica y más poder en los puños en algunos tenía las re chanse de tirarlo y dejarlo ko a Alí.. le quedan mucho por aprender a Ringo.. lástima se fue antes de tiempo.

[@ricardocornejo865]

@@Kss-oy8ic merecia una revancha...una pena, lo trnia todo para ser el mejor, pero reconozco q Ali era durisimo y muy tecnico mas q pegador

[@yujujuyu4921]

ALI MAS CAGON NO PELEABA SE ESTABA ESCAPANDO NO VES COMO LE AGARRA DEL CUELLO TENIAN QUE HABERLO ESPULSADO DEL RIN POR TAMPOSO

[@bobbarclay316]

I watched this fight live and remember the surrounding controversies. Its funny now to see what I didn't see then. Howard spent the whole fight promoting the story of Ali's return to the ring, vs the utter unlikelyhood of success. Howard and Ali made millions selling their "love-hate" relationship. Yancey needed Ali to lose so his guy, Joe Frazier could get to a championship against weaker opposition so he's like "please, someone beat this guy."

[@robertforbes6502]

Ali, can't help but love him, my favorite boxer of all time, if he couldn't get you one way, He would find another way

[@60southernman]

Prior to this fight, living on Mc Dougal St. I saw Bonavena tasting some Argentine delicacies near Bleecker St. Greenwich Village.

[@tohidahmad3790]

V bhai

[@rafaelramirez1507]

WOW 👏 that was cool Fernando ... thank you for sharing 😊

[@mars353]

It looks to me like Ali would get tired dancing before Bonavena got tired throwing bombs. Plus Bonavena can take a lot of punishment and still keep moving forward. Bonavena was clumsy and Ali wasn’t having much trouble slugging it out so maybe he figured he’d do that until he saw an opportunity to drop him.

[@robertcain77]

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[@user-hj2wq1wz3g]

좋아요 꾹꾹 응원합니다 새해복 많이 받으세요 ♻️

[@ocompositorbacanabeijaocel7717]

Esse homem dava shows de alegrias tem vários talentos por aí perdido no Brasil e no mundo veja no KZbin o Compositor quê beija o celular em qualquer lugar tem Letras e Ritimos são Lindas as músicas dele só falta um cantor certo para ela brilhar

[@kepcar]

Holy crap I love Ali when he does this stiff walk 58:01 and he capped it this time with slapping the ref's arm away from him.

[@AhmadAhmad-qj1wd]

Bybuku

[@thespy7795]

I love when he does that!

[@pakeko3434]

Ali jagoanku semoga dia sampek saat ini baek2 saja Amiin. ❤🎉🎉❤.

[@joaquinbarrionuevo7641]

Todo bien con ali.pero. y la cuenta de proteccion no existia en ese momento?

[@shawnhall5322]

I'm seeing so many comments stating that, apparently based on his commentary during this fight, it looks to them as if Cosell definitely didn't like Ali. These guys are either too young, or don't know much about boxing, or both. They don't know Cosell's history with Ali. They were actually friends. When mainstream America didn't appreciate Ali's refusal to serve in the military, Cosell was one of the few media figures of note to publicly support Ali. It was a brave thing for Cosell to do. He certainly stuck his neck out for him.

[@tommyteat509]

TommyTeat

[@andrewmantle7627]

You could hear the contempt in Frazier's manager's commentary. Calling him "Clay", etc.

[@digitalgooru9932]

My parents used to bad talk Ali when I was a kid. Especially when he changed his name and refused the draft. A lot of people hated Ali back then. How things change.

[@gregtennessee8249]

Then they support a bigmouth blowhard draft dodger trump...

[@aarondigby5054]

Ali thought why should he go 6,000 miles across the world to kill innocent people or color who had never called him nigga. It was in Louisville KY that he was called nigga and refused service at a restaurant when he came home from Rome in 1960 at the Olympics, they refused Clay when he volunteered and registered saying he was slow

[@yjthyy5306]

No I'm

[@hisnirustemi9876]

The great MOHAMMED ALI ZZ wowwwe nice boxing

[@stanglassman]

Announcers are just dead naming Ali over and over like its perfectly acceptable.

[@jamesscanlan6240]

I don't know how one would be surprised that Ali was somewhat rusty after a nearly four year layoff. But ive noticed that with a few more fights under his belt his ring movement, timing, coordination, etc. all improved considerably. In any case he's the only man to ever KO Bonavena, which is pretty extraordinary for someone away from the ring that long.

[@oliverrobbins3691]

Muhammad Ali was doing everything perfect Howard cosell was still find something wrong because of his twisted Brain he's got the age old problem it's in his heart

[@craigsheppard1065]

Was there the "Phatom Left" in the second Sonny Liston match?

[@johnvita5510]

Ali was doing what ever he wanted, he didnt have to move. He was so smart always ahead of his competition they never knew what he was up to.

[@sweetazzpiew8490]

@John Vita You ain't lying!!

[@bradhuskers]

You know nothing Ali was junk.

[@johnvita5510]

Ali was junk.....lololololol I'm sorry your right....lolololol

[@bradhuskers]

@@dezertfox3681 Oh. Ok.

[@bradhuskers]

@@dezertfox3681 Look As I've studied boxing, I do know that Ali was extremely lucky that foreman fought stupidly that night in Zaire. That's a fact. We saw an older George Foreman learn to fight smarter and ultimately win back the heavyweight title at age 45.

[@jesusladislaoanazcorenteri2078]

El jab y el baile de piernas, el manejo y control de la pelea, el reentre después de un peligro, es decir Ali fue un maestro. Óscar Bonavena un peleador.

[@franciscoyepez8966]

Si , si Casius Clay fue un Maestro, Myke Taison al lado de Clay es un simple aprendiz. En mala hora hubo esa guerra de Vietnam que le resto muchos campeonatos mundiales

[@mohdakhir4046]

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[@oscarjosediaz1566]

Buena pelea,,,x parte de ambos

[@eduardocalvoarias9656]

Ringo bonavena grande campeón aguanto mucho frente a la leyenda del boxeo Mohamed Ali

[@Kss-oy8ic]

Y eso que se fue antes de tiempo.. le quedaba mucho por aprender hasta su revancha frente a Ali.. tenía claras partes en las que ganarle pero no sabía aprovecharlo.. igualmente uno de los más grandes y corajudos de los pesos pesados Ringo Bonavena!!

[@rachidbenali1026]

Allah yarhamek ya Mohamed Ali grand boxeur et grand monsieur au paradis inchallah

[@eduardomora3070]

The best in the world and the time

[@CoolDrip-G77]

Allhahuakbar

[@millieatr]

Oscar's playing checkers , Muhammad's playing chess

[@franciscocalderon6033]

Es asombroso que un boxeador débil, no muy valiente, con unos pocos trucos como bailar, golpear desde muy lejos mientras huye, y sobre todo agarrar, se haya convertido en una leyenda, sólo un poco menos que Dios. También asombra que siempre tuviese a todos de su parte: público, periodistas, árbitros, poderes fácticos. A Sonny Liston no lo tumbó él, y perdió ante los pocos grandes boxeadores contra los que combatió: Frazier, Spinks, Norton, Holmes, aunque siempre le concedían la revancha para que recuperase el título. Por otro lado, su absoluto desprecio hacia el contrincante, como se oberva en este combate con Bonavena, no es propio de un deportista. Nada que ver con Joe Louis, el auténtico gran campeón de todos los tiempos del peso pesado. Dentro y fuera del ring.

[@cherifsaadoun8914]

encore un qui n a pas pris ses cachets

[@juanjosegigena4735]

Como Argentino opino que Ringo,corazon y vida,el solo!!! se movio en ese mundillo que era el boxeo.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

Howard Cosell could give a Tylenol tablet an Excedrin headache.

[@vincentfisher1603]

Yea! but that is what made him so memorable. I was a very young guy and Cosell could piss me off, but he was part of our sports background. I disliked Cosell but I now miss him. Part of my disappearing youth or simply acknowledgement of his talent?

[@jamesanthony5681]

Yes, but Cosell was at his best in boxing, especially at 57:49 when he dropped Bonavena. Or, when Foreman knocked down Frazier to take the title from Smokin' Joe. No one was more exciting than Cosell when it came to boxing.

[@BrotherPatriot]

@@vincentfisher1603 Hey! Look above as I reply to trep53, I said something of the same sort! Sooo GLAD I got to grow up during the 70's & 80's.

[@SCfanIam100]

I couldn't stand him. He was soo annoying.

[@shaheer151]

@@SCfanIam100 Couldn't stand him at all...obnoxious and silly, saying the obvious as if it was a brilliant insight ...did his best to spoil many a memorable sporting event

[@benimadimhickimse9892]

Bonavena was very powerfull boxer,but he dans now with the legend the best ali.

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[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

do u read quran

[@benimadimhickimse9892]

@@lufhopespeacefully2037 yes but it make ateist.

[@jorgedelgadopescara4644]

que coraje que guapo que corazon un luclador bonavena ali el mejor de todos los tiempos hay que suvirse a pelear con tra ali bonabena cojones mas grandes que una casa

[@michelleturmart9813]

Pero no cones mas grandes que los de Ali

[@rogerallan3452]

The worst part of this video was listening to Cosell.

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

Happy Birthday to The ORIGINAL G.O.A.T! Oscar Bonevena + his un-orthodox style gave alot of fighters trouble to one degree or another.Rushing in like a bull, punches from odd angles. Hard for any fighter to look great when fighting Oscar...something Cosell apparently didn't seem to realize. Ali was supposedly "tired"in the 6th round but still had plenty enough in the tank to be theonly fighter to knock Oscar Bonevena out! What a perfectly timed hard left hook! Fight was over when Ali separated Oscar from his senses with that hard perfectly timed left hook to the point of Oscar's granite chin.

[@michelleturmart9813]

The goat was Ali 👏

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

@@michelleturmart9813 could not have been referring to anybody else!

[@dylanchangedeverythingfore1312]

Muhammad Ali was born in January I don't know I wouldn't have the first clue about when Oscar was born

[@cisltd]

Wow. I cannot believe this is 50 years ago!