Muhammad Ali vs Ron Lyle "Legendary Night" Highlights HD

[@khurmiful]

Those guys in the 70s heavyweight division took the boxing to a level we are still waiting to reach again. Insane bouts

[@jaunenito]

We gonna be waiting a long time...

[@LayLoow]

What about jake paul

[@johnraina4828]

@@LayLoow 😆😆😆

[@Nick-sd7um]

​@@LayLoow yea jake single handedly dragged boxing down to the lowest level it's ever been at.

[@sorakazama7031]

Got close In the 90s

[@johnmills5064]

speed, endurance, courage, confidence, ingenuity, uniqueness....Muhammad Ali then everyone else. 3 and a half years out in his prime and look what he did.

[@vincentolama9952]

John Mills ali could have killed any one else fighter from any era what a great man !!!

[@jeromeoatis6082]

Baby shark

[@farhatqureshi8562]

John Mills not perfect but will we see one man with so many attributes ever again!!!

[@baddazzgarage2953]

@@farhatqureshi8562 absolutely not!! Ali was a FREAK! a one time freak!!

[@farhatqureshi8562]

@@baddazzgarage2953 Agreed

[@francisjtuk]

Think of the hard nuts Ali fought with - Liston, Frazier, Foreman, Chuvalo, Williams, Quarry, Patterson, Lyle, Norton, Shavers - a remarkable set of scalps. He is one battle tested champion. May not look like the toughest guy out there but he certainly was. Absolute gangsta.

[@denissssss8579]

francisjtuk yep

[@GreatMewtwo]

Big dog, big nuts.

[@Jaecht88]

If Ali was today.. He would dominate heavyweight for two decades

[@denissssss8579]

Jaecht88 yes ez win

[@Leo-vi7tt]

One of the few boxers that really have a good names on their record for example Ray Leonard; Benitez, Duran , Hagler , Hearns Holyfield; Foreman , Holmes, Moorer , Mercer, Bowe, Tyson Lewis; Holyfield , Tyson , Morrison , Klitschko , Mercer , Briggs Chávez; Laporte , Rosario , Camacho, Mayweather , Taylor , Randall Pacquiao; Morales , Barrera , Márquez , Cotto , Bradley, Mosley, Thurman

[@WeeklyFreshTableTennis]

This is one of Ali's best fights demonstrating his not only technical skills but also his character. He is inviting the ref to stop the fight so the opponent is not damaged furthermore. After seeing the ref does not have that caliber, he is still going moderate at a perfect level to cause a technical knockout WITHOUT damaging the guy. Neither the ref nor the opponent understands this elegance! May God's peace and blessing be upon Ali forever!

[@jackbommarito7678]

True ... This was not the first time Ali waved a ref in to stop it . Yes , a great boxer , but an even better man . Watch his fight with Jerry Quarry ... Quarry was cut .... beaten .... Ali signaled for the ref to come in and stop it ....

[@rpomex]

Terrible and slow stoppage. Inept!

[@highnrising]

@@rpomex SLOW stoppage? The ref actually got criticism for stopping the fight at all. Most people thought Lyle was winning, and he was ahead on the cards. I thought the ref stopped it at the right time. Unfortunately, Lyle had stopped fighting. Hernandez gave Lyle a couple of chances to regroup, and resume fighting and blocking punches, and when Lyle didn't do that, Hernandez stepped in.

[@HamzaTalib50]

​@@highnrisingEvet. Hakem için zor bir karar. Ama bu Muhammed Ali'nin merhametsizce saldırmadığı gerçeğini değiştirmez. Musliman kişi Allah cc için merhametlidir, asla gaddar olmaz. Biz Muslimanların nihai hedefi bütün insanlığın ve bütün canlıların bu dünyada zulme uğramaması ve sonsuz olacak olan ahir hayatta azaba uğramayıp Ebedi Cenneti yakalayabilmesini sağlamaya çalışmaktır.

[@Bumiku555]

You're right Sir..

[@nickj3513]

Remember y'all, Lyle could hit just as hard as Foreman!!!! Mannnnnn, Ali was fighting some monsters in the 70's!!!!

[@dontbetonit813]

Watch the Ron Lyle, George Foreman fight wow power against power.

[@nickj3513]

@@dontbetonit813 you are correct sir!!

[@H.K.5]

He fought Sonny Liston at the age of 22 as well. Ali was fearless.

[@bill2953]

It has to be said again.. The champ could take a punch.. Some of the shots he took any other fighter would have been out til Tuesday...

[@vernonleewarren280]

No doubt

[@DirkHav]

How gentle Ali was ... especcially at the end. He was not a 'killer', but won much fights without being rude.

[@geewhizz1970]

You can't be serious peckerhead.

[@andrewmaunders5207]

great fan of Ali.....but"without being rude" what Ali are referring to ?

[@62426637]

he was rude to "Magilla". He could also be vicious to weaker opponents --e.g. the way he jabbed Jerry Quarry senseless

[@protectorlnqcd2466]

@MANCHESTER UNITED SOCCER is massive in more countries. Just as Mac Donald ! MASSIVE BUT FAR FROM THE BEST

[@Drago-tp3qb]

Mark Crawford it’s boxing, you’re suppose to win, what the fuck was he suppose to do? let Jerry win?

[@emmadeeba2038]

Ali was class! Waved the ref in to save him punishment! What a man! He did this in so many of his fights! Could have taken free punches but chose not too! Just class! RIP goat

[@iodboi]

George Foreman said it in his interview, the fact that Ali didn't hit him when George was going down proves that he is the greatest in George's opinion.

[@timhoward5]

💯 FACTS!!!

[@evakindler9218]

A class tool

[@nasedo3129]

Larry Holmes did the same thing the night he beat Ali like a drum.

[@TheBOND466]

​@@nasedo3129Larry holmes fought shadow of Ali, and Ali get in to the ring that night only for money.

[@bodiball]

Ali fought all the killers of his time and tamed everyone of them. Genius! Truly the G.O.A.T!!!

[@avbugsy38]

truely the greatest, people still in awe til this day

[@kabisote9445]

Even nowadays no one can replicate Ali's style of fighting ! That's why he's really the greatest !

[@stevecvino]

Very true. He made good fighters like Lyle and other's look mediocre.

[@bigboris5774]

@@stevecvino What? Lyle was out boxing Ali and was well ahead on points at the time of the stoppage.

[@ak-cn1ve]

@@bigboris5774 you need an eye doctor

[@timhoward5]

Or trash talking.

[@howardharris5238]

Ali keeps his hands down I don’t wanna fight that style either…

[@paulcolville5972]

Note the ending. How many other boxers would've gone to town and just kept punching until the opponent went down. Not Ali. He had the heart of a lion but still great compassion for his fellow man. Rare indeed, one of a kind. RIP The Greatest.

[@pabloboris4174]

ALSO he didn't hit Foreman with the last hit. He left Foreman to fall alone :-)

[@mikemike7345]

The same thing with George Foreman he could have hit hit at least four more times before he went down and Ron Lyles up against the ropes this is why Ali the best of all time

[@orsini484]

Ali made you laugh. Tyson made you sick. Ali would have easily beat Tyson. Tyson could punch, but he had no balance, footwork, or style. The Buster Douglas fight was no fluke. Up to that point, Tyson hadn't fought anyone who could actually hit him back or had the smarts to not go toe to toe with him. Plus Douglas wasn't afraid of him. I think Shavers would have flattened Tyson. I'm not saying Tyson wasn't a good fighter; he was, but he wasn't this 'invincible' monolith that the press (and himself) had made him out to be. Look at the fights with Holyfield. Especially the 'bite fight'. Tyson got so mad because he couldn't get to Holyfield, and resorted to biting his ear??!!

[@hueyfreeman1983]

And then there is floyd mayweather who sucker punches his oponents proof that money cant buy class

[@berniekerns4281]

Ali was an anti American racist bigot. .

[@mrknesiah]

Lyle was defenseless at the end but unlike other boxers who would have used the opportunity to swing at Lyle’s head with their full force, Ali struck just hard enough to keep Lyle under control and called for the ref to end it. People of admirable character are rare.

[@nasedo3129]

Larry Holmes did the same thing the night he beat Ali like a drum.

[@mfRamkissoon]

@@nasedo3129Mike Tyson didn’t tho when he beat Larry like a dog

[@suhail_69]

​@@mfRamkissoonHmm Mike was beaten the same way though. Everyone who gets old goes through that..

[@mfRamkissoon]

@@suhail_69 why are you telling me and not the other guy

[@suhail_69]

@@mfRamkissoon Because Mike was being beaten badly late in his career. I don't remember Larry Holmes or anyone taking that kinda beating..

[@green_building]

This game show how Ali really really deserve to be the greatest boxer of all time ✊️

[@malikrehankhanzaeitribespa9488]

♥Oh My gOOdness♥

[@EJayyDreadHead]

Facts

[@samuraibushido3837]

He was my hero and after moving to Vegas at age 27, I was fortunate enough to meet him on 3 seperate occasions, but most boxing insides would say that Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer of all-time. 173-19-6 (2 no contests) with 108 knockouts in 200 professional bouts.

[@brettg82au]

@@samuraibushido3837 some people go off of stats, others entertainment and stories. Ray was a very sloppy boxer, very much like Mike Tyson. Missed a lot of shots. Alis boxing rivalry in Fraizer was, I believe, alot more vicious than Robinson/Hearn. Robinson/Mayweather Snr was probably the best 12 round fight I've ever seen. But yeah. There's no such thing as crowning someone the greatest of anything. Just doesn't make sense

[@lastchance8142]

Boxing, unlike other sports, hard to tag the goat. Best you can say was greatest of an "era". Would Ali at his best beat Tyson at his best? All you can do is guess.

[@Repunza]

Ali is simply B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L! He makes an art out of boxing. He toys around in all his matches. He is the GREATEST!!!!

[@alicengizozdemir2818]

Repunza you are very beatiful

[@nickj3513]

Repunza I agree 💯!!!!

[@estebannemo1957]

Yes, in many of his fights he looks as if he's just sparring lightly, not fighting, so great is the difference in abilities.

[@KittiesJason]

Lol, lol 😛😂 hell yeah he is...Babah Baybeeee!

[@arunkumarbhattacharya9396]

Yes, I agree with you. If boxing is a sports, then it's an art also. I like Ali, Foreman , Lewis etc because of this. Compare to them Tyson is nothing but a Street fighter. I cannot enjoy him.

[@JamesBond-hy4kv]

Ali signals the ref to stop it. Sportsmanship. A lot of boxers would keep hitting the guy when they’re down.

[@ettawing5955]

Humanity and compassion.

[@Avicenna-ts5tk]

well said ! this shows his mindset and not the will to damage his opponent or tho hurt him after he finished him. Maybe there is not intention to harm without purpose. As you said others would punch and punch and maybe feel good, as the opponent breakdown. No need to torture his rival. He was unique.

[@Price70]

Also displayed when he had a chance to hit Foreman as he was going down and chose not to

[@yrubla]

True, some fighters when they box they like to put that fear in their opponents by beating their former opponents silly. Ali is a gentleman for not damaging him when he was out of it

[@ATATURKdusmanlarininAMK_NJ]

Esp tyson lol

[@shemereali961]

Ali still dancing and showing his great footwork at that age shows why he's truly amazing and of course the Greatest.

[@Realest636]

I felt like he was in much better shape and lighter on his feet here than he was with Foreman.

[@nimaisaren5996]

The way Ali defeated giants like Lyle, Shavers and Foreman is incredible.

[@Shovelhook]

Lol

[@cedricwalker3487]

Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier as well

[@mudassar84]

Thank you Muhammad Ali for giving us such a beautiful time and memories. I wish I could be born in this time and can watch him live. Truly the champion of champions

[@nathanieljames1981]

The crazy thing is Most of Ali's Greatest fights was fought when he was past his primes in his 30's.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Agreed

[@malikrehankhanzaeitribespa9488]

@Nathaniel Malik James 👍👌👍👌👍👌👍👌👍 Superb Said at All...........

[@NickDrapeau22]

You think that's bad. Sonny Liston was 36 (and possibly older) when he fought a 22 yr old Ali. A year after he KO'd his way through the top 10 contenders to take the title.

[@holidayeveryday550]

I think many of them wouldn't have been as great of fights had Ali been in his twenties. They would have been one sided

[@sukhgill5054]

Sonny was 31

[@A.Ali1985]

Now you're dancing in heaven Ali.. R.I.P THE G.O.A.T

[@peterbalac1915]

Bakr R. Totally agree, he talked the talk and walked the walk RIP champ was blessed to be born in your era

[@boffegp3087]

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[@listenmorentalkless3792]

🙏

[@reynaldobaca3403]

Thank you bro, your doing a service, helping in showing these youngins the beauty of Muhammad Ali

[@onlyjoetee]

I love the way he leads and counters with the right hand

[@onlyjoetee]

I'm not interested in all that prime bullshit,you can either fight or you can't!he can clearly fight so what fucking prime?

[@onlyjoetee]

Is Wladimir Klitchko in his prime?is Floyd Mayweather in his prime?fuck prime man!you can either fight or you can't!

[@Samsun55]

onlyjoetee well a fighter with 35 isnt as athletic as with 25 no? Every fighter has his prime. By some of them it holds longer and by some its a short time for example Tyson...

[@onlyjoetee]

Samsun55 Wladimir Klitchko is 39 Floyd Mayweather is 38 they are both better now than they were 10 yrs ago!!!Tyson was a pig and a junkie for yrs,im 43 yrs old now im far fitter than I was 10 yrs ago!!

[@Samsun55]

onlyjoetee The Klitschkos are fighting in the worst era of HW Boxing. And Floyd is definitely not the same Floyd as for 5 years. He isnt as quick as before and his footwork got slower. He got more hits in his last fights than in his whole career...

[@ggooggg3572]

Mohamed Ali. What a spirit , Ali a real champ , can’t stop loving n praising this legend . Truely deserved to b called d Greatest & truely earned to b called d G. O. A. T.

[@Vincenzo-wn1or]

There were so many times when Ali had opportunities to finish him, believing that he'd hurt him. As well as pulling back at the end so as not to kill his opponent. This places him head and shoulders above mere mortals. Heart of a lion filled with compassion. True sportsmanship.

[@lilgreeneyesp637]

My hero..as a lil girl.. the earth was blessed with more than simply the greatest boxer of all time... I saw the angel ... never will the earth see another... sleep in paradise...you served mankind on earth...you paid for your bed in heaven

[@bizim_eller]

Lil green eye p, that is so beautiful, your words for the greatest are amazing, thank you, he is also my hero, growing up half way around world, all of my friends and I loved the man, RIP in heaven champ🙂

[@sebasdebordeaux8347]

whaoo!! beautiful..

[@achmada9338]

Ali deserves more than a bed, will be more a castles for him and he beloved many.

[@Jys71208]

what a wonderful remark, i'm touched

[@Guns359]

Oh my little girl iam crying... He was my all time hero ... When god try to show himself he made ALI ... How great he is .... HAT'S OFF.. 💕💕💕

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

I remember watching the preview of this fight hearing how Lyle killed someone in the ring, and I was afraid for Ali. But when Ali came in - NO FEAR, and beaming with confidence. Ali showed me that night to never take counsel of your fears. R.I.P. Ali, and thank you...

[@nagarajanvengadasalam4778]

Ali,The greatest.

[@mixedmartialarts8123]

@@nagarajanvengadasalam4778 OF COURSE

[@quantumpotential7639]

He died?

[@fiucik1]

This is Ali post Foreman fight. I mean Ali was always confident, but after The Rumble he was on another level...

[@extremeheat9283]

@@quantumpotential7639 yeah in 2016 if I remember correctly. Had complications from the compounded illnesses he had.

[@zenoist2]

True Champ. I wish there was somebody like him today.

[@dilaverali05]

Yes you've Deontay Wilder.

[@danagaffin7187]

I DO Too! But like Billy Crystal said at his Memorial Service , Ali was lightening in a bottle! How often do we get or see that? I know for sure you only get one for a generation, and maybe not even that. I wont get to see the likes of him again in my lifetime. Ali said we would miss him when he is gone... And oh, how so right he was. I am glad the world as a whole accepts him as the GOAT!

[@Avicenna-ts5tk]

@@dilaverali05 sorry definitively not, at least in my opinion. Wilder is strong and tough but there are worlds between them! Not saying anything against wilder but to compare Ali with Wilder and to say " he is like Ali" i would say no way. Maybe stronger and harder puncher but technique movement elegance mindset, all speaks for the Greatest.

[@armand9763]

@@dilaverali05 Wilder ? If he was born in 70s 80s he will be top50 not even close to this legends

[@malikrehankhanzaeitribespa9488]

@zenoist2 Sorry dear nOt further At all; The Only Md.Ali♥♥♥♥♥ RiP Real Champ♥♥

[@merzakeli2692]

MOHAMED ALI, tu es le meilleur boxeur de toute l'histoire, lorsque je te vois sur le ring c'est un papillon que je vois, you are really the greatest of all times, que ALLAH ait ton ame et t'accepte en son vaste PARADIS, AMINE...

[@karlheinzjung9147]

i love you..Muhammad Ali. the best man.nr1

[@arquimedesromero8485]

CTG Chile

[@bunidura3733]

Uy

[@michaeltully3173]

Lyle took over 40 straight punches from Ali and stayed on his feet. Incredible toughness. I can’t imagine what kind of damage was inflicted onto his brain by that onslaught.

[@rudy1322]

That is true but the ropes saved him there at least twice from hitting the deck

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Check out his fight with Foreman

[@temurmelik8021]

Kontrollü ve merhametli ali yumrukları

[@highnrising]

Not as much damage as Lyle got in his next fight from taking one punch from Earnie Shavers. (And Lyle came back to win that fight.)

[@captainahmethakantunckol5307]

@@temurmelik8021kesinlikle

[@OrdellRob]

Foreman and Lyle had a knock down drag out fight, but here Muhammad Ali just dominates Lyle before stopping him. Incredible. It just goes to show that Ali wasn’t the same every fight. Sometimes he didn’t prepare as well and so those fights were tough. But when he was well prepared nobody could even come close to defeating him.

[@MohsinKhan-ow1wf]

No boxer had a better iQ than Ali. It was one of his greatest weapons in the ring.

[@tedhelm8090]

Not only what he did inside the ring but outside as well he was an humanitarian he stood not only for civil rights but for human rights as well and he wasn't afraid to use his platform to serve his belief's to better mankind not like a lot of these athletes today. a man among boys in every aspect of life it's few men you can put in his realm....MLK and malcom to name a few, rip great leaders of the world.

[@shehzadhussain6964]

3 half years out of boxing. Past his prime and 70s golden era of boxing and he beat all these monsters.

[@MMAKLIPS]

The way he walked up to him in the first round 😂

[@salsal2186]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bobbyhulll8737]

too funny he was a showman for sure ...its like WWE but real

[@ombbpubg9557]

🤣

[@nicolasdellacquila7379]

It was the last fight before the Thrilla in Manila. In the previous interviews, Ali says that he has been practicing this "technique" of punch absortion because he was going to use it against Frazier. If you see the complete fight against Lyle, you'll find it a little boring because Ali does that during half of the rounds. He just covers his face with his arms and waits for Ron's punches. Anyway, he's the f*****g GOAT

[@nikolailic431]

@@nicolasdellacquila7379 Crazy dude

[@Samsun55]

Just watch this Era of heavyweight boxing. All of these guys would be undisputed champions today.

[@fifthbusiness1678]

That’s impossible to say, really. Ali was special, and Frazier was a bull whose style Tyson emulated. Foreman was perhaps the hardest puncher. But aside from these three I think AJ, Klitschko and Fury would match up ok with the others.

[@bryanburrage9041]

What a number of people DO NOT know is that this Muhammad Ali in 1975 was past his prime years! Ali's prime years (Mar. 1967 - Nov. 1970) were taken away from him by the US government for his refusal to be inducted into the Armed Forces, even though he was promised non-combat status. Most of us NEVER saw the brilliant, magnificence of the Muhammad Ali of the 1960's as the heavyweight champion of the world (Feb. 1964 - May 1967). THAT Ali would have annihilated Joe Frazier in their first fight in 1971, but he took the Frazier fight to soon, after only two tune-up fights (Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena). Thus, the Ali that most of us saw in the 70's was an older, re-invention of himself as he took on the world's top heavyweights perhaps of any era. Mike Tyson WOULD NOT have lasted 7 rounds against the Ali of the 60's and past 10 rounds with the Ali of the 70's (71-76) before his body started to deteriorate. The only Ali perhaps a young, in his prime Mike Tyson would have had a chance of beating was the old Muhammad Ali of 1978 (age 36), 1980-81 (ages 38 & 39), where he lost three fights that tarnished his remarkable, legendary career (Leon Spinks in 1978, Larry Holmes in 1980, and Trevor Berbick in 1981). Muhammad Ali was truly indeed, the GREATEST heavyweight boxer of all-time!

[@DIGITALDREAMSSUBLIMATIONTIPS]

Imagine Foreman,Liston,Norton,Frazier and all others...to be your opponent in the ring ! Zeez one would wet his pants instantaneously ...and Ali has won them all ...that fact alone makes him the greatest of all times...he's truely a GOAT .

[@jermainelong1843]

Ali was the man but Lyle looked like that bouncer you don't want to mess with👊

[@MrJMD37]

Its crazy how active Ali was! Between 10/74 and 2/1978, after he regained the title, including the first Spinks fight, he fought 11 times including the Thrilla in Manila and the third Norton fight. Unbelievable!!

[@yagiwilliams343]

Joe Darcy Man is in Heaven becoming legendary all over again

[@shaynelahmed6323]

N when ali beat Liston.. He planned to fight every 2 to three months...he never ducked anyone...

[@fiucik1]

@@shaynelahmed6323 Well, he didn't give rematch to Foreman.

[@shaynelahmed6323]

@@fiucik1 Ali certainly was wise enough, at the end of his career, to recognise his limitations and not give Foreman a rematch. Considering throughout his career he never ducked anyone, I think it's ok that he did, just this once. By the time he offered him a rematch he, foreman, was retired and refused. Georges comeback was spectacular...a helluva gladiator, and a truly great person too.

[@fiucik1]

@@shaynelahmed6323 Good point. Though i can't help but wonder, how would it went, i mean Ali knew he couldn't pull rope-a-dope for a second time. What a fight would that have been...

[@leehargreaves7473]

Genius at work. The best boxer ever. The best sportsman ever. One of the greatest humans ever.

[@MARLONdaman]

I will always remember Ron Lyle. Such a great legend who has passed on into eternity.🙏🏿

[@jameshogan6142]

May he rest in Peace and find eternal happiness.

[@m.ali.67.]

He did outbox Ali for 10 rounds (score cards) before the 11th round tko. He's an inspiration for me. So tough. Had lots of heart. Not just powerful but in his good days, almost impossible to knock down. And even if he did, he got back up. Had underrated skills in defense and started late, at 29. Hit like a truck. Amazing boxing skills, to outscore the Greatest for 10 rounds.

[@MARLONdaman]

@@m.ali.67. he hit Foreman so hard! The boxer I knew that made Foreman kiss, lick, and eat the mat! Ferocious!

[@m.ali.67.]

@@MARLONdaman Yes. Foreman was genuinely stunned by the power. "Ron Lyle was one guy who could you do hard it didn't hurt... No one else did it."

[@cocotimbo]

Ali' speed is like the one of a couple of division lower. So fast!

[@will13014]

cocotimbo and he wasn't even in his prime

[@LeoSRL300]

will bill Exactly!

[@ironmike2010]

cocotimbo couple of divisions lower? He’s faster then light heavyweights he’s as fast as featherweights for god sake.

[@taftsonnyhunter]

cocotimbo 9

[@dino.jay2007]

Yes, and sadly, he is no where near his prime as he was when he fought Sonny Liston.

[@GossamerWaits]

At 4:05 you can see Ali waving the referee over to stop the fight he didn’t want to hurt him no more

[@Desh681]

Meanwhile George Foreman put down _seventeen!_ hooks and uppercuts before Lyle went down when he was in that exact same spot. Sure, Ali may thought he had enough, but that steel mustache could take a hell of a lot more.

[@karelvandeschoor6313]

Ron Lyle, having the constitution of a horse, was incredibly hard to get down. He'd stand there, take punch after punch, but stay on his feet until the bell rang. The only way to end it without taking inexcusable health risks (or even death) was by a referee decision. Ali knew that : he could further pummel Lyle, but basically Lyle was out of control and Ali kept him in that position until the referee did the right thing. From a commercial point of view, the ref was under pressure to make the fight last as long as possible, so he made a brave and professional decision.

[@bigchee8263]

Karel Vandeschoor yup. I share the same thoughts on Lyle. He would stay on his feet and would have to be dragged out of the ring on a gurney dead before leaving the ring

[@jaxpo8044]

Ali's greatest rivals loved him for his kindness

[@bikefixer]

Ali is amazing! At 3:43 when he has Lyle in extreme peril, Ali backs off to judge the landscape. Ever the ring general, Ali makes sure that Lyle is not playing possum lying in wait to land a lucky haymaker. When Ali goes back to work it is at the distance that he wants making sure that only his punches are giving out punishment.

[@-Muhammad_Ali-]

Muhammad Ali fights like a cat. Always quick and always observing

[@H3aleme]

Exactly, I am happy to see other people are noticing these tiny details which made him unmatchable... how quickly he smells blood (it took him a split second to know Lyle was in trouble and went in for the finish) , and how he perfectly moves to maintain distance as if he's mirroring his opponent down to the millisecond. Ali fought on pure instinct in a sport that is extremely technical. No gym in the world can ever teach you what Ali taught himself. Not even Angelo Dundee could ever teach him anything and was rather there as a consultant and not much more. In his fight against Foreman Dundee kept urging Ali to stay off the rope to the point where Ali got irritated and told his corner: "shut up i know what I am doing"... When this man claimed he talks to god every day after beating Sonny Liston at 22 years old the reporter laughed. I doubt Ali was joking, he was basically trying to say he learns from life itself and from no one else, and that genuinely seems to be the case.

[@altaybozkurt4147]

OMG THIS RIGT HAND BUMMMM!!!! ALI I LOVE YOU BROTHER !! ALHAMDULILLAH !!!👊🏼

[@ElTerribleProduction]

This right was quick like a lightweight. Amazing

[@anthonyfrance6640]

when ali started dancing.....you know it's knock out time.

[@jameshogan6142]

My dad used to always say that back in the early 1970's.

[@grappleduck57]

I don't give a ship what anyone says...Ali is the greatest boxer, international humanitarian and sport-person-ship bar none. No one will ever come close to filling the vast void he left behind when he died...RIP to the first and only GOAT OF ALL GOATS!

[@kingShadow29]

Ali perfected boxing without Ali boxing would be dead.

[@alaza61]

That's true. He was the bridge between the boxing of old and the modern commercialized boxing of today. He was the perfect personality to take the sport into the new "closed circuit" and television arena. He created such an audience for boxing during his time as the most popular sports figure, that when he left, the sport was still in the public's conscious enough to give proper exposure to fighters like Leonard, Holmes, and eventually Tyson in the 80s.

[@malikrehankhanzaeitribespa9488]

The FATHER Of The Legends💗

[@atheistleopard618]

marciano and dempsey have a lot to say about that strange comment, pal. lol.

[@atheistleopard618]

@William Robert they're all pros bros so who didn't he fight? sstop just stop

[@atheistleopard618]

@Yusuf Islam Marciano TORE through the heavyweight division and ended up undefeated @ 49-0 with 43 kayos. Clay/Ali had 5 losses, frazier, norton, spinks, holmes, berbeck. Marciano is the one who brought it up like Dempsey did. THAT'S a legend.

[@KevinDFuller94]

When you look back at all of the murderous absolutely terrifying KO Artist that Ali fought and beat it's truly incredible. Foreman, Frazier, Shavers, Liston, Williams, Nortan. I mean seriously!!

[@drgwhatsthetruth3783]

Maybe that's why Ali will always be the GOAT..."Ali signals to the ref to stop it" Class.

[@nasedo3129]

Larry Holmes did the same thing the night he beat Ali like a drum.

[@jordanmooney5154]

Ali didn’t duck anybody , incredible champion , His Ring Craftmenship was next level , too smart and slick for a lot of his younger opponents in the 70’s , it’s trajedy that hishealth declined in his later years

[@drbipinyewale]

@4:05 Ali wants Referee to end fight..... Shows how Human in him was alive even when he was boxing .... Unlike many others who would kill opponent if they get chance

[@Cristiano2012NL]

He does not fight with hatred or anger... he is a true fighter and sportsman

[@conjob8168]

The footwork from Ali is magical.

[@JamesWilliams-yx2ze]

Ali beat these monsters when he was past his prime and shows you his GREATNESS!!!! ALI THE GOAT!!!

[@kanan360]

With all due respect to all boxers. Cause takes a lot of courage to enter the ring. But I still see Mohammed Ali the best boxer of all time. RIP champ

[@vittorioflender7628]

mah , nei massimi probabilmente si, insieme a Foreman, forse Ali di poco meglio. Guardati bene pero' tutti i combattimenti che ci sono rimasti di Robinson allora, Ali ha preso spunto da Robinson in tutto, anche se non riusciva ad avere proprio tutte le caratteristiche di Robinson, che era anche potentissimo per i suoi soli 73 kg . In senso assoluto, al di la del peso, quel titolo spetta a Robinson, anche se non abbiamo i filmati dei suoi anni migliori.

[@rickspence3253]

The greatest athlete who ever lived.

[@nasedo3129]

Wilt

[@big-l5771]

Wow Ali beat him 2. "Must be the Greatest"

[@Waleed-abdullah]

ali movement is INCREDIBLE !

[@alaza61]

Ron Lyle was one of the hardest hitters in Heavyweight HISTORY. Ali beat him, Foreman, Liston, Williams, Frazier, Shavers AND Norton. These men had bone crushing fist, and Ali beat them with his will, speed, footwork, and reach. Plus, some of these men were beaten by him AFTER his prime years. He could take a punch too. This is why it's ridiculous to entertain the idea of him losing to Mike Tyson, who is basically a stronger version of Floyd Patterson, who Ali DESTROYED. Not to mention, if a fifth rate Ali like Buster Douglass can beat Tyson, Ali in his prime would've played with him like a sega genesis! Watch the Cleveland Williams fight, check out what Tyson himself said about Ali's greatness as a heavyweight, and then reconsider your thoughts on who would've won that match. NO COMPARISON. Best Heavyweight of ALL TIME. In fact, pound for pound...he rates only second to Sugar Ray Robinson.

[@jameslucke1798]

Realize that some of these guys even had the same if not better reach than Ali. Ali just knew how to use his better.

[@alaza61]

james lucke Yea that's what I'm saying. He used it as an advantage when many of his opponents didn't understand how.

[@quintarissullivan3010]

You forgot shavers

[@alaza61]

+quintaris sullivan No I didn't. Don't gotta name everbody.

[@johnmills5064]

second to nobody friend.

[@khizersharief851]

Wat a fighter Ali was ,and gem if a person, calls the refree to intervene wen the fighter is disoriented ,avoiding further punishment,many of the fighters don't do that 🙏🙏

[@mohammedhabbous7530]

Ali has so much class and integrity. He took it easy on the guy and told the ref to stop the fight. Whereas other fighters would have tried to kill that injured Gisselle...

[@nasedo3129]

Larry Holmes did the same thing the night he beat Ali like a drum.

[@rosetheone1234]

The first and the only boxer to give a chance to his opponent to recover in history because self believe, 1 word to explain total control, he was a LION 🙏

[@nasedo3129]

Larry Holmes did the same thing the night he beat Ali like a drum.

[@mohammedmusnaimran5006]

What a man ali was a great human being with a big heart he gave ron so many chances to fight back when he was in punishing mood ali stopped so many times we will never find a boxer like him a legend won so many hearts with love miss u alot

[@shaynelahmed6323]

Whoa! N they said ali lost his speed? He kicked butt! Lyle was a huge guy too!

[@johnrambodalessandro3395]

I don't know If any other fighter fought Foreman, Lyle and shavers, but I'm sure Ali Was the only that wasn't Knocked down by anyone of these hard punchers. And beated them all. That's why Ali Was the GREATEST!!!!

[@محمدالهاجري-ل5ث]

The art of boxing only can be learned by. Mohammed Ali

[@DWilliam1]

Lyle was one of my favorite fighters to watch growing up. It was always action packed. His fights with Shavers and Foreman are some of the best I have ever seen.

[@grinchoi1]

and to think Ali took out the greatest fighters without throwing body shots throughout his career.. he was a headshot marksman. His style and skillset was so damn unique

[@Eagleeye6677]

Late Muhammad Ali, was the greatest heavy weight of all time and we need to appreciate him for he had done for boxing world. R.I.P Champ

[@CFGrandWizard]

Best boxer in history! 💕 Muhammad Ali

[@omar-zy5hg]

GREW UP WACHING ALI HE WAS BIGGER THAN LIFE

[@j.dragon651]

I made so much money betting on Ali! It was easy to get bets against him.

[@ramlangoddos4425]

When I watched Ali signalling to the referee to stop the fight, to take a look at Lye, wow I thought this legend had tremendous compassion for his hurt opponent. This also reminds me when Manny Pacquio fought Antonio Margarito (who trash talked Pacquiao before fight). Seeing Margarito already eye swollen, Pacquiao looked at the referee to signal IF he had seen enough. After the fight, Pacquiao said boxing is not about killing your opponent. Such is his concern and compassion for his opponent.

[@johnkennedy51]

When Ali misses with that big left.... the speed he covers up right after.... his awareness in the ring was quite simply astounding!!!! And for anyone who says Ali didn’t hit hard.... go ask all the guys he knocked out and beat.... one fighter said Ali jab did more than hurt it actually made you dizzy!!!....and the way he set you up for his right was devastating..... you don’t knock that many extremely tough and durable fighters out if you don’t hve a decent punch!!!!

[@User2jn]

Ali has fought so many formidable opponents.

[@martinhill9261]

Ron Lyle was an amazing speciman who would probably destroy AJ.But Ali made him look like a feeble .scared man.

[@boxeolocopunch762]

I dont think that ron lyle could defeat AJ... Joshua is a great fighter and smart... and ron lyle had trouble against technical boxers..like Ali..and jerry quarry

[@denissssss8579]

maximiliano monopoli Joshua loss to Ruiz hhhhhh, Lyle would beat him and Ali would probably kill him

[@denissssss8579]

Mister X no maybe not in top 5 but Joshua could be the 6th, because Ali, Norton, Frazier, foreman and Lyle could be top 5

[@kb5678]

Mister X guy loses once and now he’s shit. Boxing fans piss me off

[@waqarfaraz245]

Dam. Right

[@ChasinOneTwelve]

One of the greatest fights of all time

[@awesomefaith9965]

Can't believe Ali took those on the chin without being hurt. Mind you, it was this Ron Lyle Foreman calls the hardest puncher he ever fought. Ali was the greatest - no doubt...

[@RtB68]

At 3.30. Best call, ever. “Is it just that he can’t go the pace anymore...ohhh, yes he can. What a man...”

[@frankdooley6451]

Best chin ever Ali, totally underestimated how good it was. Took the hardest punches from some of the best punchers ever and was never knocked out.

[@زيادطارق-ت1ي]

ديناميكية محمد علي واسلوبه لاتوجد في اي مقاتل اخر الان الملاكمة في عصرنا بالغرغم من تطورها الا ان علي اسلوبه متجدد في اي وقت وزمان يستطيع القتال اسلوب فريد من نوعه حقا انه من عصر مختلف رحمه الله وأسكنه فسيح جناته مثلي الأعلى في الملاكمة

[@NICOSAN1502]

Lo más grande que ha dado este deporte , la limpieza con que Mohamed Ali ejecutaba , sin ensañamientos , un hombre excepcional .

[@tongkhufrancois8011]

HIS EYES ALI! Means ALL of the determination!

[@georgemallory797]

Ali he was a true sportsman and had compassion for Ron Lyle and you can see that he did not want to beat him senseless when the ref was late in stopping the fight.

[@sab1b2b8]

No noble art without Ali The GOAT!

[@jamesnorton7601]

He's America's greatest athlete. Michael Jordan, LeBron, Tom Brady etc. None of them can hold a candle to Ali. We should enshrine him with a holiday in this country unto his name and his life. To be forever remembered The Greatest of All Time

[@douglaslett7504]

I have been watching sports since 1960s I would say nominations for greatest athlete, wilt chamberlain, Michael Phelps, Jim Brown, Usain bolt, but you are correct Ali beats them all !

[@fantasybouthour6679]

When Ali open those eyes wide you knew he was about to unleash hell.

[@naroulin9279]

When you look at all the greatest boxer's carrier, Ali is the only one who fought Everybody of his time, it's insane. Liston, Chuvalo, Patterson, Cleveland Williams, Zora Folley, Archie Moore, Bonavena, Quarry, Norton, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Trevor Berbick, Shavers, Ron Lyle...Etc. I can't find one big name Ali didn't fought.

[@jas3598]

Naroulin Hatake yea bro that y he the GOAT thst said tyson would do this that naaaah maaate he beat tyson all day along

[@therumbleinthejunglee]

Joe Louis literally fought everybody in his era what the fuck are you talking about only one

[@davidwelch5186]

a good friend was at this fight. closeup. he said the blows sounded like a watermelon slammed down on concrete. Lyle was one tuff sob. All the credit to Ali to beat this very tough man.

[@alablksnakelonghalfpintowh4038]

One of my favorites is Ron Lyle. He was the underdog who came to fight hard everytime. RIP RL.

[@abdirahmancajiib0]

Look at Ali's humanity, professionalism and mercy greatest of all time ⏲ 🙌 👏 ♥ ❤ 👌 rest In Jannah.

[@yusufyesil6373]

Ali çok merhametli hakemi uyarıyor ❤

[@eb5857]

What I like about Ali he never ducked anyone, like boxers today.

[@HLA-y24]

Those flurry of shots at 3:37 !! Physically, Ali was not in his absolute prime,but he definitely still had his speed.

[@SaleemSirYT]

Movement in the bout is asset of Ali

[@blueberryumyum91]

El jab de Ali que obra de arte

[@jaysilverheals4445]

funniest lines ever "does not know where he is--has no idea whats going on or why they stopped it"

[@abiyyahbaqbuqyahyaradan3111]

The Greatest of All Time! #Ali

[@dennissmith9294]

Ali was so smooth with his punches. Flow like a butterfly sting like a 🐝.

[@TheLarryBrown]

I hope you're joking and know that it's "float like a butterfly" and not "flow."