Remember the Name! | How Ali DEMANDED Respect From Terrell

In 1967 Ali entered the ring to face off against a fierce competitor. But he was fighting for more than just the championship. He was fighting for his own name.
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Having vacated one of the heavyweight belts so he could immediately rematch Sonny Listen, Ali was looking to become undisputed once more by fighting the champion known as the human Octopus, Ernie Terrell.
But at the weight ins Terrell had repeatedly referred to Ali by his old name, a name he had forsaken. The two had gotten into a brief but real fight, and Ali had promised to punish Terrell for what he deemed to be not only disrespect but betrayal.

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

Skill Books: www.modernmartialartist.com/technique-books-by-tmma-david-christian/ So I usually research a fight after watching it with no sound on, and I was astonished to realize that the media painted Ali as the dirty fighter here. I went through and rewatched slow motion. I found the instance where Terrell signaled to the ref he was thumbed but it really doesn't look like it. I even showed the clip in the video where Ali was escaping the ropes and sticking his arm out. Maybe brushed accidentally? Terrell also said he dragged his eyes against the ropes and an article from the time said Ali did that as well. I watched slow motion and the closest I found was either a moment where Ali leaned on him as he barreled in and one where Ali turned him while holding a collar tie to avoid a rabbit punch. Neither looked like he did anything to intentionally rub his face on the ropes. In fact all of Ali's unusually aggressive (for him) wrestling tactics seemed to be in response to rabbit punches. Those kinds of punches end careers and lives pretty easily, and recently in the pros in fact. I just could not believe the ref on this one. As for punishing Terrell on purpose by carrying him to the end of the fight, I personally don't think so but what do you think?

[@gibraltar4841]

Hi

[@joelcastro-reyes1667]

He might have tried to carry Terrell far enough to give him a beating, but it probably would've satisfied him to finish with a KO if possible. And yeah, Terrell should be shamed to hell and back for all those rabbit punches.

[@DILFDylF]

Ali would have to be unbelievably strong to perfectly manipulate Terrell's eyes onto the ropes and grind them across the ropes without Terrell's consent. But also that's stupid anyways because you can close your eyes, and your eyes are recessed into sockets specifically to protect them. That claim is stupid on all fronts.

[@glynhannaford7332]

I think Terrell was too big, too strong, too determined and his high guard was too effective for Ali to secure a ko, pretty much as Ali said in the post fight interview.

[@Yayo_Misfitz]

I agree it was ridiculous the amount of illegal shots reminds me of lomachenko vs salido but with rabbid punches rather than low blows. You ask yourself "what is the referee watching?" But in my opinion I don't think Ali tried to carry him the whole 15 rounds, some guys can just take a lot of punishment, and like Ali said once you realize that you don't want to put yourself in a bad position and have no stamina left so you have to pace yourself.

[@TheEvilmonkey25]

Ali's life story never ceases to be relevant. Also he puncha real good.

[@SchizoGuitarist]

And he shuffles even better

[@Studentofsweetscience]

The story of Muhammad Ali is that of a man of conviction and faith who was beloved by millions and who in turn loved nothing better in life than connecting with as many of those people as he could. Ali loved people and refused to cut himself off from the press or the public, his training camps were always open to visitors. While Floyd Mayweather Jr. disembarks from his private jets far away from the public and surrounded by a platoon of mammoth goons, even at the height of his fame, Ali only ever employed a single bodyguard and never hesitated from mingling with his admirers wherever he happened to be. And while boxers today may refrain from discussing their personal lives or avoid making themselves available to the media, Ali did the opposite. He loved answering questions and being challenged by interviewers and held nothing back. His integrity, the fact he stood for something bigger than boxing, along with his openness, sense of humor, and natural charisma, all coalesced with his ring success to make him a superstar. Books, television specials, comics, games, toys, movies, plays, video games; accolades and tributes from people like James Brown, Diana Ross, Madonna, Norman Mailer; honorary degrees from universities and the Presidential Medal of Freedom; a museum and cultural center established in his name in Louisville, Kentucky; the Olympic flame lit by his trembling hand in 1996 - Ali became, and will forever be, larger than life. Yes, boxing was the springboard to all this, but the man’s influence will continue to be about much more than sports. Ali was, and is, the People’s Champion, and his legacy will no doubt outlive all of us.

[@mjolninja9358]

@joskevermeulen3271I wouldn’t even bring floy in the same conversation as Ali 😭

[@brandonrogers8621]

Timeless for he is the greatest of all time!

[@fancyincubus]

I read that last bit in nacho libres voice X)

[@friedbagel6893]

The amount of shots to the back of the head from Terrell in this fight is just disgusting,i wonder why the ref didn’t deduct points or even disqualified him.🧐

[@omarisawesome1996]

Its insane bro

[@Kratos-kt6yw]

haahaha youre a joke bro ''racist groups like the nation of islam'' ''yea he was a good boxer but that was about it'' @@Anoneemus_Noenayme

[@gogadantes8699]

This was a time of open racism in the US. Ali's entire being and persona is that of a powerful, defiant black man. That's all the reason needed. There might have been a small chance of fair refereeing if the ref was a black man, but ofc that wasn't the case. Just listen to that white reporter after he won. He was hella flustered when Ali started to talk about black people in a non-conformist way.

[@friedbagel6893]

@@Anoneemus_Noenayme yeah but he reformed himself afterwards and left the nation of Islam because he realised it wasn’t the true religion of islam but just a deviant group that put extreme racism as their main point. But i never heard of the militant group so i can’t say much about it.

[@nickvledder]

True as hell!

[@robertreyes8792]

Huge respect to you for not even saying Ali's old name in the video, that's how you revere our legends.

[@touchtennis]

This is THE comment. Love this.

[@LITTLE1994]

Yup

[@Coldass]

Cassius clay fought to end slavery in the u.s. in the 19th century what’s wrong with saying his name

[@AceThaDon]

@@ColdassNigga Ali didn’t wanna go by that anymore smartass🤦🏿 Its out of respect.. If you change yo name im sure u would want to be called yo new name too🤦🏿🤦🏿🤡

[@CaliburovX4]

@@Coldass Allegedly (according to Ali), Clay was a white supremacist and slave owner. Even though he (literally) fought tooth and nail to abolish slavery. Ali's wiki article alleges Clay owned slaves after 1865 when the 13th amendment was instated, but I haven't found anything to support it on Wiki or other sites. There's an excellent video by 'The Fat Electrician' about his life's story. Ali also seemed to not be a fan of white ppl in general, and called his old name his 'slave name' (among many other things he's said about white people in general), that leads me to believe that one of the main reasons he wanted to change his name was because it belonged to a white man. He's a great boxer, of that there is no doubt, but as a person, he rubs me the wrong way, even when I try to take his situation and the time frame into account.

[@SoftBank47]

What gets me about these Ali fight breakdowns is that they always showcase how smart Ali was, constantly switching tactics. He was a lot smarter than people gave him credit for.

[@aarondigby5054]

Master tactician and strategist.

[@Ze_Moose]

"Stick and move son!"

[@jonathanport5002]

When relaxed. Soo intelligent 😂

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

The amount of times the coach’s told him to do something to somthing and he was like nah haha

[@Studentofsweetscience]

The story of Muhammad Ali is that of a man of conviction and faith who was beloved by millions and who in turn loved nothing better in life than connecting with as many of those people as he could. Ali loved people and refused to cut himself off from the press or the public, his training camps were always open to visitors. While Floyd Mayweather Jr. disembarks from his private jets far away from the public and surrounded by a platoon of mammoth goons, even at the height of his fame, Ali only ever employed a single bodyguard and never hesitated from mingling with his admirers wherever he happened to be. And while boxers today may refrain from discussing their personal lives or avoid making themselves available to the media, Ali did the opposite. He loved answering questions and being challenged by interviewers and held nothing back. His integrity, the fact he stood for something bigger than boxing, along with his openness, sense of humor, and natural charisma, all coalesced with his ring success to make him a superstar. Books, television specials, comics, games, toys, movies, plays, video games; accolades and tributes from people like James Brown, Diana Ross, Madonna, Norman Mailer; honorary degrees from universities and the Presidential Medal of Freedom; a museum and cultural center established in his name in Louisville, Kentucky; the Olympic flame lit by his trembling hand in 1996 - Ali became, and will forever be, larger than life. Yes, boxing was the springboard to all this, but the man’s influence will continue to be about much more than sports. Ali was, and is, the People’s Champion, and his legacy will no doubt outlive all of us.

[@gogadantes8699]

I mean, even aside from the ducking opponents and the awful character, comparing Floyd Jr. to Ali isn't fair to Floyd. Ali was mentally brilliant, he was like an OP fictional character in that he was an incredible fighter but also an erudite thinker and a phenomenal statesman. His charisma, sense of humour, eloquence and sociability was rooted in that. Floyd Jr. can barely read lol. If that.

[@mcole442]

In fairness to Floyd, it's impossible to step in Godzilla's shoes👈 Ali was a force of nature. He "was must" see TV. He cut the greatest promos of all time. Before him, you could see championship fights on regular TV. Ali helped bring all of that about. Good Luck trying to follow that👈........🤣

[@theaether4009]

Floyd lives in an era of immense celebrity worship, though you have a point nonetheless. Ali today would only make scheduled appearances with venue security included for certain.

[@Studentofsweetscience]

Chec-out ---'Muhammad Ali the Greatest walking in to streets' It's an amazing vid. The adoration people had at that time, from all walks of life, is astonishing. Notice, no bodyguards.

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

​@@gogadantes8699😂

[@x_flies]

Ali’s head movement was defying the laws of physics and when he did take a punch, he defied the laws of physics again by being able to stay on his feet. What a man and legend. 🐐.

[@vijayvijay4123]

Parkinson enters the chat

[@CahyaTroy]

@@vijayvijay4123 Ali had clear signs of parkinsons when taking blows to the head from Shavers who was labeled by multiple people as the hardest hitting HW and Ali didn't go down.

[@SOLE_II_SOUL]

Vintage Ali here. Ali made punches slip by inches. You can tell in this fight he was a lot more aggressive. Of course he danced but not as much against Terrell.

[@thegodfather1924]

This version of Ali wouldnt lose to Frazier and Norton.

[@alexnajarian1860]

@@thegodfather1924Agreed. In fact he would have dominated both.

[@aarondigby5054]

@2:45 Ali's ability to slip punches with cat-like instincts.

[@Rspknlikeab0ssxd]

The Shavers fight would've gone a lot better

[@Jamarr009]

The amount of Ali's opponents hitting him at the back of the head, im not surprised what happened to him at the end of his career

[@insuchaway]

That would be an interesting stat; how many rabbit punches did he take??

[@turbo8628]

Ali was hurt far and worn out far more in his career than he ever let on. He had a granite chin, a great engine, an iron will, and a poker face to match. There is no doubt that his later life was a result of the damage he took in the ring.

[@FatherofMan25]

Wepner was the absolute worst. He landed about 100 rabbit punches on Ali, in clinches, and ref never even issue a warning. Gross. What's worse, is Wepner was celebrated as the "inspiration for the Rocky movies".

[@thespy7795]

I've ALWAYS said that. Great Observation!

[@Jamarr009]

@@FatherofMan25 Don't like playing the race card, but let's be honest... It was probably some racism shit

[@bikesbirdsandbonsai2012]

I'm 67yo and grew up during the time of the greatest boxer ever... he was/is a true 'one off'... R.I.P. ❤️

[@dominiquejones3805]

Ref need 2 get n the ring with Ali 4 Round 5. That was disgusting

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Boombya

[@Wally991]

Not when Joe Frazier righteously kicked his sorry arrogant ass.

[@meg5042]

I remember when I was a little boy in Syria, and my father eyes were glued on TV watching Ali fight, I remember vividly when I use to wish so hard to jump into the TV to help Ali with his fights. I ended up moving to the US and strangely settling in Muhammad Ali native City, Louisville,KY, where one of its biggest boulevards,and its international airport are named after this legend.

[@blasemessina3711]

Unfortunately, I don't think we'll see such a Fine Talent as Ali for a long time,he was Definitely Unique

[@thomashightower7881]

Maybe not in heavyweight, but I think Naoya Inoue is well on his way to being an all time great. He proves each fight that he's on another level from his opponents, and his movement and punching is poetry in motion

[@milesbringhams6869]

@@thomashightower7881 Crawford is making a pretty good account of himself too.

[@Thegoldenchild415]

​@@thomashightower7881Inoue is good. But he can't hold Bud's jock strap

[@fryhyh]

Me

[@the_unspoken_of]

"He would forever stay the man he has become. That man was Muhammad Ali!" My friend, the way you said it had brought tears to my eyes. I applauded you for your performance, and him for his Greatness. He truly was the Greatest! Allaah has Mercy upon him.

[@sickmelo15]

In his prime Ali was performing his “Art”. The Art of Ali. R.I.P. champ🙏

[@seniordavidmanderson9232]

I remember when it was such a blessing to be young, strong, and most importantly, having the respiratory system to meet all challenges big and small; though athletes and soldiers certainly take it to another level. Imagine being Ali circling and jabbing and laughing with joy all day long in the practice ring. Special.

[@sirjer73]

Well said sir!!!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

The fact Ali at no point complained about the rabbit punches was amazing he was a true warrior a lot of boxers today complain about an accidental rabbit punch etc. Not saying Ali shouldn't have complained he should after the first combination of them. It was just amazing that he didn't.

[@NavarinoDC]

Ali looked so calm throughout the fight. Tyson would have bitten Tyrell's face off!

[@FatherofMan25]

Ali never bitched to referees, even though multiple of his fights had dirty opponents, Wepner was, imo, the worst. He landed about 100 rabbit punches on Ali, in clinches, and ref didn't even issue a warning. Gross.

[@KaiserBlade]

He did this is edited.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

silly wabbit!

[@lrodrigues7488]

Fans like you are terrible for the fighters...

[@michel0dy]

Ali is the GOAT. Insulting one's name hurts the worst for someone who fought for it, it's impossible not to cheer with every punch even if this fight happened decades ago.

[@p4pking.]

Ali was a head of his times. From the way he trained to selling his fights to the way he fought. A true GOAT🐐💯.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Yup, if U like watching DANCING! I prefer watching actual FIGHTERS!

[@p4pking.]

@@mr.blackhawk142 Boxing is hit & don’t get hit. Not go get your head caved in .

[@LITTLE1994]

This is my favorite non-Fraizer/Foreman fight about Ali, solely because he screamed "What's my name". Jokes aside, it is clear Ali wanted to punish Terrell as long as possible. It was personal. But Terrell himself, I don't know what gotten into him in this fight, because he was a champion himself at one point. The way he fought Ali with all those dirty back in the head blows is disgusting. Had that been today, he would quickly be disqualified.

[@sethteeter5225]

There's a lesson to be learned here don't piss off Muhammad Ali lol

[@teastrainer3604]

Joe Frazier called Ali "Clay" well into the Seventies. He even did it on a commercial for Vitalis. And Ali called Frazier "Mighty Joe Young." People make too much of the thing with Terrell.

[@CarlDaCool168]

@@teastrainer3604I think the difference is Terrell did it uncalled for and Joe did it in response for Ali calling him a gorilla, an Uncle Tom, etc

[@teastrainer3604]

@@CarlDaCool168 So if Ali mocked you first it was OK to mock him back.

[@CarlDaCool168]

@@teastrainer3604 not necessarily i'm just explaining how people saw it

[@CarlDaCool168]

@@teastrainer3604 that's how most people would see it as, most people find initiating something more significant or worse than a response to that you see it anywhere you go, if you kill someone just because they walked by you people call you a psychopath and a killer, if you kill someone cuz they attacked you and tried to kill you they'll just call it self defense and move on, not saying this compares to that but just in general they probably looked at it extremely differently simply because Frazier was responding to Ali's incredibly insulting banter

[@Yayo_Misfitz]

Great breakdown as always!!! So much of my attitude as a martial artist is due to the way you broke fights down. I've been watching your channel for over 10 years now! Much love and respect!

[@Uncooked_Taco]

Wdym bro his channel only been up for 7 yrs stop lying 😂

[@Yayo_Misfitz]

@@Uncooked_Taco I was thinking off the top of my head. But that makes sense I started martial arts in 2010 and didn't start watching his channel till a couple years later. But I guess I've been watching it since he started it that's for sure.

[@turbo8628]

Bullied as a kid, took up boxing to fight the bullies. Show no fear. Show no pain. Make them cower in fear as they realise you are not scared of them. Make them feel as though they have no power, and watch them become powerless. Make them regret ever trying to hurt or disrespect you. Ali was defiant because he would not accept the world as he knew it. His defiance is as important to his legacy as his boxing skills.

[@KaiserBlade]

Someone stole his bicycle when he was 12.

[@snakyYT]

Ali didn't go into boxing because of a bully. He was offered to join because he told a cop(Joe Martin) he wanted to beat the their of his stolen bike up.

[@hemadayal7815]

i love the commentators words...the most fundamental part of a human being IS HIS NAME...

[@surrealistidealist]

These historical videos are my favorite! If you could ever cover the Charles-Walcott fights, the Charles-Moore fights, or anything with Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey and/or Harry Wills, that would be awesome!!!

[@surrealistidealist]

The Cleveland Williams - Sonny Liston fights would be amazing, too! 🤩

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

I definitely want to break down some old school fights! Marciano vs Moore is on of my favorites ever, maybe is my favorite.

[@surrealistidealist]

​@@TheModernMartialArtistThat's one of my all-time favorite fights, too! Also, I can't believe I forgot to mention the great Harry Greb and his fight series with Tunney!

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

Tunney vs Dempsey 1 and 2 have been on my list for like 6 years haha

[@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez]

​@@surrealistidealistWhen the topic of Greatest Heavyweights of All-Time is discussed,, why isn't Charles ever mentioned? Yet when the topic of Greatest *"Light"* heavyweights is discussed,, he's *"Always"* mentioned!!! *Shouldn't one (Rocky) have to beat credible 'Heavyweight' opponents to be respected as a legitimate 'Heavyweight' champion?*

[@okeynwachie]

This is the EXACT kind of content I love!!! Here for this ❤

[@surrealistidealist]

Same! Modern martial arts meets the HISTORY of martial arts! 🥊

[@Broken_Orbital]

There may be technically Better boxers throughout history but Ali will forever be The Greatest.

[@saiidashek471]

Broo when he crossed behind him, and just appeared from the other side that was cold. The music on this fits so well, you're so underrated man!

[@Rikto388]

This man life like a movie story

[@KrShou]

The sad part is that the Muslims across the world take credit for him developing into the best boxer in the world 😅

[@lewis6916]

I recently bought the book “the greatest” by Alan Goldstein and it’s a great depiction of Ali’s life. The man could fight, but everything he done outside of the ring was so much more important and interesting

[@aarondigby5054]

When he fought in Germany he paid for all the servicemen tickets to see the fight. $14k worth of tickets, the Champ GOAT.

[@sonzai5162]

This was an absolute a$$ whoopin lmao. Imagine being Ali's punching bag for 15 rds 😆

[@glen7137]

At least Terrel lasted 15 rounds most boxers didn't even last that long

[@simplelife3020]

Normally Ernie Terrell is shown as a 'nobody'. Props to David, he showed Ernie actually had a good defence and a game plan. Despite his dirty tactics he was a good boxer, dirty but good. It makes Ali's victorys amazing. His opponents were really good!!!

[@devilface97]

Joe Louis was in terrells corner when he beat machen for the title and said terrel looked like an amateur.

[@cullex.2851]

Didn’t Louis say that Terell and Ali were the best fighters during that time?

[@therealc.t.7085]

@@cullex.2851That doesn’t mean Joe didn’t think Terrell looked like amateur lol by 67 Ali had ran through the division and there wasn’t much developed young talent until the turn of the decade.

[@cullex.2851]

@@therealc.t.7085 Then what happened to Liston and Patterson then?

[@cullex.2851]

@@therealc.t.7085 Liston was considered to be pretty skilled and he was even Joe’s friend.

[@therealc.t.7085]

@@cullex.2851 They were over the hill and Ali had already beat them.

[@lolwuttup420]

Love the channel! And I love how you emphasized Ali’s incredible grappling abilities that get overlooked so often. As someone with a grappling background and as a fan of boxing I really appreciate this aspect of Ali’s arsenal.

[@romanyrose4074]

Alis head movement was spectacular. Has anyone else had so many cuts opened on opponents like he has. I've been watching these fight and I swear he cuts everyone he fights with that jab flick.

[@aarondigby5054]

Watch the Liston/Clay fight 1964, see how he cut and swole Sonny's head up as Sonny sat on his stool at the end of rd 6

[@kakashihatake6176]

Legends say that after the fight terell was calling everyone and his own mother ali

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

I believe it

[@dafullclip]

Best self-promoter thats ever lived as of YET! The reporter kept calling him Cassius. Ali turned around and said something like: Man, why you keep calling me that? You know my name! *Muhammad Ali* ..Yes sir! I fell to the floor writhing in laughter.

[@elijahjamescomia2601]

Man ali's physical strength in the clinches are underrated, he'd make you look small

[@thespy7795]

George Foreman and Ken Norton said Ali wasn't a hard puncher, but was Strong as a Bull! Norton said punching Ali's body was like hitting a Brick Wall!

[@THEPRINCEOFKINGZ]

WHATS CRAZY IS THE BEATING HE GAVE HIM WAS FAR WORST THAN IT SEEMS

[@thespy7795]

They kept taking his Title....and Ali kept taking it back. Greatest Fighter EVER!

[@eljerc5894]

Lot of losses for the best ever

[@thegodfather1924]

​@@eljerc5894In his Prime 0 defeats.

[@Waywardfolk]

Man really turned a two sentence statement into a 16:00 minute video. Gotta respect it.

[@RyanMclain]

Thanks, David. Also really appreciate your thanking all your subs the other day. You do good work. Id love it if you were pure boxing, lost interest in other combat sports tbh. I still watch almost all your work though. Just wanted to let you know i appreciate ya and think your body of work is top notch cant wait for more, really up for the next the punch you did not see. Have a good one

[@bkmeahan]

Ali was just an amazing fighter. Just looking at his 56-5 record reflects this but when you realize 3 of those losses were in his last 4 fights when he was way past his prime, it is even more impressive. mid 60's to the mid 70s was the Golden Age of the heavyweight division with Ali, Frazier, Foreman, and Norton (realistically we should include Sonny Liston also). He realistically should have retired after the Shavers fight in 77 and certainly after the Spinx rematch in 78. He had beaten the best of the best in their prime.

[@ricard2182]

You have some of the best breakdowns on the platform, and it allows me to study under the greats, please never stop uploading amazing content. thank you.

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

Thanks! I'm incredibly happy doing this and won't stop unless I'm made to :) haha

[@DailybreadwithBreeMinistries]

@modernmaritalartist you did awesome on this as always. Thanks for breakingdown this fight it is one of my favorites of Ail.

[@gregmongrain]

I've never seen fight analysis like this. You really know your stuff. I won't see Ali's style the same after this. Thanks.

[@QdamasterAnimations]

Even though this seemed like a one sided fight, the voice over adds so much credibility to it , thank you !

[@AHA-bo8zm]

Excellent recap of the legendary Ali in this legendary fight! Thank you for emphasizing how the referee did not stop the fight or Terrell. This is the first time I have heard anyone say that.

[@ONLYALEXISOMAR]

What sucks about watching Ali fights is you see how his own toughness and desperate illegal tactics of his opponents led to his deterioration in his later years

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Antonio Inoki speed up that process in regards too his deteriorating form down the line

[@Liliphant_]

Yeah, it is really hard to watch

[@mrbrooklynny]

I'm glad he finally did a video on this fight I mentioned this fight in comments over a year ago.

[@NavarinoDC]

I just love watching the way Ali moved.

[@ZungaBungalunga]

Beyond love and veneration, he was just beauty in motion, the peak where performance and aesthetic are melted in one champion🖤

[@bailiesimpkin4594]

Great video as always

[@arsenal-slr9552]

One of his best fights. Rose to the challenge and passed with flying colors

[@miahsaint-georges]

Great work as usual brother! All the way down to your dope beats!

[@akashnadar1449]

Thanks for your work over the years man, I would like to see you analyze the fight between Saad Muhammad and Yaqui Lopez 2 1980, though there is not a lot of technique involved it sure would be amazing like you did for Ali vs Frazier 3 one of my favourite videos on youtube Other fights would include Chacon vs limon 4, Chacon vs Boza Edwards 2. The backstory to Chacon was very intriguing leading upto these fights

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

Thank you! I actually know very little about this fight or that "golden era" of light heavyweight. But I always love finding new fights I haven't seen before and new fighters to analyze. I'll put this on my research list and if anything I'll really enjoy going down the rabbit hole :)

[@akashnadar1449]

​@@TheModernMartialArtistit was a really stacked division back then Also if you can watch both the Chacon fights mentioned below.

[@morningstar577]

I love when you do an Ali video. Thank you for this one!

[@jacobrojas8156]

One of the most iconic figures in human history.

[@WallRedd]

Most people haven't seen the interview when Ali was talking about his strength when he clinches because he looks so handsome. He said when he clinches, it's being being held by a grizzly bear and his opponents lose plenty energy each time they break free. He weakened them geadually

[@khaledsw7952]

These are really amazing videos your making man , thank you and keep them coming

[@glynhannaford7332]

Watching this again today, I continue to be super impressed by Ali's skills, speed and movement. Terrell was allowed to get away with far too much dirty stuff. Great narration David. 👏

[@masterj4777]

This will forever my all-time favorite Ali fight!! He dominated and made him say his name right 🥊🥊🥊

[@MasterBrianJohns]

Outstanding breakdown. Ali's talent shines through in this video!

[@glynhannaford7332]

Great work David, showcasing perfectly another of Ali's masterful performances. It's a funny thing, both in the moment and in retrospect, toughness is attributed to many of Ali's opponents, Terrell being a good example, plus of course Foreman, Frazier, Norton and others. Whereas Ali's attributes are his talent, his speed, his incredible footwork, his ring IQ, his ability to change, tactics multiple times in one fight etc. Plus, he was handsome and that face stayed unmarked despite all of those battles at the highest level. But the eyes deceive the mind and the more i watch again Ali's fights from that bygone era, the more i realise that generally we have all been overlooking Ali's toughness. His strengths of mind and body, are seldom mentioned but I'm beginning to question whether they were in fact Ali's greatest attributes. All the best

[@Kuragdar]

Your Ali videos are my favorite!

[@Oran-35]

Only one boxer called Ali, Clay and that was Marciano. They were good friends and Marciano was public about Ali right to call himself what he wanted. They didn't agree on politics, but when Ali was flat broke, he agreed to do that computer fight. The ultimate brawler against ultimate boxer in their prime. Dam, what I wouldn't pay to see that.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Great video ❤

[@jonathandanger7461]

Subbed to you for your awesome Ali videos, keep the champ coming!

[@christophertracy2807]

This fight shows why Ali was the most beautiful athlete that ever lived

[@theblackmamba8686]

Please do Holyfield's game plan in his fight(s) with Tyson. There are just too many sheep fans that actually think The Real Deal spent the entire fight holding and headbutting his way to victory.

[@kakashihatake6176]

l mean....he did seemed to suspiciously headbutt and lowblow in timing more than once tho

[@Eggshd]

I love Tyson but Holyfield is actually the real deal. His head butting was a big problem tho. I'd be more favorable if he was playing clean

[@turbo8628]

Holyfield is underrated and not appreciated enough, but let's not pretend he was a saint. He was a scrapper who would wear opponents down, often diving in head first as the often smaller man.

[@jboomhauer]

Great man, great fight

[@CeritaPulliam-yx8jc]

Muhammad was awesome at punching while moving backward...it's amazing to behold. I can't get enough of Muhammad Ali.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Ali is such a master his round 2 tactics are genius.

[@UTubeSL]

Just an outstanding breakdown 👌

[@Brandeena233]

Another fantastic video.

[@keithlowe3557]

This what made Ali great. How quick he adapted to his opponent, Terrell was owning him round 1. Ali immediate destroyed his defense 2nd round. How he dealt with foreman. Etc. there were a lot of great boxers but Ali’s speed and fighting IQ was crazy

[@KaiserBlade]

You don't know what you're looking at do you?

[@keithlowe3557]

@@KaiserBlade what are you talking about? I’m talking about how Ali adapts to his opponents

[@cathberthnyamunda7083]

What's my name, a famous question

[@MrEsPlace]

Great video

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Excellent documentary style on this match for both fighters!

[@erikmurray3661]

Damn Ernie Terrell is definitely a dirty fighter geez can't believe they allow that many fouls.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Ali said he's a die-hard

[@gentlemandemon]

The news clips are very telling of the era with the way the continue to refer to him as Clay

[@hermenutic]

I listened to the fight on the radio. Many decades passed before I got to see the fight. He had fought Cleveland Williams a few months before. He was arriving at the peak of his career. Listening to the fight on the radio was exciting.

[@Apex_grind562]

Great narration.

[@brucetopey8071]

Ali, one of America’s greatest National treasures!

[@asemahmed2138]

Two Ali fights in a row? Now we’re talking… Oscar bonavena or chuck wepner next please ❤

[@stayingalivewithsaad5351]

Your videos are always eloquently explained, always love watching about the art of fightings. But I do wanna say is that, can you please make another new video on ' Rumble in the Jungle ' becuz the last one was lacking good quality 🙏❤️

[@beetlejews]

Beautiful video amazing skill by Ali

[@jasonellis9777]

Great video! I may be mistaken but I believe some kind of charges were talked about being brought against Ali for, like you said carrying the fight. They hated that man back then. But wow was he an amazing talent. The things he did in the ring are almost physical impossible. Lol.

[@rahulbose4323]

Thank goodness

[@danger_design]

I've been a subscriber for a long time, but I haven't commented too much. Wanted to say thanks for this upload.

[@nishanthsurendran7721]

I like to believe that Ali carried Terrell through the fight just to punish him. I would've wanted to do the same.

[@KhamusSolo]

Thanks!

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

And thank you!

[@syednabi1778]

A man ,high respect of disciplin humour to his opponents r marvelous.

[@harrazfirdaus8243]

Ali is really good at adapting to his opponent

[@gloriahuman5652]

Look at Ali's footwork, his stamina. Simply amazing. A legend.

[@killerassassin]

Another banger ali was truly a champ 🏆 in and out the ring. I can't wait for the next video

[@gladius1275]

Ali was nearly superhuman. I’m constantly shocked when folks think that Mike Tyson would handle Ali in their primes. I think all Tyson would have would be a puncher’s chance and Ali rarely let those land and if they did he could take the hardest of them and immediately respond.

[@riodegenereux8151]

I always come to this chanel for match breakdown!

[@Jadulinchannel]

Nobody can beat this version of Ali.

[@mustafaatalay212]

Between 1964 and 1967 Ali was another level in his career. If government didn't take in effect about Ali's exile probably Ali would dominate Joe frazier in 1968.

[@nthdegree1269]

Unreal reaction ability Ali had. It's hard to see how he could've evaded some of those shots like that.

[@VisitTheUK]

so grateful to live in his time