Jan. 1971 Ali / Frazier Pre Fight Film Interview at The Fabulous Forum

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@hammer44head 3 күн бұрын

What a war the first fight truly was, two great warriors going at it same with the 3rd fight they were a bit slower knew each other's plans yet it still was two great warriors. Much respect to both Smoke and Ali. RIP, you both certainly earned it.

@houndhouze94radio88 2 жыл бұрын

What I LOVE about Ali is that he KNEW exactly how Joe would come out smoking. He knew that fighters would have 2 great rounds with Joe and tire out from body shots and the relentless pressure. Hearing this helps you understand why Ali was also courageous during that fight. Wearing down but still managing to throw punches till they landed on Joe's bobbing and weaving head. Ali just didn't know Frazier would land his left hook SO much. They even surprised me when I watched it. I'm like "Oh, he good good" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@DavyDredd14 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Ali had much trouble evading an opponent's left hook throughout his career and Frazier had the greatest left hook of them all..

@MichaelWilliams-vw6wt 2 жыл бұрын

Ali is the GREATEST

@ppuh6tfrz646 2 жыл бұрын

This would have been less than two weeks after Sonny Liston was found dead.

@spank2424 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn’t know that interesting

@rondocombatgems3949 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff 🙏🏾

@AldermanFredCDavis 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing how times change. Probably the biggest heavyweight fight up until that point, and that press conference looks like it was filmed in Archie Bunker's dining room.

@user-ew1xu4wq4k 7 ай бұрын

This wasnt the official press conference

@youtoo2233 5 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to remember people that used to just smoke anywhere inside or outside, even doctors putting their cigarette out as they're walking into your room

@chrismanteris9093 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone know why this fight was on a monday night? Seems unusual for fight of century to be on a Monday

@queenviviene4110 3 ай бұрын

It was on a Monday night

@brucecychosz9744 2 жыл бұрын

Frazier pick n choose his fights unlike Ali who fought everyone n every style. Frazier s style was Taylor made for Ali

@waynewhite5401 4 ай бұрын

Frazier beat Ali the first fight , had Ali out on his feet in round 11

@brucecychosz9744 3 ай бұрын

I watched the fight 3 different times. If it was scored round by round I think Ali won. One ref had it 11 to 4 for Frazier. That 11th round was worse than the knockdown. Frazier took a lot of shots to get inside. Spent a month in the hospital

@leonbarrett6750 2 жыл бұрын

Ali was the best in West

@tamirsharif314 Жыл бұрын

Leon Barrett Muhammad was the greatest every where.

@youtoo2233 5 ай бұрын

He sure underestimated Frazier

@thespy7795 Жыл бұрын

Ali won that first fight 9-5-1. I don't care what ANYONE says!!

@active.7universal 5 ай бұрын

I may have a split personality//I see it 2 ways//since joe Frazier was champion at the time 🎯 Ali lost cuz he didn't TAKE the title/joe dominated the championship round to a close bout . now to look deep//Ali never Lost his title in the ring 💯 nobody TOOK it from him so Ali won that bout on rounds points boxing 🥊

@Streetsmart1984 4 ай бұрын

@@active.7universalby your logic of Taking title from the champion…… how do you justify sugar ray Leonard getting the decision from the CHAMPION in hagler Leonard just ran from the CHAMPION all night

@leonardcharles59 4 ай бұрын

Frazier was a champion too and fought to prove he deserved to be considered one. Ali was the better , more talented boxer, but his 3-1/2 year suspension had affected his legs, timing and overall condition, and he simply needed more time to recover them before he fought Frazier. However, he didnt give himself the added time he needed and lost because of it. It proved he had shortcomings too and could be beaten.

@the_Sage71 4 ай бұрын

You can see Ali would have lost to Frazier even at his best form from the 1960s. He didn't respect Frazier as a fighter as much as he should have. Ali had the mind of a child. Everything to him was visual but he see past the superficial. He paid to learn as he found out just how skilled Joe was. Frazier was quicker and more elusive than Ali could have imagined. The punches Ali did land early only made Frazier beat him even worse. He walked through Ali. FOTC Frazier probably beat all but 2 or 3 heavyweights in boxing history.

@active.7universal 4 ай бұрын

@@Streetsmart1984 depends on how many rounds points boxing 🥊.. Alex Shultz outboxed foreman almost every round/foreman got the nod//I say Axel should've got the W

@Juan-ll6sf 5 ай бұрын

Ali was too confident before the first fight with Joe Frazier. That's why he was surprised by that left hook and lost the fight with Frazier by decision. Then, Ali trained better and won the rematch fights.

@terrenceperkins5282 2 жыл бұрын

Joe is overrate, joe only fought 2 big name & he 1 -4 🤣

@tamirsharif314 2 жыл бұрын

Terrence PERKINS True indeed bro. I mean Joe was a very good boxer but he wasn't as great a boxer as some believe he was.

@terrenceperkins5282 2 жыл бұрын

@@tamirsharif314 thk you

@tamirsharif314 2 жыл бұрын

@@terrenceperkins5282 Your welcome.

@therealc.t.7085 Жыл бұрын

Underrated and overrated. The first fight with Ali took more out of both men than most people realize but more so Frazier. In his prime he’dbe a hard night for anyone who would couldn’t manage knock him out. His prime was extremely short, though.

@user-ve8lv1vr6o Жыл бұрын

@@therealc.t.7085 One of Joe's bad points was with his boxing style was he relayed more so on his aggressiveness with just pushing forward taking constant punches which is not a smart way to box.

@martinramos2196 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what he had about white people

@tamirsharif314 2 жыл бұрын

Martin Ramos Muhammad didn't have anything against white people he just knew the natural nature of white people by being taught the natural nature of white people by his spiritual father & his master teacher The Most Honorable Messenger Elijah Muhammad.

@active.7universal 5 ай бұрын

programming//that wasn't his core spirit

@naaimshareef 2 ай бұрын

@@active.7universal How do you know it wasn't Muhammad core spirit to feel and say the things that he felt and said about white people?. Had Muhammad being for and speaking integration with Caucasians, saying things such as race or color doesnt matter, we are all the same, join the draft, had he not joined with The Most Honorable Messenger Elijah Muhammad and The Nation Of Islam, been the kind of boxing champion that Caucasians wanted him to be, Ali would have been the golden boy and the apple of the eyes of Caucasians.

@gregoryfranklin3142 3 ай бұрын

I had it 9-6 Ali I thought he won the first 5 rounds he lost big in the 11th and the 15th there the referee had it almost right 8-6-1 the guy who had it 11-4 was just a hater