Muhammad Ali was the complete boxer - intelligent, skillful, and very fast. He changed the entire picture of boxing from slugging matches to a scientific art. He was fascinating to watch in the ring. He danced, jabbed with the speed of lightning, and couldn't help being a clown at times. We are extremely lucky to have lived during his times. Not only did he live by example as a boxer, but also as a superb human being. Thanks Ali.

Ali was simply the best ! Hand speed, footwork was flawless. Yes he wore down in his later years, but they were his later years. In his prime, no one was his equal! Beautiful to watch!

He wasn’t the Greatest for nothing he was the complete sportsman taking a good beating still coming out stronger He made boxing into an art of fighting Rest in peace GOAT champ lots of love and respect

Es un honor para todos los Uruguayos 🇺🇾 haber tenido un boxeador que enfrentara a Ali con tanta dignidad! A partir de esa pelea Alfredo Evangelista se convirtió en el púgil más importante del boxeo Uruguayo!

¡Grande el uruguayo! 7 veces campeón de Europa. Terminó la pelea intacto y dando batalla a uno de los mejores de la historia. ¡Grande Charrúa! Vaya este homenaje para vos. 🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾

I met him in St George’s Mall in Cape Town he asked me what my greatest wish would be , I said I wish my dad was here right now because he was your greatest fan ever. My dad lived for boxing and Ali was his hero.

Dos grandes del boxeo y para alfredo un abrazo muy grande desde el barrio que lo vio nacer mi querido villa española que decir de ali el mas grande de todos los tiempos saludos campeones

Brave and Brilliant Muhammad Ali, a legend

Como persona e conocido a Alfredo y es una buenísima persona éste combate le marcó su salud le costó aguantar a Ali todos los asaltos del combate fue una pelea espectacular en aquellos años. 😝👍

He is nothing but the mixture of fun+anger+speed+rapper of battle just amazing to have such and rare too u are simply great sir 😍

Mohamed Ali is a GOAT of boxing for ever and I ask Allah to give you his mercy and paradise

No boxer ever came close to replicate the greatest champion of the world, Mohammed Ali. Leaving behind invincible legacy that lasted for decades, Ali will always remain the universal champion of the world for many more generations of boxers to look up to.

lots of people say his greatest asset was the quick jab.. he closed a lot of eyes, thats for sure, what I admired most as his ability to fight while backing up . give it a try.. it is not easy.. he fought like he was on ice skates.

Indudablemente Mohammed Ali fue un campeón de otra galaxia......nadie ni ahora ni en el futuro llegará a su nivel de elegancia y bravura.... Que descanse en Paz campeón...

Ali was simply in control of this guy, hitting him whenever he wanted. The Rope-A-Dope was an Ali trademark that robbed so many of their power from all their punching; launching bombs without landing anything of consequence. A great video, thanks for posting.

Na minha concepção Evangelista ganhou essa luta. No começo da luta Ali parecia estar brincando com o adversário, se mostrava superior, porém no decorrer da luta ele foi perdendo espaço e confesso que achei que seria nocauteado.

Evangelista hizo un buen trabajo con sus uppercuts y golpes al cuerpo. Y por supuesto con ese gancho de izquierda que conmovió a Ali en el 8° round.

Buena pelea. Orgullo de Uruguay, Evangelista!!! 🇺🇾

Muhammad Ali knew his talent and he was so passionate about it that he risked his life for boxing just like Mike Tyson would say it and to be the greatest boxing of all time. I mean I don’t think anyone can ever take all those punches like he did. Man was focused. Takes me back to the Legend Michael Jackson he would tour and perform for 2 hours for many many concerts. These Legends really loved their work and would die for it. Are you willing to die for something you are passionate about and deliver to your fans ???

Omgosh Ali was the best at taking shots..those body shots he took were brutal..the training to be able to withstand those shots ...wow..

By 1977 Ali had already fought a long professional career in boxing. Muhammad Ali began his pro boxing career in 1960 in his first pro fight, by the end of 1963 he was 19 and 0. After beating 24-year-old George Foreman in 1974 I have no idea in the World what the hell Muhammad Ali is doing fighting at 35 years old in the heavyweight division after more than 17 years since his debut as a pro boxer. Ali should have retired in 1974. Ali regained the World Championship title beating Foremen by KO in the 8th round in Zaire Africa. Ali was then 45 and 2. Ali would win his next 10 fights going to 55 and 2 after beating Ernie Shavers. This should have been the end for Ali at 55 and 2. Shavers went the full 15 rounds with Ali in 1977. Ali won the fight and definitely should have retired after beating Shaver's leaving him with a 55 and 2 record in 1977. 1977 definitely should have been the end of boxing for Ali. Unfortunately for the now aging Ali it was not the end thus leaving his final fights after 1977 a mere shadow of his former youthful stamina, quickness and ability. Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick would humble Ali as after 1977 Ali by that time those fights occurred Ali was pushing up near 40 years old. The heavyweight division is a different thing than Floyd Mayweather fight weight. When Ernie Shavers punched you in your face, your family relatives felt the thud impact too!!!

Ali looked tired and unfit but got the decision because he picked him off at distance and covered up well in the clinches. A typical older Ali performance

Ali , bester Sportler aller Zeiten , the best of all times !

Petinju terhebat dunia sepanjang Masa ...selalu di kenang MUHAMMAD ALI ❤

Watching Ali moving across the ring is like poetry in motion. He was the most beautiful athlete to see in action. May the Almighty grant him Janaatoel Fierdous IA

Uruguay no ma! Jeje La primera vez que veo un paisano en una pelea tan importante, Ali siempre es para sacarse el sombrero, impresionante pelea...

Este sí era boxeo grandes leyendas

Ali in his prime was simply the best of all time. Later years, he was the smartest of all time!

Un grandisimo y fantastico Alfredo Evangelista frente a un Ali que empezó tomándose a broma y cachondeo el combate y a partir del segundo asalto pudo ver como el Uruguayo/ Español no era ningún paquete.... Tres veces campeón de Europa aguanto todos los asaltos a Ali y le puso en serios problemas al norteamericano. Alfredo siempre hacía delante, atacando y muy técnico. Anulo a Ali en muchos asaltos.

"Él podría haberme noqueado al principio, pero tenía un contrato con la TV de que el combate por lo menos durase 5 asaltos, para cuando quiso hacerlo en el quinto, él estaba más cansado de lo que hubiera querido para noquearme, así que fuimos a los 15 asaltos" - Alfredo Evangelista.-

Allah rahmet eylesin. Ali müthiş bir boksördü.

Vi el combate en directo por la televisión española , hubo una gran expectación y los bares estaban llenos de espectadores , fue un gran combate

Ali took a lot of punches in his days. Crazy

Да послетнии бои легенды оставляли желать лучшего, быстро выдыхался больше входил в клинч и много пропускал удары. Говорят же в любом спорте надо во время завершать карьеру и уходить на пике славы.

Its just like a Boxing Marathon 👍

Muhammed Ali'nin maçları, 50 yıl sonra hala izleniyor. Muhammed Ali olduğu için izleniyor. Bundan eminim. Yoksa... Bu kadar eski bir maçı, kim izler? O' müthiş bir adamdı ! 🌌 Nur içinde yat Ali. Seni seviyorum ❤️

Semplicemente Alì...il più grande di tutti gli sport...quanto ci manca...😭😭

The Honourable Muhammad Ali, A boxer who's like, never will be seen again, he was capable of ending his matches, maybe in the first rounds, but he kept playing with the various boxer's, showing them respect and not wanting to belittle them, he often continued playing along for many rounds, until he felt that the viewing public had got their money's worth, and that the opponent had also felt respected and also comfortable to continue their boxing career's. It's my thought, that all of those lucky enough to have boxed him or had witnessed him with their own eye's and listened to him walk the walk, and talk the talk, must now feel very privileged to have seen a once in a lifetime legend, and must also feel special and maybe even legend's themselves for having seen him or lucky enough to have heard him talk, pearl's of wisdom! Our loss upon losing a legend and our privilege to have witnessed him ourselves, by seeing him close up on TV! Rest in peace, Muhammad Ali, may Allah's Mercy and Grace be upon you, as you await The Awakening from your slumber, for The Day of Judgment, for which we all from Adam and Eve to The Last person to die, shall gather for 'The Qayamat' also known as The Day of Judgment or Reckoning, to answer for a minute by minute account of all good and bad that we did in our so many years of living!

Ali gifted boxer strong chain, body,stamina,speed... complete figther...smart boxer.

I love boxing and my favorite are Ali and Tyson and m God bless them both

Ali on-ed his energy saving mode

Ali wons most people hearts most of the time,peoples just love to watch him boxing

Muhammad Ali is not only a good boxer but also the best trainer.He has a good art and capacity for boxing. He has a good discipline for boxing. All his good activities separated him from any Other players.

Its been 45 years and i still remember my father taking me to the fight to the Capital Center in MD, i was 12 years old , i was so exited , know dad is gone and Ali is gone i wish i could turn time back.

The greatest of all times! Ali was not only an amazing Boxer but also liked to put on a show. Amazing human being too.

"Vichuchi" dejaste en lo mas alto a España y a tu querido Uruguay. Saludos desde aca, desde "El Paisito" 🇺🇾

Ainda não tinha visto essa luta. É que luta!

This is Ali long past his prime and we'll after the beginning of his illness. In the 60's early 70's Ali would of made him look less then an amateur. The Greatest Heavyweight to ever step in the ring..period.

Yo Ali was not even serious in this fight but still played along he is a legend

Guau evangelista ,que bueno y raza ,15 asaltos haciéndoles pasar canutas al mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos ,Gracias por el video no había visto esta pelea

Muhammad Ali greatesa I love Muhammad Ali from Pakistan

So sad to see Ali in this state. There were several years of wars between the Rumble in the Jungle and this match. The deterioration of his agility, boxing skills, and athleticism is shocking compared to the masterclass of a match he had against George Foreman, only a few years earlier in 1974!

Un Ali en decadencia, recibió muchos golpes. Sorprende la decisión unánime a su favor.

Best fight ever!great show.

Ali levou a pior nesta luta. Os 2 resistiram até o final. Grande luta

Gran boxeador Evangelista, para mi gano el combate

Awesome ring 70s sports awesome

I remember watching this when it aired... I was 18 yrs old

Que buen boxeador el hulk

The way Ali fought had some limitations as he got older and it shows in his 70s fights. Ali was extremely hard to hit in his prime, because of his incredibly, speed, reflexes and dazzling foot speed. As a result he never had to learn to slip punches in the classic way boxers do like Roberto, Duran, Wilfred Benitz, etc. Instead he would move his head backwards to avoid punches, which is a no no in boxing. In this way Ali was very unorthodox but still very effective, as he could get away with it because of his sheer talent. Thus his defensive skills at close range were never particularly good. He relied on covering up, and tying up his opponents. So when he was forced to fight at close range, in his later years, because his legs tired, and as his reflexes, slowed , he was vulnerable to getting hit. You even see it as early as the first Frazier fight. Ali was very hard to beat as long as he could keep moving constantly and staying out of range, but this style of fighting, gets much harder once, a fighter has aged a bit, and if he is not in perfect shape. Both these things affected Ali, as time went on. Increasingly he had trouble getting in shape, and would cut corners, in training, and this would affect his ability to dance, for 15 rounds in the classic Ali, style.

Un grande Alfredo, le aguantó los 15.

Muhammed Ali The Legend His fights are always interesting to Watch

Great show boxe, great fight 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Mohamed Ali restera à jamais le meilleur boxeur de tout les temps.

EVANGELISTA nació en Uruguay, pasando hambre, se fue a España y fue 7 veces campeón europeo, le aguanto 15 rounds a Mohamed Alí, estuvo preso por trafico de drogas, sobrevivió al cáncer y termino dedicándose a ser entrenador en un gimnasio, si hubiera nacido en USA, tendría una película en Hollywood

Thanks for this

Ali was something special. This was 1977 which means he was old and had Parkinson already. Look at how he moves. Beautiful to watch.

اسطوره لن تتكرر الله يرحمك يابطل

Para Evangelista ya fué una victoria acabar así ante el mejor de la historia!!! Yo vi en directo el combate de su ultima victoria, en Bilbao por el titulo de campeon de Europa! Despues las cosas no le fueron tan bien....pero para mí fué un gran boxeador!

Ali once said that was the toughest fight he'd ever fought " the man was like a bull"!!

Que luta , que energia do Evangelista.

Dignísimo combate de Evangelista. Merecería haberlo ganado.

Esto fué el Highlights de Alfredo Evangelista. Increíble peleador.

Легенда бокса! Сам Мухамед Али !

Por lo que pude ver, en esta etapa de su vida Ali era un flojonazo, o simplemente su estrategia era demasiado simple: cubrirse la mitad del tiempo, recargarse en las cuerdas...no hacer nada, dejando que Alfredo se cansara y después tirar algunos golpes (que sorprendentemente conectaban en su mayoría) que pegaban más frecuentemente que los 6000 golpes de Alfredo, quien por cierto, empecé a ver la pelea creyendo que no traía nada y terminé admirandolo. Gran aguante, buen poder, enorme espíritu.

Ali should have retired after the Manila fight.We are not all convinced that boxing caused his health degeneration.Other forces were at play.His greatest gift was his humanity and his gift of speech.Still its painful watching him in fights like this .Shavers shook him up a lot more than this guy who was KO'd in 7 by Holmes who too was great and from Ali's stable .RIP the GREATEST.

I'd never seen this fight or even heard of Alfredo but Ali winning this fight? no way! Ali was out boxed by the better fighter who in turn was quicker, more aggressive and wanted to win. Talk about fixed!

Luta assim e um clássico bom de se vê muito massa 😜

was spectacular, keeping the show till the last round although he could finish it in the first round... wonderfull vocation in entertainment.

Alfredo Evangelista le dio una lección a el mejor de todos los tiempos. Grande Evangelista

Nose quien ganó está pelea , pero por este resumen la ganó el Uruguayo!!! 💪👏👏👏👏

That's the day I was born! 🌞🙏🏻

Battered, Withered, and Torn, Ali Still Has The Strength To Go On! Overcoming His Challenger With The God Like Skills Of His YesterYears!

ЛЕГЕНДА БОКСА, МУХАММАД АЛИ.

Ali was not one in a million but once in a lifetime like he said the greatest of all times

I tell you what... that's the best haircut Ali ever sported

That was like watching ROCKY BALBOA V APOLLO CREED in ROCKY 1

Ali is nowhere near his prime + permenant damages done to his body but look at him move. Ali was a super human.

It's Called He is Legend in Boxing 🥊🥊

I am surprised to see people are so obsessed that nobody is talking about Evangelista...damn he was good too😂

Excelente vídeo 👍 Muchas gracias por compartirlo

Being able to take a punch was Ali's enemy in the end ....he took too much punishment...15 rounds ...hard to believe it was allowed looking back now

That was 2 and 3 years after Ali beat Foreman and Frazier, I had the greatest admiration for Ali and Frazier but, I think Joe only had 2 more professional fights after he fought Ali in Manilla, yet Ali fought many more yrs and xs! AND he was dancing around in this fight and vs Dunne like the Ali of old!!🙂and when u consider Ali said .'Joe n me went to Manilla as champions, but, we both came back as old men!'☹ and Frazier spent over 5 weeks in intensive care after Manilla, and 4 weeks in intensive care after him and Ali's 1st fight of the century in NY!! AND!! I'm not taking 1 THING away from either man!! Because they both had lion hearts!! AND became the best of friends, in later yrs!! I remember Ali holding Joe's hand in a beautiful photo a few yrs before Joe Died!!☹Joe had a walking stick, and Ali was shaking and his Alzheimer's was realllly starting to get the best of him, hence it was a very bitter sweet photo!

Much better than most hollywood movies

Wow what an awesome fight!!!

Poor guy was robbed brutally. Good to be crowd favorite as you can never be wrong

Madre mía, no recordaba ese combate! Alí ganó a los puntos inmerecidamente,......Evangelista le dio durante todo el combate, tenía asfixiado a Alí! Y lo más feo de Alí siempre ha sido el burlarse de sus contrincantes......siempre quedará eso, un gran boxeador pero también un deportista que no respetaba a sus contrincantes. Muy buen combate.

Yea that punching backwards schtick was surprisingly affective. He could snap, drive & push off with his jabs with either hand as well as a right lead, which was kinda taboo in the day. It wasn't thought to be effective before Ali. His dancing was initially looked down on as well. The guy was a trend setter in so many ways its ridiculous. He just loved to prove traditionalist wrong & he even did it with his mouth. My dad was a boxer & couldn't stand him at first. He only watched to see him get beat up, but instead he'd make my dad laugh while he beat up everyone. Ali was a Phenom in mind, body & spirit. There's been plenty who tryed to emulate him, but they never could copy the whole package.

0:14 I didn't know Ali fought Elvis?

Grande Ali, por su técnica de boxeo, aplicando su estilo característico de personalidad.