Re: Who came closest to KOing or stopping Ali? 1960-1978
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Originally Posted by Gyrokai
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Originally Posted by Gyrokai
These guys are right.
Henry Cooper knocked him down. He was HUUUUUUURT. Precious seconds were added by the glove problem.
Close second is Frazier, in the first fight... NOT the knockdown in 15th, but the 11th .... he had Ali staggering backwards, Ali played it more, but Ali was ready to be killed.... so he conned Joe that night, fooled him... Joe's trainer, Futch teased him about it later.... called it the "long walk" ..... had Frazier hit him once, he would have KO'd Ali
Check this out! I found it. You have to see the last 30 seconds of the footage! It's exactly what I was talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTYnyC8X1l8
I love Ali man!!!!!!!!!!
cc thats my favorite part of his entire career. He has a look on his face like "Yeah i know you think you hurt me, come do something about it". From the fight i have on dvd (i think its the espn classic version) you can clearly see the joking look he has on his face as he makes his arms limp and stumbles backwards on purpose. I can't honestly say wether i think he was hurt or not that night, he made it hard to tell.
