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Just throwing it out their for your thoughts... suppose Sir Henry (RIP) landed 'Enry's 'Ammer' earlier in the round and went on to KO Ali. What would have been the impact to Ali and boxing history in general ?

Does Ali fight and win in the rematch and go on to fullfill his legacy or does a KO loss to Copper set him off down a different path ?
They did have a rematch and Muhammad Ali won the same way.
Yeah I know a bit about boxing history would Ali have been the same fighter though if he's been KO'd in the first fight ?
I think he would of just been more intent on revenge, it may of effected his status. But remember he comeback from quite a beating off Joe Frazier. And comeback stronger in the rematches.

Muhammad Ali looked more beatable in the 60's actually, and everyone says that was his prime. Physically it may of been but he wasn't as smart as he was in the 70s.

He only just edged Doug Jones aswell, round about the sametime he fought Henry Cooper.