How many of you would have stopped Ali/Frazier 1?

[ykdadamaja]

How Ali got back up from that punch, I do not know. There would have been a riot and immediate rematch if the fight was stopped then.

What about the brutality of their 3rd fight.

The second let hook after the knockdown on the ropes- back to the camera- was even more brutal. He was out on his feet. He nearly passed out. If Frazier had more energy, Ali would have been stopped.

[Master]

You know in their 2nd fight Ali was going to stop Joe but the ref intervened for no good reason.

[brocktonblockbust]

Bill is alright by me.

Yes the fight shouldve been stopped after that left hook where Don Dunphy yells "OH!! WHAT A SHOT!!!" about 20 seconds after the knockdown, that was sheer brain damage and unnecessary.

[Beanflicker]

Naaah I wouldn't stop that, it was the last round and Ali was still intelligently defending himself. He took a hell of a knockdown but he bounced back up pretty quick. The right class was made by the ref and the right calls were made by the judges. No need to cast doubt on it IMO.

[Beanflicker]

George Plimpton's boxing masterpiece "Shadow Box" gives a great account of how bad both guys were after that fight.

George was with Ali in the hospital after the fight when the doctor noticed that Ali's hip joints were swollen - an injury only seen by him, until that point in time, in car crash victims.

[ykdadamaja]

George Plimpton's boxing masterpiece "Shadow Box" gives a great account of how bad both guys were after that fight.

George was with Ali in the hospital after the fight when the doctor noticed that Ali's hip joints were swollen - an injury only seen by him, until that point in time, in car crash victims.

Some of those Frazier hooks were REALLY low. Around the hip and pelvis area.

[ykdadamaja]

Check out minute 1:28 of Round 15. I would have stopped it there.

[brocktonblockbust]

any ref should stop it at 1:29 "OH what a shot!" mofos head almost came off his neck.

[imp]

How Ali got back up from that punch, I do not know. There would have been a riot and immediate rematch if the fight was stopped then.

What about the brutality of their 3rd fight.

The second let hook after the knockdown on the ropes- back to the camera- was even more brutal. He was out on his feet. He nearly passed out. If Frazier had more energy, Ali would have been stopped.

IF IF IF...IF means nothing.

What actually happened.

History is not based on "IFs"