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I've always said that Frazier wouldn't have been nearly as relevant. Ali would have wiped out everyone for about the next 5 years and would have been hands down the best HW ever.
The crazy thing is if it played out this way Ali would have a better record against the same opposition but be thought of in a less glowing light. People love a story of overcoming. We love heart. If Ali had won all on skill there would be more of a what if question. As is we know the man would go to hell and back to win. We know his fortitude. As is we only wonder what we missed, his legacy is secure.
I agree. It's weird because Ali would have had a better career but wouldn't have had the controversy surrounding it. I think the exile may have helped Ali in some ways become a bigger star because of his out of the ring antics.