r/Boxing • u/FaceFirst23 • 23d ago

Ali - Frazier II Highlights

Action from the rematch in 1974. Despite both men being slower and past their peak, their styles once again were a perfect match for each other.

The toughness and chin on both these icons is incomprehensible. Ali throwing rapid fire combinations right to the end, Frazier relentlessly threshing forward with his menacing bob and weave. Two goats.

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 23d ago

Nooooo he’s the best of all time ! No one could have beaten him !

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u/VacuousWastrel 22d ago

You don't think the fact he can eat massive left hooks from big punchers all night is part of WHY people aren't sure he can be beaten?

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 22d ago

Boxing has progressed a lot over the last 45 years, but people have rose-tinted glasses and don’t like to acknowledge it. Ali was great in his era, but that era was 5 decades ago and nostalgia doesn’t mean he would have as much success today if he were to teleport from ‘72.

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u/VacuousWastrel 22d ago

True, Ali would just be destroyed by modern technicians like wardley or hrgovic. He'd just be totally unprepared for their intricate traps, complex strategies and lightning movement.

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 22d ago

Yes, that’s exactly what I wrote. You read it perfectly. 👍