This is the greatest fight of all time period! It was the only time they met anywhere near their best. What Ali lost in a bit of foot speed he gained in being able to sit down on his punches. Ali did not respect Joe & thought he could get him out of there. He hit Joe with what seemed like 1,000 punches in the first five rounds. No one else could have withstood the relentless combos, except Joe that night. He would take 3, 4, 5 to get in one left hook. He would have died this night before losing to Ali (& he damn near did). The pace was insane & Joe's conditioning was off the charts. Frazier was amazing. He was so small, not very muscular & only had one A+ weapon. Yet with that he was able to turn the fight & beat Ali on a night no one else could have. For me it was the best individual sports performance I've ever seen. I've watched this fight must be 20 times, & I still cannot believe Joe's determination. Ali recovered after this fight. Joe never completely did. What Ali didn't take from him, big George certainly did. But on this night Smokin' Joe was not going to be beat...not with fists....not with a hammer....truly legendary.

One of the great sporting events of the 20th Century ......

Ali lost this fight only because it was only 5 months after not fighting for 3 years 1967 to 1970, it was only his 3rd fight after getting his ban reversed. How would you fight after only 5 months training. After he got back into shape, he kicked Frazier's ass twice.

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Imagine watching a 15 round fight🤯

First fued. Got 2 more fued. After this. They were become closets friends. Ali love him so much. The man he say the greatest and stand beside him. That was from ali said

Frazier at his best, Ali definitely not, he later admitted he couldn't figure out how to deal with that left hook, but he did by the time of their next two fights

I thought Ali wore a Red Robe in their 1st fight. 🤔

Being susceptible to a left hook was always Ali's weakness. Sonny Banks, Henry Cooper and Smokin Joe all knocked him down with left hooks. Ali would hold both of his hands low (too low?) but somehow he didn't defend as well from his right side.

Ali at his best would beat Joe every time