After 3 and a half years of inactivity, Ali was hardly “prime” against Frazier.
I thought Louis was a great fighter but I’d put Ali on top.
Meet the greatest heavyweight champ of all time
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minimus
Mike Tyson was the baddest man on the planet for a while. He would just stare at an opponent before the fight and they would melt. And he wasn’t a big heavyweight!
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LoveUniHateExams
After 3 and a half years of inactivity, Ali was hardly “prime” against Frazier - yeah, I've heard this lots of times.
Before Frazier, Ali had two tune-up fights against top contenders who had similar styles as Joe - Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena. Ali beat both, and had hundreds of rounds sparring in the gym. His weight for Joe was a trim and ready 215 lbs. Ali fought Joe in March 1971 and had recently turned 29 in January 1971.
No excuses - Ali was as good as he could be, but lost.
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minimus
You can say what you want but Ali beat Frazier to a pulp two times afterward. He proved who was the better man.