As someone who grew up during this era, the one thing I can tell you all...we took *none* of this for granted. We knew the magnitude of these events and would say to each other (as young adults) "We'll tell our grandchildren about this." i.e. It was not lost...

@anonymousdude5550

4 жыл бұрын

man that must have been awesome; ALI is a legend and so it Joe Frazier

@MRB1199

3 жыл бұрын

Im jealous of u ....what was it like !!! Please tell me

@angeloj3139

2 жыл бұрын

Man, it must be Amazing to be in that Era.

@kashy101

2 жыл бұрын

@@angeloj3139 exactly. As they never had social media or the internet, these events would be the talk for years. All eyes were on this around the world

@nepaliguy6537

2 ай бұрын

damnnnnnn

Boy, talk about a fight that actually lived up to the hype.

@JahleelX-xx9wd

3 жыл бұрын

It lived beyond the hype.

@kinglion6041

2 жыл бұрын

Khabib vs Conor

@kkaled8268

2 жыл бұрын

@@kinglion6041 Khabib vs Mcgregor was good but not an all time great fight like this.

@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy

Жыл бұрын

Trilogy that lived up

legend has it that the guy between them became permanently deaf after this

@janhundling4647

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@abrahmanharun2154

3 ай бұрын

With these kinds of trash talks by these two legends, wouldn't it make all the world wanted to see their "Fight of the century" match.

Never understood these two. Sometimes It looks they're friends, sometimes It seems they're the worst enemies ever. Anyway they're both true legends

@paulcalhoun1762

3 жыл бұрын

Ali and Joe Frazier were never friends, they could have conversations, but it always come down to a competition or rivalry. When Ali was stripped of his title, Joe Frazier would give him money, Ali would jump the vehicle and turn on Joe Frazier, the promotion, Butch Lewis, would witness this same thing. Not to say Joe Frazier was not a good fighter, Ali and Frazier is a huge feud and rivalry. I will give it to Joe in the first fight for having great determination and stamina, even though he ended up in the hospital for a month after the "Fight of the Century". Muhammad Ali had a cracked jaw with a hour visit to the hospital. Ali/Frazier rivalry brought on, Leonard/ Hearns, Bowe/Holyfield, Pryor/Arguello, Gatti/Ward. The non stop action fights.....

@maxjackson4066

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulcalhoun1762 Ali was great. But not honorable. The things he said about Frazier is unforgivable.

@haroonkapoor8233

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxjackson4066 yeah right it was not good that he say bad things to frazier and i didnt know later ali apologied to frazier and they become freinds ...

@maxjackson4066

3 жыл бұрын

@@haroonkapoor8233 oh really? Never heard about the apology

@haroonkapoor8233

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxjackson4066 yeah i just heared like that

Class even when they talk trash to each other, not a single curse word

@manwithnoplan5496

4 жыл бұрын

Except where he called Frazier a gorilla and an Uncle Tom. That’s allot less classy than saying fuck or shit

@sheikhu1039

4 жыл бұрын

Cnor mc gregor enters the chat:- FOUCKIN HELL MATE

@KingJachai

4 жыл бұрын

At least on camera. In the ring, Ali used to be like I’m about to whoop your ass muthafucka”. He called Antonio Inoki a sissy faggot in the ring too lol

@electricity2703

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingJachai any video or something like that?

@KingJachai

4 жыл бұрын

Electricity kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIKNmNOjdq7Ydps.html Start at 10:45 and go on from there

“I have more people in training than you do at your fights!” 😂😂😂

@Rambo20244

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Jordan-wj1wr

Жыл бұрын

You really humbled the Louisville lip that night. Ali was "great" but Joe was my favourite heavyweight, a class man, not a mouthpiece like Ali, but in retrospect that's what made Ali so unique. RIP CHAMPS!!!

@sharmindecruz9757

11 ай бұрын

Well, he wasnt lying. 😅

Both are unforgettable boxers.. Rest in peace legends.

These meetings between Ali and Frazier, and other Ali opponents were pure class. None of the vulgarity, swearing etc of your tyson fury’s and other impersonators of todays heavyweights. Ali made the talking FUN. He created interest in the fights for young and old. Todays heavyweights dont come close in personality, ability nor class of this era. There will never be another Ali with everything he brought to the world. We are lucky to have lived in the same era he was alive. The Greatest, you are sadly missed by this world. 💥🥊

Its 2021, im a 34year old man. And now its time to tell my kids about ali, fraizer, foreman. Man i hope these legends never get forgotten

@Partyjesus

10 ай бұрын

you to old

Frazier, totally underrated. Great legends also, Norton, Liston, Foreman Holmes

@markleland6337

4 жыл бұрын

Ali was a Legend. Joe Frazier never got the credit he deserved

@lagomprojects7715

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@markleland6337

4 жыл бұрын

@@lagomprojects7715 I love Smokin Joe Frazier. RIP Champ!

@mrp3263

3 жыл бұрын

Who underrated Frazier?

@markleland6337

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrp3263 Muhammad Ali Underrated Joe Frazier.

Ali was hilarious!!!!! “You’re gonna crawl across the ring and you gonna look up to me…” 😂Master trash talker who could back it up!

@Rambo20244

2 жыл бұрын

lol joe said the thing is you might not be alive to do that after the fight

@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy

Жыл бұрын

Frazier gave him hell throughout the trilogy and was one of the few to knock him down!

@codeck4442

26 күн бұрын

Goated rivalry. The greatest and most iconic rivalry in sports.

@benjaminwilliams6750

2 күн бұрын

Joe actually took him down with an iconic left hook, Ali underestimated joe because he never knew that while he was away from the ring due to banned Joe rised to the heavyweight rank as a top fighter but Ali later found out that in the ring

Everyone’s talking about Ali & Frazier, but what about my man between them? 😂

@JahleelX-xx9wd

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@JahleelX-xx9wd

3 жыл бұрын

I wish that was me. I would've been dying of laughter.

@spacesex710

3 жыл бұрын

Savage

@MrRed-tf7bv

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the boxing commissioner. 😃

@jonpaul9514

3 жыл бұрын

Best seat in the house haha

"You not fighting Quarry, you not fighting Oscar Bonavena, you not fighting Sonny Liston, you fighting Joe Frazier!" Rest in peace to both champs. Greatest rivalry in sports history if not the history of the world.

Joe Frazier, a Gentleman, a warrior, a champion ❤️

@madamtuzam

Жыл бұрын

A Champion???

@-x.z-x8032

Жыл бұрын

@@madamtuzam yea he was a heavyweight champion

@BBibou

Жыл бұрын

​@@-x.z-x8032 because ali was in jail

@-x.z-x8032

Жыл бұрын

@@BBibou still a champion cope about it

@MaxSchmidt-ts3cw

4 ай бұрын

@@BBiboubecause he beat the current world champion Jimmy Ellis, Ali never set foot into a jailcell, i really don‘t know how „Ali might go to jail“ turned into „Ali was in jail and that’s why so and so were champions“ Ali lost the title because of politics, he then came back, had 2 tune up fights where in one he beat Oscar bonovena around the ring for 15 rounds, and bonovena gave frazier his toughest fight before he fought Ali, Ali wasn‘t a dancer anymore, and even if he was, when somebody like frazier goes to ur body for 6-8 rounds, I don‘t Care who u are, you are not gonna be dancing anymore, Ali would’ve gotten beaten the same or worse if they fought in their „primes“ Ali was beat, Ali got beat up every single time he fought frazier And idk about y’all, but I’d rather have a swollen face that doesn‘t hurt unless i touch it than to piss blood for weeks and not being able to walk because my whole lower body is messed up because the greatest bodypuncher in heavyweight history rearranged my organs

You ain't fighting Sonny Liston you fighting Joe Frazier💥

@whitneywilliams317

2 жыл бұрын

In my 1970s slang" that's a fact jack".

@naveennavi6928

2 жыл бұрын

Piaaaayyyyyyyyooooooohhhbh

@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@whitneywilliams317 I always say that

You aint fighting Sonny Listón. You aint fighting Jerry Quary,. You aint fighting Oscar Bonavena. YOU FIGHTING JOE FRAZIER!

These brothers were definitely the Greatest hands down! Where are you going to get such magnificent entertainment? All I can do when I watch this is smile.

REST IN PEACE Guys!!! Love them both

@miriamvashti9130

6 жыл бұрын

VERY MUCH!

@shaynelahmed6323

6 жыл бұрын

Gladiators.. Giants who walked amongst us!

Ali, “ 3-4000 people come to your fights, I get more than that at my training camp”! Classic!!!!!!!

That poor old man getting crotched between two of the toughest guys around at the time.😂 His expression is like,"This was not part of the dream." 😂😂

@sharmindecruz9757

11 ай бұрын

😅😂😮

It doesn't get no better than this pure classic r.i.p both of you guys are champions

Ali taught us so many things. Despite they talking trash, its so clear that they don’t have any wrong intentions for each other. These days boxers start throwing punches in the pre match shoot itself, what a shame it is. Ali has been a legend and will always be.

WWE could learn a lot from this work

@waxdominioni3303

3 жыл бұрын

They did

Muhammad Ali “listen to me boy” 😂😂😂☠️

@earth7551

Жыл бұрын

Hey " Clay " !!!

1:49 Ali: "You the champ?" Frazier: "Right on." Haha.

@machhuana4645

4 жыл бұрын

Nice ........

@delanowhitfield

2 жыл бұрын

Ali let that process real quick and than he clapped back immediately 😭 It was like he said….. “Ik he didn’t just say that to me” lmaaoo

@user-nv2wt4hi8t

2 жыл бұрын

Frazier's 'Did I stutter?' attitude and Ali's momentary disbelief at Frazier's statement is glorious lmao

what a fight it was, RIP both of you two of the greatest boxers we will ever see

Both backed up their talk, but Joe won the fight big time. They put on the best HW fight ever, and Joe was relentless. Ali was resilient. Joe held his own talking here as well. Joe was incredible

@cardiocain2122

9 ай бұрын

How he won "big time" while he lose twice?

@daviddennen7479

6 ай бұрын

​@@cardiocain2122cuz clay kept cheating

@Dreamy8900

5 ай бұрын

@@daviddennen7479lol cheating. You a hater. What u gon say he held him in the second fight? News flash all modern boxers do that more than Ali did. But yea it’s cheating apparently. Idiot

@sidharthk2793

3 ай бұрын

​@@cardiocain2122 Ali grabbed his head many times . Watch Manila fight. He got warned Plenty of times. Frazier was also partially blind. So it wasn't easy to fight someone of Ali's calibre with all those shortcomings.

@codeck4442

26 күн бұрын

⁠@@sidharthk2793Ali is the greatest heavyweight. That was the second fight where Ali held his head many times, Frazier’s eye became blind after Thrilla in Manila.

Now this is what u call a press conference 😂😂🤣

I love how he just casually talk shit when he's right next to him🤣🤣🤣

Frazier kicked Ali's ass in the press conference and the fight!! Loving Joe's pinkie ring...

@abduljaleelwilliamson679

4 жыл бұрын

Then Ali beat him in the second fight and almost knock Joe out but the ref made a mistake and thought he heard the bell when Joe was jelly legs from a barrage of blows from Ali and the third fight Eddie Futch saved Joe from probably irreparable damage by stopping the fight after the 14th round so Ali avenged his lost two times!!!

@TheMiketyson9

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry no he didn't ali had a sharp tongue 😜

@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@abduljaleelwilliamson679 lmao, he did not almost knock out Frazier! Frazier got pummeled against Foreman, went down over 6 times and still got up every time. It took the referee stepping in for Joe to stop. And Foreman is way more powerful than Ali! Also in the third fight, his health issues had caught up to him by then, kidney issues, liver problems, back issues, genetic high blood pressure, and blindness in one eye were all issues he dealt with from as early as his amateur fights. Frazier never actually had a full and healthy training camp. Also, Ali said in his biography that if Futch didn’t stop the fight he was going to quit. Some people say that he wouldn’t have and that it’s an exaggeration but it really isn’t. He was telling his corner to cut the gloves but his coach looked at Futch and Frazier arguing and he told Ali “no”. Futch ended up telling Frazier “Son, no one is gonna forget what ya did here tonight! Listen to me!” And Frazier put his head down and said “alright”. Frazier was wanting to go out there and kill him despite his good eye being swollen shut. If he wasn’t going to stop at then, then nothing would.

@Rambo20244

Ай бұрын

lol frazier was laying in the hospital for months after that fight

Bruce Lee was still alive at the time.

@branco6942

3 жыл бұрын

Bruce would break his fast hands on Frazier and then Bruce would be knocked out!!! without a doubt only poking the eyes or a groin kick or a well placed kick to the knees would have safed Bruce in a real fight Joe would knock out your Bruce Lee period!!!

@theslash9210

3 жыл бұрын

@@branco6942 he just said that bruce lee was alive.. He didnt say that he would beat frazier... Uff so much hatred

How awesome is this, I'm in tears laughing and thoroughly enjoying the show, That's Entertainment!!!!!

love to both of them. the world will never have champions as brilliant and entrtaining as these guys. RIP freedom fighters,

would we ever produce legends like these again

@sharmindecruz9757

Жыл бұрын

No

The man in the middle certainly suffered from PTSD after this.

@whitneywilliams317

2 жыл бұрын

He's like Wait Wait Wait hold hold hold hol hol .....hold it.....🤦‍♂️ wa.....wa...........😂😂

They still keep it professional and respectful. Today is all about social media.

Smh, you can't say one of these guy's name, without thinking of the other, it will be that way forever, R.I.P. to both of these legends...

Much more exciting than the press conferences now days ! 😂

@elvicare35

6 жыл бұрын

No doubt, was that ever fun to watch!!!!!

@sexxmode3197

6 жыл бұрын

And Respectful

@jeremiahthompson99

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel H very entertaining seem way different from nowadays

@DEFLEMENT

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel H tyson fury always puts on good ones

OMG I AM IN IRELAND WATCHING THIS VIDEO - I HAVE PAINS FROM LAUGHING !!!! ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS ( I NEEDED A GOOD LAUGH??) SO SO FUNNY - AND POOR MAN BETWEEN THEM - CONFUSED ?? NOT GETTING A WORD IN !! OH SO FUNNY R I P TO ALL THANKS TO U - TUBE

You could tell it was pure publicity but this was a real rivalry. The true glory days of boxing.

Ali was selling those tickets!!!

@tyrese3745

5 жыл бұрын

$150 worth of 'em

@meezie81

3 жыл бұрын

Wolf tickets! Ali knew that Joe was a different kind of dude, he knew that he couldn’t psyche him out like he’d done to others like Liston and Terrell.

Ali is and will always be one of my idols. What a great man and champion he was. I remember bein a kid and my dad lettin me stay up to liston to tyson vs holyfield on the radio. Was a special moment for me bein with my dad listenin to such a massive fight

This is GOLD!! I was a child but boy do I remember this. Look at Cossell instigating. LOL. CLASSIC

Guy im the middle is like “wtf did I get myself into?”

These 2 were made for each other....classic.

@lovenlightman

6 жыл бұрын

Muhamad did not stop Humiliating Frazier dough Frzier was as Good as he was

@elainemorey1119

6 жыл бұрын

they were as bad as eachother lol

@planc3318

6 жыл бұрын

James Morey They were great friends

@johnbriny1126

5 жыл бұрын

Rip both them😢

@manwithnoplan5496

4 жыл бұрын

Plan C they were not great friends Frazier literally hated Ali till the day he died

Two beautiful warriors talking...the love is real.

@syedmasood6454

2 жыл бұрын

Love?😂

RIP Two Legends

This was great 👍

What a colorful time in boxing. Today it’s depressing. Guys don’t have this character. Everything’s phony and contrived. This is classic. These guys talked at the press conference, at the weigh in, at the pre fight instructions, and during the fight. And the fight lived up to the hype. Greatest sporting event in history.

@Faren_

5 жыл бұрын

w900L The “Thrilla in Manila” was better, but this easily goes into the top five.

@dennisbaker1002

5 жыл бұрын

Joe only talked to Ali, I loved Joe saying, "This is today!"

Frazier had something to prove in this fight with Muhammad Ali, he needed to cement his championship status. This is why Frazier trained hard and got himself trim 206 lbs. If he had done so with Foreman he would’ve been conditioned to weave away from Foreman’s punches and land those body blows he was infamous for. Foreman was capable of knocking him out off course but it would’ve been a different fight all together. By the time he faces Foreman in 73, Ali 74 & 75 & Foreman once more in 76 he allowed his desire and hunger to be champion to slip in his training. This is why I base my standard of Frazier from 68 to 71.

Them 2 were awesome

There will never be another rivalry like this one

The guy sitting in the middle

Was the best boxing match I ever have seen in my entire Life , lived up to the high expectations , first rounds for Ali , later rounds and the whole fight in general for Joe...........

Lol look like 2 drunk uncles 😂😂😂

This is actually the first time I've seen Frazier match Ali in the shit talk fight hype department.

@JahleelX-xx9wd

3 жыл бұрын

If u watch the talk show Dick Cavett. That was the only other time he matched him for the most part.

@hardcorehouse

Жыл бұрын

Joe never gets credit for being able to stand right up to him

Man, everything Frasier says is just so lovable.

Love all 2 ❤️❤️

I just love this guys.. both joe Frazier and muhammad ali had a very gud fight and they are become frends after all

"Don't let him obligate you he's agitated" lmfao 🤣

Verry Miss Them Both 😢❤❤❤

Hahahahaha....tears of joy and laughter...thanks for posting

@elvicare35

6 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!!!

my beautiful brothers!

Joe Frazier was no match when it came to trash talking with Ali 🗣

@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t give in though, he wasn’t a man of talk. When it came to the fight though, he gave Ali hell.

@hardcorehouse

Жыл бұрын

Joe never back down, which Ali lovers never realize

@kierra_mist

7 ай бұрын

@@hardcorehousejoe was tough as nails but Ali was a hammer

@hardcorehouse

7 ай бұрын

Joe held his own in every way, NEVER backed down to the BSer

You fightin' Joe Frazier! RIP SMOKIN' JOE THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

rest in peace both champs

This was the best 4 minutes of my life

These two were having fun. They probably laughed after this.

@ShawnKavanagh

3 жыл бұрын

Great showmen. Hilarious PG humour done right.

@joshualowry2000

3 жыл бұрын

Frazier genuinely hated Ali with good reason.

@ascendantking2178

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshualowry2000 I don't think ali ever hated frazier. It was always business with him. Ali even called foreman before their fight and told George that he would be responsible for all the promoting for the fight.

@awesomesause1116

3 жыл бұрын

Ali called joe Frazier a gorilla, an Uncle Tom, he called him ugly, smelly etc. Joe hated him, they didn’t laugh together for a while

@jimmyjohnsen1478

2 жыл бұрын

Lol this wasn’t friendly Trash talking.. this goes beyong good taste.. ali marked frazier for his whole life and some say he went too far

Joe Frazier really held his own here against Ali. Ali’s confidence was shaken against Frazier. He had never met anyone so genuinely confident about beating him. I think Joe had beaten Ali mentally before they stepped into the ring. And Joe knew it.

@brucescott4261

5 жыл бұрын

Ern C ...Ali's confidence wasn't anywhere near shaken. However, The Greatest did clown around during the bout, took Smokin' Joe for granted and lost that fight. Furthermore, the odds were against Ali since he became the objector regarding the war in Vietnam. The white conservatives, were still hateful and cruel to The Greatest, never gave him a chance, PERIOD!!! Frazier didn't defeat Ali unanimously. He delivered that knockdown which gave him that slight edge, which was a wake up call for Ali. Afterwards, it was Smokin' Joe who unquestionably looked like the loser. The photographs was the proof in the pudding. The latter experienced complications from Ali's punches. The latter walked with just a swollen right jaw.the

@ANTHONY0808able

5 жыл бұрын

@@brucescott4261 This is nonsense. Joe pounded Ali relentlessly for 15 rounds and won easily a unanimous decision. Credit Ali to this day for not being KO'd on those murderous left hands in the 15th round. But this was Joe's shining moment, he whooped Ali in every way possible, this night was his. Ali, a great warrior and champion, had plenty of shining moments prior and to come after this night.

@thelevisullivan

2 жыл бұрын

@@ANTHONY0808able It’s like Foreman said once. Joe was the best in the world that night. No one could beat him then.

@hardcorehouse

Жыл бұрын

Joe never got credit for standing up to the bigmouth

@brucescott4261

Жыл бұрын

@@hardcorehouse ...Another casual observer, and anti-Ali.

lol. love it. these guys are obviously not enemies.

Look at the commissioner sitting down the whole time haha Amazing, what a fight this was!

Legend has it Ali is still preparing to crawl across the ring to tell Frazier he's the champ.

OG 💯💯💯💯💯🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🤞

Enorme! MYthique and Legendary

Back then when trash talk was even as entertaining as the real fight

GOLD😂 RIP To Both Legends! I feel bad for the commentator in the middle Imao

Love him or hate him Ali believes in what he says

This video is a National Treasure

I love these guys😅

ALI LEGEND

Two of the best heavyweights boxing legends in the history of their era, Muhammad Ali and Smokin' Joe Frazier

i love both of emm,, they were the boxing legends, muhammad migght talking so rude against joe but i knew it wasn't be personal,, they were good buddys prior to their boxing career.

ALI ❤

l miss those days

When fighters had class but were still competitive

love it

I'm here in 2023, and guy in the middle is STILL trying to announce the fight!

@sharmindecruz9757

11 ай бұрын

😂😅😅😂

Best of friends out of the ring and post fight focus on every way to confuse each other knowing what both are capable of never be 2 more champions with high respect for another

GOD.....THIS IS PRICELESS LOL!

@45yeldar

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@nabilahmedkhan8052

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed !

@miriamvashti9130

6 жыл бұрын

YESSS! I love how they're acting towards each other like they're in a some competition ay home in their living rooms!

@princerogers804

6 жыл бұрын

deedooc

@LibraLee88

2 ай бұрын

​@@miriamvashti9130 Right! Like it's a video game or cards they're about to play 😆

Ali is loveable without a doubt but Joe Frazier has won me over too. Respect and r.i.p both 👏 thanks for the shows

WPIX ARCHIVES: The quality of this film is incredibly superb, after nearly fifty years.

This is what boxing interview supposed to be Sadly no crawl happening as we're all got no answer who has won What a great time

Brilliant

This is too funny they were like two fighting little boys trying to outdo each other lol 😁

This what hyping up a fight really looks like! This became the template of all future boxing pre-fight press conferences!

With the trash talking and even in the boxing ring I bet Ali and Frazier were best friends this was funny 😂

@vgr112261

2 жыл бұрын

They were absolutely NOT best friends. There was an abundance of real animosity leading to this fight.

the original roast session....wow there awesome...RIP

Greatest fight I've ever seen.

Insane frienemy chemistry

that's the way to make the audience hungry ... ! imagine racing drivers would talk to eachother like that before the grand prix.