Don't judge Floyd by his Ali and Liston fights. Today he would be a cruiserweight.

Patterson no doubt had the best hair style of any boxer.

@joetrie

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@jonathanjaboin

9 ай бұрын

he shouldve been fightin his barber not ali fool

@JamalMcCoy-tx2vz

2 ай бұрын

Sugar Ray Robinson had the best hair due I think 🤔 a legend!!!

Floyd Patterson holds 4 records in boxing. 1. First gold medalist to win a title. 2. First man to regain the heavyweight title. 3. Youngest undisputed heavyweight champion of all time. 4. (My personal favourite) Patterson was knocked down and got off the canvas to defend his title more than anyone else before or since at heavyweight. Which means whilst Patterson didn’t have the best of chins, he had a massive heart and never quit. This aspect is the opposite of Tyson. Mike never recovered from a knockdown to win a fight. Mike had a better chin than floyd but not as big a heart

@theephraimite

Жыл бұрын

What a stupid comparison. You gonna pretend Patterson was never knocked out by Johansson? You gonna pretend he did not get destroyed by Liston? Stupid, stupid comment.

@Boogaboioringale

Жыл бұрын

@M Wiggins : And his “wife “ Robin Givens didn’t help much either 😖

@glenw-xm5zf

Жыл бұрын

maybe not fair to compare Floyd with Mike T. Mike had a rough road to take from day one. I remember Patterson so well Very has hands and he could hit. Perhaps the best 'technician' ever.. Total gentleman, too

@ericpledge1

Жыл бұрын

Tyson is the youngest now.

@derekmore7387

Жыл бұрын

I thought Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight ever??

You can tell that Ali really loved the sport. He never went into a fight just to dominate his opponent, but to study and learn from him.

@LadyFairChildVideo

10 ай бұрын

there were a couple that he did EXACTLY that. patterson was one and so was Terrell. he punished floyd for all the smack he was talking and he did that with Terrell for no wanting to call him Ali. so yes, he was petty and went in to dominate completely .

@nathaniellathy6559

3 ай бұрын

He liked to put on a show too

A good stoppage, he couldn’t see that right hand until it hit him.

Floyd was great in this fight. How he produced that performance at that stage of his career. I have no idea! Gentlemen and fantastic servant and ambassador to our sport.

@kevinmadden1645

Жыл бұрын

I am surprised that Patterson was still boxing as late as 1862.

@kevinmadden1645

Жыл бұрын

Make that 1972 .

@samlevitt9122

Жыл бұрын

nice commens

@lloydwarden3758

Жыл бұрын

Ali took it easy on him

@johnv-sp2ff

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmadden1645 r EU to

Anyone remember the old days of watching Ali, Norton, Frazier and Foreman on ABC Wide World of Sports? For free? Good times.

Great and interesting time in my life through the Voice Of America from 8000 miles away, sighhh

Ali always liked Floyd and at the time he had tax issues and Ali gave him one last pay day. Floyd at his advanced gave a valiant performance.

Floyd was 165 pounds in the Olympics, and was purposely bulked up to heavyweight because there was less money fighting at light heavyweight. This put him at a big disadvantage against really big guys like Liston and Ali, because he was a natural 175 pounder

@stefanjohansson-cw1ro

Жыл бұрын

Ali was a light heavyweight when he won the 1960 Olympics.

@paulmackiewicz9836

Жыл бұрын

@stefan johansson yes, but by the time he fought Liston Ali was 210. And he got bigger after that. Ali was certainly a natural heavyweight, actually taller than Liston. Patterson was purposely bulked up , he could have had a career at 175

@earlross1663

Жыл бұрын

At that time you might be right, but Sugar Ray Robinson was paid pretty well, and he wasn't any type of heavyweight. I'm sure that if Floyd was kicking butt people would've paid to see him just like they did Ray Robinson, and he probably could've.retired undeafeated.

@paulmackiewicz9836

Жыл бұрын

@Earl Ross I would not disagree, but from what I've researched, that was Cus D'Amato intent

@sharmindecruz9757

Жыл бұрын

​@@earlross1663sugar ray was goodlooking

best commentator i have ever heard of a boxing match

@glenw-xm5zf

10 ай бұрын

Agree. very little bias. and he doesn't overdo the commentary

Floyd hung in there for quite some time. He just lacked the power, speed, and toughness to beat Liston and Ali. He did defeat Oscar Bonavena in that same time frame.

O que sempre impressionou em Ali foram o porte atlético, a elegância, o absoluto conhecimento dos fundamentos do boxe, a movimentação no ringue oferecendo ao público um verdadeiro espetáculo, a honestidade ao lutar e a noção de como se comportar numa luta experimentando todo tipo de golpe. Um verdadeiro artista que levou o esporte aos seus melhores dias.

That was the ultimate toying by Ali holding his chin out.

I had no idea Floyd Paterson was fighting Ali so late as in 1972! Floyd Paterson looks like a very late middle age, middle weight. Out of his league. Ali didn't look so young and fit either.

This fight is floyd's end fight

Patterson patented the Superman Punch.

I saw Patterson fight live about a year before this. Even though he was in his mid thirties, he was in good shape and still had really fast hands. I thought Patterson was ahead in this fight before it was called, or at the most it was even. Patterson was by now familiar with Ali's style and knew how to counteract it. Floyd also showed good footwork.

@ibununung4061

Жыл бұрын

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@glenw-xm5zf

10 ай бұрын

floyd perhaps the most scientific boxer of all the hearyweights. He would be heavy at 190+, but was razor sharp. and he could hit

@sorshiaemms5959

6 ай бұрын

He was ahead for sure no matter what the payed off commentary said too bad he got cut

@sorshiaemms5959

6 ай бұрын

Floyd was good but only had trouble with real hard hitters he got robbed bad against Jim Ellis @@glenw-xm5zf

Patterson would have been the greatest light heavyweight in the history of boxing

@Munjari178

Жыл бұрын

As m Ali terlalu lsma bervarasi spt sndah mandah .sfh bnyk energi tetbuang dsnmlh kena pukulan ,krn krpsyshan sendiri...ws

@erotidesvieiradacosta4119

Жыл бұрын

​@@Munjari178 e 😊😊

Thank God the referee had the sense to stop it after the seventh round. Respect to Patterson.

Out of all the peeker booers Mike Tyson is the best🥊

History has treated Patterson poorly. Liston had his number, something Liston did was evidently Patterson's weak spot, because though Liston destroyed Patterson, Patterson could get through Ali's defenses remarkably well, slip most of his punches and give him all he wanted and more. Yet Ali had Liston's number. Strange how that works sometimes. For a 37-year-old to hang tough with Ali, the only difference between them being Ali's punches were of more consequence with him being the larger man, is remarkable. I think the main thing is the chin. Patterson had a poor chin for a champ, and a heavy hitter like Liston was his weakness, whereas while Ali had good power, he never had great power. You scale Patterson up 10% and give him a little better chin he might have been one of the all time greats rather than just another champ who held the belt between greats.

@fireballxl-5748

Жыл бұрын

Or merely make Patterson a few years younger.....only 5 would likely have made the difference.

@tonym994

Жыл бұрын

I saw a video that claimed ALI and Patterson had an agreement. to fight but not really hurt each other. he called him 'the rabbit' and all that, but they had a personal agreement .I don't know how true that is, but ALI did say Floyd had faster hands than even him.

@POSHMODS

Жыл бұрын

@@tonym994 ali also said that he was technically the most skilled fighter ali has ever fought before

@tonym994

Жыл бұрын

@@POSHMODS I'd forgotten ha was a Middleweight in the beginning.

@POSHMODS

Жыл бұрын

@Tony M bruh that truly was a crazy time i mean you could fight as a heavyweight even if you're a middleweight

25:22 That slip should’ve been a knockdown

ヘビー級でこんな華麗なアウトボクシング 届かない当たらない

30lb heavier Ali, not peak Floyd. I liked Floyd.

Ali and Patterson are the fastest heavyweight in history.

ALI the greatest boxer this world will ever witness

@yournan8961

8 жыл бұрын

demosatlast2 Doesn't affect what i'm saying, he's still the greatest boxer of all time.

@mars_bars2397

8 жыл бұрын

He's not the GOAT! Bandwagon bullshit

@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY

7 жыл бұрын

who was or is better?

@christiancharles2866

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest of all time

@tramp2892

Жыл бұрын

No he wasn't, and I am a die hearted Ali fan

i had floyd winning the first 5 rounds, but it appears that maybe ali was toying with him and carrying him because when he started getting aggressive in the 6th it really looked like floyd didnt have an answer..and it still looked like ali was only putting in effort in spurts.

@glenw-xm5zf

10 ай бұрын

Hebnry coper knocked Ali out, but ali got up and beat the count. Dundee helped this. 15 sec earlier and Cooper would have been the HWC of the world

@S.O.A_Zero

10 ай бұрын

@@glenw-xm5zf Dude, why the fuck do tou talk about Cooper under a video of Ali and Patterson?

@cardiocain2122

10 ай бұрын

​@@glenw-xm5zfyeah glenigga but how about their second fight?? No long counts and cutting gloves yet Ali still beat him

@glenw-xm5zf

10 ай бұрын

@@cardiocain2122 Cooper hit very hard, unfortunately, he was a bleeder

@mounirsalem7272

10 ай бұрын

679

A lot of very biased wittering from Reg Gutteridge in the commentary.

@MrMarco855

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@SC-jh9qp

Жыл бұрын

Oh, I thought it was Harry Carpenter.

@jamesbaxter5219

Жыл бұрын

@@SC-jh9qp It was.

Patterson simply wasn't big enough for the larger heavyweights/he would have ruled the cruiserweight division undoubtedly !!!###

Floyd had he stayed a lgt hwt, would have been the best lgt hwt ever, better than Moore,Charles,Foster. He always was in great condition and his hand speed, and combos hurt many guys. Floyd at 1 time was the youngest hwt champ, as well as the 1st man to win back the UNDIPUTED hwt championship. Fine fighter and very nice man. Ali of course was in a class by himself, he simply was in his prime UNBEATABLE.

@vincentfisher1603

Жыл бұрын

In 1974 the word was that Floyd would attempt to go Light-heavyweight. Of course this never was attempted.

@tonym994

Жыл бұрын

Micheal Spinks was another notable LHW. and the only LHW Champ to win the lineal HW title in '85 against Larry Holmes. defense was the winner in that one.

ali is the greatet. and patterson was so brave with big heart and big left hook. we wont forget you. they were real champions. there wont be such an era with such brave men with big hearts. today klitchkos are called champions and it s sad...

@thegreathadoken6808

Жыл бұрын

The Klitschkos, Fury, Usyk, these guys would be a handful for anyone, any era of heavyweight boxing. Okay, you don't like the style, I get it. Doesn't mean they're not worthy of the name 'champion', doesn't mean they are not on the level of the likes of Ali and Patterson.

@BrooklynAvenue

Жыл бұрын

You're a fucking moron. Those giants would have had an easy go at most of the fighters from any era. Your mother is a whore and she gave you syphilis.

@danielcerqueira8320

Жыл бұрын

OolEuu

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

Glad @66 now that I remember all but the Listen fights. Great era as well as the 80s w/ Sugar Ray,Duran,Tommy ,Marvin & Tyson.

@POSHMODS

Жыл бұрын

@The Great Hadoken they definitely deserve the name as champions but nothing close to the champs of the true one and only golden era of boxing

Floyd Patterson like most great champions stayed to long at the dance......he had no business fighting at this stage of his life...

Muhammad Ali fastest heavyweight ever

They should have stopped the fight in the 7th round at lease. Patterson is a artist of a fight in his own right. He carried himself.

@emilyclark4235

7 жыл бұрын

Gladys Rodge NJ byrs

@vasileburuiana6621

6 жыл бұрын

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Both were the Greatest.

Patterson swept the early rounds. Looked great. The commentator is really annoying, hardly ever gives Patterson credit. Patterson's athletic gifts rivaled Ali's even at this stage of his career.

Ali was indeed dragging this fight out both for the heck of it and to dignify Floyd for whom he had no animosity. Floyd quit after this. He'd been unbeaten in the 70s and on a 9-0 roll including Bonavena soon before this, so hoping to somehow get a 5th title shot (which would have made him first / only man to fight for the heavy title in 3 decades). Frazier was in his period of protecting the title between the Ali 1 punishment and destruction by Foreman. Joe would have steamrolled Floyd a la Liston at this point.

Ali surreal boxeador ❤😊 amo ele.

Did I see this right? Ali and Patterson wearing the same trunks?

Good morning this fight is one of those you should watch without the over bias commentary. This fight was not one sided as the commentator was saying.

@jeremycrandall2899

Жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly. Listening to the announcer, you’d think that you were watching Foreman destroying Frazier and Norton. Patterson was getting in some good shots. The first five rounds seemed pretty even, with Patterson maybe even being slightly ahead!

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

It was a virtual sparring session for Ali. He gave a gift to Floyd because he needed the $$. My opinion..

Good fight. Good refree desition

An excellent fight

Ali showing his true kindness by not punishing Patterson.

Floyd. had to make Ali reach down then parry Ali’s jab and then step in and throw his punches making him miss and counter punching him at close range throwing Ali off balance and catch him coming in which then Ali’s own weight would make the punches so much better and blind sideing him at the same time.

Eles-lutavam-muito

Esa pelea Floy Paterson y Cassius Clay es una de las mejores.pelea de Boxeo de todos los tiempos

Patterson was 10-12 years past his prime at this point. Ali gave him the fight because he needed the money.

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

Looked like a sparring session for Ali. Frazier brought out his best & he knew it. Three yrs after this fight Ali looked vicious in the Thriller!

@houndhouze94radio88

Жыл бұрын

Not only needed but he respected Ali. Even tho they had a lil spat in 65’ but after that things have been different btw them two. One Ali didn’t train like he did the first fight. And like the first fight, he was sparing Patterson a few good rounds to let him show off his shit considering it was gonna be his last big fight. Ali was gracious for things like that. He knows he has the skills to KO him but instead he wants him to have light 💡 too ❤

@Boogaboioringale

Жыл бұрын

@@houndhouze94radio88 : George Foreman said the best punch Ali threw was the one he didn’t throw as Foreman was going down.

@swami1

Жыл бұрын

@@houndhouze94radio88 It was painful watching Floyd try to fight through a bad back in their first fight.

Hardly heard of this fight. It was all about the legal tender.

Let’s not forget that Patterson ducked every heavyweight contender of substance during his reign ( Folley, Machen to name only two)

@ancientarchie1463

Жыл бұрын

True on Folley and Machen, but D'Amato was doing the ducking, not Floyd. He defended against Rademacher who was having HIS FIRST PRO FIGHT, then next against Brian London who was gifted a #8 rating. They AVOIDED LISTON FOR 4 YEARS, 58-61, and also avoided Cleveland Williams in that period. And consider Floyd won the title from at the time an ancient 40 year old light-heavy twice his age. In sum, Floyd was never genuine heavy champ caliber, he just came along at the right time (Marciano's retirement) and had the "right" management (avoid punchers).

@joetrie

Жыл бұрын

Same with Ali ducked a prime folley for years

Dos estilistas boxeadores. Dos verdaderos gladiadores encima de un Ring de boxeo

Floyd Patterson is too small for heavyweight boxing he should be at light heavyweight that would suit him better!.

@larryjung8062

7 жыл бұрын

This 2nd boxing match of Patterson and Ali is not fair simply Patterson is too small for Ali.But Patterson held his ground for being so much smaller!.

@5star64

Жыл бұрын

Patterson couldn’t have been to small. He won the heavyweight title two times.

@keithcampbell6806

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out to some so called experts. It is because of people like Floyd Ezzard Quarry et al that the Cruiserweight division was created.

@oscarchumpitazavaloz188

Жыл бұрын

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@mbahdul9094

Жыл бұрын

tinju

Ali let him off the hook in the seventh.

@user-pz1bc9bc6o

Жыл бұрын

don't think so

Einziger Trost war ja, auch der von sich selbst überzeugte bester Boxer aller Zeiten bekam auch seine Gegner

Ali showing respect, he literally could have beat Floyd to death😉😉😎😎

Ages 30 and 37 they were really a shadow of their former greatness. They were good fast and constantly moving boxers which usually means a great fight but neither one had a real KO punch for heavyweights...

@carltonbanks5470

Жыл бұрын

Ali wasn't a shadow of his greatness at this time at all. He had just come back from his title being stripped. He still won big title fights after this.

@phee3D

Жыл бұрын

@@carltonbanks5470 not quite a shadow but still far slower than he used to be, relying more on his durability rather than speed alone.

@jadezee6316

Жыл бұрын

@@phee3D no question Ali lost a bit of his greatness during the forced ra cist stripping of his title

@jadezee6316

Жыл бұрын

Ali...was far from a shadow of his former greatness here....

@dempsey9554

Жыл бұрын

Sentimental crap Ali was overrated

Ali beat him Twice and carried him in this fight! Funny thing is Floyd was trained by cus who trained Tyson in the same peak a boo style! 🧠👨‍🏫🥊

Tyson would of dropped Ali… Patterson was able to hit Ali… Tyson had knock out power with either hand… Patterson was able to hit him with either hand. Tyson was more successfully elusive than Patterson as well.

@daltonbreaux

10 ай бұрын

Are you serious? Ali was not at all concerned about Patterson’s knockout power and he would have fought Tyson using a completely different strategy. As for offense he held back shots to keep from doing too much damage to Patterson early in the fight. Ali was a master strategist.

@mikeevans6589

10 ай бұрын

@@daltonbreaux Ali would stick and move as he said in the Arsenio Hall show… even Ali admitted that if he got caught, he’d be in trouble… either hand with Tyson was power.

@Ken_Frazer-619

15 күн бұрын

​@@mikeevans6589 But he also said he would've worn down Tyson then take him out in the 9th-12 Rounds he would have done what Douglas and Lewis did to Tyson

@mikeevans6589

15 күн бұрын

@@Ken_Frazer-619 Tyson was done after Kevin Rooney

That 4th round was a joke. I don't know WTF Ali was trying to do (or more accurately, not do). If I had paid for that, I'd be right pissed. Patterson reminds me a lot of Frazier here.

Ali is goateed forever

I respect the refs genuine compassion for the fighter.

I dislike the announcer this is boxing turn your volume off

ولينصرن الله من ينصره انه على نصرهم لقدير

I never cared for Ali when he was boxing. But I think he was the most perfect heavyweight in boxing history. Ali had no weaknesses. And to think he toyed with a lot of his opponents. Imagine if he had a young Tysons ferocity in the ring

@4EyedAnimation

Жыл бұрын

So his weakness was he didn't have ferocity?

@CahyaTroy

Жыл бұрын

@@4EyedAnimation The guy said ali had no weakness. That doesn't mean he couldn't have been stronger if he was more aggressive. Ali was very compassionate despite his capacity to out preform other fighters so easily. Guys like tyson needed to be constantly ferocious to compete which really sells Ali as the best

@darfvaderr2191

Жыл бұрын

@@CahyaTroy Yes Ali has said himself he's not in there to hurt and destroy people, rather dance around and look pretty or something. Can't remember the exact quote but yeah Ali not a killer not in there to take your head off so to speak.

@AXL664

9 ай бұрын

Ali was weak to left hooks. He got dropped at by Henry cooper, Sonny banks and Joe fraizer by a left hook.

Geez Floyd was at the end of his career Too old for this match hopefully he made alot of money

Patterson was over the hill when he fought Ali. Patterson didn’t have the reach nor the quickness to get a handle on this fight. To old and to slow

@michellefreeman3659

Жыл бұрын

This was their second meeting. I believe he fought Ali in 1965 too.

@tonym994

Жыл бұрын

@@michellefreeman3659 yeah. Floyd entered the ring for their 1st fight w/ back spasms. in Boxing, too much money is on the line to bow out.

Saat pertandingan ini diadakan saya baru berusia dua tahun lebih kurang

AND YOU HATERS OF ALI OUT THERE,CHECK OUT THE RESPECT ALI SHOWED FOR FLOYD THRU OUT THE BOUT,ESPECIALLY AT THE END ONCE THE REF STOPPED THE FIGHT.THAT WAS GOLDEN,TRUE AND FOREVER RESPECT HE SHOWED FLOYD.NOW HATE ON THAT SUCKAS.

@marcxopoco

10 ай бұрын

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Jimmy Young beat the shit out of me.

Floyed was one of the greats - he just ran into the greatest off all time - ALI

@joetrie

Жыл бұрын

Ali isnot the greatest 😂

@bruceching4078

Жыл бұрын

@@joetrie Who was better?

In the first fight Ali was Ali not Clay, but most suckers called him Clay.

Ali brincava de mais.

Ali the legendary fighter is playing with Patterson

25:22

Floyd doesn't do badly-at-all. What if he had gotten in one against Joe Frazier yet do WELL! Would of gave him better profile at this ERA!

คนชอบอารีย์ เพราะชกได้สวย ไม่ถือโอกาสซ้ำเติม ชกจะแจ้งชนะใจคน

Floyd ...also First man to attempt to win the Heavyweight World Championship for the Third Time...

some of you are blind as well as cluleless... ali was toying with patterson... floyd was never even close to being in the fight...

@frederickhunter4649

Жыл бұрын

I agree theonly Time ali really tried to destroy a boxer is when he was insulted or knocked down

Ali (Cassius Clay) said of Patterson, three things: too slow, poor foot work and can't take a punch. Hahaha If you don't believe it, check out the interview. Patterson is no match for Ali, who is bigger, faster and stronger!

Imagine how prime Iron Mike would have done.

El rey del arte de boxear Muhammad Ali el mas grande superatleta

Any further.

Patterson might win P4P

😊🌸👍👏💪

Who would have imagined, that Ali, still moving with grace, however a bit slower a foot and clearly past his prime here would deteriorate so quickly that by 1977 he looked nothing like this.

@pauldrew3696

11 ай бұрын

Between 1971 and1977 Ali fought and won against the most difficult boxers in any era. Everyone would have thought he wouldn’t look the same as 5 to 6 year’s previously.

Wow

This is only a fight by appearances, not fact. When Ali got roasted on the Dean Martin series they filmed regularly at the MGM casino in Las Vegas Floyd Patterson and Rocky Graciano were there also by Ali's invite. Essentially this fight was a boxing demo for boxing fans. Patterson and Rocky had no way to beat Ali. It's an exibition fight. It's acceptable tradition for money and fans to enjoy. Don't be saps. 😅

Why is a 185-pound man fighting a 215-pound man, did they not have weight classes?

Ali was barely even trying

After watching all the Ali fights I can find here are my observations. No one has put the intense direct pressure on him that we saw from prime Tyson. Not even Joe Frazier though he was the closest. Floyd Patterson though trained by Cus you can see In the opening min of this fight was not big or strong enough nor did he attack with the ferocity and power of a prime Tyson. Ali is clearly the smartest and maybe more importantly the toughest fighter we’ve ever seen however he simply never had to deal with a prime Tyson’s ferocity and power. Ernie Shavers had tremendous power but he did not attack with ferocious vigor. George Foreman same. Ken Norton neither. That being said Ali took unbelievable damage from those fighters and still beat them so it’s an open question how he would have reacted to a prime Tyson being up inside of him immediately and constantly delivering tremendous body shots and uppercuts.

@faizalharoun3930

Жыл бұрын

Even Tyson said he wouldn't have stood a chance against Ali.

@pauldrew3696

11 ай бұрын

Same as Foreman by hitting him in the face multiple times so they couldn’t press inside on him.

Tayson revienta Ali y lo sabes se lo carga rápido

This announcer's voice is annoying. He was annoying during the Ali/Foreman fight also. Where the hell is Howard Cosell during these times?

'Iron' Floyd Patterson 🔥

Really loved the sport, and showed compassion for all oponnents.Not trying to make anyone.Just competitive.

@jeraldpickens7495

5 ай бұрын

mame anyone

Floyd deserves way more respect than he gets. A young Mike Tyson beats this version of Ali.

@rakim6466

Жыл бұрын

Ur crazy!! Ali would blind Tyson with that jab. Ali would keep sticking and moving, tying Tyson up pushing him away before Tyson throws that inside upper cut. Ali would confuse Tyson real bad. Ali would unload lead rights frustrate Tyson and knock him out

@emzid5105

Жыл бұрын

@@rakim6466 He was referring to this version of Ali vs patterson. In 1972 he was in his 30's and wasn't as sharp as he was younger. Larry Holmes also, who came out from 2 two years of retirement, didn't have the legs and the condition at 38 to fight a young Tyson in 1988.

@tonym994

Жыл бұрын

@@rakim6466 that dream fight would have to take place in both their respective primes. Cus D'amato was ALI's friend, and he'd work w/ Mike in a very serious way, as he knew both fighters so well. very interesting to ponder.

@jamesbaxter5219

Жыл бұрын

🤣It's pointless to compare fighters from different eras, and fans get carried away. How many times was Lennox Lewis asked why didn't he fight Mike in his prime. Lewis's reply "I was still in the amateurs when Mike was in his prime." For me the question should be Ali or Mike, both in their prime. Mike was asked this and his reply, Ali couldn't throw a hook or a body shot - he'd have fucking killed me." Remember two things, the first man to beat Mike was the first who wasn't afraid of him. Ali was well past his prime when he knocked out Big George, who WAS in HIS prime. Anyway, TGOAT won titles at 8 different weights.

@bruceching4078

Жыл бұрын

A more interesting comparison would be Tyson in his prime versus Ali in his prime.

Patterson was 184. That is why Ali looks 40 pounds bigger bcuz he was!

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

I thought they said he weighed 198?.

@kingtyomama6564

Жыл бұрын

@@richardmorris7063 Ok, maybe they did but he fought at 184. Cus Damato made him a HW because thats where the money was and is. Look at the size difference, they can announce anything they want.

What a beautiful man was Ali

The practice for smoking Joe

What i find comical?? Is the fact that in this fight, i didnt really see Ali dominating the fight? All while the stupid-ass announcer calling it a " one-sided fight"??? HAHA What did i miss here? Yes his eye was questionable, and he shoulda let it go Patterson was holding his own obviously to many??

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I love how Ali’s corner embraces Patterson - respect and sportsmanship