Ali spends a round or two dancing around while figuring out your timing and then takes you apart, masterful.
@greco375 жыл бұрын
so beautifully said
@eulissbenoit59685 жыл бұрын
Bruce lee copy m.ali dancing style
@ammarsulaiman50695 жыл бұрын
Notice every time Foley threw that slow left jab Ali shot his right hand over top of foley slow left jab. He touched him every time
@jshannon7775 жыл бұрын
The feinting, & reach for whenever Ali got in mid-range at 3:20 to mess up the angles of the counter right hand were VERY effective. Solid counterpunchers can really be thrown off by feints, alongside a taller/rangy fighter's jab with different levels to change.
@thetexan21274 жыл бұрын
Yup. And people got the nerve to say Floyd just runz. Lol 😀. No one ran more than Ali
@kennethslocum2284 жыл бұрын
Everytime I watch Muhammad Ali's matches it always feels like a big brother sparring with his lil frustrated bro while holding back. You can easily notice how comfortable he is in the ring while other boxers seem worried and wary of his moves.
@achrafagermoune2417 Жыл бұрын
He isn't "comfortable" it's a boxing match where you'll get your teeth knocked out. He's just figuring out a timing
@cocacolaowo318 Жыл бұрын
Every time? He lost a fair few, and some of the fights he won on points there's been doubt about. Also, some of his opponents were bigger than him. Zora Folley was a very good fighter, but hardly counts as one of the all-time greats. Joe Frazier does, and in his first fight with Ali, he was the big brother--even though he was smaller. "Hey big bro, watch me knock you on your conceited ass!" ;)
@christopherlyons59009 ай бұрын
@@christopherlyons5900joe is the greatest after Ali and foreman
@PowerBattles8 ай бұрын
@@christopherlyons5900 Joe might have knock Muhammad down (which was a lucky knock down by the way plus Muhammad was up by the count of three) however Muhammad still hit Joe two times & at times three times more than Joe hit him not only in their first fight but in all three of their fights.
@user-bj2cv3ii9u8 ай бұрын
@@user-bj2cv3ii9u But not nearly as hard. The power of the punch counts as well. Light jabs don't score as high. Look at Ali's face when he gets up after that knockdown. One side of it is swelling like he got stung by a hive full of angry bees. Ali never had that kind of power. Ali was off his feet in the previous round as well, though that was ruled a slip. Frazier was wearing him out. He was making mistakes. Getting sloppy. He just got beat. And this wasn't even the best possible version of Frazier, since as Ali knew at the time, Frazier had been diagnosed with high blood pressure, for which he was hospitalized after the fight. Put the best possible Frazier in against the best possible Ali, I think Frazier's much more likely to win, because his style is a huge problem for Ali, and he can take Ali's best punches to deliver his own, which are just a whole lot stronger. Ali was an accurate puncher, his right had some power, but he was a percentage player. Frazier was a damn wrecking machine. He broke George Chuvalo's face. He could have done the same to Ali, if they'd met when he was in absolute top form.
@christopherlyons59008 ай бұрын
I met Ali when he visited Afghanistan in 2002. I still remember him and love him! He is the greatest man and boxer for ever!!! ❤
@zobairqasimzadah8920 Жыл бұрын
Ali really is the best of all, i love him
@Mr_silly_guy2 ай бұрын
@@Mr_silly_guyme too
@AlxFcTheGreatАй бұрын
He dodged the draft
@user-rc1fi5gz6g28 күн бұрын
🤨🏳️🌈?
@SamuKanime_19019 күн бұрын
@@SamuKanime_190this has nothing to do with gay stuff they love him because he is good in boxing
@ZavinoUgur7 күн бұрын
nobody can bounce like ali and not get tired. the greatest of all time
@deanaaziz80906 жыл бұрын
Nobody Deana to this day I've never seen another fighter match Ali's skills some were close though like Roy Jones, but he didn't have the longevity in the sport of boxing like ali. RIP champ!!!
@jamilmccoy29945 жыл бұрын
@@jamilmccoy2994 Sporno
@mariacheref78625 жыл бұрын
I can
@LosSantosCity5 жыл бұрын
doping
@westerling84365 жыл бұрын
@@jamilmccoy2994 a
@leonardhayward93445 жыл бұрын
There will be never a heavyweight that could dance like Ali
@nguyendaominh10785 жыл бұрын
Nguyen Dao Minh Usyk
@cr39054 жыл бұрын
Tyson fury
@loganlister73274 жыл бұрын
@@loganlister7327 r u dumb blud
@brynley22104 жыл бұрын
Connor Mcgregorre
@NCSheriff74 жыл бұрын
Soon u will hear the name Steven Carter who dances like ali
@eroth20264 жыл бұрын
Ali’s stamina is just absolutely insane to watch. His insane genetics combined with his relentlessness were what made him one of the best boxers of all time!
@Nick-ce4xp Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤Agreed 100%
@petergreen53375 ай бұрын
i see it
@tou36603 ай бұрын
Muhammad Ali is not the greatest❤ I AM greater than muhammad ali I'm the best my name is masjedul reza omeo❤😂
@Projectmuaythai2 ай бұрын
He understood the art of fighting, its not a battle of who can hit the hardest, but who can last the longest
@Beatjoy5511 Жыл бұрын
Those have been my words for a while now!
@jwill589211 күн бұрын
9:10 What makes me respect Ali the most was how he never hit his opponent while they were going down. He knew when he would win and would never inflict more damage than necessary. What a champion, there is no other way to describe this man other than "champion".
@qwertz74302 жыл бұрын
I am the greatest of all time !!
@MuhammadAli-fg2bw Жыл бұрын
@@MuhammadAli-fg2bw don’t you dare disrespect a dead man by pretending to be them
@lochkecraftforge5231 Жыл бұрын
@@lochkecraftforge5231 This is a quote man, I not disrespect him, I am only a big man who show it.
@MuhammadAli-fg2bw Жыл бұрын
i agree. not like fights these days. especially in mma. i can’t stand when I see someone waiting to hit someone when they’re going down or when they are down. it’s cowardly.
@JD.007 Жыл бұрын
Kinda like Lawrence Taylor. He always made the play instead of trying to injure a football player.
@wadewilson8011 Жыл бұрын
Dancing and bouncing through out a fight could easily take a toll on one's energy. Most fighters dont do that. But Ali was different. Dancing and the same time throwing some stinging punches was his trademark even during 14th and 15th rounds. I couldnt recall any other fighters that could do that, except Ali. Amazingll
@hamdanjantan3993 жыл бұрын
Indeed and Exactly Hambdan!! ALI was diagnosed by a Dr at 14 with crippling Juvenile Arthritis and Bursitis in both hands, something very few people still know till this very day!! Advised to give boxing away and just jog etc to keep fit. Ali said with all due respect Dr, I only want to learn to defend myself, and whoop whoever stole my bike!! AND I'll just have to learn to use fast stinging punches instead of hitting hard!! The Dr said ure Trainer told me u snapped a chain on his speed ball!! ALI said, ohhhh that was just a Fluke Doc!! Anyway the point is we'll NEVER know how just HOW Hard he'd have really hit if it wasn't for that!! As u said, He could dance and go from being right in front of an opponent, to 6gt away, and As Joe Bugner told me...UUUU try hitting a Bantom or Featherweight foot fast Ali Pete!! AND HE was faster than anyone in the world including light weights on his feet!! I got and rocked him with a straight right at full force..BUT!! He retaliated with 8 more left right combos I lost count of at 5!! AND HE ROCKED ME 6XS AS MUCH!!As I rocked him...ANNND I saw STARS for at least 30 seconds!! ALI had lightning fast hands and I swear he had a 3rd arm at xs because I just didn't see it coming!! I'd be looking at both of his gloves then, out of the nowhere yet ANOTHER punch landed on me!! I'm so proud I lasted the full 15 Rounds both fights BUT!!, I knew by the 8th in both he had me beaten and, streets ahead on points!! God bless you Ali!! I'd LOVE to kid myself I'll see his like a again, but equally I know I won't!
@peterstorck53493 жыл бұрын
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee
@brendonnewcast88823 жыл бұрын
Look up Emmanuel augustus!
@jesus-is-rad96842 жыл бұрын
@@peterstorck5349 You people will find any excuses to protect your demigod. Now Ali is faster moving compared to featherweights and he was born with weak hands. Clay/Ali lost 30 quality retirement years because he was never a "Power" hitter. He was simply a one dimensional outside roadrunner boxer that always hit on the end of his punches, never causing his opponents severe concussions, broken bones or knocked out teeth. His style was never tailored to deliver body blows or inside fightin and his low-power right cross cost him dearly.
@Corina_June_Cunningham2 жыл бұрын
Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig writes; "Ali encouraged his sparring partners to hit him in the head to build up resistance to head shots, similar to calluses." (☠️) Using scientist Eig reviewed footage of all Ali's fights, "he was hit about 200,000 times, half of those blows were to the head." Eig continues, "He absorbed way more blows than the average fighter because part of his strategy was to allow his opponents to him. He thought he could wear down his opponents by letting them punch him in the head, then wait until the late rounds when they're tired and beat them, similar to the Shavers fight." (☠️) "Ali's speech slowed by 26 percent between the ages of 26 and 39," said Johnathan. Eig's study, conducted by Arizona State speech scientists Visar Berisha and Julie Liss found that Ali's speech slowed by 16 percent after a 15-round bout with Ernie Shavers in 1977. Shavers, a brawler, landed 266 punches throughout the fight. If one fight had to be picked, Ernie Shavers inflicted the most damage. To even consider featherfisted Ali as the greatest ultra Super Heavyweight Fighter that ever lived is absolute nonsense. Mathematically Eig just proved it and you witnessed it ..it's not how you start IT'S HOW YOU FINISH
@Corina_June_Cunningham2 жыл бұрын
Heroes are remembered, legends never die!!!
@zuzannawisniewska44649 ай бұрын
HE BOTH AND THE GOAT HE EVERYTHING 🐐❤️💯
@merrekeste33856 ай бұрын
❤absolutely CORRECT and true
@petergreen53375 ай бұрын
Paix à son âme. Il a laisser un grand héritage pour l’humanité dans ce sport. Un grand Respect pour ce champion.
@abdel19455 ай бұрын
❤absolutely CORRECT and true
@petergreen53375 ай бұрын
Angelo Dundee said the sad thing with Ali’s boxing career is that we never saw him at his peak, the years 1967-70 would have seen him at his pinnacle.
@vashna37996 жыл бұрын
Storm Hawk ...Angie was one-thousand percent right!
@brucescott42615 жыл бұрын
I don't think Joe Frazier would've stood a chance against prime ali.
@mystery64324 жыл бұрын
Mystery then I wonder whether in the end Ali wd have won against Georges Foreman , coz ALI did traine as hell to face BIG GEORGES !! Knowing how Georges did KO Norton and FRAZIER ! !!!
@kinggoodvideoofthelion29134 жыл бұрын
@@kinggoodvideoofthelion2913 I can't understand what you're trying to say!!!
@ewooll4 жыл бұрын
King good video ! Of the lion what? He beat George Foreman
@DarkFlames424 жыл бұрын
Damn watching Ali videos in 2018 is like poetry in motion, you see the real true art of boxing
@TazmanianDevil5 жыл бұрын
Tazmanian Devil your right
@joecalhoun53035 жыл бұрын
...
@zainm2175 жыл бұрын
Ali is art.
@jasonkeys59405 жыл бұрын
This is what true boxing skill looks like. Ali's footwork as he jabbed was a joy to watch.
@TonyEnglandUK5 жыл бұрын
Compare to the big heavy momies we have now sure you are right
@nicolaslacrampe4595 жыл бұрын
His faints and unusual timing is incredible. Its like he hits you once and before you know it 3 or 4 slip through, truly a master of the sport.
@calmandtranquility9668 Жыл бұрын
He never hits out of his aim unnecessarily. But he had been getting some hits on his chest and even abdomen too. And after the match, see his affection to his opponent. What a man !
@aboobackermanaladi37249 ай бұрын
❤well said and well OBSERVED
@petergreen53375 ай бұрын
Always amazed me how light on his feet Ali was, for such a big guy. Being so beautiful too. Like Tyson said, "God was showing off when He made Ali."
@jacquelinekalich74632 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I forget how big Ali was, only by the way he moves, physics don’t apply to him, so agile.
@boellinger2 жыл бұрын
I’ve read he had some natural advantages, similar to Bruce Lee, that made him better. He wasn’t proportioned the same as most heavy weights of his time as his legs were a little bulkier and his torso thinner, so he could move around faster. Lee had longer-than-average arms for his size (he had the arm length of a man about 4 inches taller than himself), so these things just made it easier, in addition to their training and drive, for them to win.
@amosdraak35362 жыл бұрын
@@amosdraak3536 Well Bruce Lee did pattern his moves from watching tapes of Ali
@jeremyboyd86592 жыл бұрын
The length of him was 190 cm I mean Mohammad ali I'm write Mohammad like that because I'am from arab and like that saying and writing
@Kharb_bl_dniaa2 жыл бұрын
@@boellinger Float like a butterfly....
@lewisc2152 жыл бұрын
What amazes me the most when I see young Ali fighting is his ability to seamlessly change from defense to an offense. All he needed is to land one good counter, and then he's all over you. So talented and smart.
@fiucik14 жыл бұрын
We now know that when a boxer trains in the gym ,he trains for a right handed fighter in one stance,so when a fighter changes his stance to south paw ,that totally throws his opponent off his plan,and then they become easy targets ,this was why Ali trained to fight on either side as did Manny Pacquiao
@rexrexrex672 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I m ready to fight Mike Tyson soon 🥊💪🙏. kzhead.info/sun/nJiOac-Zq5h4ep8/bejne.html
2 жыл бұрын
yea
@bomberillneverforgettechno76542 жыл бұрын
When everybody knows Ali was a notorious headhunter, but opponents still fall for the feints to the body - that's greatness.
@jgatchaljgatchal8350 Жыл бұрын
I was on my afternoon break at work some years ago and read in the local newspaper that Muhammad Ali would be doing a book signing at Dillons Books in Nottingham UK that same night.I couldn't afford to buy the book but asked my boss If i could go home an hour early. I went home picked my wife up and drove to Nottingham.Waiting outside in the crowd I could see the great man inside and was just happy to have seen the greatest boxer ever to live in the flesh,so to speak. He came out to his car around 7pm and shook hands with many of the crowd , including me and my wife.I was ecstatic to say the least. What a great champion ,but not only that ,a great man !!
@skoot2u Жыл бұрын
Love the commentator: "Champion Ali is always a show, no matter what he's doing".
@TheKelz9 жыл бұрын
very true words. Ali could be drinking a glass of water and it'd still be exciting 😂
@christiandelbarrio7968 жыл бұрын
p
@fhhhhdh67264 жыл бұрын
The late great Don Dunphy. He is in the hall of fame. His radio work is even better.
@joeygonzo3 жыл бұрын
oml commentator said that whilst i was reading this comment
@yahallo7473 жыл бұрын
"If god is with me, nobody can beat me" - Mohammed Ali محمد على "When Allah is with you, nobody can beat you" - Khabib Nurmagamadov حبيب نورماجمدوڤ Two true Muslim believers inspired everyone may god give them mercy
@HH-bw5tz3 жыл бұрын
There has never been a boxer that moves quite like Ali. He dodges quite a few blows effectively, yet he isn't afraid of being hit; in fact inviting some blows just to size you up, I guess. Uses the whole boxing ring; even the ropes to his advantage. On top of that he's got the energy of a child and keeps moving endlessly, with the uncanny ability to hit his target at will; and knowing when and how for the kill. It's clear this man Ali fights first and more with his head before his fists, no wonder he was so great.
@voiceofinsight58112 жыл бұрын
how to say you havent watched box since the 1970s-80s without actually telling it
@usurper55 Жыл бұрын
@@usurper55 Anything after Tyson era is a joke. What else is there to watch after the 80s? lmao
@xAsceticx Жыл бұрын
@@xAsceticx how so?
@komagamez2000 Жыл бұрын
Would have been amazing if MMA existed during his time and Mike Tysons time. Would love to see how either of them do with Wrestling and BJJ and kicks.
@randallmcgrath9345 Жыл бұрын
@@usurper55 I think Tyson or Ali would smoke Mayweather. Most heavyweighta in the UFC or Boxing STILL cannot move like Tyson. LOL.
@randallmcgrath9345 Жыл бұрын
You will never see a boxer with so much elegance in the ring as Ali. It flowed effortlessly,,,,he fully grasped the science if the sport. 🥊🥊 Ali,,,,the greatest 🥊🥊
@romanpaving2879 Жыл бұрын
I could not be a bigger fan of Ali, rest his soul. I listened to the first Liston fight on the radio with my older brother when I was 10. We were huddled over that radio in the dark and when it was over my brother, who was 6 years older, slapped me on the knee and yelled out HE DID IT! What a memory for a young kid in a very small town in Illinois. I am commenting because in the years since I have watched every fight on tv. I was in college when he lost to Ken Norton. I remember leaving the tv room in the dorm before the fight was over because I could not handle watching him lose. The Zora Foley fight is unusual in the sense that Ali could not summon an ounce of ill will towards his opponent. My recall is that he referred to Foley as a nice man. Contrast that with his savage beating of Floyd Patterson, who he kept on his feet just to torture him for 12 rounds much like a cat keeps a mouse alive for the fun of it. Or Ernie Terrell, sneering “what’s my name” repeatedly throughout the fight. When you look at pictures of Ali landing a punch, the look of vicious intent is unmistakable. But, at the end of this fight, after the knockout, you see Ali with his arm draped over Foley’s shoulder for a long time out of respect. Then you see him follow Foley to his corner I believe out of genuine concern to see that he was ok. What a great man.
@JDL04275 ай бұрын
Known for being the best quality in a Muhammad Ali fight
@elperroreggae5 жыл бұрын
???? Whaaat did you see his fight style??? Wtf
@Babushka_823 жыл бұрын
@@Babushka_82 he means video quality smh
@IIIIII-ke3lo3 жыл бұрын
9
@rathakrisnansubraminam19463 жыл бұрын
TTC Mmp
@jfififjdkxkf75073 жыл бұрын
hope u r well el perro.. i am amazed that the so called experts who said, & still say that the Champ, threw a Fathom punch when he beat sonny Liston, in the 1965 rematch, in round 1.. first if Liston was going to throw the match, he would have made a much better job of it, like when he did not leave his stool, in the 1st fight, because of a so called sore shoulder... I wonder why, these experts never looked at this knock out, as Folley was not just knocked out he was flattened, with exactly the same, almost nonchalant punch to the jaw bone. that KO'D Liston & when Sonny tried to get up, he just fell back... ..That type of blow, can cause temporary delayed concussion, no matter, how strong fit & talented some of these great boxers were throughout the centuries, as its all to do with anatomy.... . i wish it was 2018 all over again, but if you get this reply, then please take great care of yourself & those you love & cherish , as this plague still wreaks havoc.
@hoopertoop3 жыл бұрын
The speed,the stamina,the agility,the dedication still unmatched.... THE GREATEST 😍😍😍😍
@aar96672 жыл бұрын
Mike Tyson would take him down
@marcusrasborg6874 Жыл бұрын
@@marcusrasborg6874 So would Floyd
@Clinton325i Жыл бұрын
@@Clinton325i I haven’t seen much of Floyd maywether, but isn’t he a middleweight boxer?
@marcusrasborg6874 Жыл бұрын
@@Clinton325i 😭😭
@triplsicx Жыл бұрын
@@Clinton325i lmao you trippin about Floyd. Ali was fast enough to hit Floyd and not get hit by him.
@afiftysixteen9584 Жыл бұрын
I saw this video in September and ever since then I loved boxing and Muhammad Ali, this video made me love boxing and I’ll never stop loving it
@Champboxing Жыл бұрын
The greatest sports show man ever simply the GOAT beautiful man inside and outside as for his boxing and dancing and reflexes and other great fighting abilities that’s a whole book 😄 Rest in peace champ
@ejizhussain419011 ай бұрын
Ali’s physique in his prime was insane
@agip075 жыл бұрын
Stamina for days.
@oz_jones5 жыл бұрын
in jail?
@westerling84365 жыл бұрын
I know my mother had the hots for him. LOL. She thought he was beautiful.
@ihatetrump36035 жыл бұрын
@@ihatetrump3603 lol. Ali was a ladies man.
@JahleelX-xx9wd4 жыл бұрын
@@JahleelX-xx9wd Can you blame him?
@ihatetrump36034 жыл бұрын
The atmosphere at Ali’s fights must of been electric he was a true professional.
@jmc00754 жыл бұрын
I tell you. Over here in Germany many people stood up in the middle of the night to watch his fights. And so did I.
@anonymusum2 жыл бұрын
I used to hate Ali I thought he was to brash but with time I was won over because nobody did it better I fought in the golden gloves in Louisville in 1977 in the same high school gym that Ali fought in
@ivanschultz48792 жыл бұрын
Mohamed Ali is the best the greate a phénomène nobody Can wine him
@drissmennor97672 жыл бұрын
KING Fury has the skills of Ali but so much more like 6 feet 9 inches and 277 pounds with an albatross like 85" reach. A focused Fury is boxing evolved to it's highest state ever, 277 lbs of brutal jabs, excellent speed and strength, snappy punches, slick head movement, great footwork and defensive skills, insane stamina and high ring IQ.
@Corina_June_Cunningham2 жыл бұрын
Giant Gypsy King is a titan amongst mere mortals. Generations of dna forged to create the perfect super heavyweight boxer. I'm just so grateful i get to see it in my lifetime. All hail the Gypsy King, Greatest Of All Time. Light heavyweight gold medalist Cassius Clay did not have the size or power.
@Corina_June_Cunningham2 жыл бұрын
in as little as a 3 punch combo he can knock down an opponent while slipping a barrage of attacks with ease. Truly the G.O.A.T
@quazidkc3472 Жыл бұрын
2024 alguém??
@jeffersonsilva5537Ай бұрын
Yes
@ClownPiercecopyАй бұрын
Simm 🇧🇷🇧🇷
@mateussoares195Ай бұрын
Hey🇦🇺
@Randomised-GodАй бұрын
Watch how Ali used to just canter like a stallion around his opponents, he was beauty, strength, courage and power all combined.
@stevenhall87479 жыл бұрын
@GustavusAdolphus1 66/67 ali is a diferent fitgher from 71/74 ali
@reinaldomanuel84884 жыл бұрын
GustavusAdolphus1 Your comment is so ignorant it hurts
@ness_vibe3 жыл бұрын
He had the pants of the Italian stallion so thats one thing
@youngaestheticz71913 жыл бұрын
@@ness_vibe Gustavus is 100% ,anyone who knows boxing can see that Ali was untouchable between 66 to when he was ban and when he came back ,he was very touchable and was missing a lot more when he punched.
@rexrexrex673 жыл бұрын
@@rexrexrex67 no that’s correct, and it wasn’t gustavas that said that. he deleted his comment because even he knows how ludicrous and ignorant his comment was.
@ness_vibe3 жыл бұрын
The absolute peak of Ali, his reflexes were still pristine and he was experienced. No boxer in the history of the world could beat 1967 Ali.
@The_Honcho2 жыл бұрын
ok grandpa, lets get you to bed
@WhoAmI-wn7nn2 жыл бұрын
@@WhoAmI-wn7nn Mayweather fans lol
@riyadriyad5911 Жыл бұрын
@@WhoAmI-wn7nn Mayweather fans lol
@riyadriyad5911 Жыл бұрын
yup
@alpeena Жыл бұрын
@@WhoAmI-wn7nn average mayweather fan 🤡😂
@sapo72 Жыл бұрын
Who is watching this in 2024
@feliciamayberry9807Ай бұрын
You got one
@user-vb8jn5ol6l13 күн бұрын
Your mom
@user-ry8sk2si8i12 күн бұрын
@@user-ry8sk2si8i wished you had a mom
@feliciamayberry980712 күн бұрын
Jake paul
@haroonkhan160411 күн бұрын
Meeee
@Aishaa56 күн бұрын
It's amazing how good Ali was with not throwing any body shots. His cardio was insane level !
@freedomstar38145 ай бұрын
"The right hands Ali hit me with just had no business landing-but they did. They came from nowhere. Many times he was in the wrong position but he hit me anyway. Blatt! and the punch connected. I've never seen anyone who could do that. The knockdown punch was so fast that I never saw it. He has lots of snap, and when the punches land they dizzy your head; they fuzz up your mind. "The first time I went down, I wasn't hurt, but I didn't know what had happened. Suddenly I became aware of the noise and then I saw Ali standing over me, and I figured I was down. So I wheeled around to look at my corner, to find out the count. I kept thinking, was that a right hand he hit me with? So what did he do but hit me with the same punch again in the seventh round and knock me out. I can't believe it, but that's what he did. "He's smart. The trickiest fighter I've seen. He's had 29 fights and acts like he's had a hundred. He could write the book on boxing, and anyone that fights him should be made to read it first. Zora Folley RIP to two great fighters
@lexxon118 жыл бұрын
An honest and humble testament to one great boxer from another. And this is the Muhammad Ali of whom Angelo Dundee said that if he hadn't been stripped of his title and made to fight a three and a half year legal battle, he would have improved even further and beaten everyone in his path for years, and we would have seen him at his best (which never happened, as he never regained the form he had at the time of this fight).
@yourstickboy7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting that -- it was awesome to read. Do you have any idea what Ali said to Folley after the fight?
@JohnBarrylizard7 жыл бұрын
No, but probably good things that showed he respected Folley both as a boxer and a as a person. Folley’s son. who was 14 years old at the time was present at the fight. "I cried after that fight,” he recalled for the Arizona Republic twenty years later. “I think any kid would have. Ali told me to be proud of my father. He said if that fight had been 10 years earlier for my dad, the outcome might have been different.”
@yourstickboy7 жыл бұрын
It's really cool to hear that article. A lot of people don't know Zora Folley was a pretty good fighter; he gave Prime Liston a very hard fight.
@dlogan16167 жыл бұрын
I remember this fight. Ali had nothing but good things to say about Folley. That was unusual for Ali. He never called Folley any names or showed any disrespect. Folley was a gentleman.
@ardalla5357 жыл бұрын
60's Ali movement, speed and reflexes are amazing, would love to see this prime Ali against prime Frazier. Ali always seemed very patient.
@youtoo22332 жыл бұрын
@Venancio Rodrigues Damn you are right. Fuck man.
@iforgor78832 жыл бұрын
What an era!
@ColdVsIce2 жыл бұрын
@Dominique Rodrigues great content, subscribed
@ausore98322 жыл бұрын
Joe wouldn't have had a chance because of his style. He always performed poorly whenever older Ali danced in their fights, and punished his body whenever Ali had to rest. Prime Ali, who was faster and could dance much longer, would have beat him fairly handily.
@redrain860 Жыл бұрын
@@redrain860 so true, in their first fight Ali didn't "dance" much, probably wanting to conserve energy knowing it'll probably be a long fight, but yeah in the second fight he moved a lot more but it was still a tough fight because of Frazier's relentless pressure, plus Ali is 32 at that point and it's hard to keep up that stick and move strategy all night.
@youtoo2233 Жыл бұрын
I still think this was the closest thing we got to see to Ali at physical peak. We got to see the very end of his physical peak (72-73) (while actually out of shape) and his strategic peak (72-75) in his 2nd return.
@danpierce8862 Жыл бұрын
❤absolutely CORRECT and true ❤
@petergreen53375 ай бұрын
His peak was from liston fight to exile
@nixon93464 ай бұрын
"Dance like a butterfly and sting like a bee" Muhammad Ali
@haseebahmed338417 күн бұрын
The way he came and comforted him after the knockout shows his soul.
@djd84742 жыл бұрын
Actually it shows Foley stayed on script.
@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 Жыл бұрын
@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 cry
@maverick_cod Жыл бұрын
@@maverick_cod typical Ali fanboy no brain responce
@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 Жыл бұрын
@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 better than your English though. Go cry
@maverick_cod Жыл бұрын
@@maverick_cod Its sad to see fanboys without facts double down on projecting their own feelings only to be scoffed at until there is no more Utube. What a fanboy believes he sees.
@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 Жыл бұрын
Just look at Ali's footwork. Absolutely incredible
@NC-ck5oj10 жыл бұрын
Hugh Jass Dear♡♡ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
@malikrehankhanzaeitribespa94886 жыл бұрын
Hugh Jass IS NOT ALSO THAT FOOTWORK WHICH WILL MAKE HIM ABOVE ANY ATHLET? In his category? FOR EVER ???
@Kassiusday6 жыл бұрын
@kurt neill Define "Hard time" I think Ali dominated "this guy" (who was a worldclass boxer)
@bestever91783 жыл бұрын
Copied Bruce Lee
@HardKore52503 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@Monish_vaishu...2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P to Muhammad Ail he will be loved and missed ❤️ 🙏 😢😢 the goat of boxing
@domeniccalarco8125Ай бұрын
Keinen Kampf den ich je vergessen würde……ebenso das ganze drum und dran was dabei jedesmal mit meinem geliebten Vater abging ! Es waren Momente die mir auf ganz spezielle Art wie „heilig“ vorkamen…… Ali hat mich sehr geprägt……..bis HEUTE‼️👍🏽‼️
@Schmasskanal Жыл бұрын
This is my first time seeing an actual Muhammed Ali fight and I'm damn impressed..he is like butterfly and wasp at same time in the ring.. beautiful
@Abbadonum2 жыл бұрын
Fly like a butterfly, stint like a bee! Your hands can't hit, what your eyes can't see! - Muhammad Ali!
@shmoh7862 жыл бұрын
@Venancio Rodrigues one day we will be too
@harshanand47192 жыл бұрын
@BigPP Johnson lol bad typo, but thanks
@shmoh7862 жыл бұрын
@Venâncio Rodrigues not really theres stil a chance someone is alive in the crowd
@jihnjohncayna Жыл бұрын
One thing was very clear throughout and after this fight. Namely Ali's deep respect for his opponent. Zora was in his time a very talented heavyweight boxer. Sometimes he seemed to lack confidence or run out of steam. At other times he could be deadly dangerous with that right hand of his and he was always a good stylist. Ali gave Zora a chance he ought to have had many years before when Zora was at his own peak. Afterwards Ali consoled a crying relative of Zora's by saying "Don't cry. He was just too old" and Ali hugged Zora. It was all about respect!
@Kohl4238 жыл бұрын
Shavers vs Ali when
@jamesmcneil37894 жыл бұрын
A. 29
@mirzatermiz90462 жыл бұрын
All the comments praising Ali are right, but you're right to pay respects to Zora, a very decent fighter who wasn't intimidated by the greatest
@shinywarm6906Ай бұрын
Это было красиво, и как всегда огромное уважение к оппоненту
@larionlork127312 сағат бұрын
Ali's spring steps incomparable and his unique style printed on mind of humanity
@user-tq4vj3ck9t Жыл бұрын
The way he dances around the ring is a beautiful thing to watch, it’s why I will forever say “The Greatest of All Time”..❤️❤️❤️
@theatlantean80082 жыл бұрын
An intelligent 200+ pound heavyweight moving like that with reflexes like that and a chin like that could beat anybody ass in the history of time.
@seandafny8 жыл бұрын
Put him in an MMA ring different story. Vice versa though Haha each good in their respective sport
@whatughbeast4955 жыл бұрын
@@whatughbeast495 Well....duh??
@davidcampos26155 жыл бұрын
Blah blah,. Nobody wants that tired ass old subject. you are on the wrong page Buford. nobody talking MMA here, this boxing, just that, Like baseball. Nobody argues who wins a fight between a baseball player and a boxer. a sport. Ali the best ever I his sport.. Boxing. Now fuck off and go argue with you MMA meathead buddies.@@whatughbeast495
@kleinequietboykleinequietb71265 жыл бұрын
for real, Buford got lost on the way to the tired ass old MMA vs boxing argument on the MMA pages.@@davidcampos2615
@kleinequietboykleinequietb71265 жыл бұрын
@@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126 What a stupid thing for that dude to bring up lmao. Lebron James would get destroyed by Joshua or Ali.... duh?? Theyd lose at BBall. They are both combat sports but they arent the same
@davidcampos26155 жыл бұрын
It's 2023 October 7 And am still watching this match and learning things ❤
@ajinajnas85687 ай бұрын
Lo mejor fue el abrazo de ambos contrincantes genio total ..
@jorgeburghi18933 ай бұрын
I watched this fight in March, 1967, with a few friends. As the fight went on, we all realized just how talented and clever Ali was, as a fighter. Zora Foley did give him his toughest challenge, to that point. Ali gave Foley great credit as a boxer, but recognized he was too old. That happens to many boxers, including Ali, Holmes, Tyson, Joe Louis, and more.
@BruceAChristie2 жыл бұрын
Mas falso que cachetada de will smith, flor de tongo!
@angelvintage69922 жыл бұрын
@@angelvintage6992 quiet karen
@arslanwahid48532 жыл бұрын
@@angelvintage6992 no es falso..
@hexpert60432 жыл бұрын
How old are you?
@mercilessagent0052 жыл бұрын
@@mercilessagent005 I am 70 years, 6 months. I was in grade 10 in March, 1967.
@BruceAChristie2 жыл бұрын
9:10 How’d he land this combo so smoothly?
@willcee49662 жыл бұрын
Right S Right S Left Jab 💯💥
@ComaToast12 жыл бұрын
@Floating Heads Media yea
@AYAAYA-kl7hk2 жыл бұрын
is a fake broda
@angelvintage69922 жыл бұрын
100% fake luta comprada XD
@hollowdk76522 жыл бұрын
@@angelvintage6992 what broda
@__-si9ux2 жыл бұрын
Proud to be an Muslim ❤ ❤❤🎉🎉 Thanks Muhammad Ali❤❤
@zeeshanhassan83842 ай бұрын
Dancing ali😂
@PIN2PIN2-id3om27 күн бұрын
Ali never tries to kill opponent. Sports spirit is always present
@faizanmirza48915 ай бұрын
R.I.P Muhammad Ali the King :( Repose en paix ❤ Allah rahmet eylesin ❤ M.A 👊 💪
@omurdmrbs70157 жыл бұрын
MURO L'KTR amin ya Arab Al alamin
@abdalrahmanalwadi40165 жыл бұрын
💖💖
@KayanEmpty5 жыл бұрын
MURO L'KTR aynen
@Cobra761055 жыл бұрын
Amin
@HH-bw5tz3 жыл бұрын
@@abdalrahmanalwadi4016 jjijjjjjjj
@MariMuthu-sz1wz3 жыл бұрын
The Greatest at his greatest. You shook up the world Ali. May perpetual light shine upon you
@kingbrief8 жыл бұрын
Ali feints with his feet, hands, shoulders- a master of his craft
@jamesdarnell1944 Жыл бұрын
Never understand how ali could just MATRIX most punches lol he could just stand there, and move his bidy sround and dodge everything. He had it down to an art. Such a legend ,and an amazing human being.
@the1deadman5438 ай бұрын
Ali dancing on his toes while punching amazing conditioning. Just try staying on your toes for 3 mins exhausting. Ali was so relaxed which is why he was so fast and powerful. The Greatest.
@williamdelong82652 жыл бұрын
Ali usually dance when he felt the punch he received.
@rexrexrex672 жыл бұрын
Muhammad Ali always full of athletic Spirit. May his SOUL RIP 🙏🏻
@khaledq8ty2 жыл бұрын
Quien ve todavía esta belleza 🤩🤩👏🏻👏🏻🥊🥊
@Rosarolon Жыл бұрын
Iconic performance, great display of his beautiful technique.
@fernandomaron87 Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace champ. You give me so much pleasure watching your incredible skills I don't tired watching your fights. Boxing not the same without you. You were blessed and you were true people's Championship.
@jahangirhussain25793 жыл бұрын
To all you doubters and those who have never been in a fight, and certainly never in the ring.......Ali did NOT play with him. He did not play with anybody. "playing" was part of his strategy. Part of fighting. Folley was a solid fighter. He was world ranked, and hit Ali with some good shots in the early rounds. But Ali found Zora's rhythm by round 3. Ali had one basic goal plan with all his fights; he needed to get in position to throw his right over your left shoulder and hit your temple, jaw, or eye. the entire fight and every move is designed to allow him to get to that "killing angle" just in range and just outside your left lead foot. Watch in slow motion the last 20 seconds of the last round. Ali lands a good jab, he moves right, feints a few times, Folley jabs low and leaves the jab out there. Ali throws his best punch; a quick hard right over the left shoulder to the temple, Same punch he stopped Foreman with. Folley is stunned; Ali, in one amazing fluid move throws THE SAME EXACT PUNCH AGAIN to the same spot and Folley is unconscious before he hits the canvas. A DOUBLE RIGHT LEAD TO THE TEMPLE. Nobody can do this anymore. No pro heavyweight has ever had this unbelievable speed, balance, strength and ability. The best fighter I've ever seen. I sparred one round with Ali before the Evangelista fight in Maryland in the 1970's I think it was 76 or 77. I could not block his job at all and I could not get to him at all. He did whatever he wanted. Ali was the fastest and best heavyweight I've ever seen. Would've beaten Tyson easily. Would have taken Klitchko out in 5 or 6. Even Lennox Lewis would not have had the speed to deal with ALi.
@drwhatnot10 жыл бұрын
well said
@TheBOND4668 жыл бұрын
Dr Whatnot holy crap he landed a DOUBLE right hand lead?!? it was so fast and subtle i never noticed and ive seen this fight three times! that is insane speed for a heavyweight.
@cygnusprime67286 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that!
@shaynelahmed63235 жыл бұрын
and the same punch against liston of course!
@Ellis3075 жыл бұрын
Ali Tyson would not have been clear cut, imho. 50-50?
@nihonbunka5 жыл бұрын
2024. but we miss the GOAT MUHAMMED ALI😢
@soudashizu18312 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video🙏🏽👌🏾😎❤️
@AlAl-hc8lx11 ай бұрын
Ali is in some great shape here. Bigger than in the early 60s but still lean and very quick with the crazy footwork
@dudedude76506 жыл бұрын
Float like a butterfly sting like a Bee
@bfox50375 жыл бұрын
Hanma yujiro
@abdallahdicefan87084 жыл бұрын
his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see
@clasherface72274 жыл бұрын
He was more like a wasp... no chance given to the opponent. His greatest asset was his wit... he dared... he studied his opponents in beginning rounds. Also as to 'he can't hit what his eyes can't see" I understood that he practically never went for body shots...always the face... now I think, always the eyes of the opponent ...hence the opponent couldn't see...Ali wins.
@jpf70074 жыл бұрын
It's just opinions
@johnmcgee59704 жыл бұрын
Froutu like e butterfry, sting layk e bee. -Hanma Yujiro.
@FruitShake3 жыл бұрын
Muhammad Ali was the real champion . He is the king of boxing . He is very kind . I love him 😻 will never forget him 😊
@furqankhan71029 ай бұрын
And the most beautiful of all is his morality, as he did not hit his opponent when he fell and embraced him when the match was over
@user-yj1wl9us1f10 ай бұрын
Even when you see Ali now you realise you are watching something special....the way he moved, his speed & most importantly his timing.....He was truly special......There will never be another.
@bbouchan14 жыл бұрын
H e was the only boxer you ever knew HAHAHAHAHA!OK Who had more knockouts?Ali or Julio Cesar Chavez?who had more wins?Foreman or Ali?Who had more fights Ali or Roberto Duran?lol!
@rexrexrex673 жыл бұрын
@@rexrexrex67 lmao jealous kiddo
@getsugatensho022 жыл бұрын
@@getsugatensho02 I would never want to make a living getting my faced punched in the way ,Frazier did Ali.So why am i jealous?LOL!i HAVE BRAINS NOT BRAWN.
@rexrexrex672 жыл бұрын
@@rexrexrex67 must suck for you🤣🤏🏾bringing up Duran and Chavez having more fights but Ali is still more remembered than both lmao
@neegachu90742 жыл бұрын
@@neegachu9074 Sucks to be you, you only know about one boxer in boxing history,You know nothing about any other boxers who had better boxing pedigree's than Mohammed Ali.If we met and talked about boxing that would last as long as it would take you to say Mohammed Ali.BORING!!
@rexrexrex672 жыл бұрын
Beautiful footage - it's shot almost like a movie.
@2taggs25 жыл бұрын
In the era of digital world... We are lucky to have witnessed something like this in our living memory... And with the direction world is taking, m pretty sure we would be the last generation....
@amrindersingh2872 Жыл бұрын
I watch from Bangladesh. Date-16/12/2023.
@juel67ahmed754 ай бұрын
Que suerte tuvieron aquellos que pudieron ver en vivo a Ali, el mejor boxeador, con diferencia, de todos los tiempos
@santiagonguema56112 жыл бұрын
Merramedi ali ,era mui bueno peleador,paece que foi o mejor. Poucos conseguiram pelear até o final ,da peleia, entre ellos ,oscar bonavena, ringo foi un grande ,15roudes con morramedi ali. Non es para qualquer uno. Grande bonavena. Saludos ..desde corazon de Brasil. 12 de outubro de 2021.
@JoseAntonio-xx2sx2 жыл бұрын
Post-Fight Comments "Folley bothered me for a while. He was taking his time and stalking me, but he wasn't fast enough." - Muhammad Ali "There is no one around today who can beat him. I should know, I've fought them all." - Zora Folley "He was a better fighter than Sonny Liston, or Floyd Patterson or Ernie Terrell. He was slick, tricky and a good boxer." - Muhammad Ali "I still think I can beat any heavyweight but Clay. I'm not ashamed of my showing. I fought well. I gave it all I had." - Zora Folley "Clay has to be rated with the great heavyweight champions." - Murray Rose of the Associated Press
@oullahtakanebghikawilihbib93056 жыл бұрын
Opngdri .
@bsismail94013 жыл бұрын
There has never been another fighter that throws more beautiful combinations than Muhammad Ali GOAT without a doubt God Bless Ali God Bless All
@mr.j5919 Жыл бұрын
Man how the hell does he knockout his opponents while it looks like he's barely touching them? He truly stings like a bee💯
@professorxmcoc65385 ай бұрын
The Greatest the Untouchable the sport owes u lots. Shine in Peace the Greatest
@liyaqat12 жыл бұрын
The man was a surreal dancer in the ring, just that alone was a masterpiece to watch.
@marlon11712 жыл бұрын
Да помилует теб Аллах Мухаммад Али!
@Abdurohim822 Жыл бұрын
Float like a butterfly 🦋 sting like a 🐝. Champ is my Muhammad Ali
@user-tg6kl7tw6p5 ай бұрын
Великий профессионал, приятный, красивый и добрый человек. Вечная память у миллионов поклонников!
@user-yf9zu4io3u4 жыл бұрын
Ali is the greatest!! Nobody will ever be able to surpass his superior footwork!! He didn't just float like a butterfly, but he danced around his opponents toying with them with his jab frustrating them into throwing a big punch that he would easily dodge and counter with shots so fast you couldn't even see them all coming. HE DIDN"T STING LIKE A BEE, HE STUNG LIKE A SWARM OF KILLER BEES!!!
@PHPMuzik2 жыл бұрын
Most modern heavyweights can recreate his style. He would get beaten by most now
@jdcommentary6556 Жыл бұрын
@@jdcommentary6556 That makes no sense at all. He was the best in his era and obviously if he was in this era he would adapt to the new styles and destroy all the modern fighters. It's not just about fighting style, but confidence & charisma & the desire to win.
@PHPMuzik Жыл бұрын
@@PHPMuzik but he isn’t around now. Your point is irrelevant
@jdcommentary6556 Жыл бұрын
@@jdcommentary6556 he won against Frazier and Foreman, he could beat anyone.
@watmam1 Жыл бұрын
@@jdcommentary6556by the same logic your point is also irrelevant, since he isn’t around now how can he compete against the modern boxers who recreated his style?
@kaiparkes79769 ай бұрын
Tbarkelah ali tahiya zi lhoceima khai ali rahimaka lah
@samadmora244610 ай бұрын
How fit this guy was continuous jumping is something incredible , without hitting, he just plays with the oponent
@zubairrasool87649 ай бұрын
Notice how almost all the men are wearing suits and ties.
@bumblebeemoi8 жыл бұрын
I think people were more elegant in those days. Maybe I'm wrong but the videos I've seen suggest it.
@JohnBarrylizard7 жыл бұрын
John Barry I agree that we’ve regressed
@vonholland646 жыл бұрын
Philip Bourdon ladies got dressed up too. Boxing was classy in those days.
@AnnaLVajda5 жыл бұрын
Anna Vajda journalists and posh people. They tried to keep poor people off tv as much as they could.
@aaronblakely58735 жыл бұрын
Only maybe in the mid to late 70s crowds completely changed. It went from white men and some ladies in formalwear to the whole family wearing sneakers and multi colored Shirts. You can see it in Ali's fights
@rotichawal66975 жыл бұрын
Ali once said, this fight against Zora Folley was the best of his prime years - his best fight ever. I remember the interview.
@michaelmottlau20725 жыл бұрын
And it was fixed for Ali to win lol
@homebell48663 жыл бұрын
Not the greatest at all then
@jayb60022 жыл бұрын
Shite
@jayb60022 жыл бұрын
Fight with Frazier was amazing. 25year old versus 32year old. Big muscles versus experience mith talent
@jehangirhussain62802 жыл бұрын
@@jehangirhussain6280 Ali wasn't in his prime when he fought Frazier
@godfather532 жыл бұрын
It's good when the fighters have no animosity toward each other after the fight is over.
@bob456fk67 ай бұрын
Man Ali was something special so awkward yet smooth and that jab is so damn beautiful snaps out like a slingshot
@DarkDestroyer1889 Жыл бұрын
beautiful boxing. Ali was an artist in the ring. GOAT
@BostonWhoFan51510 жыл бұрын
Felem
@ahmadridwan87715 жыл бұрын
Вот это был настоящий бокс , не то что щас. А самое главное уважение к сопернику есть !
@Userurmom-op1jm2 жыл бұрын
танцевал весь раунд, зачем я это смотрел
@Lover_of_Tea2 жыл бұрын
@@Lover_of_Tea это стиль его был 👍
@denchik27242 жыл бұрын
о каком уважении может идти когда человек позирует над соперником ?
@user-dv4lq2wz7x Жыл бұрын
Ali is a motivation for me boxing 🥊, he was good at boxing and a good guy!
@jaxonwhitaker4441 Жыл бұрын
Türküm Muhammed Ali gibi
@Supra_Edits125 ай бұрын
LEGENDS NEVER DIE
@xenon84132 жыл бұрын
Ironic
@Universesage Жыл бұрын
U sure
@abdikarinali697 Жыл бұрын
...when the world is calling you, can you hear them screaming out your name?
@ultrajorge10 ай бұрын
Just watching Ali dance around is entertaining itself, pure art, mesmerising. Then add super speed punches… amazing GOAT
@AS-pug2 жыл бұрын
This version of Ali beats any fighter of any era. Fast, smart and coutageous
@stevenstubby8632 Жыл бұрын
"Float like a butterfly sting like a bee" Rest in peace king 👑💖
Who is watching it in 2024
I guess me 🙄
I am.😂
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Ali spends a round or two dancing around while figuring out your timing and then takes you apart, masterful.
so beautifully said
Bruce lee copy m.ali dancing style
Notice every time Foley threw that slow left jab Ali shot his right hand over top of foley slow left jab. He touched him every time
The feinting, & reach for whenever Ali got in mid-range at 3:20 to mess up the angles of the counter right hand were VERY effective. Solid counterpunchers can really be thrown off by feints, alongside a taller/rangy fighter's jab with different levels to change.
Yup. And people got the nerve to say Floyd just runz. Lol 😀. No one ran more than Ali
Everytime I watch Muhammad Ali's matches it always feels like a big brother sparring with his lil frustrated bro while holding back. You can easily notice how comfortable he is in the ring while other boxers seem worried and wary of his moves.
He isn't "comfortable" it's a boxing match where you'll get your teeth knocked out. He's just figuring out a timing
Every time? He lost a fair few, and some of the fights he won on points there's been doubt about. Also, some of his opponents were bigger than him. Zora Folley was a very good fighter, but hardly counts as one of the all-time greats. Joe Frazier does, and in his first fight with Ali, he was the big brother--even though he was smaller. "Hey big bro, watch me knock you on your conceited ass!" ;)
@@christopherlyons5900joe is the greatest after Ali and foreman
@@christopherlyons5900 Joe might have knock Muhammad down (which was a lucky knock down by the way plus Muhammad was up by the count of three) however Muhammad still hit Joe two times & at times three times more than Joe hit him not only in their first fight but in all three of their fights.
@@user-bj2cv3ii9u But not nearly as hard. The power of the punch counts as well. Light jabs don't score as high. Look at Ali's face when he gets up after that knockdown. One side of it is swelling like he got stung by a hive full of angry bees. Ali never had that kind of power. Ali was off his feet in the previous round as well, though that was ruled a slip. Frazier was wearing him out. He was making mistakes. Getting sloppy. He just got beat. And this wasn't even the best possible version of Frazier, since as Ali knew at the time, Frazier had been diagnosed with high blood pressure, for which he was hospitalized after the fight. Put the best possible Frazier in against the best possible Ali, I think Frazier's much more likely to win, because his style is a huge problem for Ali, and he can take Ali's best punches to deliver his own, which are just a whole lot stronger. Ali was an accurate puncher, his right had some power, but he was a percentage player. Frazier was a damn wrecking machine. He broke George Chuvalo's face. He could have done the same to Ali, if they'd met when he was in absolute top form.
I met Ali when he visited Afghanistan in 2002. I still remember him and love him! He is the greatest man and boxer for ever!!! ❤
Ali really is the best of all, i love him
@@Mr_silly_guyme too
He dodged the draft
🤨🏳️🌈?
@@SamuKanime_190this has nothing to do with gay stuff they love him because he is good in boxing
nobody can bounce like ali and not get tired. the greatest of all time
Nobody Deana to this day I've never seen another fighter match Ali's skills some were close though like Roy Jones, but he didn't have the longevity in the sport of boxing like ali. RIP champ!!!
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There will be never a heavyweight that could dance like Ali
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Soon u will hear the name Steven Carter who dances like ali
Ali’s stamina is just absolutely insane to watch. His insane genetics combined with his relentlessness were what made him one of the best boxers of all time!
❤❤❤Agreed 100%
i see it
Muhammad Ali is not the greatest❤ I AM greater than muhammad ali I'm the best my name is masjedul reza omeo❤😂
He understood the art of fighting, its not a battle of who can hit the hardest, but who can last the longest
Those have been my words for a while now!
9:10 What makes me respect Ali the most was how he never hit his opponent while they were going down. He knew when he would win and would never inflict more damage than necessary. What a champion, there is no other way to describe this man other than "champion".
I am the greatest of all time !!
@@MuhammadAli-fg2bw don’t you dare disrespect a dead man by pretending to be them
@@lochkecraftforge5231 This is a quote man, I not disrespect him, I am only a big man who show it.
i agree. not like fights these days. especially in mma. i can’t stand when I see someone waiting to hit someone when they’re going down or when they are down. it’s cowardly.
Kinda like Lawrence Taylor. He always made the play instead of trying to injure a football player.
Dancing and bouncing through out a fight could easily take a toll on one's energy. Most fighters dont do that. But Ali was different. Dancing and the same time throwing some stinging punches was his trademark even during 14th and 15th rounds. I couldnt recall any other fighters that could do that, except Ali. Amazingll
Indeed and Exactly Hambdan!! ALI was diagnosed by a Dr at 14 with crippling Juvenile Arthritis and Bursitis in both hands, something very few people still know till this very day!! Advised to give boxing away and just jog etc to keep fit. Ali said with all due respect Dr, I only want to learn to defend myself, and whoop whoever stole my bike!! AND I'll just have to learn to use fast stinging punches instead of hitting hard!! The Dr said ure Trainer told me u snapped a chain on his speed ball!! ALI said, ohhhh that was just a Fluke Doc!! Anyway the point is we'll NEVER know how just HOW Hard he'd have really hit if it wasn't for that!! As u said, He could dance and go from being right in front of an opponent, to 6gt away, and As Joe Bugner told me...UUUU try hitting a Bantom or Featherweight foot fast Ali Pete!! AND HE was faster than anyone in the world including light weights on his feet!! I got and rocked him with a straight right at full force..BUT!! He retaliated with 8 more left right combos I lost count of at 5!! AND HE ROCKED ME 6XS AS MUCH!!As I rocked him...ANNND I saw STARS for at least 30 seconds!! ALI had lightning fast hands and I swear he had a 3rd arm at xs because I just didn't see it coming!! I'd be looking at both of his gloves then, out of the nowhere yet ANOTHER punch landed on me!! I'm so proud I lasted the full 15 Rounds both fights BUT!!, I knew by the 8th in both he had me beaten and, streets ahead on points!! God bless you Ali!! I'd LOVE to kid myself I'll see his like a again, but equally I know I won't!
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee
Look up Emmanuel augustus!
@@peterstorck5349 You people will find any excuses to protect your demigod. Now Ali is faster moving compared to featherweights and he was born with weak hands. Clay/Ali lost 30 quality retirement years because he was never a "Power" hitter. He was simply a one dimensional outside roadrunner boxer that always hit on the end of his punches, never causing his opponents severe concussions, broken bones or knocked out teeth. His style was never tailored to deliver body blows or inside fightin and his low-power right cross cost him dearly.
Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig writes; "Ali encouraged his sparring partners to hit him in the head to build up resistance to head shots, similar to calluses." (☠️) Using scientist Eig reviewed footage of all Ali's fights, "he was hit about 200,000 times, half of those blows were to the head." Eig continues, "He absorbed way more blows than the average fighter because part of his strategy was to allow his opponents to him. He thought he could wear down his opponents by letting them punch him in the head, then wait until the late rounds when they're tired and beat them, similar to the Shavers fight." (☠️) "Ali's speech slowed by 26 percent between the ages of 26 and 39," said Johnathan. Eig's study, conducted by Arizona State speech scientists Visar Berisha and Julie Liss found that Ali's speech slowed by 16 percent after a 15-round bout with Ernie Shavers in 1977. Shavers, a brawler, landed 266 punches throughout the fight. If one fight had to be picked, Ernie Shavers inflicted the most damage. To even consider featherfisted Ali as the greatest ultra Super Heavyweight Fighter that ever lived is absolute nonsense. Mathematically Eig just proved it and you witnessed it ..it's not how you start IT'S HOW YOU FINISH
Heroes are remembered, legends never die!!!
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❤absolutely CORRECT and true
Paix à son âme. Il a laisser un grand héritage pour l’humanité dans ce sport. Un grand Respect pour ce champion.
❤absolutely CORRECT and true
Angelo Dundee said the sad thing with Ali’s boxing career is that we never saw him at his peak, the years 1967-70 would have seen him at his pinnacle.
Storm Hawk ...Angie was one-thousand percent right!
I don't think Joe Frazier would've stood a chance against prime ali.
Mystery then I wonder whether in the end Ali wd have won against Georges Foreman , coz ALI did traine as hell to face BIG GEORGES !! Knowing how Georges did KO Norton and FRAZIER ! !!!
@@kinggoodvideoofthelion2913 I can't understand what you're trying to say!!!
King good video ! Of the lion what? He beat George Foreman
Damn watching Ali videos in 2018 is like poetry in motion, you see the real true art of boxing
Tazmanian Devil your right
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Ali is art.
This is what true boxing skill looks like. Ali's footwork as he jabbed was a joy to watch.
Compare to the big heavy momies we have now sure you are right
His faints and unusual timing is incredible. Its like he hits you once and before you know it 3 or 4 slip through, truly a master of the sport.
He never hits out of his aim unnecessarily. But he had been getting some hits on his chest and even abdomen too. And after the match, see his affection to his opponent. What a man !
❤well said and well OBSERVED
Always amazed me how light on his feet Ali was, for such a big guy. Being so beautiful too. Like Tyson said, "God was showing off when He made Ali."
Sometimes I forget how big Ali was, only by the way he moves, physics don’t apply to him, so agile.
I’ve read he had some natural advantages, similar to Bruce Lee, that made him better. He wasn’t proportioned the same as most heavy weights of his time as his legs were a little bulkier and his torso thinner, so he could move around faster. Lee had longer-than-average arms for his size (he had the arm length of a man about 4 inches taller than himself), so these things just made it easier, in addition to their training and drive, for them to win.
@@amosdraak3536 Well Bruce Lee did pattern his moves from watching tapes of Ali
The length of him was 190 cm I mean Mohammad ali I'm write Mohammad like that because I'am from arab and like that saying and writing
@@boellinger Float like a butterfly....
What amazes me the most when I see young Ali fighting is his ability to seamlessly change from defense to an offense. All he needed is to land one good counter, and then he's all over you. So talented and smart.
We now know that when a boxer trains in the gym ,he trains for a right handed fighter in one stance,so when a fighter changes his stance to south paw ,that totally throws his opponent off his plan,and then they become easy targets ,this was why Ali trained to fight on either side as did Manny Pacquiao
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When everybody knows Ali was a notorious headhunter, but opponents still fall for the feints to the body - that's greatness.
I was on my afternoon break at work some years ago and read in the local newspaper that Muhammad Ali would be doing a book signing at Dillons Books in Nottingham UK that same night.I couldn't afford to buy the book but asked my boss If i could go home an hour early. I went home picked my wife up and drove to Nottingham.Waiting outside in the crowd I could see the great man inside and was just happy to have seen the greatest boxer ever to live in the flesh,so to speak. He came out to his car around 7pm and shook hands with many of the crowd , including me and my wife.I was ecstatic to say the least. What a great champion ,but not only that ,a great man !!
Love the commentator: "Champion Ali is always a show, no matter what he's doing".
very true words. Ali could be drinking a glass of water and it'd still be exciting 😂
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The late great Don Dunphy. He is in the hall of fame. His radio work is even better.
oml commentator said that whilst i was reading this comment
"If god is with me, nobody can beat me" - Mohammed Ali محمد على "When Allah is with you, nobody can beat you" - Khabib Nurmagamadov حبيب نورماجمدوڤ Two true Muslim believers inspired everyone may god give them mercy
There has never been a boxer that moves quite like Ali. He dodges quite a few blows effectively, yet he isn't afraid of being hit; in fact inviting some blows just to size you up, I guess. Uses the whole boxing ring; even the ropes to his advantage. On top of that he's got the energy of a child and keeps moving endlessly, with the uncanny ability to hit his target at will; and knowing when and how for the kill. It's clear this man Ali fights first and more with his head before his fists, no wonder he was so great.
how to say you havent watched box since the 1970s-80s without actually telling it
@@usurper55 Anything after Tyson era is a joke. What else is there to watch after the 80s? lmao
@@xAsceticx how so?
Would have been amazing if MMA existed during his time and Mike Tysons time. Would love to see how either of them do with Wrestling and BJJ and kicks.
@@usurper55 I think Tyson or Ali would smoke Mayweather. Most heavyweighta in the UFC or Boxing STILL cannot move like Tyson. LOL.
You will never see a boxer with so much elegance in the ring as Ali. It flowed effortlessly,,,,he fully grasped the science if the sport. 🥊🥊 Ali,,,,the greatest 🥊🥊
I could not be a bigger fan of Ali, rest his soul. I listened to the first Liston fight on the radio with my older brother when I was 10. We were huddled over that radio in the dark and when it was over my brother, who was 6 years older, slapped me on the knee and yelled out HE DID IT! What a memory for a young kid in a very small town in Illinois. I am commenting because in the years since I have watched every fight on tv. I was in college when he lost to Ken Norton. I remember leaving the tv room in the dorm before the fight was over because I could not handle watching him lose. The Zora Foley fight is unusual in the sense that Ali could not summon an ounce of ill will towards his opponent. My recall is that he referred to Foley as a nice man. Contrast that with his savage beating of Floyd Patterson, who he kept on his feet just to torture him for 12 rounds much like a cat keeps a mouse alive for the fun of it. Or Ernie Terrell, sneering “what’s my name” repeatedly throughout the fight. When you look at pictures of Ali landing a punch, the look of vicious intent is unmistakable. But, at the end of this fight, after the knockout, you see Ali with his arm draped over Foley’s shoulder for a long time out of respect. Then you see him follow Foley to his corner I believe out of genuine concern to see that he was ok. What a great man.
Known for being the best quality in a Muhammad Ali fight
???? Whaaat did you see his fight style??? Wtf
@@Babushka_82 he means video quality smh
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hope u r well el perro.. i am amazed that the so called experts who said, & still say that the Champ, threw a Fathom punch when he beat sonny Liston, in the 1965 rematch, in round 1.. first if Liston was going to throw the match, he would have made a much better job of it, like when he did not leave his stool, in the 1st fight, because of a so called sore shoulder... I wonder why, these experts never looked at this knock out, as Folley was not just knocked out he was flattened, with exactly the same, almost nonchalant punch to the jaw bone. that KO'D Liston & when Sonny tried to get up, he just fell back... ..That type of blow, can cause temporary delayed concussion, no matter, how strong fit & talented some of these great boxers were throughout the centuries, as its all to do with anatomy.... . i wish it was 2018 all over again, but if you get this reply, then please take great care of yourself & those you love & cherish , as this plague still wreaks havoc.
The speed,the stamina,the agility,the dedication still unmatched.... THE GREATEST 😍😍😍😍
Mike Tyson would take him down
@@marcusrasborg6874 So would Floyd
@@Clinton325i I haven’t seen much of Floyd maywether, but isn’t he a middleweight boxer?
@@Clinton325i 😭😭
@@Clinton325i lmao you trippin about Floyd. Ali was fast enough to hit Floyd and not get hit by him.
I saw this video in September and ever since then I loved boxing and Muhammad Ali, this video made me love boxing and I’ll never stop loving it
The greatest sports show man ever simply the GOAT beautiful man inside and outside as for his boxing and dancing and reflexes and other great fighting abilities that’s a whole book 😄 Rest in peace champ
Ali’s physique in his prime was insane
Stamina for days.
in jail?
I know my mother had the hots for him. LOL. She thought he was beautiful.
@@ihatetrump3603 lol. Ali was a ladies man.
@@JahleelX-xx9wd Can you blame him?
The atmosphere at Ali’s fights must of been electric he was a true professional.
I tell you. Over here in Germany many people stood up in the middle of the night to watch his fights. And so did I.
I used to hate Ali I thought he was to brash but with time I was won over because nobody did it better I fought in the golden gloves in Louisville in 1977 in the same high school gym that Ali fought in
Mohamed Ali is the best the greate a phénomène nobody Can wine him
KING Fury has the skills of Ali but so much more like 6 feet 9 inches and 277 pounds with an albatross like 85" reach. A focused Fury is boxing evolved to it's highest state ever, 277 lbs of brutal jabs, excellent speed and strength, snappy punches, slick head movement, great footwork and defensive skills, insane stamina and high ring IQ.
Giant Gypsy King is a titan amongst mere mortals. Generations of dna forged to create the perfect super heavyweight boxer. I'm just so grateful i get to see it in my lifetime. All hail the Gypsy King, Greatest Of All Time. Light heavyweight gold medalist Cassius Clay did not have the size or power.
in as little as a 3 punch combo he can knock down an opponent while slipping a barrage of attacks with ease. Truly the G.O.A.T
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Watch how Ali used to just canter like a stallion around his opponents, he was beauty, strength, courage and power all combined.
@GustavusAdolphus1 66/67 ali is a diferent fitgher from 71/74 ali
GustavusAdolphus1 Your comment is so ignorant it hurts
He had the pants of the Italian stallion so thats one thing
@@ness_vibe Gustavus is 100% ,anyone who knows boxing can see that Ali was untouchable between 66 to when he was ban and when he came back ,he was very touchable and was missing a lot more when he punched.
@@rexrexrex67 no that’s correct, and it wasn’t gustavas that said that. he deleted his comment because even he knows how ludicrous and ignorant his comment was.
The absolute peak of Ali, his reflexes were still pristine and he was experienced. No boxer in the history of the world could beat 1967 Ali.
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Who is watching this in 2024
You got one
Your mom
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It's amazing how good Ali was with not throwing any body shots. His cardio was insane level !
"The right hands Ali hit me with just had no business landing-but they did. They came from nowhere. Many times he was in the wrong position but he hit me anyway. Blatt! and the punch connected. I've never seen anyone who could do that. The knockdown punch was so fast that I never saw it. He has lots of snap, and when the punches land they dizzy your head; they fuzz up your mind. "The first time I went down, I wasn't hurt, but I didn't know what had happened. Suddenly I became aware of the noise and then I saw Ali standing over me, and I figured I was down. So I wheeled around to look at my corner, to find out the count. I kept thinking, was that a right hand he hit me with? So what did he do but hit me with the same punch again in the seventh round and knock me out. I can't believe it, but that's what he did. "He's smart. The trickiest fighter I've seen. He's had 29 fights and acts like he's had a hundred. He could write the book on boxing, and anyone that fights him should be made to read it first. Zora Folley RIP to two great fighters
An honest and humble testament to one great boxer from another. And this is the Muhammad Ali of whom Angelo Dundee said that if he hadn't been stripped of his title and made to fight a three and a half year legal battle, he would have improved even further and beaten everyone in his path for years, and we would have seen him at his best (which never happened, as he never regained the form he had at the time of this fight).
Thanks for posting that -- it was awesome to read. Do you have any idea what Ali said to Folley after the fight?
No, but probably good things that showed he respected Folley both as a boxer and a as a person. Folley’s son. who was 14 years old at the time was present at the fight. "I cried after that fight,” he recalled for the Arizona Republic twenty years later. “I think any kid would have. Ali told me to be proud of my father. He said if that fight had been 10 years earlier for my dad, the outcome might have been different.”
It's really cool to hear that article. A lot of people don't know Zora Folley was a pretty good fighter; he gave Prime Liston a very hard fight.
I remember this fight. Ali had nothing but good things to say about Folley. That was unusual for Ali. He never called Folley any names or showed any disrespect. Folley was a gentleman.
60's Ali movement, speed and reflexes are amazing, would love to see this prime Ali against prime Frazier. Ali always seemed very patient.
@Venancio Rodrigues Damn you are right. Fuck man.
What an era!
@Dominique Rodrigues great content, subscribed
Joe wouldn't have had a chance because of his style. He always performed poorly whenever older Ali danced in their fights, and punished his body whenever Ali had to rest. Prime Ali, who was faster and could dance much longer, would have beat him fairly handily.
@@redrain860 so true, in their first fight Ali didn't "dance" much, probably wanting to conserve energy knowing it'll probably be a long fight, but yeah in the second fight he moved a lot more but it was still a tough fight because of Frazier's relentless pressure, plus Ali is 32 at that point and it's hard to keep up that stick and move strategy all night.
I still think this was the closest thing we got to see to Ali at physical peak. We got to see the very end of his physical peak (72-73) (while actually out of shape) and his strategic peak (72-75) in his 2nd return.
❤absolutely CORRECT and true ❤
His peak was from liston fight to exile
"Dance like a butterfly and sting like a bee" Muhammad Ali
The way he came and comforted him after the knockout shows his soul.
Actually it shows Foley stayed on script.
@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 cry
@@maverick_cod typical Ali fanboy no brain responce
@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 better than your English though. Go cry
@@maverick_cod Its sad to see fanboys without facts double down on projecting their own feelings only to be scoffed at until there is no more Utube. What a fanboy believes he sees.
Just look at Ali's footwork. Absolutely incredible
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Hugh Jass IS NOT ALSO THAT FOOTWORK WHICH WILL MAKE HIM ABOVE ANY ATHLET? In his category? FOR EVER ???
@kurt neill Define "Hard time" I think Ali dominated "this guy" (who was a worldclass boxer)
Copied Bruce Lee
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R.I.P to Muhammad Ail he will be loved and missed ❤️ 🙏 😢😢 the goat of boxing
Keinen Kampf den ich je vergessen würde……ebenso das ganze drum und dran was dabei jedesmal mit meinem geliebten Vater abging ! Es waren Momente die mir auf ganz spezielle Art wie „heilig“ vorkamen…… Ali hat mich sehr geprägt……..bis HEUTE‼️👍🏽‼️
This is my first time seeing an actual Muhammed Ali fight and I'm damn impressed..he is like butterfly and wasp at same time in the ring.. beautiful
Fly like a butterfly, stint like a bee! Your hands can't hit, what your eyes can't see! - Muhammad Ali!
@Venancio Rodrigues one day we will be too
@BigPP Johnson lol bad typo, but thanks
@Venâncio Rodrigues not really theres stil a chance someone is alive in the crowd
One thing was very clear throughout and after this fight. Namely Ali's deep respect for his opponent. Zora was in his time a very talented heavyweight boxer. Sometimes he seemed to lack confidence or run out of steam. At other times he could be deadly dangerous with that right hand of his and he was always a good stylist. Ali gave Zora a chance he ought to have had many years before when Zora was at his own peak. Afterwards Ali consoled a crying relative of Zora's by saying "Don't cry. He was just too old" and Ali hugged Zora. It was all about respect!
Shavers vs Ali when
A. 29
All the comments praising Ali are right, but you're right to pay respects to Zora, a very decent fighter who wasn't intimidated by the greatest
Это было красиво, и как всегда огромное уважение к оппоненту
Ali's spring steps incomparable and his unique style printed on mind of humanity
The way he dances around the ring is a beautiful thing to watch, it’s why I will forever say “The Greatest of All Time”..❤️❤️❤️
An intelligent 200+ pound heavyweight moving like that with reflexes like that and a chin like that could beat anybody ass in the history of time.
Put him in an MMA ring different story. Vice versa though Haha each good in their respective sport
@@whatughbeast495 Well....duh??
Blah blah,. Nobody wants that tired ass old subject. you are on the wrong page Buford. nobody talking MMA here, this boxing, just that, Like baseball. Nobody argues who wins a fight between a baseball player and a boxer. a sport. Ali the best ever I his sport.. Boxing. Now fuck off and go argue with you MMA meathead buddies.@@whatughbeast495
for real, Buford got lost on the way to the tired ass old MMA vs boxing argument on the MMA pages.@@davidcampos2615
@@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126 What a stupid thing for that dude to bring up lmao. Lebron James would get destroyed by Joshua or Ali.... duh?? Theyd lose at BBall. They are both combat sports but they arent the same
It's 2023 October 7 And am still watching this match and learning things ❤
Lo mejor fue el abrazo de ambos contrincantes genio total ..
I watched this fight in March, 1967, with a few friends. As the fight went on, we all realized just how talented and clever Ali was, as a fighter. Zora Foley did give him his toughest challenge, to that point. Ali gave Foley great credit as a boxer, but recognized he was too old. That happens to many boxers, including Ali, Holmes, Tyson, Joe Louis, and more.
Mas falso que cachetada de will smith, flor de tongo!
@@angelvintage6992 quiet karen
@@angelvintage6992 no es falso..
How old are you?
@@mercilessagent005 I am 70 years, 6 months. I was in grade 10 in March, 1967.
9:10 How’d he land this combo so smoothly?
Right S Right S Left Jab 💯💥
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Proud to be an Muslim ❤ ❤❤🎉🎉 Thanks Muhammad Ali❤❤
Dancing ali😂
Ali never tries to kill opponent. Sports spirit is always present
R.I.P Muhammad Ali the King :( Repose en paix ❤ Allah rahmet eylesin ❤ M.A 👊 💪
MURO L'KTR amin ya Arab Al alamin
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MURO L'KTR aynen
Amin
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The Greatest at his greatest. You shook up the world Ali. May perpetual light shine upon you
Ali feints with his feet, hands, shoulders- a master of his craft
Never understand how ali could just MATRIX most punches lol he could just stand there, and move his bidy sround and dodge everything. He had it down to an art. Such a legend ,and an amazing human being.
Ali dancing on his toes while punching amazing conditioning. Just try staying on your toes for 3 mins exhausting. Ali was so relaxed which is why he was so fast and powerful. The Greatest.
Ali usually dance when he felt the punch he received.
Muhammad Ali always full of athletic Spirit. May his SOUL RIP 🙏🏻
Quien ve todavía esta belleza 🤩🤩👏🏻👏🏻🥊🥊
Iconic performance, great display of his beautiful technique.
Rest in peace champ. You give me so much pleasure watching your incredible skills I don't tired watching your fights. Boxing not the same without you. You were blessed and you were true people's Championship.
To all you doubters and those who have never been in a fight, and certainly never in the ring.......Ali did NOT play with him. He did not play with anybody. "playing" was part of his strategy. Part of fighting. Folley was a solid fighter. He was world ranked, and hit Ali with some good shots in the early rounds. But Ali found Zora's rhythm by round 3. Ali had one basic goal plan with all his fights; he needed to get in position to throw his right over your left shoulder and hit your temple, jaw, or eye. the entire fight and every move is designed to allow him to get to that "killing angle" just in range and just outside your left lead foot. Watch in slow motion the last 20 seconds of the last round. Ali lands a good jab, he moves right, feints a few times, Folley jabs low and leaves the jab out there. Ali throws his best punch; a quick hard right over the left shoulder to the temple, Same punch he stopped Foreman with. Folley is stunned; Ali, in one amazing fluid move throws THE SAME EXACT PUNCH AGAIN to the same spot and Folley is unconscious before he hits the canvas. A DOUBLE RIGHT LEAD TO THE TEMPLE. Nobody can do this anymore. No pro heavyweight has ever had this unbelievable speed, balance, strength and ability. The best fighter I've ever seen. I sparred one round with Ali before the Evangelista fight in Maryland in the 1970's I think it was 76 or 77. I could not block his job at all and I could not get to him at all. He did whatever he wanted. Ali was the fastest and best heavyweight I've ever seen. Would've beaten Tyson easily. Would have taken Klitchko out in 5 or 6. Even Lennox Lewis would not have had the speed to deal with ALi.
well said
Dr Whatnot holy crap he landed a DOUBLE right hand lead?!? it was so fast and subtle i never noticed and ive seen this fight three times! that is insane speed for a heavyweight.
Thanks for that!
and the same punch against liston of course!
Ali Tyson would not have been clear cut, imho. 50-50?
2024. but we miss the GOAT MUHAMMED ALI😢
Thanks for the video🙏🏽👌🏾😎❤️
Ali is in some great shape here. Bigger than in the early 60s but still lean and very quick with the crazy footwork
Float like a butterfly sting like a Bee
Hanma yujiro
his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see
He was more like a wasp... no chance given to the opponent. His greatest asset was his wit... he dared... he studied his opponents in beginning rounds. Also as to 'he can't hit what his eyes can't see" I understood that he practically never went for body shots...always the face... now I think, always the eyes of the opponent ...hence the opponent couldn't see...Ali wins.
It's just opinions
Froutu like e butterfry, sting layk e bee. -Hanma Yujiro.
Muhammad Ali was the real champion . He is the king of boxing . He is very kind . I love him 😻 will never forget him 😊
And the most beautiful of all is his morality, as he did not hit his opponent when he fell and embraced him when the match was over
Even when you see Ali now you realise you are watching something special....the way he moved, his speed & most importantly his timing.....He was truly special......There will never be another.
H e was the only boxer you ever knew HAHAHAHAHA!OK Who had more knockouts?Ali or Julio Cesar Chavez?who had more wins?Foreman or Ali?Who had more fights Ali or Roberto Duran?lol!
@@rexrexrex67 lmao jealous kiddo
@@getsugatensho02 I would never want to make a living getting my faced punched in the way ,Frazier did Ali.So why am i jealous?LOL!i HAVE BRAINS NOT BRAWN.
@@rexrexrex67 must suck for you🤣🤏🏾bringing up Duran and Chavez having more fights but Ali is still more remembered than both lmao
@@neegachu9074 Sucks to be you, you only know about one boxer in boxing history,You know nothing about any other boxers who had better boxing pedigree's than Mohammed Ali.If we met and talked about boxing that would last as long as it would take you to say Mohammed Ali.BORING!!
Beautiful footage - it's shot almost like a movie.
In the era of digital world... We are lucky to have witnessed something like this in our living memory... And with the direction world is taking, m pretty sure we would be the last generation....
I watch from Bangladesh. Date-16/12/2023.
Que suerte tuvieron aquellos que pudieron ver en vivo a Ali, el mejor boxeador, con diferencia, de todos los tiempos
Merramedi ali ,era mui bueno peleador,paece que foi o mejor. Poucos conseguiram pelear até o final ,da peleia, entre ellos ,oscar bonavena, ringo foi un grande ,15roudes con morramedi ali. Non es para qualquer uno. Grande bonavena. Saludos ..desde corazon de Brasil. 12 de outubro de 2021.
Post-Fight Comments "Folley bothered me for a while. He was taking his time and stalking me, but he wasn't fast enough." - Muhammad Ali "There is no one around today who can beat him. I should know, I've fought them all." - Zora Folley "He was a better fighter than Sonny Liston, or Floyd Patterson or Ernie Terrell. He was slick, tricky and a good boxer." - Muhammad Ali "I still think I can beat any heavyweight but Clay. I'm not ashamed of my showing. I fought well. I gave it all I had." - Zora Folley "Clay has to be rated with the great heavyweight champions." - Murray Rose of the Associated Press
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There has never been another fighter that throws more beautiful combinations than Muhammad Ali GOAT without a doubt God Bless Ali God Bless All
Man how the hell does he knockout his opponents while it looks like he's barely touching them? He truly stings like a bee💯
The Greatest the Untouchable the sport owes u lots. Shine in Peace the Greatest
The man was a surreal dancer in the ring, just that alone was a masterpiece to watch.
Да помилует теб Аллах Мухаммад Али!
Float like a butterfly 🦋 sting like a 🐝. Champ is my Muhammad Ali
Великий профессионал, приятный, красивый и добрый человек. Вечная память у миллионов поклонников!
Ali is the greatest!! Nobody will ever be able to surpass his superior footwork!! He didn't just float like a butterfly, but he danced around his opponents toying with them with his jab frustrating them into throwing a big punch that he would easily dodge and counter with shots so fast you couldn't even see them all coming. HE DIDN"T STING LIKE A BEE, HE STUNG LIKE A SWARM OF KILLER BEES!!!
Most modern heavyweights can recreate his style. He would get beaten by most now
@@jdcommentary6556 That makes no sense at all. He was the best in his era and obviously if he was in this era he would adapt to the new styles and destroy all the modern fighters. It's not just about fighting style, but confidence & charisma & the desire to win.
@@PHPMuzik but he isn’t around now. Your point is irrelevant
@@jdcommentary6556 he won against Frazier and Foreman, he could beat anyone.
@@jdcommentary6556by the same logic your point is also irrelevant, since he isn’t around now how can he compete against the modern boxers who recreated his style?
Tbarkelah ali tahiya zi lhoceima khai ali rahimaka lah
How fit this guy was continuous jumping is something incredible , without hitting, he just plays with the oponent
Notice how almost all the men are wearing suits and ties.
I think people were more elegant in those days. Maybe I'm wrong but the videos I've seen suggest it.
John Barry I agree that we’ve regressed
Philip Bourdon ladies got dressed up too. Boxing was classy in those days.
Anna Vajda journalists and posh people. They tried to keep poor people off tv as much as they could.
Only maybe in the mid to late 70s crowds completely changed. It went from white men and some ladies in formalwear to the whole family wearing sneakers and multi colored Shirts. You can see it in Ali's fights
Ali once said, this fight against Zora Folley was the best of his prime years - his best fight ever. I remember the interview.
And it was fixed for Ali to win lol
Not the greatest at all then
Shite
Fight with Frazier was amazing. 25year old versus 32year old. Big muscles versus experience mith talent
@@jehangirhussain6280 Ali wasn't in his prime when he fought Frazier
It's good when the fighters have no animosity toward each other after the fight is over.
Man Ali was something special so awkward yet smooth and that jab is so damn beautiful snaps out like a slingshot
beautiful boxing. Ali was an artist in the ring. GOAT
Felem
Вот это был настоящий бокс , не то что щас. А самое главное уважение к сопернику есть !
танцевал весь раунд, зачем я это смотрел
@@Lover_of_Tea это стиль его был 👍
о каком уважении может идти когда человек позирует над соперником ?
Ali is a motivation for me boxing 🥊, he was good at boxing and a good guy!
Türküm Muhammed Ali gibi
LEGENDS NEVER DIE
Ironic
U sure
...when the world is calling you, can you hear them screaming out your name?
Just watching Ali dance around is entertaining itself, pure art, mesmerising. Then add super speed punches… amazing GOAT
This version of Ali beats any fighter of any era. Fast, smart and coutageous
"Float like a butterfly sting like a bee" Rest in peace king 👑💖