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evrenb wrote: ↑13 Mar 2021, 12:11 What I find incredible was that Ali was back in the ring just over 3 months later. Against Jimmy Ellis....unfathomable today. Considering what a major fight it was...

Ali was freakishly tough and durable, like an iron man. This remarkable physique led to his longevity and activity in the ring. It surely affected his greatness. He took so many punishment in the ring, he could have been broken on so many occasions, but he wasn't. Of course, according to his doctor Ferdie Pacheco, he urinated with blood after the Frazier bouts and showed the first signs of Parkinson in the mid 30s, after what he eventually had a terrible senility, but his ability to stand his ground in the ring was very impressive.

Seamus wrote: ↑13 Mar 2021, 00:32 Ali suffered ? Not career wise. He went on to notch his most impressive win over 3 and a half years later.

I agree with that too. He went on to have some big moments. Obviously beating Foreman. Frazier seemed a bit off his game in the 2nd fight, but both showed what they had left in the third fight.

evrenb wrote: ↑13 Mar 2021, 12:11 What I find incredible was that Ali was back in the ring just over 3 months later. Against Jimmy Ellis....unfathomable today. Considering what a major fight it was...

Absolutely.

Even more remarkable that he rebounded to be the outstanding fighter of 1972, alongside Duran.

Syntax Error wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 17:24

evrenb wrote: ↑13 Mar 2021, 12:11 What I find incredible was that Ali was back in the ring just over 3 months later. Against Jimmy Ellis....unfathomable today. Considering what a major fight it was...

Absolutely.

Even more remarkable that he rebounded to be the outstanding fighter of 1972, alongside Duran.

Absolutely ..imagine, he beat Ellis, Mathis, Bob Foster, Jerry Quarry, Joe Bugner, Floyd Patterson, Al Blue Lewis amongst others ...

1971-I was in the 4th grade and would not become a boxing fan until several years later
(was still in my 1933 King Kong and Toho Godzilla/Japanese Monster movies phase then)
but I do remember the "Hub-Bub" and publicity build up for it then.
a week after the fight, I remember going into a big warehouse that sold used furniture
and the employees (about 3 or 4)were gathered in a corner watching Frazier vrs Ali on a TV set
this was when it was re-played on ABC-TV WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS about a week afterwards.
I do emember they were rooting for Frazier.

there had been 20,455 (ticket buying) customers attended the fight at MSG that day.
I wonder how many of that number are still around to have observed the 50th anniversary ?
makes you wonder.

I found 10 people of the 20,455 people who had attended the event March.8.1971 who are still around (all celebrities)

James Taylor (song-writer) age 73
Diane Keaton (actress) age 75
Walt Frazier (pro Basketball player) age 75
Diana Ross (singer) age 76
Joe Namath (famous football player) age 77
Barbra Streisand (Babs) age 78
Bill Cosby (comedian) age 83
Woody Allen ( director/actor) 85
Michael Caine (actor) 88
Burt Bacharach (composer) age 92

Caractacus wrote: ↑19 Mar 2021, 14:22 I found 10 people of the 20,455 people who had attended the event March.8.1971 who are still around (all celebrities)

James Taylor (song-writer) age 73
Diane Keaton (actress) age 75
Walt Frazier (pro Basketball player) age 75
Diana Ross (singer) age 76
Joe Namath (famous football player) age 77
Barbra Streisand (Babs) age 78
Bill Cosby (comedian) age 83
Woody Allen ( director/actor) 85
Michael Caine (actor) 88
Burt Bacharach (composer) age 92

Damn! They are old now!

Woody Allen was only 35 and
Burt Bacharach was only 42 years old back then

Anyone here listen to the "blow by Blow" radio broadcast of it live on the radio back on March.8.1971 ?
(me neither)


But nothing quit jogs the memories as listening to some tunes from on the FM transitor radio back in March 1971.