The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 06 Jul 2021, 14:09
What we’d give to see toe-to-toe skilled action like those Bowe-Holyfield infighting wars, again
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Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 06 Jul 2021, 14:22
Ali-Frazier
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 06 Jul 2021, 14:46
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 06 Jul 2021, 16:02
Bowe-Holyfied. It had pretty much everything, skills, action, drama, high level of competition, etc.
Ali-Frazier runs short. The second one was frustrating for its status.
Patterson-Johansson. They simply beat the hell out of each other.
Ali-Norton. The outcome of the 3rd was frustrating.
Ali-Frazier runs short. The second one was frustrating for its status.
Patterson-Johansson. They simply beat the hell out of each other.
Ali-Norton. The outcome of the 3rd was frustrating.
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 06 Jul 2021, 16:59
Ruiz-Holyfield.
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 09 Jul 2021, 05:24
Very harsh. They were shadows after the Thrilla in Manila because both men gave everything and more in the days of 15-rounders and when the world heavyweight title was truly global. The whole world witnessed a display from Frazier that can only be described as magnificent. "Nobody will ever forget what you did tonight," said his trainer Eddie Futch. It seems that some have.
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 09 Jul 2021, 05:38
Maybe not heavyweight but Norris - Santana trilogy, Santana scoring 2 great DQ wins 
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 09 Jul 2021, 06:09
That wasn’t the Joe who fought Bonavena. Not close.bennie wrote: ↑09 Jul 2021, 05:24Very harsh. They were shadows after the Thrilla in Manila because both men gave everything and more in the days of 15-rounders and when the world heavyweight title was truly global. The whole world witnessed a display from Frazier that can only be described as magnificent. "Nobody will ever forget what you did tonight," said his trainer Eddie Futch. It seems that some have.
Truth.
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 09 Jul 2021, 06:10
and it wasn’t the Ali in there who fought Liston or Williams.
Re: The greatest/best HW trilogy there’ll ever be
Posted: 09 Jul 2021, 06:11
Sorry. It was competitive because they were still at the same level (with the classical style contrast), and stubborn