It wasn't that simple. Ali likely would have forced himself to come out, he was that type of fighter, and he could have killed Frazier if he came out for the 15th. Just a possibility that the fight might have gone the other way if the 15th happened.
That was Ali's toughest fight, he wanted to quit at the end of the 14th. Dundee told him no.
If Frazier would have come out for the 15th, Ali still wins, Frazier could hardly see was in just as bad shape as Ali and well behind on the cards.
Yes you do know.
Frazier wanted to come out for the 15th
Ali told his corner to cut em off.
Don't think Dundee would have let him quit though.
It wasn't that simple. Ali likely would have forced himself to come out, he was that type of fighter, and he could have killed Frazier if he came out for the 15th. Just a possibility that the fight might have gone the other way if the 15th happened.
I've never understood that myth that Lewis was so gassed out Vitali would have beat him in the 7th round. Klitschko was dead tired too, don't fall for his fanatics fans that tell you he was fresh like a rose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNxuLTL1EVo
Look at the 25 last seconds of the 6th round, Vitali takes an inside body punch, a right to the head, clinch to save his life, then take another uppercut in the corner, his face is destroyed, he's exhausted like Lennox. That was a war. Problem is that vitali's fans created a myth that Vitali was fresh if it has continued, which is not the case
I forgot how bad that cut really was. Lennox was the fresher of the two & was landing some bombs. Vitali has a helluva chin & a big heart, but he did look like he was in trouble & not just because of the eye.
Pacquiao v Bradley- If it was a 15 round fight people wouldn't be screaming robbery as Bradley would sweep rounds 13, 14 and 15.
Don't know why people are saying Vitali v Lewis, if the fight continued Lewis would have beaten on his eye more. Vitali would go the way of Margarito.
It's obvious it's not just me, but maybe I did fall for Vitali's little show at the time of the stoppage. I haven't watched it in years so once I take another look I might change my opinion. Just a fight I've always found myself wondering about.
castillo vs chico I.
if the fight would have not been stopped castillo would have recovered winning the next two rounds to win the fight. its a reach but it could have happened
morales vs marco III
erik won the 12th round hands down and marco was a spent bullet in the 12th a extra round could have made the difference for el terrible
Jirov had Mesi all but out, that fight ended his career more or less
not as wide as it gets made out to be, but Taylor was leading Froch
he mighta still got KO'd because Froch rallied viciously
but if Taylor had 1 min to rest, then a 13th rd, maybe he wins
he just couldn't survive that 12th rd
not for sure, but Clottey might have stopped Cotto in a 13th rd
Cotto seemed to be fading, but Clottey let it slip in 12
if he had 1 more rd and attacked, coulda been over for Cotto
Patterson vs Quarry, Quarry was exhausted and Patterson was robbed when they declared it a draw.
Patterson vs Quarry II also where Quarry got a gift decision but was beaten up the last 3-4 rounds of the fight.
If Frazier had been able to come out for the 15th in the third Ali fight, maybe Ali wouldn't have. You never know.
Was gunna say the exact same thing. People forget this.
Roy Jones vs Montell Griffin 1
Had the fight continued Roy would have stopped his ass.
He brutalised him in the rematch, to be honest it is the perfect example of what fighters like him can actually do if they set out to hurt their opponent.
Don't know if I've got the wrong end of the stick with this one but Harrison - Sprott comes to mind.
Getting beat convincingly for most of the fight, and probably heading for retirement, only for Audley to pull the punch of his career early in the 12th.
After that, he gets a big payday from the Haye fight and few more fights into the bargain.
Pacquiao v Bradley- If it was a 15 round fight people wouldn't be screaming robbery as Bradley would sweep rounds 13, 14 and 15.
Don't know why people are saying Vitali v Lewis, if the fight continued Lewis would have beaten on his eye more. Vitali would go the way of Margarito.