"Cautious" Clay!

[butterfly1964]

Chuvalo v Clay, there's an interesting fight...If I didn't know any better I'd say Clay was scared....

He wasn't scared, he just didn't want to risk not being 100% against Sonny Liston by going against someone who worked the body to the point that you would be exhausted in that area of your body.

[Verstyle]

He wasn't scared, he just didn't want to risk not being 100% against Sonny Liston by going against someone who worked the body to the point that you would be exhausted in that area of your body.

shut up butterfly

[butterfly1964]

i thought they had fought

They did in 1966 and 1972. But they were supposed to fight in 1963, and Clay backed out because he didn't want to get into a rough a tough fight right before he would be facing Sonny friggin' Liston!

[butterfly1964]

shut up butterfly

You're a blemish on the fair state of Texas!

[Verstyle]

They did in 1966 and 1972. But they were supposed to fight in 1963, and Clay backed out because he didn't want to get into a rough a tough fight right before he would be facing Sonny friggin' Liston!

quit with the friggin to make it sound like ooooh no. that was a good reason to duck

[butterfly1964]

quit with the friggin to make it sound like ooooh no. that was a good reason to duck

If Clay took a tremendous body beating from Chuvalo and then fought Liston, there's a good chance that Liston's body attack would have stopped Clay, changing the course of world history forever!

[Verstyle]

If Clay took a tremendous body beating from Chuvalo and then fought Liston, there's a good chance that Liston's body attack would have stopped Clay, changing the course of world history forever!

that damn ducker like tyson and foreman i hate ali

[RockyMarcianofan00]

He wasn't scared, he just didn't want to risk not being 100% against Sonny Liston by going against someone who worked the body to the point that you would be exhausted in that area of your body.

So he was afraid Chuvalo's power would beat him to the point where he wouldn't be fresh for Liston....

[butterfly1964]

that damn ducker like tyson and foreman i hate ali

At least Ali did fight Chuvalo eventually, unlike Tyson against Foreman.

[butterfly1964]

So he was afraid Chuvalo's power would beat him to the point where he wouldn't be fresh for Liston....

Uh, yeah something like that.