Originally posted by Heckler
Ali started the round by flicking a bunch of left jabs at Frazier while staying on the outside, and even the odd right hand or hook that he threw wasn't thrown with all that much power (most seemed from the back foot). Frazier pressured Ali to the ropes beyond the halfway point of the round, and when Ali was covering, Frazier scored with a couple of good solid left hooks...THAT seemed to spark Ali somewhat, and towards the very end of the round he did attack Frazier with some much more powerful punches, included was a beauty of a double left hook right on Frazier's chin during one exchange...
I would give Ali the decided edge in that round, for sure, but besides that 10/15 second segment at the very end of the round, it wasn't all that action packed as far as Ali/Frazier round's go.
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