Thrilla in Manilla - That should never happen again.

[Heckler]

Ali contemplated quitting, its Always up to the fighter. Ali wasn't a quitter, and we see the results of that today.

[JAB5239]

I just watched Manila again and i hope that a fight that brutal never occurs again. The amount of punishment dished out. The amount of punishment Ali took in the mid rounds was simply ridiculous. The later rounds in particular the 14th round is hard to watch, the number of unanswered right hands and flurries Joe took to the head whilst defenseless and essentially blind... im suprised he didn't incur major neurological damage himself. Joe's knees buckled multiple times, those punches just keep coming and you could see the blood flying... that fight should of been stopped then and there. Anyone that criticizes Futch for stopping that fight is nuts, another 3 minutes of that treatment and he mighta died. Frazier is definately, on par with a few others the toughest man to ever step between those ropes. He is one of the most underrated HW's of all time, and the lack of respect he gets is just bull****.

Futch made the right call stopping the fight. But it would have been wrong for the ref to stop it. Joe was still game, coming forward and trying to win the fight. It would have been wrong for anyone besides himself or his corner to decide his fate in that fight. If he hjad just stopped punching and was only trying to survive I would agree. But the way it played, Im glad the ref stayed out of it.

[Pride Of Arkans]

Ali got ****ed up and he deserved it
It's nice to see Joe getting the last laugh over that overrated *******.

[TheGreatA]

Ali got ****ed up and he deserved it
It's nice to see Joe getting the last laugh over that overrated *******.

Is there any reason to have you on these boards?

It seems like all of your posts are about fighters being overrated bums.

[Pride Of Arkans]

Ali is overrated anyone named the greatest has to be overrated
and there was so much Ali could not do like fight inside
or knock somebody out with a single punch.

I love watched Ali-Frazier 3 and Ali-Holmes
Ali deserved every single punch he took in those fights.

[TheGreatA]

Ali is overrated anyone named the greatest has to be overrated
and there was so much Ali could not do like fight inside
or knock somebody out with a single punch.

I love watched Ali-Frazier 3 and Ali-Holmes
Ali deserved every single punch he took in those fights.

Ali said Robinson was the greatest.

He only claimed to be the greatest heavyweight of all time, which many agree with.

[Pride Of Arkans]

Larry Holmes, Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield
rate above Ali and i could make a case for Marciano, Tyson and even Liston as well.

[JAB5239]

Ali got ****ed up and he deserved it
It's nice to see Joe getting the last laugh over that overrated *******.

I get the jist of your classless remark, but just how did Joe get the last laugh? Ali went 2-1 against Frazier and is one of, if not the most beloved athlete of all times. Frazier obviously enhances Ali's reputation as a fighter, but without him Ali would still be a legend. Joe was a great fighter. But without Ali he would have been largely forgotten except as the man who was twice crushed by George Foreman.

[JAB5239]

Larry Holmes, Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield
rate above Ali and i could make a case for Marciano, Tyson and even Liston as well.

Please make those cases then. I promise they will be not only laughed at, but torn to shreds. The ONLY person who can be argued a greater heavyweight than ali is Joe Louis. And as a loyal Joe Louis fan, even that is debatable.

[TheGreatA]

Larry Holmes, Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield
rate above Ali and i could make a case for Marciano, Tyson and even Liston as well.

Ridiculous.

As you can see in the video, at an old age Ali also said that Louis was better than he was.

I get the jist of your classless remark, but just how did Joe get the last laugh?

I'm pretty sure he is talking about the Parkinson's that Ali is now suffering from.

Classless, as you said.

Ali could be an arrogant prick back in the day but it's time to get over it.