I don't know... Joe Frazier is my all-time favorite fighter, and I still score it 8-6-1 for Ali. I've always felt that Ali won on points, though Frazier proved to be a warrior by bringing it to Ali late in the fight; this after he took the punishment he did.
It could have been such that the end of the fight went so well for Frazier, after taking a beating, that the judges felt Frazier would have eventually knocked Ali out. He did have Ali out on his feet in the 11th, but for points, Ali may have won. Joe Frazier showed more heart, and perhaps more stamina than Ali, that's for sure.
It could have been such that the end of the fight went so well for Frazier, after taking a beating, that the judges felt Frazier would have eventually knocked Ali out. He did have Ali out on his feet in the 11th, but for points, Ali may have won. Joe Frazier showed more heart, and perhaps more stamina than Ali, that's for sure.
Comment