40th Anniversary of Muhammad Ali-Cleveland Williams

[butterfly1964]

Williams had a mediocre chin for sure. If you can argue Williams had a strong chin, you can argue the same about ANYONE who supposedly had chin problems. Butterfly, you claim that Jersey Joe Walcott had a glass chin yet I'd rate his chin as no worse than William's. Now I don't think Williams had a glass chin but he was not a durable heavyweight. He would get blown out fby a good punch by Marciano, Dempsey, Louis, Foreman, etc.

I'd just like to add that Satterfield was a diesel puncher; I'd say he hit every bit as hard as Liston, regardless of his weight.

I think Walcott was put down way more times than Williams was. I would say Williams had the slightly better chin.

[butterfly1964]

http://www.boxing-memorabilia.com/biowilliams.htm

[duffgun]

this is ali's most overrated performance, he did excellent in there but Williams was finished he had been shot which had affected his ability to move his left leg and was ill going into the fight he was nothing like he was before, if he had done this against a pre shot Williams I would give him much more credit. i would say his fight against Terrell was more impressive

[butterfly1964]

Bump... This is the 1yr. anniversary of this thread, and I guess the 41st anniversary of the fight. Here's the full fight from the original broadcast by the legendary Don Dunphy.

[Verstyle]

Shut up,Butterfly.

[TheGR8TESTOAT]

Exactly 40 years to the day, on November 14, 1966, 24 year old heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali took on Cleveland Williams. Forty-six sports writers and thirty-five thousand fans packed the Houston Astrodome to witness the dome's first ever heavyweight championship fight. For one night in Texas, the entire sports world held it's breath, because when Ali fought, the world stopped!



This was a picture perfect performance for the dancing master. In this fight he barely misses a punch. Everything went right for him and wrong for Cleveland Willaims. Here Ali hit hard, real hard, and Williams feels it. Never in history could a fighter, especially a heavyweight look as good as Muhammad Ali looked forty-years ago, today.

Seven minutes and fifty-one seconds after Cleveland Willams charged from his corner, seeking the heavyweight championship of the world, the speed and grace of the champion's feet left the Big Cat dizzy and confused, and the streaked lightning and thunderous power of Muhammad Ali's fists, stretched the challenger on the floor. Four times in those thrilled-jammed minutes Ali smashed at Williams with the homicidal fury that had felled Sonny Liston in a round. The Houston Astrodome was bedlam. A vast roar swept from wall to wall and reverberated from the steel beams, as the champion moved irresistably to the attack as certainly as darkness follows daylight. Finally, when Ali stepped back from his beaten foe, his hand raised in victory, all joined in tumultuous applause for the man who has defended his championship 7 times, and is regarded as invincible!

The Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams fight has become the measuring stick by which all fighters are judged. It is the gold standard of perfect boxing, of which all fighters strive to equal. That's why this fight is forever known as...

Picture Perfect!

NICE thread bro MAD PROPS! KARMA TIME!

[Burning Desire]

Exactly 40 years to the day, on November 14, 1966, 24 year old heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali took on Cleveland Williams. Forty-six sports writers and thirty-five thousand fans packed the Houston Astrodome to witness the dome's first ever heavyweight championship fight. For one night in Texas, the entire sports world held it's breath, because when Ali fought, the world stopped!



This was a picture perfect performance for the dancing master. In this fight he barely misses a punch. Everything went right for him and wrong for Cleveland Willaims. Here Ali hit hard, real hard, and Williams feels it. Never in history could a fighter, especially a heavyweight look as good as Muhammad Ali looked forty-years ago, today.

Seven minutes and fifty-one seconds after Cleveland Willams charged from his corner, seeking the heavyweight championship of the world, the speed and grace of the champion's feet left the Big Cat dizzy and confused, and the streaked lightning and thunderous power of Muhammad Ali's fists, stretched the challenger on the floor. Four times in those thrilled-jammed minutes Ali smashed at Williams with the homicidal fury that had felled Sonny Liston in a round. The Houston Astrodome was bedlam. A vast roar swept from wall to wall and reverberated from the steel beams, as the champion moved irresistably to the attack as certainly as darkness follows daylight. Finally, when Ali stepped back from his beaten foe, his hand raised in victory, all joined in tumultuous applause for the man who has defended his championship 7 times, and is regarded as invincible!

The Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams fight has become the measuring stick by which all fighters are judged. It is the gold standard of perfect boxing, of which all fighters strive to equal. That's why this fight is forever known as...

Picture Perfect!

That is one of the best performance's from any Heavyweight in any era Ali was simply like poetry in motion that night.

[Pugilistic™]

that was a great fight. it was the first ali fight i had seen.