muhammad ali won the fights between ali and frazier.
who won the fights between ali and frazier?
muhammad ali
ali was aggressive right from the start. at the end of round two, frazier, a notoriously slow starter in fights, was hurt by an ali right hand and was in significant trouble. referee tony perez stepped in between the two fighters having mistakenly thought he heard the bell. the interruption allowed frazier precious seconds to recover and he was able to finish the round on his feet when the action resumed. ali employed markedly different tactics from the first fight. ali came up with a new tactic, a half-hook half-upper cut coming from both sides. these punches resulted in a higher percentage of punches landed versus straight punches that frequently missed frazier's bobbing head. ali also didn't allow frazier to work inside tying up the shorter fighter by holding him behind the neck with his left hand while keeping frazier's vaunted left tied up with the other. this pattern of ali punching in flurries followed by clinching dominated most of the fight. frazier’s trainer eddie futch is said to have reviewed the tape and tallied 133 clinches by ali throughout. before the epic battle between the two men in manila a year later, frazier's camp strongly protested use of this tactic but, for most part ali got away with it again. the result was a classic battle of wills in what is considered an all-time great heavyweight fight. many consider frazier to have won the fight itself, particularly given ali’s questionable tactics. ali subsequently got away with even more blatantly and repeatedly grabbing the back of foreman's neck in their legendary rumble in the jungle.
muhammad ali vs. joe frazier ii
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