As a child of the 80's, I think Ali is certainly graceful and quick, and i can see why people love him, but it's hard for me to think he'd stand a chance against Tyson if both fought in their primes.
Ali’s speed and power punches look the same from the waist up. It’s not until you go back and look at his feet that you can realize which punches he was sitting on. GOAT.
I never understood this point system used by the judges. It was quite even fight and no clear victory for Clay. Actually Pietrzykowski looked better to me throughout all 3 rounds. Only in end of round 3 he looked slightly worse with that head down too often.
How do you hit a 220lb butterfly? Floats like a butterfly stings like a bee is so right. Watch a you tube video of a butterfly. They are so illusive and unpredictable in their flight patterns. A bee sting is quick and sharp and it hurts. Ali isn’t a knockout puncher. He was a bee sting puncher. He always focused on the face of his opponent. Take the head out the body follows he says. One bee sting no big deal. But getting constantly stung in the same area over and over in rapid fire succession over round after round. 200 bee stings to your face and you can’t see, hear or think straight. All you see is this butterfly floating around you, in and out, left and right. In, POW POW POW, out, left , right, in POW POW POW, out right , left , right and it’s only rd 1 and :10sec in
This fight, along with the Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams fight, are the BEST versions of Ali, PHYSICALLY, we will ever have the pleasure of seeing box. He was 25 & just starting to enter into his prime when he was “forced” to stop boxing. R.I.P. G.O.A.T. 🥊
9:02 Ali kindly advices Folley that he should cover his Left ear (He was lowering hands probably due the fatigue). Then procedes to punish him repetly on that spot. What a gentleman he was. 🥊🥊🧐
The thing I like most about this video is this: Ali’s opponent here is not a top contender. He’s a 34-year-old journeyman. But if you wanted a shot at him, Ali would very often give you that shot. Folley lost, but just got the biggest payday of his career by a lot because Ali was that big of a draw. Ali was all about stuff like that, all about using his star power to elevate other boxers. Contrast that with today. You rarely see a fight like this because it would never maximize profits.
@@IRSInternalRevenueServic-lm5lb I do not know who that is; so I have no context. Also, I forgot to mention, Ali fought 4 to 6 fights a year on average and used bouts like this to train for the top guys.
@@ddwooten1028 Search him up, One of the best fighters Atm, First ballot hall of famer. Started Boxing at 140lbs and worked his way up to 168 beating the Top world champions from different weight classes. Has the best resume in Boxing today. 62 wins and 2 losses. His first loss was at 23 years old against the face of Boxing Floyd Mayweather at the time 36. His second loss was after making history by Unifying the 4 boxing belts in the 160 weight division, he moved up to 175 to fight a Bigger opponent who was a undefeated champ, and loss via decision
