Muhammad Ali vs Oscar Bonavena December 7 1970 

i love these old videos. as a teenager i never missed a fight of his, and all these videos and old names take me back in time. i actually met Ali at the 5th street gum in Miami when i was 15.

Four years out then a 15th round KO? LEGEND

What I love about Ali is he makes the fights last to the final round and ends completely. You get a good show every time.

Bonavena had a very awkward style and Ali's ring rust was evident in this fight. But the left that knocked Bonavena down the first time...WOW...on the BUTTON! GREAT short left hook by Ali..one of the best I've ever seen him deliver!!

The most admired legend in the history of boxing . Rest In Peace champ !

Ali just proved who's the greatest so u never disrespect him u deserved what u got!!

Good fight to remember, thank you Ali, thank you Bonavena and both of you rest in peace, once again THANK YOU for this classic.

Great upload thank you

Muhammad Ali did more for most Americans than anyone wants to give the guy credit for Muhammad Ali was a great American

The best way to watch this fight is to turn the sound off so Cosell is silenced.

Ali was magical! The greatest champion 🏆

Ali's squirrel: "The World is Watching You", "The world is watching you!"

Ali was a rare gem of a man, in word and deed.

Ali is always living among us lots of love ❤

Thanks for upload

That Ending Was Simply Beautiful.....

Oscar Natalio Bonavena was Argentina's most famous heavyweight boxer from 1964 until his murder in 1976. He was 6' 1" tall and weighed a muscular 217lbs. Nicknamed "Ringo" because of his "Beattle's" style haircut, he compiled a 58-9- 1 record with 44 knockout victories. He became famous for knocking down future Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier twice in their first fight (Bonavena lost two decisions), going 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali(before being knocked out for the only time in his career), and for dropping close decisions to two more former champions Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Ellis. Bonavena's lifestyle outside of the ring was just as colorful. A friendly, yet not always even tempered man, he was a noted "partier" and had "an eye" for the ladies. In 1976, he launched a comeback in the United States in Reno, Nevada and won a 10 round decision over Billy Joiner. It would turn out to be the last fight of his career. He was shot and killed at the Mustang Ranch on May 22, 1976 in the parking lot by a Ranch "security guard". He was given a hero's burial in his native Argentina. Imdb

Ali is so disciplined, never see him throwing chip shots. He is so confident that he believes he can do it without chip shots. By far the GOAT.

Howard Cosell commenting on a Muhammad Ali fight. There was nothing ever better in sports. "Oh That left! It came from nowhere. Ali again!"

Cossell says "where's the old Ali style". He against Ali's adaptive style? He says "There's no action" exactly when Bonavena's nose begins to bleed and his left eye is beet red, from a 2 big Ali smashes @6:35 and 9:50. Cossell's book of statements is a small book and its unrelated to what's happening in the ring.

❤❤❤ For me Ali was still my champ RIP sir Farewell❤❤❤ an avid fan from philippines

I first saw this fight in 1970. Ali great fighter and humanitarian.

Thanks a lot for upload ..

G O A T. Athlete not just boxer. Because he refused to participate in the Vietnam war, the US government robbed him of his best 3-1/2 years. This was his second comeback fight. Mohammed Ali was the greatest of all time.

That was great 👉🏻💪🏻😇

Oscar Bonavena, grande lutador, orgulho do povo Argentino.

محمد علي إسطورة لن تتكرر رحمة الله عليه

Yancy I think he was the trainer of Joe Frazier being disrespectful calling Ali "Clay"

It's easy to forget that Ali only had this fight and a 3 round bout with Jerry Quarry after a three and a half year layoff as preparation for the first fight with Frazier. Ali wasn't ready to take on a prime Frazier as soon as that.

It was painfully evident that the 3 1/2 years off was too much for Ali to overcome and that he wasn’t going to beat a prime Joe Frazier in 1971. His speed ,stamina and movement weren’t the same as they were in the 1960s. The 1970s showed his heart, determination and ability to absorb punishment that he didn’t need to really display previously.

Great fight again thanks u tube.

Hello! Thank you so much!🙌🎶🎨💎🙌

One thing i've noticed with a lot of Ali fights, especially once he came back from suspension, was his propensity for using his glove to pull his opponents head down - sometimes even maneuvering his opponent off balance, which wears them out quicker. Referees never seemed to do much about it apart from a warning here and there.

El mejor de todos el boxeador más grande de todos los tiempo y no abra nadie más

Excelente, me parece muy bien como lo realizan

Je suis content de voir les combats de boxe surtout

This is where Ali began to learn two things. First, he was not the same fighter as four years earlier (nor would he ever be again-that younger, in-form Ali would have, as Angelo Dundee said, destroyed everyone in his path for years to come). Secondly, he learned that he could take a punch, which was not a good thing to learn and was probably a significant factor in his eventual neurological decline at a far-too-early age. He could take the hardest punches that Frazier, Foreman, and Shavers could dish out, and still beat them.The fact that he fought and beat every top boxer of his era, avoiding none, for many years shows just how good he was, even though never the fighter he could have been without the three and a half-year hiatus. If he wasn't the best there ever was, only Joe Louis could claim that status (and Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Cus D'Amato all agreed that Joe Louis was the best ever INSIDE the ring, and even Ali, who was actually very fond of Joe Louis, did say, "I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.") Maybe it's always going to be dubious to say of anyone "the greatest ever," as each champion was the best of his own time, and it's impossible to actually compare them with certainty, but Joe Louis and Ali were very special, each in his own way, and it seems that at their best, it's hard to imagine anyone beating them. Outside the ring, though, it was Muhammad Ali, the 'people's champion', who was truly "the greatest."

Oscar was one tough dude though. But Ali was the master of the head game. This fight was a turning point for Ali. Ali really developed a great strategy that he followed his whole career.

RINGO QUERIDO, FLOR DE PELÉA LE DISTE A ESTE FENÓMENO !

الأسطورة محمد علي رحمه الله ويرزقه فسيح جناته يارب العالمين

2 lefts in a row on that first knockdown ..beauty hooks

Ali was one of a kind 🥊

Buena pelea,,,x parte de ambos

Oh wow 🤩! What a fighter MA! What a man! Thank you for sharing!

The greatest. Big, fast, smart, defensive wizard, hard to hit flush, he could pick apart a very good fighter with powerful jabs as the fight wore on.

Prior to this fight, living on Mc Dougal St. I saw Bonavena tasting some Argentine delicacies near Bleecker St. Greenwich Village.

ALI ❤ is ALI ❤...

Why does the other commentator call him Clay? His name is Muhammad Ali.

Mohamed Ali lui a mis une bonne correction à ce bonavena ce prétentieux mais la classe de Mohamed était bien là merci Mohamed pour tous ces prestigieux combats que tu as mené avec la plus grande classe 🙆‍♂️🙋‍♂️

Fraziers manager talking trash, belligerently calling Ali Clay and suddenly it all comes right 😆

Todo bien con ali.pero. y la cuenta de proteccion no existia en ese momento?

Super cool

Mohammad Ali was taller and much bigger than his opponent

Extraordinaria pelea, dos grandes del box. Reynaldo Rojas - 2022

The great MOHAMMED ALI ZZ wowwwe nice boxing

Ali the King of the ring

El jab y el baile de piernas, el manejo y control de la pelea, el reentre después de un peligro, es decir Ali fue un maestro. Óscar Bonavena un peleador.

I'm seeing so many comments stating that, apparently based on his commentary during this fight, it looks to them as if Cosell definitely didn't like Ali. These guys are either too young, or don't know much about boxing, or both. They don't know Cosell's history with Ali. They were actually friends. When mainstream America didn't appreciate Ali's refusal to serve in the military, Cosell was one of the few media figures of note to publicly support Ali. It was a brave thing for Cosell to do. He certainly stuck his neck out for him.

Announcers are just dead naming Ali over and over like its perfectly acceptable.

I don't care what the critics say, this is one of my favorite Ali fights. He adjusted his style and threw some of his hardest shots here. He wasn't the same Ali but to be honest I like this version more. Fuck the critics.

'Ali appeared to be losing the fight by a small margin'... He was a *MILE* ahead on the scorecards.

Holy crap I love Ali when he does this stiff walk 58:01 and he capped it this time with slapping the ref's arm away from him.

watching a batch of old Ali fights. I learned this. The Referee exists to yank and pull Ali's arm off of every opponents neck and head. Ali was the Clinch /Holder in Chief... among other things.

Bonavena is a fighter that is underrated, and Ali beat a very dangerous opponent in this fight.

Ali más técnica más boxeador Ringo guapo y corajudo

It looks to me like Ali would get tired dancing before Bonavena got tired throwing bombs. Plus Bonavena can take a lot of punishment and still keep moving forward. Bonavena was clumsy and Ali wasn’t having much trouble slugging it out so maybe he figured he’d do that until he saw an opportunity to drop him.

Ali jagoanku semoga dia sampek saat ini baek2 saja Amiin. ❤🎉🎉❤.

The greatest boxer of all time.

ALLAHU EKBER Alhamdulillah Masha'Allah RESPEKT RESPEKT RESPEKT Mohammed Ali is One of World

Thanks I was sleepin

رجل تحكم بعقله قبل قوته رحمه الله كم انت جميل ايها الفوز

He fought 6 weeks earlier then had this guy. Something that most fighter's don't have to contend with today. It's hard to say but after watching this that it was supposed to go the distance as . Ali had some incredible opportunities to end the fight earlier. And at no time did attack or shorten the ring The fight was in New York and this 71 the gate was going thru don king . The betting public was going crazy. It's hard to believe but this guy Ali wins two major fights in 6 weeks Then he's set to fight for 10million . And king ended up with cash.

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Champion is a warrior

Allah yarhamek ya Mohamed Ali grand boxeur et grand monsieur au paradis inchallah

Howard Cosell could give a Tylenol tablet an Excedrin headache.

What a hellava man Mu Ali in word and in deed. . .

BUENA VERGIADA LE DIERON AL RINGO LO DEJO LOCO ALI

Buena pelea, el Gringo Bonabena estaba en buenas condiciones sino no hubiese resistido tanto, de hecho le había ganado a Buenos contrincantes, Norton por ahí. De Ali Nada que decir the Best. 👍 💪 💪 💪

! رحمك الله يا محمد علي

좋아요 꾹꾹 응원합니다 새해복 많이 받으세요 ♻️

Como Argentino opino que Ringo,corazon y vida,el solo!!! se movio en ese mundillo que era el boxeo.

Happy Birthday to The ORIGINAL G.O.A.T! Oscar Bonevena + his un-orthodox style gave alot of fighters trouble to one degree or another.Rushing in like a bull, punches from odd angles. Hard for any fighter to look great when fighting Oscar...something Cosell apparently didn't seem to realize. Ali was supposedly "tired"in the 6th round but still had plenty enough in the tank to be theonly fighter to knock Oscar Bonevena out! What a perfectly timed hard left hook! Fight was over when Ali separated Oscar from his senses with that hard perfectly timed left hook to the point of Oscar's granite chin.

Muhammad Ali was doing everything perfect Howard cosell was still find something wrong because of his twisted Brain he's got the age old problem it's in his heart

Ali is just Great!

Ringo bonavena grande campeón aguanto mucho frente a la leyenda del boxeo Mohamed Ali

Du grand boxeur.... Ali..... ce combat le démontre..... en face.... un vrai boxeur.... 😎. \

Wow. I cannot believe this is 50 years ago!

Corey Roberts, late Muhammad Ali, was fast for a heavyweight!!! He could pick you apart in his prime.

This is the best example of wrong commentary that I've every heard. 😂

The faster the boxer the stronger he is. Speed matters

I don't know how one would be surprised that Ali was somewhat rusty after a nearly four year layoff. But ive noticed that with a few more fights under his belt his ring movement, timing, coordination, etc. all improved considerably. In any case he's the only man to ever KO Bonavena, which is pretty extraordinary for someone away from the ring that long.

R.l.P ALl. Is 👑 King and legendary of boxing. In the world 🌎.

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Unbelievable scene

Ringo was tough, strong, and brave (though not tremendously skilled), but at 57:46 he just walked into that Ali left while trying to go forward. I’ll always remember the guy jumping up and down in the background after the first knockdown.

Was there the "Phatom Left" in the second Sonny Liston match?

Watch Ali against George Foreman and this match. Pure exhibition this.

Ali was master about how to manage the game

Yes, this comment section is correct. This was Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed.🙄