Ali obviously playing a little possum. And a little rope-a-dope in there as well.

Mic'd up Ali would be priceless :)

These guys are beasts.

Wow. that's about as good as it gets.

Hate to be a nitpicker, but the "Down goes Frazier!" thing was from the Foreman fight.

Yeah, I know, but it's the most iconic call of any of Frazier's fights, and I knew everyone (fight fans) would recognize it.

Mano o mano sports are just the greatest. NFL tries to do it but it's stupid.

:thumb:

I met Thomas "Hitman" Hearns in 2005 at The Contender finale at Caesar's in Vegas.

That dude's shoulders were so freaking broad that I'll never forget it. He was wearing a white suit and white hat and looked like the baddest mother****er on the planet.

I also met almost all of the guys that participated in the program and spent some time with Sergio Mora and his mother. I told him that he would be a World Champion within three years.

Three years later, he was the WBC Light Middleweight Champion of the World.

I used to devour those old fights on ESPN Classic, boxing was so entertaining back then. I think Ali / Frazier III was my favorite one.

I have been a fan of some modern fighters although I don't watch anymore, but those were the glory days.

Damn me, Ali was just electric. And Frazier has to be the gamest fighter ever. Great fight.

God, I miss fights like these. These two would own boxing, scratch that, they'd own fight sports today. We were spoiled, just wonderfully spoiled, and we didn't even know it.

CP told me that Bruce Lee would dominate them both.

Nope. Brad Pitt.

I do a good impression of Howard Cosell saying "Down goes Frazier". Met him once with my Dad when I was in my teens on a street corner in NY. He was really tall.

Been doing it for years when the shit hits the fan or someone gets in trouble. ROFL