06-04-2016, 11:27 PM
It's just that Norton had his number; the first two fights were split with a SD before Ali won the third, which many pundits thought Norton won. What I'm saying is that his legacy as the Greatest would have been tarnished by a top contender beating him two out of three.
I remember Ali doing the roper dope, and Foreman faded badly and got KO'd. Ali then tried it with Spinks, who had like, what 7 fights, and he lost. When asked why, he said that Spinks forgot to tire. Came back and beat him after losing the first one.
Ali lost 5 times, but he always avenged losses except at the end of his career, when he should have retired but needed the money. Holmes said he felt bad hitting him.
All that said, he did so much for boxing and humanity. Before his three year exile, he was so, so fast.
I remember Ali doing the roper dope, and Foreman faded badly and got KO'd. Ali then tried it with Spinks, who had like, what 7 fights, and he lost. When asked why, he said that Spinks forgot to tire. Came back and beat him after losing the first one.
Ali lost 5 times, but he always avenged losses except at the end of his career, when he should have retired but needed the money. Holmes said he felt bad hitting him.
All that said, he did so much for boxing and humanity. Before his three year exile, he was so, so fast.