Muhammad Ali vs Floyd Patterson, I
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Muhammad Ali vs Floyd Patterson (1st meeting). Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Мохаммед Али против Флойда Паттерсона, 22 ноября 1965 г., поражение Паттерсона в 12-ом раунде (TKO)
I'll tell you what, though I lost my vision back in 2007, I've seen all Ali's fights before I did get blinded. I can now listen to Ali's fights and still get enthralled. Ali is the greatest of ALL TIME! Of course; let's not forget the original "Sugar," Sugar Ray Robinson.
Shan Oakley How did you find the comment box?
I use a screen reader. JAWS.
Shan Oakley That's pretty incredible. I didn't know that type of software existed. Thanks.
+Shan Oakley Best of luck
+Shan Oakley you are amazing..god bless you !!
When you think about how hard it is to trap someone anywhere in the ring, the fact that Ali's footwork was so good and so dominant that it effectively LOCKED Patterson to the center of the ring speaks volumes. Ali in this era had no equal.
❤agreed well said and well OBSERVED
In the closing interview, it's wild to hear Ali say "I don't know if I'll still be going at the age of 31." When Ali was 31, he still had yet to have his second two Frazier fights, his Foreman fight, and all three of his Norton fights. In fact, Ali would continue to box until a month shy of his 40th birthday.
Same with Roy Jones Jr who said he’ll retire early…a fighter never retires because at this level it’s in their blood!
I think he said that as a way to be gracious to Patterson, who was 31 at the time. Despite talking himself up, he also praised Patterson several times during the post-fight interview. Two great champions, but Patterson just didn't have the power or size to compete with Ali. He was better suited to the smaller heavyweights of the 1950s.
Great fight. Classic boxing. Two legends. R.I.P to both these great figures
Ali's speed is something else, for a man above 200 lbs its scary
❤agreed 100% well said and well OBSERVED
Perhaps Ali's most underrated victory.
The best footwork in the game. Not just from Ali, but Patterson too. Two true boxers dancing
Floyd Patterson was my neighbor in New Paltz, New York. Total local hero and regular fella. Just a sweet nice guy up until the day he died. Wish I could have seen him fight in his prime! (but it was before my time)
Justin Salsberg you lucky man !
Floyd Patterson was a gentleman and a goodhearted man. I admired him very much.
This is a dream match up for me. Great pressure fighter vs the greatest outfighter.
Wow! I wish I coulda met him. That’s pretty cool, my dude. God bless.
I think Floyd could have beaten Marciano
At 19:23 you can see Ali's mastery of distance, timing and head movement. He is calm, collected and always aware. He just slipped those power punches barely wasting any energy. Truly the greatest.
He didn't slip them, they connected.
❤well said and well OBSERVED
The Announcer for 12 rounds: "Clay..." "Clay..." "Clay..." "Clay..." "Clay..."
The Announcer face-to-face with the champ: "So tell us, Muhammad..."
Lmao for real
That jab.. He would move in to hit you but the second after you got hit he would move back out of your range so counter punching was near impossible. Amazing work by Ali
So
❤exactly
Ali was an artist. This is like getting to watch Mozart composing his clarinet quintet or his 41st symphony. Just SO impressive in there. I couldn't play-fight with a toddler without getting hit more often than Ali did against Patterson! Nothing but respect for those skills!
Ali was just beautiful just beautiful so slick just poetry in motion and graceful
I can just watch that first round over and over agin ,never tire of watching
the greatest
Pure brilliance just exhibition stuff
Ali wasn't an early round finisher, but he was a master at accumulating points, inflicting cuts, and wearing out big hitters. The number of his late-round knockouts and the rarity of strong shots to his head were his way of pointing out that a great true boxer can beat a hitter almost every time. He made a specialty of using the last 30 seconds of each round to win it on points, helping to dig his opponent's hole which allowed him to dictate the money rounds.
jtdunlop i agree with everything you said....except for the head shots. He took a lot of those, and he paid the price....Later
@@davidmoser7849 That was in the '70s after Ali came back from a long lay-off. In his prime years (1964-1967), no one could even touch Ali's head. After he came back in the '70s, he lost his speed and started taking shots to the head.
@@RazorEdge2006 Who did Ali fight in the 70's? He fought only 2 decent guys before Liston, Cooper damn near knocked him out and overall he landed 10 or so left hooks to the head. Doug Jones almost floored Ali in the first round of their close fight. Both Liston fights were fixed, that's a 100% guarantee. This Patterson is crippled. The fight with Zora Folley was 100% fixed. Ali forced the head of along the ropes, badly damaging his eye, and he hardly won that fight despite that, if at all. Who does that leave? Mildenberger was the only decent guy he beat. He fought Cooper again and Cooper bled again. Brian London was a joke, and George Chuvalo was a punching bag. That's his early career. Nothing there at all. His best fight ever was the first with Frazier, then Foreman, then the 3rd with Frazier.
I forgot to add; 'the head of Ernie Terrell' in the 7th sentence.
Stop making up bullshit excuses. Ali completely dominated and destroyed all the best heavyweights in the '60s, including hall-of-famers like Archie Moore, Henry Cooper (twice), Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson, Cleveland Williams and Ernie Terrell. No amount of bullshit excuses changes the facts.
As for that first Cooper fight, he just got a lucky punch on a very young Ali (then Clay) who hadn't hit his prime yet (1963). Cooper didn't stand a chance for the rest of their first fight, and Ali completely destroyed him in their second fight (1966). Ali was virtually untouchable in his prime years (mid-to-late 1960s).
Ali was just a great boxer.....he proved it in this fight....
I just came from watching one of todays heavyweights fight. Ali's speed just never ceases to amaze me. That man was something else..
Yes specially if you compare it to todays bunch of hacks
@David Mc thats bullshit and you know it. Calling him Clay is the ultimate sign of disrespect.
Ali's coordination and agility, reflexes and just about everything else is what set him apart at this stage of his career. Some of the other fighters he fought after the lost 3-1/2 years werent anywhere near the fighter ali was at his peak and had they fought Ali then he would have beaten all of them decisively and it would have changed each one of their careers.
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@@mediamalpractice491 he's the biggest hack. He's not a good fighter. He will never be great. He's just a big meat shop. Garbage. Wilder garbage also.
Those stinging, twisting left jabs by Ali was a thing of beauty. To hit & move for 15 rounds is unbelievable. No other heavy-weight has been able to duplicate Ali's style since.
And that's why Ali will go down in boxing history as THE #1 boxer of all time.
He's not even top 10 p4p.
@@michaeltrumph121 lmao
@@blackhoodie4170
I'm no casual and I probably know a hell of a lot more about boxing than you do.
@@blackhoodie4170
Ali's mouth puts gim into such lists, not his boxing ability.
@@blackhoodie4170
He was untouchable cause of his speed and reflexes, not cause of his boxing skills.
And he seemed untochable cause he was fighting stiff slow bums.
I am watching all his fights after I seen "What's my name" on HBO. What an amazing documentary about Ali. I was in tears at the end.
ESPN+ ve a lot fights of Ali for 5usd month suscription
To date I have yet to see a fighter with footwork as good as his. No one is even close, not even Sugar Ray Leonard.
Ali could definitely dance, float, and sting! Fu sho, Fu sho!!
I believe he was the most scientific boxer of all time, and that is what made him soooooo great!!! I've watched the way he trained, and it was amazing!! The training that he put his abdomen through OMG!! That's why he could do the ropeAdope like no other when he needed to, his stomach muscles were made of steel..🥊🦋🥊🦋🥊🦋🥊
Roy Jones Jr is the closest IMO
@@ebonyrogers4821 He is not the *most* scientific, that goes to Sam Langford. and Rope-a-dope was made by Sugar Ray Robinson. But Ali is a very intelligent and smart man in the sport. and science wasn't his thing before the 70s. He was way better in the 70s imo, being more wise than he was before.
@@blueterminal7495 Sam Langford? Show me footage where he looks nearly this scientific. Theres not enough footage of him to gather much on his style at all, how on earth did you come to this conclusion? Even ring reports wouldn't put him near say a Sugar Ray or a Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Robinson (Muhammad Ali’s Idol) is pretty close. His footwork was a thing of beauty! He was also a great Tap Dancer so that pretty much makes up for his feet.
Well, Ali spoke about Tyson. He said "Tyson is awesome. If he hits you, you're in trouble. How I'd handle him - stick, move, tire him out. Then after about Round Ten, move in." Which interestingly enough is exactly the template Buster Douglas would use a few years later to dethrone Tyson in the greatest performance of Douglas' career.
Only thing about that is Buster was had allready lost the fight but was blessed with a long count. That point was indisputable because of video footage. Also Tyson was not the same fighter he started out as under Rooney and the old man.
@@TheMotownPhilly dude im tired of these excuses just fucking get over it tvat tyson got destroyed by an good boxer, please! Get real dude you cant tell me your a diffrent fighter cuz your trainer isnt in your corner stop this bs
@@decepticon2007 Sorry guy. It's the truth. Once Cus died and he fired Rooney and Robin screwed his head up he was a different fighter. I can tell you've never competed because you dont know how this stuff affects you when you train/ compete
Douglas mom died that is 100x tragic then "your trainer Not being on your corner" and he still whooped him
@@TheMotownPhilly everyone has mental problems stuff like that even worse then tyson but they still didnt get sparked like tyson, those excuses dont sit anymore, even with rooney he had trouble beating non elite fighters like biggs, he almost sparked him either just like tillis almost did in 1986 watch both fights and See yourself
Just watching this tells you he was the best ever and no one has been better then him.
RIP Ali, you are the GREATEST of all time!
YES!!!
RIP Patterson too. :(
Of ALL tiiiiiiiiime!!
@@TheDanipower2300z he wasn't no joke either!! Rip Patterson
❤ watching Muhammad ali dance around the boxing ring
He was such an elegant, but also awkward master. He made boxing look like an artform while making it look calculated and methodic at the same time.
Awkward how?
He was also a warrior as well. Probably the best heart snd chin in boxing
That flurry by Ali at the end was just great
Both guys are truly goated, the technique of Patterson and the grace of Ali... This has gotta be one of the most beautiful dances between the best of the best ever.
Ali in his youth; was like a hotrod Lincoln, a scooped up caddy. He had size, speed, power. He’d speed up not to be left behind. Cruise while his opponents tensed and burned up fuel … then put the pedal to the medal leaving his opponent dazed and confused, blind in the dust left behind, as he gloriously crossed over the finish line.. that was Ali the greatest of all time. Rip champ.
Ali said Floyd was the best "boxer" he ever faced.
No... Ali said Frazier was the best "boxer" he ever faced.
No. He said Joe was the "toughest."
Patterson, best boxer.
Liston, scariest.
Shavers, hardest puncher.
Foreman, strongest.
Scott Reed dont forget cooper
6:20 man its so tragic how the crowd boos sonny liston who just seems genuinely happy and cheerful to be there
Awesome performance. Wish this Ali had fought Frazier, Norton and Holmes.
+Trust Truth33
He would win.
clip11 He would be in trouble with Holmes and Frazier but he would win.
+klovowski
I just can't see prime Ali being in trouble with anyone. Holmes was good, but, he never moved like this. This type of movement is incredible. His reaction time is bordering "superhero" timing. Look in the first round as Patterson lauches a very fast attack with the hook and Ali evades it with it only grazing. The Ali that came back in the 70s, say around 72-73, that Ali would himself stand no chance against this Ali. Its literally like night and day.
To be honest I think it was 1966 when Ali was in his prime. He fought Henry Cooper. Cooper hit him with a left hook with twenty seconds left in the round. He put Ali on the seat of his pants. Ali was hurt and more then likely would have been stopped had that punch been early in the round. Angelo Dundee cut Ali's glove then telling the ref his glove was ripped. They had to change the glove giving Ali plenty of time to recoup orate.
@@jimmyd4153foh lol
Ali was much of an entertainer as was boxer....beautiful inside the ring and out.. iconic.
After 10 years of posting this video, thank you brother
this is the fight which inspired a young george foreman to become a boxer and leave football
Never heard that one before.
Interersting fact
Ye never heard that one. I smell bull shit
Thanks for posting this fight
Ali is the best of all time, but Patterson what a great heart :)
Angelo must have told Ali something that he didn't like because at 27:15, Ali told him, "FUCK ALL THAT!" lmao.
Lmao great catch.
Ali didn't always go with what his trainers told him to do, and its a good thing he didn't in the foreman fight or else he probably wouldn't have beat him.
How did you see that?
Wow. It sure did sound as if he did say that. I heard that at one point of this bout, Angelo asked Ali to mercifully end it by knocking Floyd out. Maybe that's what he said to Ali here and Ali just gave his blunt response.
@@nassaubahamas8570 That's word that's been spoken for ages. It was just censored more in those days.
Tanks for posting. I had it 54-42 Ali thru 11 rounds. Also in my opinion Ali didn't carry Patterson. Every time he moved in with power punches Floyd would lash out with left hooks. He had Ali's respect the whole way, kept him at a cautious distance. Even so, as the fight progressed it got more and more painful to watch.
excellent in every way. i have never seen this fight before and it was excellent. to me, it looked like a complete masterpiece in every way, especially by ali. ali showed far superior boxing skills even to the level of premeditated tactics. skill wasn't even the word. great fight and next i'm gonna watch patterson / ali 2! thanks for uploading - super enjoyed it!
I believe Ali would have finished his career undefeated if not for that suspension.
No the great mistake he made.he and his handler's.. was the two warm up fights.. should have been at least four fights before taking on the mercless Joe Frazier.. yeah looking down on Frazier.. could have been more respected.
It wasn’t a suspension the scotus said he was robbed 9 to nothing
I’ve been binge watching all of Ali’s fights I never was into boxing growing up cause I grew up in a basketball loving household, I just only watched the rocky and creed movies but I just recently started binging these and I love them this one so far is the best fight
If you haven't already go watch his video on 10 rules of boxing success..It's the one about 28 minutes long!! You will learn a lot about Ali's character!! He was a very smart, compassionate, powerful, funny, loving man who refused to beat a man while down..
Masterclass in how to circle your opponent and jab. The circling motion from Ali makes it very difficult for the opponent to land any decent punches.
Pystol Pete a lot of new boxers forget this very basic movement. Ur always supposed to be circling ur opponent left or right depending on what the other fight might be landing or trying to land on u
The 1965 Muhammed Ali was fast as hell...for a middleweight, much less a heavyweight.
Pernell Whitaker used the same circular motion almost impossible to hit....
Nowadays it would be called running
@@AncientEL07 too true.. ‘boxing’ your opponent (circling, jabbing, fighting smart) will never receive the same recognition as brawling/fighting your opponent.
Since the begining of Boxing Game till now i have never seen a boxer like Mr. great and greatest of all time. I salute him for the greatest role he ever played.
Patterson was like a human punching bag in this fight. Ali was bigger, stronger, younger, faster, and more skilled. Patterson had nothing going for him, except for an apparent willingness to get beat up. It is amazing to me that he agreed to take another fight with Ali after going through this.
Jonathan C, Patterson later marveled at what a "light puncher" Ali was.
Timothy Hughes I’ve always said if you want to see a real Ali v Patterson fight you need to put the Patterson that beat Archie Moore. Even Cus D’Amato told Ali the same thing.
Floyd PattersonII : To be fair to the youngest and only man to ever regain the Heavyweight Title he fought, Tommy Hurricane Jackson ranked no 1 in 1957, 1958 Roy Harris Ranked No 4, Brian London No 8 and Ingemar Johansson No 1. Tom McNeely who was No 10 so he fought ranked contenders. They always give Floyd a hard time over this issue because he didn’t defend his title 5 to 6 times a year like Ali did. But all Ali opponents by 1966 only George Chuvalo and Henry Cooper we’re ranked in top 10. He fought washed up and or fighters who didn’t deserve the title shot.
@Floyd PattersonII OMG are you really Floyd Patterson's son? I feel like a complete heel. The last thing I would ever do is question your Dad's character--that was completely evident throughout the fight and his whole glorious career. I am actually a huge fan. And you are right--a true champion would seize the opportunity to rematch for sure. (I had no clue what I was talking about). Best wishes and my sincere apologies for my rude comment.
Floyd PattersonII Your father was a true gentleman , a great athlete and a fantastic boxer. He would probably fight at cruiserweight if he was competing today which is an ideal weight for him.
One of the great things about Ali was giving ex world champs a crack back at the title before they got to old
Muhammad Ali says that he was surprised that Floyd Patterson stood in that long after taking so many punches. Ali also called Floyd Patterson "a fast top-notch boxer." "A real man."
Floyd Patterson and Mike Tyson used the peek-a-boo style as taught to them by Cus D'Amato and would probably have fought Mike Tyson the same way. Both boxers were very civil to each other at the end. Good fight.
Tyson had a littttttle bit more powe than Floyd Patterson and Tyson was really underrated in how fast he was and how athletic and mobile he was
Ali was gracious towards Patterson which is a mark of a real man. Bravo Ali... and Floyd Patterson was a gracious gentleman.
Floyd was a total asshole to keep referring to Ali as Cassius Clay ..
Ali gave him his due respect but Patterson chose not to show Ali the same...
JUST KEEP DANCING THE FIRST ROUND !!! Just keep dancing !! TOOOO GOOD !!! ALI THE only one who could dance with an heavyweight body to carry on!!!!! Tooo goood !!! ALI and Thank YOU VERY MUCH CHAMP ! RIP ! ( respect also for brother FLOYD RIP )
Joe Louis never missed a big boxing match it seems. I love the introductions and all the great champs who come in the ring.
Joe's final boxing match visit was a Larry Holmes title defense in 1981. Louis died the next day.
@Denny Hala Holmes vs Trevor Berbick, 4/11/1981. In the pre-fight ceremonies, Joe Louis was introduced. While wearing a cowboy hat, Joe acknowledged the applauds given him by waving back to the fans from his chair.
El mejor jab de toda la historia.. Los rounds se me pasan volando.. Incomparable
What a treasure!! See all the old champions was amazing, what a different time everyone wearing suits and Ali looked amazing even with all the haters then. He was the greatest
haters made him stronger. they were his fuel
This was one of Ali's most controversial fights. It was obvious from the opening bell that Patterson was overmatched, and that Ali could have easily KO'ed him. But many believed that Ali purposely allowed the fight to continue to torture Patterson for Patterson deliberately calling him "Clay."
Yes possibly. Ali was also known to give Floyd a match to help him financially. Can't back that up tho. If Floyd called him clay like another challenger did on live TV, good chance he just punished him for most of fight rather than just knock him out. I mean just losing consciousness from a punch to the head ain't no big deal.
I don’t think so, my theory is that Ali knew Floyd could knock him out with a counter if he took the chance to go for a KO himself. Muhammad was just fighting smart.
@@jaydlytning Nah, Ali could've t just thrown flurries at Patterson and that would have worn him down.
@@jaydlytning ...Floyd Ptterson could not knock Ali out, PERIOD!!!
@@jaydlytning You're on drugs if you seriously think that dude...Ali admitted many times that the first Patterson fight was just a torture session and if you know anything about boxing you can clearly see it here in this video. He establishes the jab easily but also clearly holds back on the follow-up right hand and subsequent left hook until much later, purposely beating this man to a pulp. Just view Ali's other IMPORTANT fights to see the difference in style man...
Gotta hand it to Floyd. He had heart. He took a serious beating in the 6th. And, like nearly every heavyweight boxer of that generation, died younger than he should have.
He looked old from the beginning
He was always a small heavyweight!! He just couldn’t make up the height &reach advantage in this one!! His achievements in this weight class can’t be overstated!!
Ali lived a long conplete life
Floyd died of Alzheimer's and prostate cancer at 71. When your times up, it's up.
Camera guys of that time would have loved Ali. Just keep the camera on one spot & Ali covers all the angle for you.
At the same Ali is a nightmare for referee 's as they literally have to run in the ring to catch him up
Muhammed Ali Ringten çok dışarıda savaşmıştır. Allah ona rahmet eylesin. Güzel bir insandı
Amin
It's hard to believe any boxer in history would have beaten this version of Ali.
Nobody...
@The1andonly Drew not sure if mike punched harder than George but he certainly was the sharper of the two. Would've love to seen these 2 in their prime
The1andonly Drew I think Ali would’ve beaten Tyson. It’s VERY EASY to piss Tyson off & Ali would’ve gotten in his head and threw Tyson off his game. He did that to EVERY opponent except Jimmy Ellis and that’s bc they were friends, and a few German fighters.
Olexander Usyk could be trouble for Ali.
@@LiLWooFyWooF no it wasnt the only time i ever seen tyson get mad was at a lewis press conference other than that he smiled amd laughed
Ali in his prime! 💕
Muhammad said..." I don't think he deserves a fast k.o. I'm going to punish him"
And Uff! He did it.
Ali was a “ how do you want it “ , type of boxer too . If you want to come aggressive and strong , early in the match ? Well, he’ll feed it back to you . He preferred long bouts to stay fit . But if you insisted on going home early? He read the man a lullaby. And that was it .
Dam ali threw 80+punches in round 3. It kinda looked like ali was tourturing patterson in there
if he was in a lower weight class it would 150.
Ali put the grace in graceful.. what a masterful piece of rhythm, speed , timing , coordination and athleticism
I think he must have been the greatest
Ali won the first round without really throwing a punch
That was intentional. He wanted to humiliate him.
@@trafalgarlawn7124 Yes because Patterson refused to call him Muhammad Ali.
@@vincentbarbeau3031 is that true? 🤣
I remembered when i fought with Errenie F. " what is my name?" Ali were funy
you can't win a round without throwing a punch.
@@trafalgarlawn7124 He was there to fight and that's what he did. It was the referee's role to stop the fight if they feel Floyd is being humiliated, not Ali. Floyd understood that, that's why they became friends afterwards.
I was 11 days old when this fight took place. :)
I am a little older now.
Honorable and Respectable fight!
that peek a boo style!! classic!!
It didn't WORK!
Cus trained him and mike Tyson.
@@davidjd123 Exactly... Patterson and Tyson using the Peek A Boo Style by Cus D'mato.....they have the distinction of being the TWO MOST KNOCKED OUT Heavyweight Champs of ALL TIMES... using that Bullshit Style of Fighting!
@@blackhoodie4170 They're STILL the TWO MOST KNOCKED OUT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPS OF ALL TIMES!!! Lolololol!!
@@blackhoodie4170 Idiot. You dumb fanboy.
Floyd's movement is so beautiful... The way he can close distance with that leaping left hook is a true sight to behold.
I thought Floyd fought to conservative in this fight, he should've let those gloves fly, really threw wild crazy punches. Just let those fist fly, try to get Clay in a donnybrook.
Thanks for uploading this, i will add this video to my great fights playlist... Carl
Worth watching just to see Marciano, Liston, Louis, Ali, and Patterson all together.
That's when a championship fight meant something. They were all free to watch on TV too. All the ex-champs would show up and take a bow. Only one champion for each division back then. Ali was toying with Patterson.
Patterson's back problems came from the Ali jab. A jab like that can do tremendous damage to the back.
unbelievable courage from patterson, so badly outclassed
The classic gazelle punch MAN i love it dude
such a good fight, remember that patterson's coach is same as tysons so u get the drift...
True
@@gymbrown911 my guy I agree with some things you say but I think you underestimate Ali's ability to take punches while strategizing mid fight. Ali was not an easy man to ko. His diamond chin is underrated only because this man had superb defence. I shouldn't have to mention Ali's stamina. Prime Ali will dance literally every round.
If we talking a prime Ali before the war vs a prime Tyson. The odds are fairly even. But lemme say this. Tysons only chance to win is in the early rounds. And it's a small chance because of Ali's defence, his ability to take punches and he matches Tyson in quickness despite being taller. ..beyond those early rounds it's in the bag for Ali. You can't tell me a prime Tyson will keep up with Ali's conditioning and stamina.
I'll take Ali for the win. Round 8 or 9 is all he needs for a depleted raging bull.
@@onthenarrow Any fighter that tried to tire a 87-88 Tyson would go to the body. Ali does not go to the body except the occasional jab. Watch Tyson vs Tyrell Biggs where for 7 rounds he paces himself to slowly wear his opponent down and break his spirit before knocking him out. Biggs is obviously no Ali but he used a stick and move style in the early rounds which was immediately stopped by Tyson's body attacks.
@Denny Hala what they forget or don't know is that Ali trained his self to take pain that's why when Liston had him blind he couldn't knock him out
So Ali isn’t fast and smart enough to adjust, you sound foolish! Think again.
TYSONITES: Any boxer who were under the tutelage of the late and legendary Constantine "Cus" D'Amato used his patented "Peek-A-Boo" method, INCLUDING MICHAEL GERARD TYSON!!! It was simply tailor-made for Muhammad Ali, PERIOD!!!
Floyd patterson wasnt tyson tho and patterson had to ability to be intimidated mad couldn't create angles that tyson could or outbox. Stop compareing them ali wouldve been stopped by the bigger stronger and faster and smarter tyson
@@vlLEGTxSQUADX ...You need stop with your nonsense. You're a phony, and almost every true boxing fan knows it. All you do is watch the youtubes. You're weren't around during the Ali and Patterson eras. I don't believe you were around during the Tyson era, either! You're not doing your homework because you don't care to! All of the true boxing fans know about its origin or history, styles, matchups and so on.
@@brucescott4261 ok and tyson wouldve been a bad style match up for ali "if you cant hurt mike tyson mike tysons gonna run over you" -larry holmes
I see a lot of people saying he punished Patterson. Many people don't realize that Ali respected and loved Patterson. That punishment statement was to keep adding to the Ali aura. Ali told Patterson, " Floyd I gonna make you a lot of money, and asked him to refuse to call him Ali on camera. He didn't knock him out because he knew he was hurt, and above all else, Ali was a gentleman. He just didn't want that rep while fighting. If you wanna see punished , watch the Terrell fight.
Muhammad Ali Was a great True Person and have a beautiful Personality. He was a great Muslim Hero, and always Sitting in the heart of the People's. Allah Pak Jannat ul Firdous may alla mukam dy Derjjat Balend Farmay. Amen Suma Amen
Patterson had no answer for the straight left hand or hook; Ali picked him apart. Floyd's gameplan was no different from Sonny Liston's. He stepped forward and pumped a jab and did not have a plan B. Muhammad Ali was able to box circles around the target from the pocket. Ali's punches were powerful and he could hardly miss and he throws with a lot of leverage, it's a beauty to watch.
Terrell got more punishment than Patterson Ali seem more pissed at Terrell
Ali did nothing to Terrell, except rub his eyes against the top rope.
@@MrMarco855 ...False!
What a great fight and I must mention the best version of the United States national anthem I've heard.
It's such a pleasure to watch a young Ali do his thing.
(3:33) Eddie Fisher, as he sang the National Anthem, sang this words: "AND the ramparts we watched . . ." Wrong! It's "O'er the ramparts we watched . . ."
That's really great how they are sticking up for one another and the respect that the both of them have for each other
should have stopped the fight after the 6th round. Floyd was taken a beating and his back was really bothering him. He had no chance of winning at that point. His corner should have stopped the fight.
Yeah those Ali jabs repeatedly popping Floyd's head back probably threw Floyds back out of alignment - needless to have him continue the fight for so long.
Agreed. A more assertive referee would have ended it.
Seem like Floyd's back didn't start bothering him until the 6th
Essentially, Ali won this fight with the left jab. What an athlete. What a fighter.
I think this is the closest thing we have to what an Ali-Tyson fight would have looked like. Tyson was basically a stronger, harder-hitting but slightly shorter version of Patterson. Both moved nearly the exact same way, as they were both trained by Cus D'Amato and used his peek-a-boo boxing style. Which, as we can see, didn't give Ali any special problems. Against Tyson, Ali would have to be more cautious than he is here, but stylistically it is a nightmare matchup for Tyson, and Ali would outclass him nearly as much as he did Patterson.
Ali-Tyson would've been an amazing matchup. If anyone had the skill to avoid 1980s Tyson in the early rounds, it would've been Ali. Hard to say if even Ali could have weathered that storm though.
Ali Shavers was the Tyson fight. Everyone that fought Shavers said he was the hardest hitter in boxing. Ali said it too.
Giant against giant. The best Ali's fight, among them all.
It's amazing how athletic Ali was during this period of his career. He glided in and out so effortlessly - and did it for 15 rounds. While Ali was still a very formidable fighter in the 70's, he never regained that same athleticism he displayed before his forced exile from boxing.
Ali was truly one of the greatest boxers of all time. ❤
56:45 "Well what I was doing right was hitting and not being hit. What he (Floyd) was doing right was being hit and not hit" LMAO.. Muhammad Ali said it with a straight face was a savage. Major journalist trolling ))))))
so great to see all those greats ... especially Rocky and Sonny.
I've never seen Sonny smile lol
Two great men! I admire their attitude, professionalism and mutual respect. RIP to both great fighters.
Ali is clowning with Patterson right from the opening bell. He sure did not act the fool with Sonny Liston. He just had no respect for Patterson as a fighter at all. None.
Steven Yourke Very true! The difference in skill is huge.
Nope Ali got respect for Patterson he know that he got pain on his back so he didn't hit him hard.
Floyd saied later that he never been hit by so much soft hand.
Ali didn't want to hurt him.
@@AdGOne your right. Actually Floyd was ok in the first few rounds but when Ali saw he was injured he layed off
Just finished reading an excellent book called “king of the world” when reading about this fight it goes into great detail to explain how Patterson really went in bad mouthing Ali, went really personal, called him Clay etc and it was essentially viewed as the White Americans black man in Floyd (obedient and followed suit to their custom) and the rebellious, extravagant controversial figure that was Ali. The crowd, press and Patterson really despised Ali, so he truly showed his vicious nature. Go read the book it truly is excellent :)
TheXylooo I did read that book and several others including’ ‘ The Greatest’, which I read in high school back in 1977. I loved it, just a great read. He talked about how Foreman practically shook and dazed him quite a number of times in the Rumble In the Jungle fight. What a fighter Ali was !!! RIP Champ 🥊🥊
Two great competitors and great men
poor floyd his back was killing him, and than you have a jab and move guy in your face all that rounds
Just look at how ali toyed with patterson, he 💃 danced the entire without even throwing a punch, just to show his superior speed and foot work and that patterson could not hit him. Wonder what that did to pattersons mind, wonder what his corner told him.
Remarkable, this bout, in so many ways. And the magnanimity of both fighters afterwards is moving too. I do wish that Steve Ellis hadn't made that 'race' remark at the end, though. So dopey, especially coming from an ordinarily quite smart announcer.
Nah, Steve Ellis was a always damn racist to the core, He just had trouble trying to suppress it, but every now and then that hatred of black people bubbled to the surface
52:44 ... Patterson's corner-man does a fantastic amazing grand jump over all the ropes and to top it off its a 360.... Has no one seen this? On the ESPN copy (looks better) He looks majestic. Your welcome, i put this guy on the map.
je... well, it is a 180
Ali didnt wanna knock him out he rather beat him up for not putting respect on his name lol Ali #GOAT
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Not even top 10 all time, let alone GOAT.
When you are talking about greatness,Ali, name is at the top of the list,and that my sports family of the world, most definitely goes without saying !!!!
nothing like him before, then, or, after, nor ever will be.
This is so sad when people boo liston. He was never a bad man. He was actually extremely nice. He just was into mob work because he needed the money. He never wanted any of it.
He had the worlds greatest left jab but he often had an open combination and he just jabbed. Like a cat playing with a toy
Muhammad Ali was respectful of the legend and Floyd Patterson was gracious in defeat.