The shot Ali takes from Earnie Shavers at 8:51--holy sh**t that would have knocked out an elephant!! How in the name of God Ali survived that I'll never know. That man had the greatest chin in boxing history IMHO--(which, sadly, led to his rapid health deterioration in his later years.)
A great fight, Ali proved why he had a granite chin. Against one of the hardest hitters in the division. It is said that Shavers threw 269 punches. Ali was the Greatest of all time, this encounter with Shavers, and the Rumble In The Jungle with Foreman were the two fights that proved it!
Agree with you but Ali should not have been allowed to fight this one. I've no proof of course , but the medical must have been dodgy for Ali doesn't look fit to fight.
@@connshawnery6489 Norton was good. And he should have retained his title when challenged by Holmes. But, no, he did not match Ali seen at peak performances, particularly those performances under the name Cassius Clay.
In the final 30 seconds of the fight Muhammad Ali, at 35, reached down inside himself and showed the world why he was the Champion. I still get emotional watching it. The Lion roared once again!
True but after this fight Ali lost his title and subsequently lost three of his last four fights and degenerated into Parkins syndrome and had horrid health problems for the remainder of his life.
Ali was many years past his prime in this fight- his best tools, his reflexes and footspeed long gone, but he was still pulling off wins with his clever ring-managing generalship and heart. It's telling that people comment on how fast his jab was here, when he was so much slower than his peak years. Shavers was dangerous- neither Frazier nor Foreman wanted near the guy because he hit so damned hard. Ali somehow takes in on the chin, and keeps on his feet to win the day- but it's an ugly spectacle, knowing Ali's eventual fate from all this damage. Really, Ali never recovered from his three and a half year forced retirement- he was a shadow of his former self when he came back. Anyone who doubts this just needs to watch him fight Cleveland Williams- THAT is the real Ali.
Ali’s fight with Cleveland Williams was not his best fight at all. Williams was a shadow of his former greatness. He had been shot and nearly killed by a police officer and suffered permanent damage. He could hardly move anymore. He retired after that fight. His first fight with Liston was a better fight. Yes, Ali was not the same fighter after the layoff but he was still pretty amazing.
@@syourke3 What's That Got Do With Anything Ali Was At His Physical Peak In That Fight.. Your Trying To Say He Was Better In The Liston Fight? He Wasn't. When A Fighter Fights A Perfect Fight And Ali Was Perfect In That Fight - Thats There Peak Bro. It's About Physical Perfection Not The Opponent And Yes Liston Was The Greater Win But That Dosent Mean Ali Was At His Absolute Physical Peak In That Fight Either.. His Timing Was Never As Sharp As In The Williams Fight..
Earnie Shavers was born in the "wrong" time. My sympathy for him for being unable to become a world champion. He fought during the era of the Heavyweight Beasts.
Ali IS great BUT - Ellis beat him, Shavers beat him, and once Norton (twice in that, out of their trilogy - one is counted, and the time even Ali said Norton won when the cards said Ali won) - IE: to get a title for most of the 20th century off a HVWGHT you had to KO. Scorecards were a joke then.
@@ChuckCoulter7572 Ellis beat him in amateurs when he was like 14 years old or something, irrelevant Norton beat him in their first and third fights surely, Norton Hever fought Ali pre exile however Shavers couldn't even knock Ali off his feet in this time and that's saying a lot considering he knocked a young Holmes off his feet in less then 2 years after this who reigned for 7 and a half years as champion
@@ChuckCoulter7572 Ellis got clapped by Ali, u didn’t see this fight to claim that Earnie won. Norton later admitted that he lost the 3rd fight in his biography, his corner was overhyping his victory even before the fight ended causes Norton’ to become over confident, the referee of the fights said that Ali won to him as Norton was being aggressive but not being effective in landing power shots.
A brutalizing fight for Ali against one of the most devastating punchers in heavyweight history....still The Greatest was able to withstand Shavers power and pull out a victory....amazing too that Ali was nowhere near his prime at this point.
Yeah, he was a shell of his former self at this point...crazy though...even a shell of his former self could still beat the best, and also arguably the hardest puncher in heavyweight history
Jeff brown he had kidney damage during the fight, one of his friends that was there said when Ali went backstage after the fight he held him his hand Ali said he couldn’t stop it from shaking
Hello FA Barragan -- i never ever seen this fight before but I agree with u because I was watching the Ali interview with Donahue and he asked who was ur hardest hitting boxer in ur career and Ali said Shavers was my hardest hitter BUT what people never knew was when he hit with that strong right hand that I took his right hand punches with my right check tilted to the right getting him really tired. And u see it worked!!!!!
The greatness of Ali manifested itself in the 15th round. He was hurt, tired, and just hanging on but somehow in the final minute he found something from some where to nearly knocking Shavers out. That's what champions do, they dig in and find answers when everyone expects them to collapse. May Allah has mercy on your soul, Champ 🥊
Original Narrator, when one has an idol looses his lucidity. In fact Ali has never been the greatest. He begun lucky as he beated Sonny Liston at his late time. Then who was a real great champion Ali distroyed? Chuvalo, Midlemberger, Patterson....all finished boxers. Apart them, Frazier distroyed him. So did Spinks, Norton and finally even a not great Holmes finished him. Now imagine him against Rocky Marciano, Tyson or Wilder...in his early years and we would never have heard about this fake idol.
@@eliatavernese4264 Answer. Marciano Too small and too slow cuts easy. Oh and like Marciano Ali had a great chin. Tyson Ali would of messed is mind up before the fight came around. Wilder ? lol.
@@SNAKEPIT359 Marciano too small 😂 ...( he bit anyone taller than him...including Joe Louis...😁 Ali himself admitted: against Tyson he would have lost. Wilder nothing to laugh about as the day who will fight Josuah, the latter will finish his carrier.
SNAKEPIT359 rocky marciano would have killed Ali. Ali in an interview stated Marciano would have been his toughest bout had he fought in his time period. Marciano was only 185 pounds and punched so hard he used to break ribs and sheer opponents teeth to the gum line. Deontay wilder is 6”7 220 something and can’t even do that 🥴
Plus his smaller size ensured he had more stamina then his larger opponents. And slow? Lol are you crazy? Marciano literally would kill any heavyweight champ of any era. You can’t beat a man who can’t be knocked out and has the power to derail a fucking steam locomotive with his right cross.
В наше время Мохамед был бы еще любимее и знаминитее!Самый великий боксер из всех которые когда либо существовали! как он чувствует своего противника,имея полное превосходство в скорости и в силе удара( а кулаки у него пудовые,от простых ударов голова противника дергается как буд то молотом пиз....нули)просто дает себя бить стоя в углу на потеху публике! слов нет таких чтоб описать его как бойца!
Earnie Shavers is a class act. I wish he had beaten Larry Holmes in their second fight. He floored the champion with a punch that would knocked out a bull but Holmes showed his greatness by not only surviving the blow but getting to his feet and retaining the championship. That night was the closest Earnie came to winning the title. Unfortunately for Earnie, both times he fought for the title he was matched against men with iron jaws. If there was ever a man in my lifetime who hit harder than Sonny Liston and George Foreman, it was Earnie Shavers. But the strongest puncher for a full 15 round fight in my time has been the great Joe Frazier. From one to fifteen, Joe was throwing bombs.
Earnie was severely lacking in some areas, defense, but in this fight his biggest mistake was pacing himself for a long fight. If he fought "his fight" for five rounds, he would have won by knockout. This was the absolute WORST fight Ali could have taken at this point in his career....Manila might have been a tougher fight, but I believe this one hurt him the most.
Shavers was like a tougher version of Holyfield, yet Ali shows him who's boss at the very last second, man this Ali was such a great entertaining boxer , Goat for a reasons
That reserve that Ali had was incredibly amazing. Ali could take a punch as this fight showed….And he could dish it out too. Shavers was a good opponent for sure.
Ali should have retired after his match with Jimmy Young -- a fighter whom Ali would have dominated five years earlier, but was just barely able to beat, partly because of how biased the judges were in his favor. Ali was still world champion, was rich, world famous, and could easily have made a fortunate splitting his time between being a public speaker, a color commentator for heavyweight bouts, and a supporting actor in Hollywood films. I suspect it was the greed of those around him that kept him in the ring for several more years, and that's what cost him his health.
When asked who hit him the hardest, Ali responded Earnie Shavers. I met Mr. Shavers and he is about the nicest man you ever want to meet. Hands the size of footballs.
toujours le meilleur et restera le meilleur toujours la classe je vole comme un papillon 🦋 et je pique comme une abeille 🐝 repose en paix 💔 Mohammed Ali tu as marqué l'histoire de la boxe 🥊 comme personne 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
No ano dessa luta, era pra Ali ter se aposentado dos Rings, já não tinha mais condições físicas e agilidade suficiente, estava lento e sem potência nos seus socos. A ganância dos empresários o maltrataram, e fizeram mau a saúde de Ali.
Ali, even in a diminished state and a shadow of his former self, still had many moments of brilliance. However, it is hard to watch what was probably the final nail in the coffin on his brain damage from the heavy blows he took in this fight. Add these to the Norton fights and Ali-Frazier 1 and 3, and his fate was sealed.
And I love big George Foreman - but he never put that many 'clean' and I stress 'CLEAN' right hands on Ali's chin like Shavers did. So Kudos to Ali for being able to take those big shots from anyone, Liston, Foreman, Shavers, (Henry Cooper - 'ya got lucky there, LOL)
Ali did fight too many fights for sure but as far as this fight goes, he did a masterful job showing a lot of fight savvy and by doing so, he clearly won this fight. Kudos to Ernie for putting on a great display of boxing skills with lots of power.
I saw all of Ali's fights after he whupped Liston ! And at the very least Ali should have retired after this fight . My scorecard for this great fight was : 8 rounds Ali. - 6 rounds Shavers - 1 round even . Ali ideally should have hung it up after the 3rd Frazier fight. R.I.P. Champ !
@Vox Daze He was definitely slowing down significantly. He sustained a lot of damage as a result of this fight. His kidneys took a beating according to Ferdie Pacheco. This was Ferdie's last fight, he couldnt continue to watch Ali destroy himself any longer. At the absolute very latest this should've been it.
@@boxeolocopunch762 On Rounds, Yes Ali won, with his jab,holding, some combinaison etc. but if you just have to say who has dominated the fight, i would say shavers. if somebody who doesn't know the rules of boxing, he would tell earnie was robbed.But I think shavers should had put pressure more evey time Ali was hurt wich he didn't. neverthless Ali is very smart and won the fight
I once heard an interview where Ali was asked who hit him the hardest.....HIS reply ....”A man named Ernie Shavers....hit me so hard I hurt all the way down to my feet” . And that answer came quickly without any delay so you know it had to be true. Ernie Shavers could hit folks and have them wish they were not in the ring with him.
At least Dick Enberg and Earnie weren't snowed by Ali's second round play acting after Shavers almost ripped his head off. Give Ali credit...Earnie caught him with 2 or 3 more big right hands after he knocked Ali silly and Muhammad didn't go down. Shavers' power came from a combination of speed and bulk. His punches actually had some snap and that's rare for a big hitter. Foreman and Liston, considered the most feared punchers of all time, were clubbers. Shavers was more than that. It must have been terrifying to be in the ring with him. I'm still amazed by the fighters who bought into Ali's antics after he was hurt, Frazier in their first fight especially. He had a real shot at taking Ali out in the 11th round but he admitted years later he hesitated when Ali went into his rubber leg routine. I was even more surprised so many broadcasters bought into it too...Dunphy, Sheridan et al questioned if Ali was really hurt when he got clocked. Enberg was at ringside and heard the concussion of the punch. Fake rubber legs or not, he knew Ali was in serious trouble.
This was definitely Ali in the twilight of his career...but even still, he took these last few fights as a pro fighter. Shavers never looked this good...he was usually a brawler, but he worked hard to actually have a game plan, and almost pulled it off. But Ali’s chin is what made the difference here. You can say “if this was Ali in his prime he would’ve whooped Shavers ass”, but it wasn’t...and we will never know...
I love Ali, but in this fight, he was slaughtered, really beaten up. He had some good moments also, but he should never have taken a 15 round fight against an opponent like Shavers, and given that he did, it should have been last.
Who expects what Ali did in round 15 he being very tired at round 8 till round 14 frome where his powerful coming in round 15 really muhamad ali is greatest boxer in all history
8 Shavers - 6 Ali - 1 Even. After scoring the third Norton fight last night at 6-5-4 for Ali last night, I thought maybe I’d see this fight differently. However, I still feel like Shavers should have won a close decision. It wasn’t a gift decision, but I still consider Shavers the uncrowned champion that got schooled by the future heir apparent in Larry Holmes. As far as I’m concerned, Holmes won the title beating Shavers in March 78. However, Ali winning here wasn’t a major travesty. I just felt a few rounds were closer to Shavers winning than Ali. Again, I was hoping I’d see this fight differently but I gave this fight to Shavers around 1999-2002 and I still stand by the opinion that Shavers took it to the champion and should have won.
Hirsch Siamwanda I wouldn’t go that far, even if boxing has been corrupt. Besides, Holmes beating him March ‘78 kind of makes me forgive the decision. I scored the fight as a draw once, and I can’t state it’s a clean win for Shavers. A clean win is between five and eight rounds ahead. This didn’t have that.
Three yrs later he fought 24 yr old Dany Tex Cobb and I believe Cobb won,it was a full round fight! I don't know how much Shavers or Tex received for the bout!
The Middle rounds were bit flat , but the beginning of the fight, and the later rounds were Excellent. Ali Clearly won the fight. The People that Think Foreman would have beaten Ali in a rematch, need only watch this fight and Foremans defeat by Young just before to Know They are Dreaming.....
@@tcb2826 I'm thinking Shavers was a one handed boxer ,saving the good one for the old right hander! Also Shaver wasn't very near as entertaining as Ali!
Allahu akbar, merinding melihat Muhammed Ali dibronde terakhir, Allah yang maha Kuat berikan kekuatan, dengan usia yang tak lagi muda, mampu mengalahkan lawan-lawan tangguh
My god bless your soul . Amin . I miss uncle Ali . I hope you are in heaven . By god welling. Hope I meet you in after life uncle Ali . Salem alikom uncle ali
بالسنوات الاخيرة اغلب ملاكمه محمد علي كانت نفس هذا الرتم ممله نفس الطريقه يبقه يتلقى لكمات ويحمي نفسه ويتكئ للزاويه والحبال وعندما يقرر المواجهه يتلقى لكمه بوجهه يبدو ان اخر السنوات كانت لجمع المال
The shot Ali takes from Earnie Shavers at 8:51--holy sh**t that would have knocked out an elephant!! How in the name of God Ali survived that I'll never know. That man had the greatest chin in boxing history IMHO--(which, sadly, led to his rapid health deterioration in his later years.)
Ended up badly damaged.. Probably bruising on the brain. Hard to watch. Slow and out if condition.. Should never have fought after this.
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@@NikoHL I notice they liked to televize Shavers wife in the audience but nodda about wife of Ali!
Brutal. Don’t know how he survived that
A great fight, Ali proved why he had a granite chin. Against one of the hardest hitters in the division. It is said that Shavers threw 269 punches.
Ali was the Greatest of all time, this encounter with Shavers, and the Rumble In The Jungle with Foreman were the two fights that proved it!
Agree with you but Ali should not have been allowed to fight this one. I've no proof of course , but the medical must have been dodgy for Ali doesn't look fit to fight.
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Dammmm...that last round was lit.pure 🔥 the great Ali must be the toughest fighter to ever live.. those blows by Shavers could have fell a Elephant
ALI - THE HEART OF A LION.
That man was special, THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL..
It’s a miracle that Ali almost knocked him out in the last 30 seconds!!
Ken Norton was a really smart well spoken guy. I’m a huge ali fan but I’ve always respected Norton for how hard he always fought Ali.
Ronnie Goodwin i agree , still a hall of famer.
Formidable
@@taharmoussaid5857 in what way is Norton formidable???
Yes. Ali's best opponent in terms of matched wit and skill.
@@connshawnery6489 Norton was good. And he should have retained his title when challenged by Holmes. But, no, he did not match Ali seen at peak performances, particularly those performances under the name Cassius Clay.
In the final 30 seconds of the fight Muhammad Ali, at 35, reached down inside himself and showed the world why he was the Champion. I still get emotional watching it. The Lion roared once again!
True but after this fight Ali lost his title and subsequently lost three of his last four fights and degenerated into Parkins syndrome and had horrid health problems for the remainder of his life.
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Ali have already started undiagnosed parkinson before all of his last loses...
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Ali was many years past his prime in this fight- his best tools, his reflexes and footspeed long gone, but he was still pulling off wins with his clever ring-managing generalship and heart. It's telling that people comment on how fast his jab was here, when he was so much slower than his peak years. Shavers was dangerous- neither Frazier nor Foreman wanted near the guy because he hit so damned hard. Ali somehow takes in on the chin, and keeps on his feet to win the day- but it's an ugly spectacle, knowing Ali's eventual fate from all this damage. Really, Ali never recovered from his three and a half year forced retirement- he was a shadow of his former self when he came back. Anyone who doubts this just needs to watch him fight Cleveland Williams- THAT is the real Ali.
Ali’s fight with Cleveland Williams was not his best fight at all. Williams was a shadow of his former greatness. He had been shot and nearly killed by a police officer and suffered permanent damage. He could hardly move anymore. He retired after that fight. His first fight with Liston was a better fight. Yes, Ali was not the same fighter after the layoff but he was still pretty amazing.
@@syourke3 What's That Got Do With Anything Ali Was At His Physical Peak In That Fight.. Your Trying To Say He Was Better In The Liston Fight? He Wasn't. When A Fighter Fights A Perfect Fight And Ali Was Perfect In That Fight - Thats There Peak Bro. It's About Physical Perfection Not The Opponent And Yes Liston Was The Greater Win But That Dosent Mean Ali Was At His Absolute Physical Peak In That Fight Either.. His Timing Was Never As Sharp As In The Williams Fight..
I don't know how Ali didn't go down from those shots. Anyone else would have gone down.
George Foreman admitted on an interview how glad he was that he never had to face Earnie Shavers.
Very well spoken and true
Earnie Shavers was born in the "wrong" time. My sympathy for him for being unable to become a world champion. He fought during the era of the Heavyweight Beasts.
Ali IS great BUT - Ellis beat him, Shavers beat him, and once Norton (twice in that, out of their trilogy - one is counted, and the time even Ali said Norton won when the cards said Ali won) - IE: to get a title for most of the 20th century off a HVWGHT you had to KO. Scorecards were a joke then.
@@ChuckCoulter7572 Ellis beat him in amateurs when he was like 14 years old or something, irrelevant
Norton beat him in their first and third fights surely, Norton Hever fought Ali pre exile however
Shavers couldn't even knock Ali off his feet in this time and that's saying a lot considering he knocked a young Holmes off his feet in less then 2 years after this who reigned for 7 and a half years as champion
@@ChuckCoulter7572 Ellis got clapped by Ali, u didn’t see this fight to claim that Earnie won. Norton later admitted that he lost the 3rd fight in his biography, his corner was overhyping his victory even before the fight ended causes Norton’ to become over confident, the referee of the fights said that Ali won to him as Norton was being aggressive but not being effective in landing power shots.
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He tanked out good enough training got him
A brutalizing fight for Ali against one of the most devastating punchers in heavyweight history....still The Greatest was able to withstand Shavers power and pull out a victory....amazing too that Ali was nowhere near his prime at this point.
Absolutely
Yeah, he was a shell of his former self at this point...crazy though...even a shell of his former self could still beat the best, and also arguably the hardest puncher in heavyweight history
@@sepulmattica7649 judges gave ali the fight because of who he was
I totally disagree with that comment.Shavers was just throwing wild punches compare to Ali whose punches were accurate.
Great upload mate, i will add this to my great fights playlist... Carl
Ali was kinda off that night but man that last round u saw the greatest come in display.
Jeff brown he had kidney damage during the fight, one of his friends that was there said when Ali went backstage after the fight he held him his hand Ali said he couldn’t stop it from shaking
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Ali admitted that Shavers was the hardest puncher he ever faced!
Yeah a lot of fighters have claimed the same thing about Shavers guy had iron fists
Hello FA Barragan -- i never ever seen this fight before but I agree with u because I was watching the Ali interview with Donahue and he asked who was ur hardest hitting boxer in ur career and Ali said Shavers was my hardest hitter BUT what people never knew was when he hit with that strong right hand that I took his right hand punches with my right check tilted to the right getting him really tired. And u see it worked!!!!!
But he said the hardest he was ever hit was by Henry Cooper who knocked him down
True Statement From Ali's Own Mouth, When asked who hit the hardest Ali Said Shaver's. I watched that on a talk show .
@@IblewuponyourfaceIII he say that about a lot fo people.
Ali was amazing! He turned it on in the last 30 seconds of the 15th round!
The greatness of Ali manifested itself in the 15th round. He was hurt, tired, and just hanging on but somehow in the final minute he found something from some where to nearly knocking Shavers out. That's what champions do, they dig in and find answers when everyone expects them to collapse.
May Allah has mercy on your soul, Champ 🥊
Original Narrator, when one has an idol looses his lucidity.
In fact Ali has never been the greatest.
He begun lucky as he beated Sonny Liston at his late time.
Then who was a real great champion Ali distroyed? Chuvalo, Midlemberger, Patterson....all finished boxers.
Apart them, Frazier distroyed him. So did Spinks, Norton and finally even a not great Holmes finished him.
Now imagine him against Rocky Marciano, Tyson or Wilder...in his early years and we would never have heard about this fake idol.
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Answer. Marciano Too small and too slow cuts easy. Oh and like Marciano Ali had a great chin. Tyson Ali would of messed is mind up before the fight came around. Wilder ? lol.
@@SNAKEPIT359 Marciano too small 😂 ...( he bit anyone taller than him...including Joe Louis...😁
Ali himself admitted: against Tyson he would have lost.
Wilder nothing to laugh about as the day who will fight Josuah, the latter will finish his carrier.
SNAKEPIT359 rocky marciano would have killed Ali. Ali in an interview stated Marciano would have been his toughest bout had he fought in his time period. Marciano was only 185 pounds and punched so hard he used to break ribs and sheer opponents teeth to the gum line. Deontay wilder is 6”7 220 something and can’t even do that 🥴
Plus his smaller size ensured he had more stamina then his larger opponents. And slow? Lol are you crazy? Marciano literally would kill any heavyweight champ of any era. You can’t beat a man who can’t be knocked out and has the power to derail a fucking steam locomotive with his right cross.
30 more seconds,Ali could have dropped shaver's 😮
Jamás volveremos a observar una gran pelea como esta bárbaro que aguante buena condision física fue uno de los mejores boxeadores de la historia
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В наше время Мохамед был бы еще любимее и знаминитее!Самый великий боксер из всех которые когда либо существовали! как он чувствует своего противника,имея полное превосходство в скорости и в силе удара( а кулаки у него пудовые,от простых ударов голова противника дергается как буд то молотом пиз....нули)просто дает себя бить стоя в углу на потеху публике! слов нет таких чтоб описать его как бойца!
Earnie Shavers is a class act. I wish he had beaten Larry Holmes in their second fight. He floored the champion with a punch that would knocked out a bull but Holmes showed his greatness by not only surviving the blow but getting to his feet and retaining the championship. That night was the closest Earnie came to winning the title.
Unfortunately for Earnie, both times he fought for the title he was matched against men with iron jaws. If there was ever a man in my lifetime who hit harder than Sonny Liston and George Foreman, it was Earnie Shavers. But the strongest puncher for a full 15 round fight in my time has been the great Joe Frazier. From one to fifteen, Joe was throwing bombs.
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Earnie was severely lacking in some areas, defense, but in this fight his biggest mistake was pacing himself for a long fight. If he fought "his fight" for five rounds, he would have won by knockout. This was the absolute WORST fight Ali could have taken at this point in his career....Manila might have been a tougher fight, but I believe this one hurt him the most.
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Yeah, he did take some big hits in this one buddy!
Shavers was like a tougher version of Holyfield, yet Ali shows him who's boss at the very last second, man this Ali was such a great entertaining boxer , Goat for a reasons
Shavers 74 wins - 68 KOs. We're not gonna see records like that again.
Thanks - can you imagine.
I think Shavers is on the same level as Evander Holyfield
The greatest of all time
Of all time
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Muhammad Ali
Those combos Ali put together sooo good to watch he done it effortlessly
That reserve that Ali had was incredibly amazing. Ali could take a punch as this fight showed….And he could dish it out too.
Shavers was a good opponent for sure.
..just add 10 seconds it will be over for Shavers...ALI is the GOAT its a fact..
Ali is goin' to be always remembered as a Titan!
محمد علي هو أفضل. دائما. رحمه الله رحمة واسعة واسكنه فسيح جناته يارب
Ali somehow made the last round his......his will, even at this stage of his career, was amazing.....but this fight ultimately hurt him....
Lord Burlap ya he had kidney damage during the fight
Ali's ability to keep standing after devastating blows actually became a detriment to his long-term health.
Greatest fighter of all time ✍️
There will never be another Ali Champion of Legend Champions
Ali should have retired after his match with Jimmy Young -- a fighter whom Ali would have dominated five years earlier, but was just barely able to beat, partly because of how biased the judges were in his favor. Ali was still world champion, was rich, world famous, and could easily have made a fortunate splitting his time between being a public speaker, a color commentator for heavyweight bouts, and a supporting actor in Hollywood films. I suspect it was the greed of those around him that kept him in the ring for several more years, and that's what cost him his health.
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U are so right especially after the 2nd Spinks fight.
Fck u bias,he hide under the ropes like a pussy.
Ali should've retired after the last Frazier fight.
it's his love for the game that kept him going ... he really loved boxing to the point that he wont quit until he is physically unable to box.
The hardest 30 punches in this fight went to Ernie Shavers. Probably 50. Ali may have won the boxing match. Shavers definitely won the fight.
I love when Alí pats his head. 🥊👀😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂
No one can compare the legacy he did....
When asked who hit him the hardest, Ali responded Earnie Shavers. I met Mr. Shavers and he is about the nicest man you ever want to meet.
Hands the size of footballs.
A trois fois champion du monde poids lourds il fût une génération qu'on ne peut oublier
What a warrior Ali is..he pulls it out in the final 30 seconds with a barrage of haymakers to the side of Shavers shiny head!
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Kal Ab lol leave shavers shiny ass head alone man
The only fight my heart hurts every time ali gets hit 😢
Ali Fought all the Champions !!!..He is a Genius !!! Shine in Peace Champ !!!
toujours le meilleur et restera le meilleur toujours la classe je vole comme un papillon 🦋 et je pique comme une abeille 🐝 repose en paix 💔 Mohammed Ali tu as marqué l'histoire de la boxe 🥊 comme personne 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
No ano dessa luta, era pra Ali ter se aposentado dos Rings, já não tinha mais condições físicas e agilidade suficiente, estava lento e sem potência nos seus socos. A ganância dos empresários o maltrataram, e fizeram mau a saúde de Ali.
Just like Elvis Presley !
Ali, even in a diminished state and a shadow of his former self, still had many moments of brilliance. However, it is hard to watch what was probably the final nail in the coffin on his brain damage from the heavy blows he took in this fight. Add these to the Norton fights and Ali-Frazier 1 and 3, and his fate was sealed.
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It looked like he already had Parkinson by this point
@@allyd-moon2875 he absolutely did
We cannot know. Oters were hit much harder than him, and much more often and remained healthy. It is pure speculation.
How he took those right hands by Shavers I really don't know. Almost too tough for his own good. A great champion was Ali.
Ali had the best chin in the history of the sport. That's why he got Parkinson later I think.
Yep. In my opinion he took more punishment in his career than any boxer ever did.
And I love big George Foreman - but he never put that many 'clean' and I stress 'CLEAN' right hands on Ali's chin like Shavers did. So Kudos to Ali for being able to take those big shots from anyone, Liston, Foreman, Shavers, (Henry Cooper - 'ya got lucky there, LOL)
This should have been Ali’s last fight
شكرا سي محمد علي
Ali’s ability to take a punch and bounce back was other worldly
Ali did fight too many fights for sure but as far as this fight goes, he did a masterful job showing a lot of fight savvy and by doing so, he clearly won this fight. Kudos to Ernie for putting on a great display of boxing skills with lots of power.
8:50 is the punch that shook all his kinfolk in Africa
Damn!!
Muhammad Ali legend of boxing world very amazing.
I saw all of Ali's fights after he whupped Liston ! And at the very least Ali should have retired after this fight . My scorecard for this great fight was : 8 rounds Ali. - 6 rounds Shavers - 1 round even . Ali ideally should have hung it up after the 3rd Frazier fight. R.I.P. Champ !
@Vox Daze He was definitely slowing down significantly. He sustained a lot of damage as a result of this fight. His kidneys took a beating according to Ferdie Pacheco. This was Ferdie's last fight, he couldnt continue to watch Ali destroy himself any longer. At the absolute very latest this should've been it.
Shave won
@@marksymbala3454 no he didnt
Ali should hace retired after thrilla in manila.. he wasnt the same after that fight ..the damage signs appeared after that fight
@@boxeolocopunch762 On Rounds, Yes Ali won, with his jab,holding, some combinaison etc. but if you just have to say who has dominated the fight, i would say shavers. if somebody who doesn't know the rules of boxing, he would tell earnie was robbed.But I think shavers should had put pressure more evey time Ali was hurt wich he didn't. neverthless Ali is very smart and won the fight
Much respect to Shavers… he gave Ali all he could handle that night.
Ali took a horrible beating in this fight. But he really dug deep late to pull it out. Even Shavers later said Ali had won.
I once heard an interview where Ali was asked who hit him the hardest.....HIS reply ....”A man named Ernie Shavers....hit me so hard I hurt all the way down to my feet” . And that answer came quickly without any delay so you know it had to be true. Ernie Shavers could hit folks and have them wish they were not in the ring with him.
tremendo Alí...nunca fue abuson... podría haber sido pero no.... era un buen compañero con sus rivales
At least Dick Enberg and Earnie weren't snowed by Ali's second round play acting after Shavers almost ripped his head off. Give Ali credit...Earnie caught him with 2 or 3 more big right hands after he knocked Ali silly and Muhammad didn't go down. Shavers' power came from a combination of speed and bulk. His punches actually had some snap and that's rare for a big hitter. Foreman and Liston, considered the most feared punchers of all time, were clubbers. Shavers was more than that. It must have been terrifying to be in the ring with him. I'm still amazed by the fighters who bought into Ali's antics after he was hurt, Frazier in their first fight especially. He had a real shot at taking Ali out in the 11th round but he admitted years later he hesitated when Ali went into his rubber leg routine. I was even more surprised so many broadcasters bought into it too...Dunphy, Sheridan et al questioned if Ali was really hurt when he got clocked. Enberg was at ringside and heard the concussion of the punch. Fake rubber legs or not, he knew Ali was in serious trouble.
How Ali withstood those murderous right hands from Shavers, God only knows! 😮 Came close to stopping Earnie in the last round too!
Ali ducked no one. He didn't need to fight Shavers and most boxers didn't take that chance.
Wow. Wow. Wow. WOW. Ali was in some brawls huh? No wonder he wound up as he was. What a brute. He always fought to the END. Incredible fight.
This was definitely Ali in the twilight of his career...but even still, he took these last few fights as a pro fighter. Shavers never looked this good...he was usually a brawler, but he worked hard to actually have a game plan, and almost pulled it off. But Ali’s chin is what made the difference here. You can say “if this was Ali in his prime he would’ve whooped Shavers ass”, but it wasn’t...and we will never know...
Quel combat!!!Ali magnifique!!! R.I.P Mister!
The Greatest of all times, the Champ, RIP Mohammad Ali.
This is history, Ali survived and won. But I saw Shavers winning the fight by split decision on the last three rounds. Thanks
Nah, Shavers gave away too many of the middle rounds of the fight.
He comes through with the old Ali when needed. But the Ali who whipped Liston would destroy Shavers.
I love Ali, but in this fight, he was slaughtered, really beaten up. He had some good moments also, but he should never have taken a 15 round fight against an opponent like Shavers, and given that he did, it should have been last.
Máximo respeito Alii o imbatível. Mesmo perdendo a mais mostrou coragem e resistência
He was just so good to look at! 😍❣️
Agreed. Shavers is a sexy bastard 🤣
Keisha which one???!!!
@@hunkallgood73 i think she mean ali
Who expects what Ali did in round 15 he being very tired at round 8 till round 14 frome where his powerful coming in round 15 really muhamad ali is greatest boxer in all history
Very exciting fight at the end.
Shavers reminds me of a tired Marvin hagler who really was the greatest!
Scott Perry
Yes I agree. I would of loved to see Hagler v Robinson at their best.
8 Shavers - 6 Ali - 1 Even. After scoring the third Norton fight last night at 6-5-4 for Ali last night, I thought maybe I’d see this fight differently. However, I still feel like Shavers should have won a close decision. It wasn’t a gift decision, but I still consider Shavers the uncrowned champion that got schooled by the future heir apparent in Larry Holmes. As far as I’m concerned, Holmes won the title beating Shavers in March 78. However, Ali winning here wasn’t a major travesty. I just felt a few rounds were closer to Shavers winning than Ali. Again, I was hoping I’d see this fight differently but I gave this fight to Shavers around 1999-2002 and I still stand by the opinion that Shavers took it to the champion and should have won.
Shavers won this fight clean,they were so corrupt
Hirsch Siamwanda I wouldn’t go that far, even if boxing has been corrupt. Besides, Holmes beating him March ‘78 kind of makes me forgive the decision. I scored the fight as a draw once, and I can’t state it’s a clean win for Shavers. A clean win is between five and eight rounds ahead. This didn’t have that.
@@forestgeorge8855 Well maybe a draw would make so much sense. Am sure to this day if we put 5 judges to do a recount we would expect a draw.
Ali lost the fight but clearly won the boxe match...my opinion.
For sure Shavers won the fight. Judges were too corrupt.
This is the power of God.. the mercy of God apparently Muhammad Ali was past his prime
49:10 That crazy ali can wakeup from knockdown
That was not a knockdown, it was a slip
Sorry I saw wrong
What a fight!
That was the first time i have even seen any one hit Ali with a punch he, normally avoid, those by moving his head.
Three yrs later he fought 24 yr old Dany Tex Cobb and I believe Cobb won,it was a full round fight! I don't know how much Shavers or Tex received for the bout!
Ali had nothing to prove here. He had already made his mark on the world. R.I.P KING 👑 NOW YOU KNOW GOD IS THE GREATEST!!!
My personal final decision: 9 rounds Ali, 6 rounds Shavers
My score, considering penalties and 2 points rounds, is 142(Ali) - 139(Shavers)
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. That was Mohammed Ali famous quote. From Kenya - Kisumu.
les dernières secondes sont magiques.
Ali y su contrincante muy buenos boxeadores ambos una pelea para La historia
Pero Ali legano La pelea
ALI ❤ is ALI ❤...
The Middle rounds were bit flat , but the beginning of the fight, and the later rounds were Excellent. Ali Clearly won the fight. The People that Think Foreman would have beaten Ali in a rematch, need only watch this fight and Foremans defeat by Young just before to Know They are Dreaming.....
اللهم ارحمه واغفر له وللمسلمين جميعا واحشره في جنة النعيم.
the last 15 rounds was🔥🔥🔥🔥
Barbecue??
Mesmo mal ele brincou e fez as suas caras hahaha grande ídolo e sem dúvidas o melhor...
El mejor de todos los tiempos
Good match Best years of boxing 1960 to George came back i could not name any boxers they don't fight anyone till time to get out
Ron DUCK hamxa monbibi
Ali hayer hoy y siempre el mas grande
Muhammad Ali greatest boxer of all time but in this fight his punches seemed to have little power. Shavers punches knocked Ali back and rocked him.
❤❤❤❤❤Mohmmad ali❤❤❤❤❤
Uma lenda do boxe de todos os tempos, ficou na história.
Ficou...🥊..🇧🇷
@@tcb2826 I'm thinking Shavers was a one handed boxer ,saving the good one for the old right hander! Also Shaver wasn't very near as entertaining as Ali!
Allahu akbar, merinding melihat Muhammed Ali dibronde terakhir, Allah yang maha Kuat berikan kekuatan, dengan usia yang tak lagi muda, mampu mengalahkan lawan-lawan tangguh
My god bless your soul . Amin . I miss uncle Ali . I hope you are in heaven . By god welling. Hope I meet you in after life uncle Ali . Salem alikom uncle ali
If ali never hot parkinson he would’ve fought until the age of 60
All hail Ali always. The Greatests last great fight.15 th round and he still has something left.He beat em all fair and square...
I was wondering was Ali ever cut in a fight I don't remember him ever being cut?
@@sonnyblack71 Against Bob Foster he was cut.
@@tlig thanks for the info
بالسنوات الاخيرة اغلب ملاكمه محمد علي كانت نفس هذا الرتم ممله نفس الطريقه يبقه يتلقى لكمات ويحمي نفسه ويتكئ للزاويه والحبال وعندما يقرر المواجهه يتلقى لكمه بوجهه يبدو ان اخر السنوات كانت لجمع المال
Ali love Ali but Ali was very lucky that he could still talking after the fight