Jan 1971, I just got out of the army. My best bud Larry and I go to Scranton to watch Muhammad Ali box three different heavyweights consecutively. One was the reigning European heavyweight champion. It was an exhibition and in-between fighters Muhammad Ali grabbed the mic and talked to the audience. He was funny as hell. What a great night. I had survived the army and was back home in time to watch Muhammad Ali.
I met Ali at a private party in Los Angeles before he succumbed to Parkinson's. As many of you well know (and as is often the case at house parties), the best conversations take place in the kitchen and this was no different. I asked Ali what it was like to take a punch from Frazier and he said, "Have you ever split wood with an ax and hit the wood wrong? You know, when you feel that shock in your arm and shoulder that numbs half your body? It's exactly like that every time he hits you. It takes a few minutes for it to wear off." One of the most memorable human beings I've ever met in person. A giant. Intelligent, friendly, funny, accessible, and imposing all at the same time. A superstar personality. A generational athlete. Truly the greatest of all time, IMHO.
@@kai_johnsonn We talked about many things, actually. As for the "Frazier" question, it came up organically in the natural course of conversation. I believe most who met him would refer to Ali as a "people person". Very normal. That's certainly how he struck me. Odd (when you think about it) for an international icon. And, in fact, (and although I clearly don't know) I'm not sure how many people asked him about "boxing". I get that sense because, prior to his response, he thought about his answer for a while.
@@aaronam0115 I share this sentiment and agree with your assessment. There was a fairly significant (although unobtrusive) security presence at the home and Ali was physically bigger than any of them (or so it seemed to me). He was joking with those people throughout the evening ... just another one of the guys.
@@frankhoward4485 wow youre the luck ones! rip to the greatest of all times. have you read his book the greatest, my own story? he talks about taping his convo with joe frazier -wonder if ali family have it. would love to hear it 1970 it was. never be one like him
For me, Ali is the greatest not because of his winning matches against other greats like Frazier or Foreman. For me it is because of his matches before 1967 ban. Those matches really showed us his greatness and uniqueness. With that era Ali, Boxing looked like a pure art form, not a sport...! No boxer will ever do boxing as beatiful as Ali did....! Vietnam war grabbed his prime years, it is ultimately an unrecoverable loss for all boxing lovers...!
I feel differently. I believe he isn't the greatest because he was not undefeated, and he had no class talked way too much shit, and was a draft dodger.
@@matthewchastain6927 your opinion don't matter because you are nobody , the whole world thinks he is the greatest , after winning the gold in Olympics when he came back to his country they wouldn't serve him so why would he fight for his oppressors.
@@amjadkhan-jv6xj Saying that someone's status (whether they are a "somebody" or a "nobody", a rather crude (even disgraceful) way of judging a person's opinion) determines the value of their words is absurd. What someone states should determine the value of their words, whether they are truthful, insightful, etc. People who think as you seem to think are part of what makes our world an occasionally ugly place to live in. Note, I happen to disagree with Mathew Chastain but for far better reasons than the ones you've given, especially that crack about a person's worth.
Nah he’s the greatest because of his 70s resume. Whooping the best heavyweights of all time despite being 35 and well over his prime. If Ali never came back after his 3 year lay off. He would not be the greatest. These are fax. His resume during the 60s is taking out of context. He beat Liston when he was well over his prime, beat Zora when he was out of his prime, beat a washed up Cleveland Williams. All the big name fighters he beat in the 60s were shells of themselves. Only guys he got in their primes were Floyd, Terrel, and some other guys. Those fighters were all in their prime when Ali dismantled them.
The German heavyweight’s movement was exceptional. Muhammad Ali’s movement is one of a heavyweight poet that dances with a ballerina’s precision and moves his head like Neo in Matrix. No one before nor since has been visited with celestial energy like Muhammad Ali. The Greatest Man in human history. His power punches would’ve inspired Albert Einstein. Who can argue with his virtue. I am humbled by that man’s life. #TheGOAT
@@brucescott4261 He could not make any fight between March 1967 to around October 1970 due to his refusal to be draft by army. Cf: didn't want to be involved in vietnam war. This would have been his best years.
This was the first world heavyweight title bout ever held in Germany. Mildenberger was the first southpaw to fight for the World Heavyweight Title. Ali was a 10-1 favorite. There was a crowd of about 40,000. Introduced in the ring prior to the bout were former World Heavyweight Champions Max Schmeling, Joe Louis, and Ingemar Johansson. Ali and Mildenberger wore six-ounce British gloves. Mildenberger's left eye was badly cut in the sixth round and almost completely closed by the eighth round. Mildenberger was knocked down in rounds five, eight, and ten. Referee Teddy Waltham of Great Britain stopped the bout at 1:28 of the 12th round to protect Mildenberger from further punishment. The fight was scored by rounds. At the time of the stoppage, Referee Teddy Waltham had Ali ahead 7-2-2, and Judges Felix Ohlet and Nat Fleischer (editor of The Ring magazine) each had Ali leading 7-3-1. The Associated Press had Ali in front 9-1-1. One of the promoters said Ali would collect a purse of about $300,000 and Mildenberger about $100,000 of the total gross of approximately $750,000 from the gate receipts and television. Questioned in 1973, Ali said that Mildenberger, not Joe Frazier, was his most difficult opponent to date.
Loved the day Holmes beat the snot out of Ali and forced that brain damaged has-been into retirement. Then God took over and beat him up even more turning Ali into a pathetic vegetable. Good riddance to an overrated "pretty boy" who lost his hair his mind and eventually his looks. Jack Dempsey and Rocky Marciano are the truest greatest fighters I'd say of all-time. Loved Joe Frazier and Henry Cooper too for obvious reasons. They both made Ali kiss the canvas. Especially Joe.
Damn. Ali was so good in his prime. But I gotta hand it to the German. He's got the heart of a champion. No shame in losing to the GOAT in his prime. Karl gave it his all and did not disappoint
...and Karl had a great carreer, he was Champion of Europe for four years (1964-1968) with 6 successfull title defences and a good record of 53-6-3....
Unmatched skills and what is so crazy about Ali is that we didn't see him at his best due to him being banned and we still say he is the greatest ever! To me that's what so crazy we never got to see his best years and he is still so much better than anyone else. No fighter in history could do what he did...his footwork his jab his defense his counters his heart his stamina....he was on his toes the entire fight@@😱. He was an unbelievable fighter. He had one of the best chins too.... Nobody could ever do anything like this and we never saw him at his best!
Oh stop. Ali wasn't THAT much better before the ban. It's kind of a myth that people like and so it continues on. He did make the mistake of rushing things a little when he came back so it seemed to some that maybe he'd gone downhill a little, but really he just needed work. If he'd taken more time before the first Frazier bout he'd have done better and possibly won it.
@@counterstriving Oh stop. Ali destroyed his competition, the same white men who would have been Trump suckers today stripped him of his title. Even after he won the Supreme Court decision he regained the title, fought every single contender and won, some of those victories while suffering from Parkinsons disease . He outclassed every heavyweight of his Era, that Era being the golden age of boxing. Even Marciano admitted that Ali would have beaten him.
Now do anybody wonder why they call him the greatest of all times Rumble young man rumble You sure did shake up the world In my book you are the greatest
@@Narration___Nation Great. So Douglas ko'd him at 23. Prime? Who did he beat prior to Douglas? A 38 year old Holmes who was retired for 20 months? So tell us who the best three he beat to warrant being called the best. Take your time...
@@babulah8447 lmao his prime ending in 1988 when he fought Spinks cause after that is when don king made an affect and he lost the last person of his original training crew (Kevin Rooney) at the Douglas fight his personal life was way downhill since he was parting and focusing in woman more than training. His downfall started at the first Bruno fight
No Heavyweight EVER possessed the handspeed and Head Movement that Ali was blessed with. His foot speed is unmatched among any Heavyweight that ever lived!
@@ErasJorma Young Ali was undefeated and NEVER took a 10 count and was NEVER knocked out. Young Tyson took an ass whipping from Buster Douglas....then got KNOCKED the FUCK OUT!!!!!
@@ErasJorma Tyson with his T-Rex arms would have been hit many times before he got close enough to hit Ali. Also, the best fighters that Tyson fought were Holyfield ( Tyson Lost) and a washed up Larry Holmes. Ali fought everybody, including guys that could knock your head off Foreman, Liston, Lyle, Shavers etc. And Ali beat all these guys.
The lead right and the left hook are what you want to use on a southpaw. It's always an advantage to have the southpaw's lead foot inside your foot, thus Ali circling to his left would do that. Having said that Ali never fought well against southpaws!!!
Ali was a very unusual character. Both in and out of the ring. I've seen many fights he could've won earlier, but it was almost as if he saw boxing as an art form and had to play it out. How many fights has he been in like this where he dances around and seems unable to finish it, but always does in the end.
On his way up to champion, Ali used to call the exact round over and over. So that tells me you are correct. He did what he wanted to do. As he chose to do. A master fighter and artist. I always said that a prime Ali is was a master martial artist. No dout in my mind about that.
You said it so perfectly! He was never in a hurry to stop his opponent, even when he could very easily do it. As you rightly said, he must have handled boxing as an art and, therefore, strategically extended it to give every person in that arena his/her money’s worth. He liked to entertain them so well.
Most of these comments sound like a female in love. Ali WAS remember that, was a good opponent. Plus a big mouth that could back it AT THE TIME. Now, I haven't see anyone in the ring that stands out. I guess the more exciting and bloody is the full contact. Anything goes!
@@williamdavis8855 u talking about Ali? He da one that ate smoke -in Jo's rite. BROKE ass jaw DAT day. All of that ,and all of this, I was always warring my cup when in the ring. Tyson likes to bite!
Mildenberger was a southpaw which at first gave Ali a hard time. Until after Mohammed Ali changed his style up to counter the southpaw style of Mildenberger. And then it was all downhill from there. It was something Ali wasn't used to. He was a great boxer and a technician.
Muhammad Ali was the best & smartest boxer in history. The only deficiency M. Ali had was not having a lethal iron punch to destroy his outclassed opponents in the shortest time possible. That deficiency was costly. It forced him to endure many unnecessary rounds which cumulatively took mental & physical toll on him. Having said that, Muhammad Ali was/is still the pioneer textbook of modern boxing.
He didn't have a strong punch?😂😂 You are really an idiot and as soon as you said that I knew that you know nothing about Muhammad Ali. Look at his fight against Sonny Liston and tell me whether his punch was strong or not.
Ali wasn't blood thirsty and it was a sport to him. He was never trying to kill his opponents. He understood that it was a sport and on a few occasions expressed that
Ali just went to town at 38:17, leading to the knockdown toward the end of the round at 38:52. What a brilliant display of foot work, angles and handspeed.
Ali was never this quick on his feet after his three year layoff. This was his prime, his best years. There was no one around to give him any serious competition back then.
Exactly, bro S Y !!! Yet the ennemies of M. Ali were looking for a very strong (mostly coloured ones and and atimes coloured ones) boxer who can finish the latter once for all !!! M. Ali faced one and all one by one to finish them all !!! RIP The greatest boxer of all time ever to tread the earth surface !!!
This is a super human. Intelligent, elegant, and a boxing maestro. Did you ever hear of boxers who were more handsome than film actors? Well, you just looked at one. This is a total boxer. A dancer, and a craftsman. A target that is moving so much, that it is really not a target. Muhammad Ali has enriched us all, not just as a boxer, but an exemplary human being. We are very grateful to him.
I always admired how Muhammad Ali never had to rush his way through a fight or be compulsive. He was patient and strategic to disciplined. Some fighters especially when their talented always pursue going for the kill but Ali would take his time. Unique indeed
I think Ali was only rushing & being compulsive against Frazier in their epic 3rd fight in Manila, you can see Ali was explosive from the very first round in that fight.
Jamie Aditya Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!! Much props to Mr.Mildenberger for going in the ring with a legend in his prime and and not getting knocked out. Both eyes cut and nose bleeding. And the ref had to stop it because Mr. Mildenberger kept coming at the champion. Admirable
Lennox Lewis maybe? Or Mike Tyson? These 2 would've finished off this German opponent in the first few rounds. Perhaps it's their boxing styles and philosophy. But Ali is really just dancing and performing out there. It's not even a fight. It's a performance. Grace and elegant plus power.
I saw this fight so many years ago and was amazed at how ALI would bob and weave his head to avoid jabs and punches....he was in such great shape then, dancing for all 12 rounds....He was not trying to kill his opponent, with Ali, it WAS a true sport.
@@bodesantoso Does that "torture...especially those who are white" include Floyd Patterson, Ernie Tyrell and others, or is this just your point of view? His style was not the quick knock-out and that's how most of his fights were won, methodical and precise and, usually, over some time.
Ali was an artist in the ring. Except for a few fights, he always held back when he could have inflicted serious damage. Credit to the ref for stopping the fight when it was obvious that Karl was done.
@@davidjarvis3708, so what? That still doesn't change the fact that he was badly pummeled to a bloody mess by Ali in this fight. Ali lived to an old age. How many people make it past middle adulthood?
It was Cosell’s thing back then to question Ali’s punching power. He did it often, probably to create controversy. Ali was never a big puncher. He referred to himself as a “Pretty Dancer”. His opponents were mostly stopped with an accumulation of punches. Looking back on these first reign fights, in retrospect, it’s utterly amazing how this man moved and how hard he was to hit. He was a genius.
Actually Ali had a pretty good right hand. His left hook was good also. He never threw these punches with full power until his opponents were so beaten up or exhausted that they dropped their hands or unless he could catch them wide open. Once landed with full power...few men failed to fall. Many were counted out like Big George. Those who staggered up before the 10 count were usually waved off after the reff took one look into the eyes 👀 and saw nobody home.
Good fight. Ali seemed unable to connect with several combinations in the early rounds while Mildenberger was repeatedly connecting with his right jab to Ali's head and body, but the champ's capacity to shake off a good punch served him well. In the middle rounds, he became more aggressive, finally started connecting with his combinations, and began to take command. However, the German fighter's technique and his ability to bob and weave, connect solidly with Ali at times, and avoid most of Ali's punches save for his punishing left jab, kept the champ at bay just enough until the very end, when Ali's devastating punching attack left Mildenberger vulnerable. Obviously, he presented a difficult target to hit in the early rounds, but once Ali began connecting and going after him, it was just a matter of time before Mildenberger could be hit almost at will and the fight was stopped.
Frazier BUT IS NOT EVEN COMPARED TO THE HEAVYWEIGHT CATEGORY OF TODAY I AGREE 100 % : just try to look in other categories and tell me WHO ELSE MOVES LIKE MUHAMMAD ALI , what made me love ALI was his dancing and his activism for black people !!is what sets him apart of other boxer : yes sugar ray Robinson was dancing and inspired ALI ( but middleweight division ) as sugar ray Leonard ! Or Howard Davis !! But WHO CAN DANCE LIKE ALI ??? No one !!!!!! ALi WAS AN ARTISTE !!!
Agreed, of the heavyweights of today, Fury does dance... as did Wladdy Klitschko and Lennox Lewis... but not with Ali's fluidity and especially not his balance. Ali never looked off balance when avoiding punches. I have never boxed so I don't know the extent to which footwork can be learned but Ali's footwork was perfect.
@Dave Bryant Fight backwards and score a knockdown like Ali does here against Cleveland Williams: czcams.com/video/oJUzl0aFHZw/video.html Unbelievable !!!
Ali was clearly in his prime, so even though Mildenberger eventually lost the fight, he did admirably well against one of the best heavyweight boxers in history -- and arguably *the* best of that particular era.
His a genius he never fought a South paw until this fight but in the fight he completely adjusted to his opponent movements and tweaked his style. Ali ring IQ is just not talked about too much that man was a genius fighter.
I have been watching Ali the early Sixties until his death. He is undoubtedly the greatest and most scientific boxer ever in the heavyweight division. If I watch his fight a million times, I’m as exited as if I’m watching it for the first time. RIP CHAMP and thanks for the things you have stood for with strong convictions.
this display of stamina isnt even comparable to that of a basketball player has ali played basketball he could probably play four whole games without being benched
Mildenberger was one tough dude. Probably Ali's toughest fight during his reign before he was stripped of the title. Cosell kept saying Ali would have a lot to explain after the fight for his inability to put his opponent away. I think this is one of Ali's most impressive performances. He moved and boxed the entire fight and went flat footed to get his power shots off when the opportunity presented itself. He gutted out a tough fight against a determined, strong southpaw opponent who presented a difficult target. I don't think Ali ever went in the ring with another southpaw for the rest of his career. This fight explains that.
Was that a question? Or a statement? If a question; remove "There." If a claim; erase the question mark. Either way, there will only be one Muhammad Ali. Just like there only be one Smokin' Joe, one Larry Holmes, one Kid Dynamite, and one you. There can only be someone greater than Muhammad Ali, or similar to him.
in 1975,ali said this was one of his hardest fights.he put it around number four.....(before the thrilla in manila)he said his hardest fight was the first Liston fight.number two was his fight with Doug Jones.third was the first Frazier fight.he said this was a hard fight because.he had a hard time with mildenbergs south paw fighting style...I believe(since I read this a long time ago) he had the first norton fight as number five.then his fight with Oscar bonavena as sixth.he said he never really had an easy fight
Funny that he put Frazier third. Frazier is beat him in that fight lol. I do know once his career ended he said the Thrilla was his hardest fight and he admitted Norton gave him a lot of trouble. He didn't even think he won the third fight with Norton, but that was in 1976.
@bengoldberg6198 How the hell he lost that third fight he outboxed Fraizer and blinded him in one eye Fraizer just had alot of heart and just hated Ali that he didn't want to concede.
Great ref for stopping it when he did. Mildenberger has amazing heart. I wish I could time travel back to when Ali was alive, one of the greatest who was ever was on the planet.
Ali had the German out at end of the 8th - bell saved him 100%. Then Ali - as he often did - carried the fight. He was playing with these guys. This Ali beats every HW in history. His gas tank, movement, counters, ghost-like defence and chin are actually unbeatable IMO. He never stops for the WHOLE 12-15 rounds. That is what you are up against with a 60s Ali
Sole Knight your 100% rt gas tank, movement, ghost like D and chin. Plus he believed he was the greatest and it seems like a sport to him, mean fun like hunting.Hunters game. I think Liston in the 2nd fight saw a new breed of fighter , constantly on the move while scoring, and he knew rolling on the ground, his style wasn’t for him.
Sole Knight As great as he is in this footage, it’s a shame boxing and the world did not get the chance to see Muhammad Ali in his prime years. The unjust enforced retirement robbed us of that. I wonder what does years would have been like.
@@yinkaoyesanya8159 Agreed who knows how much greater Ali would have been had he fought between 1967-1970. Joe Louis also between 1942-1946 had it not been for WW2. The greats always seem to miss their prime years or good quality years like Mike Tyson 1991-1995. Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard need to be mentioned also.
Yinka Oyesanya YES WHITE SUPREMACISTS HAS STOPPED ALI TO SHOW HIS BEST APTITUDE !! THEY ROBBED US ! AND THEY LOST THAT VIETNAM WAR IN THE END!!! Top of it // WHAT A WASTE !!!! STUPIDITY !!!!
That`s the firsth fight I`ve ever watched in my life. I was 5 years old at the time and don`t understand nothing. But I was togheter with my dad, late at night wich was very exiting to me.
Mad respect for Howard Cosell....at the time, ABC SPORTS producers refused to acknowledge Ali’s transition to the Muslim religion and repeatedly referred to him as Clay....and insisted Cosell do the same....but keeping true to his friendship with THE GREATEST, Cosell repeatedly referred to him throughout the bout as The Champion....👍👍👍👍
It's true. So many people hated Cosell, said he talked too much. Maybe he realized that he and Ali had something in common. They both were rebels, in their own way.
Please allow me to put things in the proper perspective. One can still retain one's name upon conversion to Islam. No necessity to change name. The American singer, Jennifer Grout still goes by the same name eventhough she converted to Islam. She is a very good Qur'an reciter. The Champion changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Have some respect and refer him as Muhammad Ali.
@@admiralmondowgaming1258 Ever hear of something called "Joke" or "Irony"? There are stories but no confirmed cases of anyone living to be 167 Years old! Aproximately 122 is max I think
Mildenberger caused Muhammad Ali powerful problems, after which Alis said after the fight, that Mildenberger was very strong and he would never want to box against Mildenberger again.
Really good fight. Thank you very much for posting it. Watching Ali at the height of his powers is awe inspiring. The guy was a machine. Mildenberger showed real heart. The word courage is used quite a bit these days, but this was a courageous effort.
Although Iron Mike Tyson is my favorite heavyweight and still today the most dangerous fighter to ever step in a boxing ring! Muhammad Ali will always remain the GOAT because of not only his skill in the ring but also his charisma outside of it! And to top all of those unmatched abilities he also was a true Humana Teri an standing up against the industrial war complex by refusing to fight in Vietnam during what should have been the prime of his career in pugilist history
While not one of Ali's best performances, the ending was one of the best jobs of a referee stepping in at the right time...while not down yet, Mildenberger was clearly hurt and about to take serious damage if the referee not been on top of it 👏👏👏
Brilliant refereeing at the end. Ali also never wanted to knock a fighter's head off once he'd been stunned. Had that been Foreman or Tyson, Mildenberger would have been hit another three or four times.
Heavyweight division was loaded with tough, talented, hard hitting fighters during the Ali era. The fact that Ali did not possess exceptional defensive skills, or punching power or seldom attacked the body of an opponent, is further tribute to his amazing ability.
"Did not possess exceptional defensive skills"? Are you serious? Did you see how Ali slipped punches in this fight? During Ali's first reign as champion, he won almost every round of every fight. From 1964 until 1971- no one knocked him down, or came close to knocking him down. You need to check out the video on Ali's Defense.
@@stuartperry1047 I think Ali didnt have conventional defensive skills. He didnt know how to slip punches the way they are taught in the gym. He pulled his head back and depended solely on his reflexes.
@@stuartperry1047 If I am not mistaken, I believe Henry Cooper caught him and knocked him down, if not then I am sure someone from this Ali era had put him down not out but just knocked him down!
@@blackwaterproduction289 Cooper knocked him down in their first fight- before he became champion. That was in 1963. From 1964 up until the first Frazier fight in 1971- nobody came close to knocking Ali down. And the Frazier fight came after Ali had 3 of his best years taken from him when the boxing commissions took his title away for refusing to be inducted into the army.
thanks 4 sharing, i thought i had seen all the champs fights, made up iv found your channel what a legend the true GOAT,, Ali boomba yay boomba yay he may be gone but never forgotten, the peoples champion,,
It was a left hook that took Mildenberger down in the 8th. It wasn’t a straight right. Howard Cosell many times just didn’t know what the hell he was talking about. Ali was NEVER hurt in this fight!
It's almost like he was tryn to persuade the listener to think sumn diff.. or maybe he was part of the propaganda to keep Ali down in subconscious of society...
I agree!...and he was slow to describe any sudden actions. I do not know how he got the job! Les Keiter did the radio version of the first Liston-Clay fight. He was so much better than Cosell!..."Clays' eyes are as big as doorknobs!"...referring to that stretch where Clay was kinda blinded by some sort of linament that Liston had put on his gloves. A great visual, for sure! Les wound up being the Sports director at a Hawaii radio station, and eventually retired there as well!
Ali floored this guy three times in this fight, cut him up to a bloody mess and knocked him senseless and out on his feet. Stupid Cosell had the nerve to raise a question regarding the sheer punching power in Ali.
The most friendly boxers I have ever met is Sonny listen and Larry Holms. Met them both in LasVegas. Liston is buried 20 feet from my daughter at paradise memorial gardens.
We all love Ali for everything he was an amazing boxer n a brilliant Human being, but also Great Respect for a brave tenacious fighter this fight made me wonder would Mildenburger have lasted this long with Tyson in his prime?
I was amazed though, how many punches Ali missed, until the later rounds, when I guess that he figured out the guy's stance and left-handed style. His jab was the only punch really connecting, until that first knockdown.
Me and A buddy went to see this fight in Frankfurt! We got in a train crash and missed the damn fight. I'l never for get it! So much for that weekend pass LOL
@@guiseppe46 Oh that's a shame - but to be honest to have seen Ali on TV live (which I did once or twice) was fantastic. I think I saw Norton 1 and possibly the second Quarry fight. In those days terrestrial TV sometimes had them live.
In this match it is noticeable how - Ali - plays with his opponents, dancing around them; from time to time - allowing his opponents to enter him, eventually receiving a good punch, for which he does not lose his composure, and, whenever he wishes, he goes on the attack, inviting his opponent to respond ---with the popular game of cat and mouse---. He goes full throttle in the later rounds, and when he sees fit, he launches into an attack, culminating in a finish similar to this one. He boxed to present a show that lasted at least half the regulation time, thus justifying the receipt of $$$. After the German put his knee on the canvas for the first time, he knew that he could define the fight at any moment. In his time it was said that he fought for TV. And everyone satisfied...
Jan 1971, I just got out of the army. My best bud Larry and I go to Scranton to watch Muhammad Ali box three different heavyweights consecutively. One was the reigning European heavyweight champion. It was an exhibition and in-between fighters Muhammad Ali grabbed the mic and talked to the audience. He was funny as hell. What a great night. I had survived the army and was back home in time to watch Muhammad Ali.
Wow man. Thats so cool. He really was funny as hell. What a character
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@@DrLoverLover I guess American. In those days everybody had to serve the army in the USA, I think.
Ali was indeed the greatest ever. Greatest in tenacity, skill and determination to win.
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What great sportsmanship. Legendary human being. The Greatest.
Ali Ali Ali❤
Ali's accuracy was off the charts = 9 shots at he end thrown = nine landed perfectly!
I met Ali at a private party in Los Angeles before he succumbed to Parkinson's. As many of you well know (and as is often the case at house parties), the best conversations take place in the kitchen and this was no different. I asked Ali what it was like to take a punch from Frazier and he said, "Have you ever split wood with an ax and hit the wood wrong? You know, when you feel that shock in your arm and shoulder that numbs half your body? It's exactly like that every time he hits you. It takes a few minutes for it to wear off."
One of the most memorable human beings I've ever met in person. A giant. Intelligent, friendly, funny, accessible, and imposing all at the same time. A superstar personality. A generational athlete. Truly the greatest of all time, IMHO.
He was everything s man should be. Confident in himself and his abilities, but knows that at the end of the day he’s still human.
Lol he must have been so tired talking about boxing all the time to everyone who met him
@@kai_johnsonn We talked about many things, actually. As for the "Frazier" question, it came up organically in the natural course of conversation. I believe most who met him would refer to Ali as a "people person". Very normal. That's certainly how he struck me. Odd (when you think about it) for an international icon. And, in fact, (and although I clearly don't know) I'm not sure how many people asked him about "boxing". I get that sense because, prior to his response, he thought about his answer for a while.
@@aaronam0115 I share this sentiment and agree with your assessment. There was a fairly significant (although unobtrusive) security presence at the home and Ali was physically bigger than any of them (or so it seemed to me). He was joking with those people throughout the evening ... just another one of the guys.
@@frankhoward4485 wow youre the luck ones! rip to the greatest of all times. have you read his book the greatest, my own story? he talks about taping his convo with joe frazier -wonder if ali family have it. would love to hear it
1970 it was. never be one like him
For me, Ali is the greatest not because of his winning matches against other greats like Frazier or Foreman. For me it is because of his matches before 1967 ban. Those matches really showed us his greatness and uniqueness. With that era Ali, Boxing looked like a pure art form, not a sport...! No boxer will ever do boxing as beatiful as Ali did....!
Vietnam war grabbed his prime years, it is ultimately an unrecoverable loss for all boxing lovers...!
I feel differently. I believe he isn't the greatest because he was not undefeated, and he had no class talked way too much shit, and was a draft dodger.
Rocky Marciano was undefeated.
@@matthewchastain6927 your opinion don't matter because you are nobody , the whole world thinks he is the greatest , after winning the gold in Olympics when he came back to his country they wouldn't serve him so why would he fight for his oppressors.
@@amjadkhan-jv6xj Saying that someone's status (whether they are a "somebody" or a "nobody", a rather crude (even disgraceful) way of judging a person's opinion) determines the value of their words is absurd. What someone states should determine the value of their words, whether they are truthful, insightful, etc.
People who think as you seem to think are part of what makes our world an occasionally ugly place to live in.
Note, I happen to disagree with Mathew Chastain but for far better reasons than the ones you've given, especially that crack about a person's worth.
Nah he’s the greatest because of his 70s resume. Whooping the best heavyweights of all time despite being 35 and well over his prime. If Ali never came back after his 3 year lay off. He would not be the greatest. These are fax. His resume during the 60s is taking out of context. He beat Liston when he was well over his prime, beat Zora when he was out of his prime, beat a washed up Cleveland Williams. All the big name fighters he beat in the 60s were shells of themselves. Only guys he got in their primes were Floyd, Terrel, and some other guys. Those fighters were all in their prime when Ali dismantled them.
The German heavyweight’s movement was exceptional. Muhammad Ali’s movement is one of a heavyweight poet that dances with a ballerina’s precision and moves his head like Neo in Matrix. No one before nor since has been visited with celestial energy like Muhammad Ali. The Greatest Man in human history. His power punches would’ve inspired Albert Einstein. Who can argue with his virtue. I am humbled by that man’s life. #TheGOAT
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I don’t blame Karl for losing. Ali is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time!! R.I.P the ppl’s champ
Ali was the best athlete the heavyweight division has ever seen, or will ever see. Pure poetry, with his feet, hands, and mouth....
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Muhammad Ali's jab game was exceptional. His defense was incredible as well
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It's so sad Ali had to stop his career in 1967. He was so beautiful to watch. A combination of sports and arts.
His last flights were in 1980, 81.
@@daveman5860 yes but he was not allowed to box after 1967 for 6 years in which he wasn’t training
He would've beat Frazier and Norton the first time round if they didn't exile him for 3 and a half years. Basically 4 years .
Vincent Barbeau ...Ali didn't stop hids career.
@@brucescott4261 He could not make any fight between March 1967 to around October 1970 due to his refusal to be draft by army. Cf: didn't want to be involved in vietnam war. This would have been his best years.
This guy proved that he could survive in the ring against arguably the best ever in his prime. My hat's off.
Ali just playing off with this guy to entertain his fans that want to see him box.. Ali could ko him in 1 or 2 round if he want..
@@wasrinjakaria9391 Agreed...and this guy was perfect for that 'cause he kept moving forward and could take hits.
What a fanboy comment lol
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This was the first world heavyweight title bout ever held in Germany.
Mildenberger was the first southpaw to fight for the World Heavyweight Title.
Ali was a 10-1 favorite.
There was a crowd of about 40,000.
Introduced in the ring prior to the bout were former World Heavyweight Champions Max Schmeling, Joe Louis, and Ingemar Johansson.
Ali and Mildenberger wore six-ounce British gloves.
Mildenberger's left eye was badly cut in the sixth round and almost completely closed by the eighth round.
Mildenberger was knocked down in rounds five, eight, and ten.
Referee Teddy Waltham of Great Britain stopped the bout at 1:28 of the 12th round to protect Mildenberger from further punishment.
The fight was scored by rounds. At the time of the stoppage, Referee Teddy Waltham had Ali ahead 7-2-2, and Judges Felix Ohlet and Nat Fleischer (editor of The Ring magazine) each had Ali leading 7-3-1. The Associated Press had Ali in front 9-1-1.
One of the promoters said Ali would collect a purse of about $300,000 and Mildenberger about $100,000 of the total gross of approximately $750,000 from the gate receipts and television.
Questioned in 1973, Ali said that Mildenberger, not Joe Frazier, was his most difficult opponent to date.
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Loved the day Holmes beat the snot out of Ali and forced that brain damaged has-been into retirement. Then God took over and beat him up even more turning Ali into a pathetic vegetable. Good riddance to an overrated "pretty boy" who lost his hair his mind and eventually his looks. Jack Dempsey and Rocky Marciano are the truest greatest fighters I'd say of all-time. Loved Joe Frazier and Henry Cooper too for obvious reasons. They both made Ali kiss the canvas. Especially Joe.
man, what an underrated fight, Ali at his best and Karl trying his best.... Ali was a surgeon back then
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Damn. Ali was so good in his prime. But I gotta hand it to the German. He's got the heart of a champion. No shame in losing to the GOAT in his prime. Karl gave it his all and did not disappoint
...and Karl had a great carreer, he was Champion of Europe for four years (1964-1968) with 6 successfull title defences and a good record of 53-6-3....
he didnt lose. losing is when you loose most rounds convincingly. it was even until the end.
@@AbcAbc-nv9kz what the hell are you talking about?
Unmatched skills and what is so crazy about Ali is that we didn't see him at his best due to him being banned and we still say he is the greatest ever!
To me that's what so crazy we never got to see his best years and he is still so much better than anyone else.
No fighter in history could do what he did...his footwork his jab his defense his counters his heart his stamina....he was on his toes the entire fight@@😱.
He was an unbelievable fighter.
He had one of the best chins too....
Nobody could ever do anything like this and we never saw him at his best!
they say he was the greatest because he faced so much adversity and adapted and managed to be the heavy weight well outside of his prime
Oh stop. Ali wasn't THAT much better before the ban. It's kind of a myth that people like and so it continues on. He did make the mistake of rushing things a little when he came back so it seemed to some that maybe he'd gone downhill a little, but really he just needed work. If he'd taken more time before the first Frazier bout he'd have done better and possibly won it.
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Oh stop. Ali destroyed his competition, the same white men who would have been Trump suckers today stripped him of his title. Even after he won the Supreme Court decision he regained the title, fought every single contender and won, some of those victories while suffering from Parkinsons disease .
He outclassed every heavyweight of his Era, that Era being the golden age of boxing. Even Marciano admitted that Ali would have beaten him.
Now do anybody wonder why they call him the greatest of all times
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You sure did shake up the world
In my book you are the greatest
Tyson better
@@Narration___Nation The best three opponents Tyson faced all knocked him out. Putz.
@@babulah8447 in his prime he was the best.
@@Narration___Nation Great. So Douglas ko'd him at 23. Prime? Who did he beat prior to Douglas? A 38 year old Holmes who was retired for 20 months? So tell us who the best three he beat to warrant being called the best. Take your time...
@@babulah8447 lmao his prime ending in 1988 when he fought Spinks cause after that is when don king made an affect and he lost the last person of his original training crew (Kevin Rooney) at the Douglas fight his personal life was way downhill since he was parting and focusing in woman more than training. His downfall started at the first Bruno fight
No Heavyweight EVER possessed the handspeed and Head Movement that Ali was blessed with. His foot speed is unmatched among any Heavyweight that ever lived!
Young Tyson would have punched him in to the ground
@@ErasJorma Young Ali was undefeated and NEVER took a 10 count and was NEVER knocked out. Young Tyson took an ass whipping from Buster Douglas....then got KNOCKED the FUCK OUT!!!!!
@@ErasJorma Tyson with his T-Rex arms would have been hit many times before he got close enough to hit Ali.
Also, the best fighters that Tyson fought were Holyfield ( Tyson Lost) and a washed up Larry Holmes. Ali fought everybody, including guys that could knock your head off Foreman, Liston, Lyle, Shavers etc. And Ali beat all these guys.
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His ability to throw the right lead consistently and effectively really underline how fast Ali really was.
The lead right and the left hook are what you want to use on a southpaw. It's always an advantage to have the southpaw's lead foot inside your foot, thus Ali circling to his left would do that. Having said that Ali never fought well against southpaws!!!
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Ali was a very unusual character.
Both in and out of the ring.
I've seen many fights he could've won earlier, but it was almost as if he saw boxing as an art form and had to play it out.
How many fights has he been in like this where he dances around and seems unable to finish it, but always does in the end.
he likes to draw it out because his perhaps greatest feature was stamina
On his way up to champion, Ali used to call the exact round over and over. So that tells me you are correct. He did what he wanted to do. As he chose to do. A master fighter and artist. I always said that a prime Ali is was a master martial artist. No dout in my mind about that.
I think he liked to stretch the fightout so he could punish his opponent
You said it so perfectly! He was never in a hurry to stop his opponent, even when he could very easily do it. As you rightly said, he must have handled boxing as an art and, therefore, strategically extended it to give every person in that arena his/her money’s worth. He liked to entertain them so well.
@@SpeedZoneFTW He did that several time. Ernie Terrell the biggest example.
Ali didn't try to kill opponents. He just raised his hands, "Like he needs no more, he can't win, step in ref" 🥊🥊
RIP Champ 🏆
Most of these comments sound like a female in love. Ali WAS remember that, was a good opponent. Plus a big mouth that could back it AT THE TIME. Now, I haven't see anyone in the ring that stands out. I guess the more exciting and bloody is the full contact. Anything goes!
@@russelllippitt1732 well post that chit somewhere else. Ain't no bitches here muthafuqa!!
@@williamdavis8855 u talking about Ali? He da one that ate smoke -in Jo's rite. BROKE ass jaw DAT day. All of that ,and all of this, I was always warring my cup when in the ring. Tyson likes to bite!
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Mildenberger was a southpaw which at first gave Ali a hard time. Until after Mohammed Ali changed his style up to counter the southpaw style of Mildenberger. And then it was all downhill from there. It was something Ali wasn't used to. He was a great boxer and a technician.
They are all legendary boxer as of this moment. Its great to witness the fight.
Muhammad Ali was the best & smartest boxer in history. The only deficiency M. Ali had was not having a lethal iron punch to destroy his outclassed opponents in the shortest time possible. That deficiency was costly. It forced him to endure many unnecessary rounds which cumulatively took mental & physical toll on him. Having said that, Muhammad Ali was/is still the pioneer textbook of modern boxing.
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He didn't have a strong punch?😂😂 You are really an idiot and as soon as you said that I knew that you know nothing about Muhammad Ali. Look at his fight against Sonny Liston and tell me whether his punch was strong or not.
Ali wasn't blood thirsty and it was a sport to him. He was never trying to kill his opponents. He understood that it was a sport and on a few occasions expressed that
R.I.P Karl Mildenberger
23.11.1937 - 5.10.2018
i respect this boxer
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Unforgotten in Germany ! This fight made him famous...... thanks his fighting, and thanks Ali 👍
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Ali just went to town at 38:17, leading to the knockdown toward the end of the round at 38:52. What a brilliant display of foot work, angles and handspeed.
Ali was never this quick on his feet after his three year layoff. This was his prime, his best years. There was no one around to give him any serious competition back then.
Exactly, bro S Y !!!
Yet the ennemies of M. Ali were looking for a very strong (mostly coloured ones and and atimes coloured ones) boxer who can finish the latter once for all !!! M. Ali faced one and all one by one to finish them all !!!
RIP The greatest boxer of all time ever to tread the earth surface !!!
This is a super human. Intelligent, elegant, and a boxing maestro. Did you ever hear of boxers who were more handsome than film actors? Well, you just looked at one.
This is a total boxer. A dancer, and a craftsman. A target that is moving so much, that it is really not a target.
Muhammad Ali has enriched us all, not just as a boxer, but an exemplary human being. We are very grateful to him.
Gene Tunney was also a nice-looking guy!
I always admired how Muhammad Ali never had to rush his way through a fight or be compulsive. He was patient and strategic to disciplined. Some fighters especially when their talented always pursue going for the kill but Ali would take his time. Unique indeed
I think Ali was only rushing & being compulsive against Frazier in their epic 3rd fight in Manila, you can see Ali was explosive from the very first round in that fight.
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@@stayingalivewithsaad5351 After his ban, he wasn't the same dancing lightening quick Muhammad Ali that we all knew before the ban!
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True that
Whenever he starts, just to see him bounce and shadow box one two one two puts a smile 😁 on my face since l was a kid.
This guy was Rocky Balboa even before he was invented in Hollywood! Man, what a heart and damaging hands
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I'm a huge Ali fan..and now I am a fan of Karl Mildenberger !
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Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!
Much props to Mr.Mildenberger for going in the ring with a legend in his prime and and not getting knocked out. Both eyes cut and nose bleeding.
And the ref had to stop it because Mr. Mildenberger kept coming at the champion.
Admirable
All I can say is same here!!! Ali is the greatest but Mildenberg stood up to him and did what many couldn’t do!!!
May not be the greatest but definitely the most beautiful and graceful styled fighter. Artwork.
Who's better?
Lennox Lewis maybe? Or Mike Tyson? These 2 would've finished off this German opponent in the first few rounds. Perhaps it's their boxing styles and philosophy. But Ali is really just dancing and performing out there. It's not even a fight. It's a performance. Grace and elegant plus power.
@hpw4527 Lewis and Tyson ain't better Tyson has never won the important fights.
1966, I was six (6) years old during this fight of Ali and Mildenberger.
I saw this fight so many years ago and was amazed at how ALI would bob and weave his head to avoid jabs and punches....he was in such great shape then, dancing for all 12 rounds....He was not trying to kill his opponent, with Ali, it WAS a true sport.
Ali can paralyze karl in the previous round but he likes to torture his opponents especially those who are white ... hahahaha .....
@@bodesantoso Does that "torture...especially those who are white" include Floyd Patterson, Ernie Tyrell and others, or is this just your point of view? His style was not the quick knock-out and that's how most of his fights were won, methodical and precise and, usually, over some time.
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Ali was an artist in the ring. Except for a few fights, he always held back when he could have inflicted serious damage. Credit to the ref for stopping the fight when it was obvious that Karl was done.
Karl lived nine years longer than ail e
@@davidjarvis3708, so what? That still doesn't change the fact that he was badly pummeled to a bloody mess by Ali in this fight.
Ali lived to an old age. How many people make it past middle adulthood?
Has it even been nine years since Ali died.? Just asking.
Ali died in June of 2016 - it's NOT been nine years. Thanks Jrs
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Yea, it happens to everybody...champ or chump...the greatest or the least, rich or poor
calmnrelaxed Why?
@@rickrick5041 The cells in the body stop working and die. As we get get older this process hastens and eventually our organs shut down.
Solomon Grundy Why? Also this is not true in all cases. Also there is a lot more to it
It was Cosell’s thing back then to question Ali’s punching power. He did it often, probably to create controversy. Ali was never a big puncher. He referred to himself as a “Pretty Dancer”. His opponents were mostly stopped with an accumulation of punches. Looking back on these first reign fights, in retrospect, it’s utterly amazing how this man moved and how hard he was to hit. He was a genius.
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Actually Ali had a pretty good right hand. His left hook was good also. He never threw these punches with full power until his opponents were so beaten up or exhausted that they dropped their hands or unless he could catch them wide open. Once landed with full power...few men failed to fall. Many were counted out like Big George. Those who staggered up before the 10 count were usually waved off after the reff took one look into the eyes 👀 and saw nobody home.
Ali usually threw power punches to let the opponent know he had better not get reckless.
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im a big Ali fan, but here at the 20 minute mark, hes gotten hit a good many times. But of course, well see....
What a great boxer he was very special Muhammad Ali was the greatest RIP
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Good fight. Ali seemed unable to connect with several combinations in the early rounds while Mildenberger was repeatedly connecting with his right jab to Ali's head and body, but the champ's capacity to shake off a good punch served him well. In the middle rounds, he became more aggressive, finally started connecting with his combinations, and began to take command. However, the German fighter's technique and his ability to bob and weave, connect solidly with Ali at times, and avoid most of Ali's punches save for his punishing left jab, kept the champ at bay just enough until the very end, when Ali's devastating punching attack left Mildenberger vulnerable. Obviously, he presented a difficult target to hit in the early rounds, but once Ali began connecting and going after him, it was just a matter of time before Mildenberger could be hit almost at will and the fight was stopped.
Mildenberger would be seen as a modern day Canelo...
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This is a very accurate description of the fight. well said.
The way that Ali moves compared to the heavyweight champions of today.
Frazier BUT IS NOT EVEN COMPARED TO THE HEAVYWEIGHT CATEGORY OF TODAY I AGREE 100 % : just try to look in other categories and tell me WHO ELSE MOVES LIKE MUHAMMAD ALI , what made me love ALI was his dancing and his activism for black people !!is what sets him apart of other boxer : yes sugar ray Robinson was dancing and inspired ALI ( but middleweight division ) as sugar ray Leonard ! Or Howard Davis !! But WHO CAN DANCE LIKE ALI ??? No one !!!!!! ALi WAS AN ARTISTE !!!
Fury moves similar
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Agreed, of the heavyweights of today, Fury does dance... as did Wladdy Klitschko and Lennox Lewis... but not with Ali's fluidity and especially not his balance. Ali never looked off balance when avoiding punches. I have never boxed so I don't know the extent to which footwork can be learned but Ali's footwork was perfect.
@Dave Bryant Fight backwards and score a knockdown like Ali does here against Cleveland Williams:
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Unbelievable !!!
Ali was clearly in his prime, so even though Mildenberger eventually lost the fight, he did admirably well against one of the best heavyweight boxers in history -- and arguably *the* best of that particular era.
Ali never had a prime singletax, it was taken away.
"They took my prime away from me"
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EVENTUALLY lost the fight?!!! Mildenberger got KILLED.
@@mstrunn He was in his prime for this fight. By the time he won the title from Liston to his bout with Zora Folley. That was Ali's prime.
His a genius he never fought a South paw until this fight but in the fight he completely adjusted to his opponent movements and tweaked his style. Ali ring IQ is just not talked about too much that man was a genius fighter.
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@SantaagrispinaMendez what is so funny?
as in most of ali's fights as the rounds went on it seemed like ali grew taller and his opponent was shrinking before our eyes
Ali was easily the greatest of all time. Just look at him. Glad I met him.
رحمه الله عليه اللهم اجعل مأواه الجنه واجعل الفردوس مسكنه والحقه مع النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين وحسن أولئك رفيقا .
Excelente trabajo de presentación de la historia del más grande boxeador de la historia.
What an athlete & boxer... haven't seen his form since.
mitch green was the closest in my opinion. jus not nearly as fast as Ali
I have been watching Ali the early Sixties until his death. He is undoubtedly the greatest and most scientific boxer ever in the heavyweight division. If I watch his fight a million times, I’m as exited as if I’m watching it for the first time. RIP CHAMP and thanks for the things you have stood for with strong convictions.
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the fact that you was once able to keep that up for 15 rounds is amazing. he could have been a basketball star with that kind of stamina.
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this display of stamina isnt even comparable to that of a basketball player has ali played basketball he could probably play four whole games without being benched
Prime Ali 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Mildenberger was one tough dude. Probably Ali's toughest fight during his reign before he was stripped of the title. Cosell kept saying Ali would have a lot to explain after the fight for his inability to put his opponent away. I think this is one of Ali's most impressive performances. He moved and boxed the entire fight and went flat footed to get his power shots off when the opportunity presented itself. He gutted out a tough fight against a determined, strong southpaw opponent who presented a difficult target. I don't think Ali ever went in the ring with another southpaw for the rest of his career. This fight explains that.
Such a Beautiful fighter, and fast as a Cat ❤, good fight, lots of respect for Mildenberger.
There will never be another Muhammad Ali?! The greatest of his generation.
Was that a question? Or a statement? If a question; remove "There." If a claim; erase the question mark. Either way, there will only be one Muhammad Ali. Just like there only be one Smokin' Joe, one Larry Holmes, one Kid Dynamite, and one you. There can only be someone greater than Muhammad Ali, or similar to him.
M. Ali the best of all bests. A phenomenal athlete that comes once in a lifetime. Ali rest in peace.
Ali was the better fighter...But that German had no Quit in him! Glad I found this Gem!👍
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I remember reading in one of the boxing magazines back in the early 70's Ali quoted as saying that Karl Mildenberger was his toughest opponent.
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This was a fight I was truly afraid Ali was gonna lose, but he came back to win it.
@@3John-Bishop Ali won every round how were you affraid he was gonna lose
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in 1975,ali said this was one of his hardest fights.he put it around number four.....(before the thrilla in manila)he said his hardest fight was the first Liston fight.number two was his fight with Doug Jones.third was the first Frazier fight.he said this was a hard fight because.he had a hard time with mildenbergs south paw fighting style...I believe(since I read this a long time ago) he had the first norton fight as number five.then his fight with Oscar bonavena as sixth.he said he never really had an easy fight
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Funny that he put Frazier third. Frazier is beat him in that fight lol. I do know once his career ended he said the Thrilla was his hardest fight and he admitted Norton gave him a lot of trouble. He didn't even think he won the third fight with Norton, but that was in 1976.
@bengoldberg6198 How the hell he lost that third fight he outboxed Fraizer and blinded him in one eye Fraizer just had alot of heart and just hated Ali that he didn't want to concede.
The quality of heavyweights during that general time frame, was awesome!
Ali wasn’t the biggest puncher it was the accumulation of punches that always put guys away
Ali in his physical prime. Lean, muscled, and dancing the entire fight.
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Great ref for stopping it when he did. Mildenberger has amazing heart. I wish I could time travel back to when Ali was alive, one of the greatest who was ever was on the planet.
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Ali had the German out at end of the 8th - bell saved him 100%. Then Ali - as he often did - carried the fight. He was playing with these guys. This Ali beats every HW in history. His gas tank, movement, counters, ghost-like defence and chin are actually unbeatable IMO. He never stops for the WHOLE 12-15 rounds. That is what you are up against with a 60s Ali
Ali from 64-67 could honestly beat any hw or fighter ever
Sole Knight your 100% rt gas tank, movement, ghost like D and chin. Plus he believed he was the greatest and it seems like a sport to him, mean fun like hunting.Hunters game. I think Liston in the 2nd fight saw a new breed of fighter , constantly on the move while scoring, and he knew rolling on the ground, his style wasn’t for him.
Sole Knight As great as he is in this footage, it’s a shame boxing and the world did not get the chance to see Muhammad Ali in his prime years. The unjust enforced retirement robbed us of that. I wonder what does years would have been like.
@@yinkaoyesanya8159 Agreed who knows how much greater Ali would have been had he fought between 1967-1970. Joe Louis also between 1942-1946 had it not been for WW2. The greats always seem to miss their prime years or good quality years like Mike Tyson 1991-1995. Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard need to be mentioned also.
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That`s the firsth fight I`ve ever watched in my life. I was 5 years old at the time and don`t understand nothing. But I was togheter with my dad, late at night wich was very exiting to me.
nova aschere that is cool! My first Ali fight was Ali vs Foster. I couldn’t believe the skills I was seeing.
31:28 and Karl took it like a man; amazing strength and character -this was Ali in his prime he was as facing.
Mad respect for Howard Cosell....at the time, ABC SPORTS producers refused to acknowledge Ali’s transition to the Muslim religion and repeatedly referred to him as Clay....and insisted Cosell do the same....but keeping true to his friendship with THE GREATEST, Cosell repeatedly referred to him throughout the bout as The Champion....👍👍👍👍
It's true. So many people hated Cosell, said he talked too much. Maybe he realized that he and Ali had something in common. They both were rebels, in their own way.
"His momma named him Clay, I'ma call him Clay"- barber from Coming to America 🤣🤣🤣
Please allow me to put things in the proper perspective. One can still retain one's name upon conversion to Islam. No necessity to change name. The American singer, Jennifer Grout still goes by the same name eventhough she converted to Islam. She is a very good Qur'an reciter. The Champion changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Have some respect and refer him as Muhammad Ali.
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This was back before ppv stole your money. I was 13 and watched this on tv.
I remember watching this too. I was 15 at the time.
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You were 13 in 1966? You must be 167 years old by now!
@@ethericboy no he 67 years old right now. 1966-2020+13=67.
@@admiralmondowgaming1258 Ever hear of something called "Joke" or "Irony"? There are stories but no confirmed cases of anyone living to be 167 Years old! Aproximately 122 is max I think
All hail Ali king of the world.Please people,no one will ever top him ever.
Muhammad Ali petinju terhebat dizamannya....tidak ada duanya.
I swear i was watching "Rocky" vs."Apollo Creed". The southpaw against the champ. Mildenburg moves and boxing style exactly matching Stallones.
Ali defending on Wide World of Sports. I miss those days
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Mildenberger caused Muhammad Ali powerful problems, after which Alis said after the fight, that Mildenberger was very strong and he would never want to box against Mildenberger again.
Really good fight. Thank you very much for posting it.
Watching Ali at the height of his powers is awe inspiring. The guy was a machine.
Mildenberger showed real heart. The word courage is used quite a bit these days, but this was a courageous effort.
El golpe de ali en el 38:52 es una obra de arte
in his era Ali was the best boxer in his prime hands down
Although Iron Mike Tyson is my favorite heavyweight and still today the most dangerous fighter to ever step in a boxing ring! Muhammad Ali will always remain the GOAT because of not only his skill in the ring but also his charisma outside of it! And to top all of those unmatched abilities he also was a true Humana Teri an standing up against the industrial war complex by refusing to fight in Vietnam during what should have been the prime of his career in pugilist history
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@@Maria.Isabella.Sanchez Hell yeah dodge that sh!tty draft just like George Bush and Donald Trump! War is useless anyways, I’m glad he didn’t go
@@Takokujin07 Dodging that stupid war was the right thing to do...and I served during that time frame.
While not one of Ali's best performances, the ending was one of the best jobs of a referee stepping in at the right time...while not down yet, Mildenberger was clearly hurt and about to take serious damage if the referee not been on top of it 👏👏👏
Good coverage,Ali comments,cosell Play by play, fine camera work. Ali fighting home court advantage. Entertainment.
Brilliant refereeing at the end. Ali also never wanted to knock a fighter's head off once he'd been stunned. Had that been Foreman or Tyson, Mildenberger would have been hit another three or four times.
Heavyweight division was loaded with tough, talented, hard hitting fighters during the Ali era. The fact that Ali did not possess exceptional defensive skills, or punching power or seldom attacked the body of an opponent, is further tribute to his amazing ability.
"Did not possess exceptional defensive skills"? Are you serious? Did you see how Ali slipped punches in this fight? During Ali's first reign as champion, he won almost every round of every fight. From 1964 until 1971- no one knocked him down, or came close to knocking him down. You need to check out the video on Ali's Defense.
He was an exceptional defensive fighter. Maybe the best until age caught up to him.
@@stuartperry1047 I think Ali didnt have conventional defensive skills. He didnt know how to slip punches the way they are taught in the gym. He pulled his head back and depended solely on his reflexes.
@@stuartperry1047 If I am not mistaken, I believe Henry Cooper caught him and knocked him down, if not then I am sure someone from this Ali era had put him down not out but just knocked him down!
@@blackwaterproduction289 Cooper knocked him down in their first fight- before he became champion. That was in 1963. From 1964 up until the first Frazier fight in 1971- nobody came close to knocking Ali down. And the Frazier fight came after Ali had 3 of his best years taken from him when the boxing commissions took his title away for refusing to be inducted into the army.
Karl showed himself to be a real world class champ. Ali was just one of a kind.
thanks 4 sharing, i thought i had seen all the champs fights, made up iv found your channel
what a legend the true GOAT,, Ali boomba yay boomba yay he may be gone but never forgotten, the peoples champion,,
Never, everrrrrrr forgotten for more reasons than one!!
It was a left hook that took Mildenberger down in the 8th. It wasn’t a straight right. Howard Cosell many times just didn’t know what the hell he was talking about. Ali was NEVER hurt in this fight!
It's almost like he was tryn to persuade the listener to think sumn diff.. or maybe he was part of the propaganda to keep Ali down in subconscious of society...
I made this exact point when I replied to this video. And it happens all the time with different announcers. In the MMA as well.
I agree!...and he was slow to describe any sudden actions. I do not know how he got the job! Les Keiter did the radio version of the first Liston-Clay fight. He was so much better than Cosell!..."Clays' eyes are as big as doorknobs!"...referring to that stretch where Clay was kinda blinded by some sort of linament that Liston had put on his gloves. A great visual, for sure! Les wound up being the Sports director at a Hawaii radio station, and eventually retired there as well!
Ali floored this guy three times in this fight, cut him up to a bloody mess and knocked him senseless and out on his feet. Stupid Cosell had the nerve to raise a question regarding the sheer punching power in Ali.
Ali was held to a higher standard. As are all Greats
The most friendly boxers I have ever met is Sonny listen and Larry Holms. Met them both in LasVegas. Liston is buried 20 feet from my daughter at paradise memorial gardens.
Muhammad ali mempunyai napas dan pukulan yg keras..dan juga..dg tehnik yang menggoda lawan..dan ternyata bisa menang dalam bertanding
We all love Ali for everything he was an amazing boxer n a brilliant Human being, but also Great Respect for a brave tenacious fighter this fight made me wonder would Mildenburger have lasted this long with Tyson in his prime?
No!
It looks like that Muhammad Ali was training Karl Mildenberger how to box
You are dreaming or you don´t nothing about boxing.
Like watching a great middle or welterweight in a heavyweight's body. Unbelievable hand speed.
I was amazed though, how many punches Ali missed, until the later rounds, when I guess that he figured out the guy's stance and left-handed style. His jab was the only punch really connecting, until that first knockdown.
It will decades to get such a character Muhammad Ali
@@Sunnyvalereject24 stfu
Me and A buddy went to see this fight in Frankfurt! We got in a train crash and missed the damn fight. I'l never for get it! So much for that weekend pass LOL
Oh so frustrating!! Did u ever get to another Ali fight??
@@johntate5722 No, damn it. Once in a life time deal
@@guiseppe46 Oh that's a shame - but to be honest to have seen Ali on TV live (which I did once or twice) was fantastic. I think I saw Norton 1 and possibly the second Quarry fight. In those days terrestrial TV sometimes had them live.
In this match it is noticeable how - Ali - plays with his opponents, dancing around them; from time to time - allowing his opponents to enter him, eventually receiving a good punch, for which he does not lose his composure, and, whenever he wishes, he goes on the attack, inviting his opponent to respond ---with the popular game of cat and mouse---. He goes full throttle in the later rounds, and when he sees fit, he launches into an attack, culminating in a finish similar to this one. He boxed to present a show that lasted at least half the regulation time, thus justifying the receipt of $$$. After the German put his knee on the canvas for the first time, he knew that he could define the fight at any moment. In his time it was said that he fought for TV. And everyone satisfied...
Todavía me duelen los golpes que resivia Muama ALI
Karl....GREAT BOXER.. ALI....GREAT BOXER .....ENJOYING THIS 1 AT 5 IN THE MORNING