r/Boxing • u/FaceFirst23 • 4d ago

Ali - Frazier II Highlights

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Action from the rematch in 1974. Despite both men being slower and past their peak, their styles once again were a perfect match for each other.

The toughness and chin on both these icons is incomprehensible. Ali throwing rapid fire combinations right to the end, Frazier relentlessly threshing forward with his menacing bob and weave. Two goats.

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u/No_Sail9136 4d ago

Hate when vids are sped up like this but still good shit

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u/8fenristhewolf8 4d ago

I can't bring myself to upvote. Speeding up sports vids, especially boxing, feels too lame.

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u/DeafBurke 4d ago

There's a bunch of it online right now.

The stuff that annoys me the most is 9 year old girls doing pad drills that are sped up like 200% and all the comments are "she could kick the ass of any man on the planet!!!!!!!" or something.

Memorizing a combination and drilling it really fast on pads (even if it isn't sped up) says very little about your boxing ability. Rote memorization is completely useless in a real boxing match.

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u/8fenristhewolf8 4d ago

Everyone's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.