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  • Опубліковано 25 жов 2016
  • January 26, 1974
    ABC Wide World of Sports
    As a build-up for their rematch, Howard Cosell sits down with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to review their first fight from 1971. Tension builds and eventually erupts.
    The day after the studio brawl the New York State Athletic Commission fined both Ali and Frazier $5,000 a piece.
    Two day later Ali would avenge his first career loss as he won the rematch with a 12-round unanimous decision over Frazier.
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  • @user-nv2wt4hi8t
    @user-nv2wt4hi8t Рік тому +62

    Ali - 'MONDAY NIGHT, BOY!'
    Frazier - 'YEAH, YOU BE THERE!'
    Ali - 'MONDAY NIGHT!'
    Frazier - 'YOU BE ON TIME!'
    You couldn't write it. Just brilliant.

    • @KidsLearnHTML
      @KidsLearnHTML Рік тому +5

      58:00

    • @marknorris1381
      @marknorris1381 4 місяці тому +1

      These two were honestly just the best. Both immortals in the sport.

  • @littlejimmyscumbag2551
    @littlejimmyscumbag2551 7 років тому +688

    56:00 is when the fight starts taking off... thank me with likes please... I need them to feel good about myself

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 6 років тому +3

      What's interesting is that there is a about a one minute screen blackout before the brawl takes place.

    • @dawodchatha
      @dawodchatha 6 років тому +1

      You are stupid, a boxing match is judged from round 1, highlights can never capture a boxing fight, ali mosyly dominated the first 10 rounds, as soon as you pointed to your point in time it was 50/50

    • @KEICRUMBIE
      @KEICRUMBIE 6 років тому +10

      Little Jimmy Scumbag you did great. This is the actual entire telecast. I've never seen the entire telecast, just the scuffle. Don't know how in the hell you retrieved this. Thanks a lot. This is boxing history.

    • @abab7196
      @abab7196 6 років тому +4

      Little Jimmy Scumbag hhah likede this comment

    • @OKG2000
      @OKG2000 6 років тому +4

      thanks was hoping one of u would post that as thats what i was lookin for

  • @FirehouseDub
    @FirehouseDub 2 роки тому +95

    The way Howard Cossell goes into commentary mode when the brawl occurs always has me laughing.

    • @cindyflowers9826
      @cindyflowers9826 Рік тому +6

      Me too!😂😂😂

    • @Rafiawinters
      @Rafiawinters Рік тому +5

      I love Howard Cossell bless his heart

    • @joeyoconnor3039
      @joeyoconnor3039 Рік тому +3

      This is 1 of the greatest things I've ever seen and yes that's 1 of the reasons why lol

    • @TJ_1611
      @TJ_1611 10 місяців тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @bigdaddytrichardson4994
      @bigdaddytrichardson4994 9 місяців тому +2

      Another day at the office. Lmao

  • @samrowbotham8914
    @samrowbotham8914 2 роки тому +48

    I was 10 when they had this fight and was training to be a boxer I ended up boxing in the pros and because of that, I was able to interact with both of these great fighters many years later. They were both inspirational to me and millions of others across the world.

  • @Dannydoom696
    @Dannydoom696 3 роки тому +77

    Love how Ali is so bold and honest with both of them. No fighter today is as authentic as Ali.

    • @mutanazublond4391
      @mutanazublond4391 2 роки тому +1

      Because they are all painted black sell outs , all fakes , especially those disgusting rappers !

    • @EiziEizz
      @EiziEizz Рік тому +13

      Ali was a shameless liar.
      He lost that fight, but is too narcissistic to admit it.

    • @fastinbulvis2223
      @fastinbulvis2223 Рік тому

      @@EiziEizz Bingo! Best comment!

    • @Grandmasterkiller
      @Grandmasterkiller Рік тому +3

      @Ghost _*_ I'm sick of seeing every soccer mom, Tom, Dick and Harry calling people the clinically diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder NPD on a daily. Borderline personality Disorder, Antisocial Personaliry Disorder, Psychopathic etc.
      So many laymen using these disorders to label people.

    • @Emma-lz4qs
      @Emma-lz4qs Рік тому +1

      They don’t make them like these two anymore

  • @hulk7272
    @hulk7272 Рік тому +44

    Most people don't realize this, but this was the very first live "Real-TV" event in television history. I was thirteen years old and I watched this with my two older brothers and my father. When Joe stood up over Ali and they began to tussle while the cameras rolled, we were in absolute SHOCK. We had NEVER seen anything like this. Ali and Frazier are the pioneers of "Real-TV". 😃

    • @softyme63
      @softyme63 Рік тому +3

      I watched it live as well-I thought it was crazy at 10 years old

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 11 місяців тому +7

      I saw it as a small child too, but just about everyone, including Cosell, thought at first that it was a put on to hype the upcoming bout. But then you could see, as Cosell remarked, that Joe was indeed serious and really angry. I suppose that Joe had some insecurities about his lack of education, and when Ali called him "ignorant," he pressed the wrong button. However, it was daft on Joe's part to bring up the issue of hospitalization.

    • @robhigh5991
      @robhigh5991 11 місяців тому +3

      I'd go with Ruby / Oswald

  • @TeamLuka
    @TeamLuka 6 років тому +134

    58:06 Ali: "Monday Night, BOY!"
    Frazier : "Yeah you be there!"
    Ali: "Monday Night!"
    Frazier: "Yeah, you be on time!"

  • @samuellist1844
    @samuellist1844 6 років тому +192

    Ali/Frazier - Two men that deeply needed each other. Two men that gave their blood and sacrificed their bodies for the sport they loved so much (and were extraordinarily good at). I don’t think we’ll ever see a rivalry as deeply personal and intense as theirs. God speed Smokin Joe, God speed Ali!

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 4 роки тому +21

      I disagree that they hated each other. Ali certainly didn't hate Frazier, and Joe deep down didn't hate Ali as much as he claimed. There's footage of him getting emotional when he talks about Ali's struggles with Parkinsons. It was just that Joe, by his own admission, was sensitive . He just took Ali's pre-fight banter too personally.

    • @patrickstar6065
      @patrickstar6065 4 роки тому +1

      joe jones right on, plus Muhammad Ali said sorry to frazier just in case any words had hurt him inside

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 3 роки тому

      WE WON'T

    • @sufundasamuels431
      @sufundasamuels431 3 роки тому +3

      I totally agree....you just can't mention one of these men without mentioning the other. They are forever the true faces of boxing.

    • @tpoole1963
      @tpoole1963 3 роки тому +1

      @@lwmson Samuel L. didn't say they hated each other, just they they had an intense and deeply personal rivalry. There is a difference.

  • @tjhookit
    @tjhookit Рік тому +16

    Joe...."he can't carry his hands high, he just can't do it"
    Ali....."yeah...and you can't back up"
    Joe....(looks at Ali like he is crazy) "I don't plan on backing up"!
    Classic

  • @obynoomere1280
    @obynoomere1280 Рік тому +11

    The introduction music of ABC's Wide World Sports is so nostalgic. The world has really changed from those days.

  • @typical_doza
    @typical_doza 5 років тому +284

    “I went to the hospital for ten minutes, you were there for a month now be quite” - Ali the savage

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 5 років тому +62

      All he did was tell the truth, and it was Frazier who instigated that.

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 4 роки тому +33

      ​@@lwmson...That's right, and Joseph William Frazier could not handle it, PERIOD!!!

    • @liberty5069
      @liberty5069 4 роки тому +43

      LOL - Ali also had the greatest verbal skills in the history of boxing.

    • @keithkimmeysr953
      @keithkimmeysr953 3 роки тому +13

      What counts is in the fight not the aftermath lol

    • @coreysmith1338
      @coreysmith1338 3 роки тому +9

      @@lwmson Ali was in pain dude he left da hospital cause he didnt want Joe and da world to know how bad he fucked he him

  • @chuck5135
    @chuck5135 7 років тому +267

    Howard cosell the great announcer, keeps giving the play by play while there fighting in the studio.

    • @seereeuss
      @seereeuss 7 років тому +24

      Ha, ha, ha! That's a good one. No! He never dropped his microphone even for the purpose of breaking it up.

    • @bholaoates1542
      @bholaoates1542 7 років тому +39

      I almost expected him to start yelling "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"

    • @annafraser
      @annafraser 6 років тому +13

      Right?! He was the badass of announcers!

    • @theworkerhours3141
      @theworkerhours3141 5 років тому +2

      lol. it is true!

    • @vincentrobinson9645
      @vincentrobinson9645 4 роки тому

      Naught 4Sale 😂🤣😂

  • @joeyoconnor3039
    @joeyoconnor3039 Рік тому +7

    To say this is classic is an understatement, and the commercials included to boot!thank you very much 4 unloading

  • @johnadams2063
    @johnadams2063 3 роки тому +31

    Joe was amazing in all 3 of the fights.. I always thought joe was a classy guy.. very likeable

  • @lasnochesking
    @lasnochesking 3 роки тому +53

    Reporter: "who was the greatest fighter you ever fought?"
    Ali: "joe frazier."

    • @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076
      @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 2 роки тому +1

      He also would answer Sonny Liston. Ali was a b.s, savant.

    • @thegreat1548
      @thegreat1548 Рік тому +1

      @@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 I i should slap the doo doo out your mouth. Show some respect.

    • @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076
      @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 Рік тому

      @@thegreat1548 Respect for who you? You just proved to be a child.

    • @thegreat1548
      @thegreat1548 Рік тому +2

      @@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 yes I'm 9 years old willing to slap the respect into your body show some respect to the greatest.

    • @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076
      @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 Рік тому

      @@thegreat1548 Ali THE GREATEST ??? Let me word it more truthfully so even an adult like yourself claiming to be 9 years old can understand. ALi the greatest FRAUD OF ALLTIME..... Yes that is the truth sadly for the ever growing Ali fanboy lemmings out there to accept.

  • @numbelibae
    @numbelibae 3 роки тому +30

    Do we fully appreciate what an extraordinary piece of history this video really represents? Two of boxing's most revered and influential figures - still active athletes by the way and with so much left in them - somberly (for most part at least) and nicely dressed up commentating on beating the living hell out of one another! I mean: a situation unheard of, let alone seen! If with nothing else, Howard Cosell surely made his mark in time with this remarkable studio feature!

  • @robrepublic1
    @robrepublic1 2 роки тому +25

    These two men represented the greatest rivalry in the history of professional sports. RIP champs. ❤️❤️

  • @lovell123456789
    @lovell123456789 6 років тому +104

    Ali understood the art of marketing. Frazier didn't and took things personally

    • @dannycool59x49
      @dannycool59x49 5 років тому +18

      I mean if you were on the receiving end you too would get pissed, but you're right joe just overreacted to the taunts

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 4 роки тому +8

      lovell brooks ...Ali was a self-promoter.

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 4 роки тому +18

      I agree. The problem was that Frazier couldn't see beyond Ali's fight promotional tactics, something that he applied to most of the guys he fought. Joe took it all too seriously, even though he would always dis Ali by calling him "Clay."

    • @marcgreaves4354
      @marcgreaves4354 3 роки тому +10

      maybe, but there are limits. The whole 'it was just for publicity' excuse is overused at times. Ali didnt like it when fighters called him 'Clay' for example. Nah nah its just for publicity....

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 роки тому +1

      @@marcgreaves4354 But where do you set the limit? Or to put it another way, how did Ali go "too far" with Frazier?

  • @sarahminifie8592
    @sarahminifie8592 6 років тому +81

    Love this!!!! i really LOVE that you kept the commercials!!! Thank you; you get a like and subscription for that!

    • @jaroncreed
      @jaroncreed 6 років тому

      you would like these corny 1970 commercials you dumb idiot

    • @RemmyRiffs
      @RemmyRiffs 6 років тому +11

      jaroncreed shut the fuck up troll

    • @depaola63
      @depaola63 3 роки тому +3

      Sarah Minifie Absolutely Classic 🌈I’m 57 now and loved ALL of this ! ⭐️💖

    • @LITTLE1994
      @LITTLE1994 3 роки тому +4

      I'm a '90s kid, but it's always nice to see the original commercials. They're a piece of history.

    • @brandon97652
      @brandon97652 2 роки тому +1

      @@jaroncreed how is she dumb?

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker Рік тому +10

    The subtle trash talking during the replay is brilliant and speaks volumes on how Ali did mind games.

  • @stevex8409
    @stevex8409 4 роки тому +112

    Ali was playing. Joe wasn't.

    • @meanieeheart4236
      @meanieeheart4236 3 роки тому +6

      ikr, ali was tryna wrestle with Joe as a joke but Joe was fed up with all of joe's ridicule of him so thus the overreaction.

    • @saganich74
      @saganich74 3 роки тому +3

      Quick Joe!

    • @bossplayermfs5972
      @bossplayermfs5972 3 роки тому +8

      Ali shouldn’t have did Joe like that playing or not.

    • @LITTLE1994
      @LITTLE1994 3 роки тому +1

      Yup. That's it.

    • @og2tone9o15
      @og2tone9o15 3 роки тому +3

      @@bossplayermfs5972 there's a reason McGregor is the richest ufc fighter . Yoh have to talk smack if you wanna make money in the fight business. People like you are so boring according to you every fighter should be quiet and humble and have no fun

  • @monroestreetbushwickave2639
    @monroestreetbushwickave2639 6 років тому +78

    The BIGGEST mistake was not having Cosell sitting in between them knowing full well the highly charge feelings between the two fighters !!

    • @liberty5069
      @liberty5069 4 роки тому +14

      The network fueled the entire thing for ratings. They knew that this kind of thing could happen by putting two great champions in a studio to analyze their own fight with their egos and pride on the line.

    • @mrvillan6951
      @mrvillan6951 3 роки тому +6

      Cosell wasn't going to put himself in harm's way. Stupid, he wasn't.

    • @954family76
      @954family76 3 роки тому +7

      This was reality TV, at its best...and trust ABC baited this entire thing in hopes of a reaction from either fighter.

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 3 роки тому +2

      Truth Indeed Ugh

    • @johnnyballenatl
      @johnnyballenatl 3 роки тому +4

      According to Roone Arledge (who was running ABC Sports (and later ABC News) at the time), they were originally going to seat Cosell in between Ali and Frazier in case things go out of hand while showing the film of the 1971 fight, but went against it.

  • @jiles7726
    @jiles7726 3 роки тому +16

    17:30 -- A sullen Ali, watching the fight, angry at himself: "Never will I be clowning in the ropes again... Just too much talking and clowning!" ... And after a long pause, Joe's comment: " When he got hit with all those left hooks and body shots, I guess he was just -- clowning. ... He clown when he got hit!"... Two legends. You got to love both these men!!

  • @thekid1921
    @thekid1921 4 роки тому +19

    Thank you for uploading this! Also, as others have said, thank you for keeping the commercials intact. BRAVO!!!

    • @MsMyraEmily
      @MsMyraEmily 6 місяців тому

      It’s like time travelling :)

  • @StevePhil-qw4ep
    @StevePhil-qw4ep Рік тому +7

    This was as real as sports gets...a piece of History for sure. This is why they were the best sports rivals of all time, individual or team

  • @marvinflowers7945
    @marvinflowers7945 3 роки тому +6

    I saw this live on T.v I was 6yrs old an all Ali vs Frazier fights I love watching Wide World of Sports every Saturday afternoon what a great privilege it was to watch with my uncle Jimmy.

  • @derekjenkins2294
    @derekjenkins2294 3 роки тому +33

    “You have to be the devil to represent Joe” 😂

  • @oldschoolmuscle4436
    @oldschoolmuscle4436 6 років тому +17

    I saw this when it originally aired. Classic!

  • @adam_fps7454
    @adam_fps7454 4 роки тому +17

    Rip Ali, Frazer and Cossell

  • @BG-pd6os
    @BG-pd6os 4 роки тому +15

    I was born in 1963, this stuff is GOLD, we took it for granted, it come on Saturday afternoon, great times!

    • @JelaniB28
      @JelaniB28 4 роки тому +2

      B G - Just like people now are taking Lebron for granted.

    • @thegreat1548
      @thegreat1548 Рік тому

      @@JelaniB28 fuck LeBron he's an over paid slave who is controlled by his masters. lebron is nothing to miss and he's definitely not for the people.

  • @larryjung8062
    @larryjung8062 7 років тому +30

    ABC Wide World of Sports was very popular and big back in the 1960's and 1970's it covered alot sports!.

    • @954family76
      @954family76 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah ABC'S Wide World of Sports was the original sports center...before ESPN.

  • @sul3377
    @sul3377 Рік тому +10

    Love how Ali just fought with Frazier and right after that acted as if nothing happened continuing the interview 😂 lol what a Goat

    • @brianseneca3546
      @brianseneca3546 Рік тому +1

      yeah but like a punk Ali waited until Joe was distracted to jump him

    • @richardotero2376
      @richardotero2376 Рік тому

      EPIC!!! THE GREATEST NO DOUBT. ALI IS THE BEST ENTERTAINER, HE CARRIED JOE. GOT TO GIVE ALI PROPS FOR THE MASTER PROMOTER. HE GAVE JOE LOVE. HE SAVED FRASIER FROM MAJOR DAMAGE WITH THE MEN UPSTAIRS. CAUSE JOE WAS GONNA SWING. ALI BEAR HUGGED HIM TO STOP HIM FROM LETTING HIS COMPULSIVENESS RUIN HIM. ITS JUST PART OF THE BIZNESS, SELLING HIMSELF FOR MAXIMUM DOLLAR

    • @richardotero2376
      @richardotero2376 Рік тому +2

      @@brianseneca3546 brian, with much respect. Ali didnt want it ti go that far. Joe was mad and ali new he pushed to much. Joe was a blink away from really getting himself and his career in deep doo doo. If Ali didnt mouth of the south him. They wouldnt fill the seats. He was on it. Now with this being said, i was once an Ali hater. Couldnt stand the mouth of the south.but after studing and losing money. I see said the blind man. Got to market. Got to pay attention, stay on toes. Otherwise what u got . A boring fight

    • @brianseneca3546
      @brianseneca3546 Рік тому +1

      @@richardotero2376 I agree with most everything you said except that they wouldnt fill seats. WIth Norton or Ellis or Shavers yes. But after the first fight on March 8 1971 EVERYONE was tuning in. But I do agree that Ali didnt want it go that far you tell by his demanor

  • @shengchenfan
    @shengchenfan 3 роки тому +9

    MAN!! This brings back alot of memories.

  • @hawkrolla
    @hawkrolla 3 роки тому +16

    Ali's commentary gives good insight as to why he was such a brilliant fighter.

  • @agip07
    @agip07 3 роки тому +10

    I like how Cosell was a friend of Ali, but he never let Ali off the hook on certain questions.

  • @depaola63
    @depaola63 6 років тому +22

    I am 55 now and this was CLASSIC !! * I loved WWof Sports every Saturday with Cosell !! ....Ali was 1000% RIGHT after Joe left, about bringing it up in the first place !! Also about when Cosell did use the word devil.....Ali was a DEEP , EMOTIONAL MAN and that's why I LOVE the man even more these 40+ years later !! * ALWAYS STICK UP FOR YOURSELF, that's ! what I learned from this beautiful SOUL !!

    • @denniscannon769
      @denniscannon769 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, we can see his noble side, and he does have a beautiful soul, but he disappoints us almost every time (until he was much older and wiser). I really hate to say it, but his influence on his generation and the one directly under him, was immense, and in my opinion, vastly negative. He was the HERO of so many, and can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone were so arrogant, bigoted, so full of hate? Does the legacy of Jim Crow Laws explain and justify this kind of behavior? If so, when will we ever, ever be free? The 'devil' is the anger, the hatred itself, on all sides. Centuries from now, if the human race survives, we will look back on this with sad, incredulous irony- grown men being paid huge sums to injure each other physically , emotionally, and yes, mentally as well. How crudely, how low can humanity sink into the mire?

    • @depaola63
      @depaola63 2 роки тому

      @@denniscannon769 excellent point 👀

    • @wheelchairmanjon
      @wheelchairmanjon 10 місяців тому

      Back when boxing was more of a relevant sport. I still love boxing, but the popularity has declined because of pay-per-view Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were American icons now nobody knows or cares who the heavyweight champion of the world It is sad because boxing is a great and noble sport

  • @afsanaparvez6112
    @afsanaparvez6112 7 років тому +18

    love both these legends

  • @RenoyGeorge
    @RenoyGeorge 3 роки тому +6

    As great as this interview is, the Ads from the 70s is a whole different experience.

  • @TennesseeTuxedo71
    @TennesseeTuxedo71 9 місяців тому +5

    @33:34 Ali - “Look at Joe Frazier’s head now.”
    Joe - “Which one you talking about ?” 😂😂😂

  • @tristantopambudi3186
    @tristantopambudi3186 5 років тому +6

    WOW...!!
    What a great video this one s, almost like in a time machine.
    Thank you so much.

  • @aidentv23
    @aidentv23 5 років тому +124

    "Sit down quick Joe!"

  • @OKG2000
    @OKG2000 6 років тому +52

    Does anything ever phase Howard? He keeps commentating during the whole fight lol

    • @coreysmith1338
      @coreysmith1338 3 роки тому

      Dats cause it's fake

    • @ag8291
      @ag8291 3 роки тому +1

      @@coreysmith1338 stupid

  • @2gfresh367
    @2gfresh367 2 роки тому +19

    Those two brothers brought out more than anything America could produce💪🏿🙏🏿

  • @-bv7645
    @-bv7645 3 роки тому +14

    I cannot help watching this without thinking how phenomenal both of them truly were.

    • @mutanazublond4391
      @mutanazublond4391 2 роки тому

      You crazy, Frazier, fought the 3 fights exactly the same ... no style, he lost all 3 fights , but because Ali turned Muslim , they made him loose this fight , that's why that c nt announcer keeps on probing him with, Ali '' you were fatigued '' ... I hate all media, and the ''boy's'' they use

    • @-bv7645
      @-bv7645 2 роки тому

      @@mutanazublond4391 That’s how you know it was personal for Frazier. And nah Frazier deserved to have won that first fight.

    • @-bv7645
      @-bv7645 2 роки тому

      @@mutanazublond4391 the media back then was the worst we can agree there but this man is iconic to me for all the times I’ve heard his voice growing up haha

    • @marknorris1381
      @marknorris1381 Рік тому

      When you start speaking in terms of ring 'immortals', those two are in there.

  • @oldschoolmuscle4436
    @oldschoolmuscle4436 6 років тому +40

    Ha ha Ali calling out Cosell for having no muscles or physical contact with anything in his life!

  • @MarkBarna1
    @MarkBarna1 2 роки тому +10

    Ali had a point. Joe brought up the hospital, not Ali.

  • @ratumariam
    @ratumariam 6 років тому +3

    Thank you for this good quality share...

  • @12345678967090
    @12345678967090 7 років тому +1

    Thank you alot guyssss for Uploading. Lotsssss of LV

  • @bobcarty1433
    @bobcarty1433 4 роки тому +14

    The agony of defeat is the reason I never took up skiing.

  • @--Allen--
    @--Allen-- 11 місяців тому +3

    "... and the agony of defeat." I remember hearing this so many times as a kid in the 70s.

  • @TheSands83
    @TheSands83 3 роки тому +9

    I love joe.... Ali says “ you can’t back up”. Joe - “ I’m not planning on backin up”. Truer words were never spoken.. joe Frazier was all heart..forward pressure until u fold or u knock him out... he was a man... a good man..

  • @ppuh6tfrz646
    @ppuh6tfrz646 2 роки тому +10

    47:49 Joe's a good man.
    I think the reason for Ali's insults (which he took too far) were to obtain a psychological edge over Frazier but I don't think he meant them.
    I always had the impression that Ali liked Joe Frazier.

  • @liberty5069
    @liberty5069 4 роки тому +11

    what do you expect to happen when you have two world champions in a studio calling their fight with egos and careers on the line?

  • @thedondaithi1304
    @thedondaithi1304 3 роки тому +4

    I just wanna say I’m 28 and from Ireland and I wanna say to the person who created the intro who’s probably no longer with us any more 😂😂 but I wanna say thank you for showing our sport Hurling which is an Irish sport GAA, we have GAA Football and hurling, but this long ago to put an Irish sport on a foreign television, especially America, is near unheard of, first time for me anyway ❤️❤️❤️

  • @elmeranderson758
    @elmeranderson758 6 років тому +25

    Smokin'Joe was a fighting machine that night.

  • @DougieFresh13
    @DougieFresh13 6 років тому +10

    Damn!!!! A Ben Hogan commercial.
    "Sit down quick Joe!!!!"- Muhammad Ali

  • @Eric31477
    @Eric31477 3 роки тому +10

    These days, heavyweight boxing looks like a damn dance contest these days. These guys gave it everything they had.

    • @marknorris1381
      @marknorris1381 4 місяці тому +1

      The quality and skill isn't there either. These two immortals had that. Their fights were such good fights from that perspective as well, the quality of the boxing.

  • @renettejones478
    @renettejones478 5 років тому +17

    I wish I grew up during the 70s. My generation sucks . RIP Ali and Frazier both strong and handsome men❤

    • @Darko1.0
      @Darko1.0 5 років тому +4

      You wanna be alive in a time of racism and war. Nice

    • @renettejones478
      @renettejones478 5 років тому +10

      @@Darko1.0 don't be so serious. We are still experiencing war, racism and segregation today. If you want to be typical.

    • @IntermissionPrairieWolf
      @IntermissionPrairieWolf 3 роки тому +8

      @@Darko1.0 we’re literally living in a time of racism and war right now. Where have you been? 😂

    • @alexroland100
      @alexroland100 Рік тому

      I agree with them being strong but there was nothing handsome about Joe Frazier 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @soaringskys2682
    @soaringskys2682 4 роки тому +38

    It was a completely stupid thing for Frazier to say- that Ali had gone to the hospital.
    Frazier went to the Hospital for one week, and then returned to the hospital for three more weeks.
    And because he had such bad brain concussion his body was shutting down. And without a month of care he would have died. Ali went to have his jaw checked, and then he went home.

    • @coreysmith1338
      @coreysmith1338 3 роки тому +3

      Dats not true read up about it Ali left cause he didnt want Joe and da rest of da world to know wat happen to him look it up

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 роки тому +10

      @@coreysmith1338 That's bullshit. All you have to do is look at their faces after the fight and you can see who endured the most damage. All Ali had was a puffed jaw but Frazier's entire head was swollen like a balloon.

    • @TheSands83
      @TheSands83 3 роки тому +4

      joe jones Ali lost

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 роки тому +10

      @@TheSands83 It depends on how you look at it. If you place great emphasis on knockdowns, you would go with Frazier. But if you go on connected punches, you'd go with Ali, because he had the most. But Ali won the subsequent two rematches.

    • @delanowhitfield
      @delanowhitfield 3 роки тому +7

      @@coreysmith1338 What kinda ignorant statement is this.... Ali landed more punches and was definitely not as badly hurt as Frazier. Frazier spent a month because he was physically hurt. Frazier didn’t want Ali to know how badly damaged he was so he took the punishment.... but his body told him different once he went to the hospital. For a short amount of time he was close to death.... Ali even stated if he dies he would never box again. So know your facts before you sumn ignorant like that 👆🏾 C’mon bruh lol....

  • @santitofelipe6283
    @santitofelipe6283 3 роки тому +10

    Nahh.. in all honesty.. Frazier won the fight 'Fair & Square.
    I'm a massive Ali fan,, but watching this.. It's clear to see Frazier as the constant aggressor.
    P.S... The cameraman should be awarded for capturing every angle of this.

  • @spank2424
    @spank2424 4 роки тому +7

    I remember watching this at age 12 or 13 Ali and Frazier shook the world in 71!!!!

  • @depaola63
    @depaola63 3 роки тому +20

    Cosell was one tough S.O.B. too ! WW2 vet 💪 always talked back to Ali , but when it was all said and done, they both loved each other 💕

  • @anthonycampos8057
    @anthonycampos8057 5 років тому +14

    What people dont know is that Ali was saving his brother. Joe was gonna hit him and Ali saw that jumped up and grabbed him.

    • @almercyyou2971
      @almercyyou2971 4 роки тому

      But ali's brother knows how to fight too he is a boxer too...didnt he?

    • @anthonycampos8057
      @anthonycampos8057 4 роки тому +3

      @@almercyyou2971 Joe Frazier is a different animal.

    • @almercyyou2971
      @almercyyou2971 4 роки тому +3

      @@anthonycampos8057 yeah but in reality is a different story too..outside the Ring...

    • @JahleelX-xx9wd
      @JahleelX-xx9wd 3 роки тому

      @@almercyyou2971 Joe frazier would've broke his jaw. Muhammad could handle him but his brother couldn't.

  • @ronaldbarnes1746
    @ronaldbarnes1746 2 роки тому +15

    This was Fraziers last good fight. Ali, destroyed him physically after this fight. Frazier was never the same.

  • @teddmented
    @teddmented 4 роки тому +9

    Cosell and ABC totally wanted this to happen for ratings. Please. Two people known to hate each other reviewing their whole fight, sitting next to each other. What a setup.

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 роки тому +2

      Nah, Joe was really pissed. I suppose he had some insecurities about being uneducated, and when Ali tapped his weakness by calling him "ignorant," Joe lost it. But the truth is that Joe did instigate that, and for him to tease someone about going into the hospital, especially when it was him and not Ali who spent quality time there, was a less than intelligent thing to do.

  • @No_name.0103
    @No_name.0103 5 років тому +40

    38:34 Ali Wanted To Give A Piece Of Advice To Us Young People But Joe And Howard Interrupted His Words And I'm Angry I Couldn't Hear It Till The Last

    • @faisalal-qahtani5112
      @faisalal-qahtani5112 3 роки тому +6

      He made an advice like this before, its probably to those who are trying to become athletes. He said it before, he said have a plan b, an education, don't gamble like I did, it worked out for me and It might not workout for you. That was the gist of the message. That's probably the advice he was going to say.

  • @stevenwalker7925
    @stevenwalker7925 7 років тому +75

    Kinda appreciate the ads

    • @BroKhalidMuhammad
      @BroKhalidMuhammad 5 років тому

      The ads suck

    • @DougieFresh13
      @DougieFresh13 4 роки тому +3

      The ads are fantastic! I've grown up with a Head and a Hogan account at my family sporting goods business. I'm definitely going to show these to my parents. Incredible.

    • @teddmented
      @teddmented 4 роки тому +1

      Those crap cars killed the US auto industry.

    • @harrygilmana6126
      @harrygilmana6126 4 роки тому

      Live these ads, safe childhood times

  • @RedlineS2K
    @RedlineS2K 7 років тому +177

    As much as I love Ali, he was very harsh verbally towards Frazier

    • @ihsankamil6279
      @ihsankamil6279 7 років тому +51

      RedlineS2K same. I felt really bad for Frazier considering how much he helped out Ali, when Ali was broke

    • @oullahtakanebghikawilihbib9305
      @oullahtakanebghikawilihbib9305 7 років тому +25

      steve l "considering how much he helped out Ali, when Ali was broke" .. what do you mean ??? if you hint the story hwere joe went to the white house asking to richard nixon to let ali box..it was to box against ali and win money so he had interest... what you mean jo helped ali?

    • @ihsankamil6279
      @ihsankamil6279 7 років тому +48

      when Ali was prohibited from Boxing, it was Joe Frazier who helped him get back. Lent him money, gave him emotional support, and worked behind the scenes to get Ali back to the ring! Ali was broke and by this time.

    • @oullahtakanebghikawilihbib9305
      @oullahtakanebghikawilihbib9305 7 років тому +5

      do you have any sources please ??? i m very curious about his life and i never found that jo frazier supported ali

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 7 років тому +23

      I know when Ali called Joe "ignorant " on this telecast, Joe was actually the instigator. He started it by trying to tease Ali about going to the hospital after the first fight.

  • @bestboutgaming3212
    @bestboutgaming3212 4 роки тому +14

    Two of a kind Joe and Ali. Love em both

  • @shawntittle2045
    @shawntittle2045 3 роки тому +11

    There was always this friction between Howard and Ali that was so real and funny

    • @thegreat1548
      @thegreat1548 Рік тому

      Shawn title you're not as dumb as you look.

  • @torinowens6103
    @torinowens6103 3 роки тому +8

    Ali understood psychological Warfare, Joe Frazier did not. 1love

  • @bubblinbrownsugar616
    @bubblinbrownsugar616 6 років тому +34

    "I don't think this one is clownin at all.....I think that Ali is probably clownin; but there is no question in my mind that Joe Frazier is not clownin." LMFAO!! 😆

  • @kendrickcooperofmarshalltx2757
    @kendrickcooperofmarshalltx2757 2 роки тому +5

    Epic rivalry!!!!

  • @freddiemercury5987
    @freddiemercury5987 3 роки тому +12

    I love how ALI, Foreman and Fraizer became great friends

    • @sedth8
      @sedth8 3 роки тому +6

      Friends?? LOL watch the documentary "Thrilla in Manila"...Frazier hated Ali till his death!! he humiliated Frazier by calling him "Gorilla" 20.000 times, "uncle Tom" ,"traitor to the black people" even Frazier's children had problems with other kids at school for those words.Frazier helped Ali at his worst moments , he helped to recover his boxing license when he was suspended and with money...and Ali was very disrespectful , Ali crossed the line with Frazier, and Frazier never, forgave Ali! and I understand him

    • @jumalakohtuotsus4174
      @jumalakohtuotsus4174 3 роки тому +3

      @@sedth8 Marvis Frazier confirmed the reconciliation between the two champs.

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 11 місяців тому

      ​@@jumalakohtuotsus4174 ...Mostly, Joseph William Frazier harboring all of that hatred.

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 11 місяців тому

      ​​@@sedth8...How old are you? Tell the truth! Watch "This is Your Life."

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 4 місяці тому

      ​@@brucescott4261This Is Your Life will put a real time perspective on their fondness for each other

  • @ettawing5955
    @ettawing5955 4 роки тому +5

    This is the biggest event in show business 24:00 You will never have another show this great.

  • @georgemartinez9414
    @georgemartinez9414 2 роки тому +5

    Poor Ali and Frazier really beat the shit out of each other, you could tell they got emotional in their interviews

  • @rolandgenereux9563
    @rolandgenereux9563 2 роки тому +4

    The strength and ability of these men to endure the physical punishment demonstrated / dished out in this fight was incredible and extraordinary. Their boxing styles were very, very different and a testament to their conditioning, skills, determination and pride. As Elmer Anderson wrote Smokin'Joe was a fighting machine that night. However in my opinion so was Ali. As BVT wrote "I cannot help watching this without thinking how phenomenal both of them truly were."
    Roland

  • @Jumpman90
    @Jumpman90 5 років тому +5

    They put a painting of joe hitting all with a left hook behind ali... savage

  • @dean7875
    @dean7875 Рік тому +2

    These were the best days to be alive and to watch these fights we were so fortunate and to have wild world of sports man it was the best time for TV it was the best time for boxing there will never be anything else like it better and those two men there's nothing you can say they made sports entertainment what it is today they made boxing they made it all worth watching

  • @brucescott4261
    @brucescott4261 4 роки тому +2

    This episode was broadcast on ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS, two days before the Ali-Frazier II fight.

  • @norvelwhite3811
    @norvelwhite3811 4 роки тому +7

    He's calling the scuffle just like the fight in the ring 😆

  • @jamesdeluciajr3850
    @jamesdeluciajr3850 2 роки тому +5

    I remember watching this on ABC's Wide World of Sports (which was the best sports tv back in the day) and it still is just as good to watch after all these years, but to me this was a "disaster waiting to happen", here you have the two best heavyweights of that time sitting next to each other for over an hour (Cosell should have been in between them) watching and commenting on their first closely contested title fight, only days before the rematch, and no one thought this might get heated ??? there was no real security there to stop this scuffle and thankfully no one got hurt and the rematch went on as scheduled, in my opinion Joe won the first fight and Ali won the rematch, truly great stuff from the 70's !

  • @Imisambi
    @Imisambi 3 роки тому +7

    " Sit down joe....sit down joe...." comfortably sitting with legs outstretched & crossed......as soon as Joe looked away to address the other individualll...Ali jumped right on him!

  • @RadeonVector
    @RadeonVector 5 років тому +3

    I hope you also tagged this as vintage commercials compilation.

  • @Oliver9402
    @Oliver9402 7 років тому +18

    Never seen an Ali fight where he set to punch with such punishing power as this one. The beating Frazier got was unreal even though he gave a lot back. For me this was the most brutal of the 3 fights especially for joe.

    • @kastrolxp
      @kastrolxp 7 років тому +5

      he was in ICU for 3 months nearly lost his life.

    • @ati8713
      @ati8713 2 роки тому

      @@kastrolxp who

    • @sinbad4887
      @sinbad4887 Рік тому

      @@ati8713 joe Frazier

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 11 місяців тому

      ​@@kastrolxp ...Correct!!!

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 4 місяці тому

      ​@@kastrolxpJoe didn't fight for another year

  • @jasso1340
    @jasso1340 4 роки тому +35

    37:35 you’ve never boxed you don’t have no muscles how do you know 😂😂😂

    • @yazidalyazedi4251
      @yazidalyazedi4251 4 роки тому +11

      you never had any physical contact with nothing in your life! that was epic 😂

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 4 місяці тому

      ​@@yazidalyazedi4251Ali had a quick esoteric biting wit about him that was comical.

  • @KingdomovBoxingROUND13
    @KingdomovBoxingROUND13 4 роки тому +9

    Legends never die

    • @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076
      @abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 2 роки тому

      Ali is dead and in about 20 years so will his fake legacy.

    • @user-pm1nu2lf5f
      @user-pm1nu2lf5f Рік тому

      , ну и дерьмо, ты.! 🐒👈👎

    • @Dreamy8900
      @Dreamy8900 5 місяців тому +1

      Fake legacy 3 time undisputed champion of the world is fake apparently😭😭😭 not to mention what he’s most famous for which wasn’t in the boxing ring. People will remember and learn about Ali 100 years from now. Keep hating tho

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Dreamy8900at a championship fight in Germany Ali bought all the servicemen at a nearby base tickets to the fight $14k worth. Ali's a great guy. He gained the release of 8 American hostages from Syria without journalists and fanfare just meeting with Assad himself, the hostages appeared on Nightline and thanked Ali, Ali said he wasn't going over their as a representative of any government, Ali's a great guy

  • @unitedstatesofavalon6760
    @unitedstatesofavalon6760 5 років тому +17

    It's true what Joe says.. He did win the best fight of all time.. Ali was the greatest. In many many ways, yet I am so happy for Joe. He won the greatest fight of all time.. without Joe frazier, this golden age of boxing would not have happened..This is wonderful footage..boxing as an exciting spectacle was ruling the sporting world..blessed with truely amazing fighters in the heavyweight and middleweight divisions. What an era. . Rest in Peace Muhammed and Joe. X

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 5 років тому +3

      It wasn't the best fight of all time. It was the most hyped fight in history.

    • @brianseneca3546
      @brianseneca3546 Рік тому +3

      @@lwmson dude if not the best fight top 5 at least

    • @marknorris1381
      @marknorris1381 Рік тому +2

      That fight or the fight in Manilla are the two best. Flick a coin.

    • @BullyWebz
      @BullyWebz 7 місяців тому +1

      You're absolutely right. There will never be a bigger fight.

  • @isiahbethel5956
    @isiahbethel5956 3 роки тому +6

    Shit!,I get goosebumps when I see him float around that ring, I know someone' s going to wear an ass whuppin'

  • @deejay8403
    @deejay8403 3 роки тому +4

    Joe proved here that he was a sensitive punk. Calling Ali all kinds of names, not having one compliment towards Ali when Muhammad complimented him several times, and then foolishly bringing up the hospital thing which prompted Ali to say he was acting ignorant, and getting upset and squaring up with Ali like he was ready to fight.

  • @wingchundragon
    @wingchundragon 3 місяці тому

    Ahhhh that opening brought me back 5 years old watching Saturday noon boxing matches with my dad.

  • @swami1
    @swami1 6 років тому +2

    THANK YOU for posting the entire show-commercials included. I was a WWofS addict in those days. Do you have the following day’s shows-Cosell’s Sports Magazine with George Foreman, and then the Ali-Frazier weigh-in? Or do you have any full Wide World of Sports broadcasts from 1974-1975?

  • @TheMindlessIntellectual89.
    @TheMindlessIntellectual89. Рік тому +4

    Despite the harsh words of Ali to get press for the fights. He genuinely admired Frazier and it’s apparent even with the tussle on stage

    • @chairlesnicol672
      @chairlesnicol672 9 місяців тому

      I believe they became friends afterwards!

    • @aarondigby5054
      @aarondigby5054 4 місяці тому

      ​@@chairlesnicol672they were the best of collectively admiring that they're trilogy the greatest in boxing's history

  • @sakketin
    @sakketin 3 роки тому +5

    I have to say, the fight was all Frazier's fault. Ali had just been praising him and talking about how great it was to have two black men in the middle of something as great as this, when Frazier ignorantly brought up the hospital visits.

  • @deeplorable8988
    @deeplorable8988 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm just here for the classic commercials.

  • @omar-tw2ri
    @omar-tw2ri 2 роки тому +4

    This interview shows Ali's intelligence and the way he was able to get under Joe Frazier's skin by telling him the people don't love you and everytime he said that you could tell Joe was annoyed

    • @jonhaynes1577
      @jonhaynes1577 Рік тому +1

      Most people would not call the crap coming out of Ali's mouth intelligence he could not read that's how smart he was

    • @richardbranton7396
      @richardbranton7396 Рік тому +3

      @@jonhaynes1577 he was dyslexic, reading has nothing to do with intelligence, what crap?I doubt you or Joe could debate with William F Buckley

  • @johnadams2063
    @johnadams2063 3 роки тому +3

    All 3 of those fights where just unreal!!! I mean really.. af this time they didnt realize how great the next 2 fights where gonna be.the last one was in fact the best heavy weight fight ever ..

  • @chinagibbs386
    @chinagibbs386 5 років тому +12

    Ali was actually giving Joe Frazier his props Frazier was just bitter and he was saying ignorant stuff like saying Ali was missing shots but those shots he claimed Ali was missing kept Joe Frazier head rocking back and he was getting hit all in the face with jabs the next ignorant thing he mentioned was the hospital why are you talking about someone going to the hospital especially if you went to the hospital to and stayed longer he embarrassed himself not one time did Joe Frazier ever give Ali any props or credit Ali gave him his props in this situation Ali was the classy one up until Ali got dropped Ali would have won the fight easily he was controlling Frazier with his foot work and his jabs and combination punching and making Frazier miss a lot of his power punches big ups to both the legends tho

    • @AlanSmitheeman
      @AlanSmitheeman 3 роки тому +3

      Ali did said that Frazier had too many white fans and referred to Frazier as a "boy." Hardly the conduct of a good loser. That was uncalled for. Ali has every right to be proud of that first fight because Ali fought a good fight. But only one boxer that night got knocked to the floor and it wasn't Frazier. The fight may have gone Ali's way had he not been knocked down but Frazier earned the victory, it wasn't given to him like Ali stated.

    • @joshuajarod1909
      @joshuajarod1909 Рік тому

      Ali was rocked and stumbling in the fight before the knock down there's no way Ali was winning easily like you said. Ali was beyond a legend of course but sometimes his fanatics get so lost in love for him that they don't look at reality. It doesn't matter that Frazier stayed in the hospital longer than Ali did after the fight, what matters who won the fight and on that night Joe Frazier would not be denied victory.

  • @user-rk1bf4eh2p
    @user-rk1bf4eh2p 3 місяці тому

    How many commercials are going to watch to watch this fight over and over again

  • @curiouslymavismade
    @curiouslymavismade Рік тому +2

    I love you, Ali. RIP.