3:36 So the story goes..."In the ninth round Wepner scored a knockdown, which Ali said occurred because Wepner was stepping on his foot. Wepner went to his corner and said to his manager Al Braverman, "Al, start the car. We're going to the bank. We are millionaires." To this, Wepner's manager replied: "You better turn around. He's getting up and he looks pissed off".
Total hype by the announcer. The "knockout" punch was more a slap on the back. And it was pretty obvious that Ali simply lost his balance. Probably because Wepner either stepped on his foot or tripped him.
@@Kermit_T_Frog Correct. And there’s no way that Wepner could have thought even for a split second that he had actually KO’d Ali who was back in his feet in a couple of seconds. Wepner was just lucky to get a nice pay day but he had no chance against Ali. Not even in his dreams.
This is basically Rocky 1. It's obvious that Ali had 2000% more natural skill than this guy, even though Ali trained minimally for this fight. The outcome was never in doubt. It was a miracle that Wepner hung on as long as he did, surviving on grit alone. Kudos!
I still remember I was abt the age of 8 years old n theres the boxing champion Muhammad Ali..some shops will b close n everybody will b enjoying to see him..every shop n my village will b surrounded with people n same goes to.every house which having the tv..everybody will b sitting in front of the tv..enjoying the fight..n everybody will b talking abt him..thats my hometown in Yen Kedah..hes so famous..Malaysia
I got to watch Ali fight in real time as a kid and teenager , Ali was a Master of the back peddling jab , then stepped forward to deliver a right cross ,then left hook , a work of art 💪💥 RIP CHAMP 🏆
Mohammad Ali the great... the gentleman and the real boxer unlike players with hostile and negative mindset... He's a role model for True sportsman spirit... Will always be in our hearts 💝
And, in our Souls too E Z!!🙂 And everything u said or, wrote, is 100pc correct my friend, and a woman who was cutting my hair, a few months ago, told me, she met Ali at the Kentucky Airport 🙂 And she had her "Special needs", 9 Yr old son with her, and, Ali got off a plane, and walked over too her and her son, as the little fulla, was holding his arms open!,. Anyway, Ali picked him up, and nursed him!!😀and said "you're a handsome little fulla!! Just like me"!!😆 and, your mother just told me u're a Fan of mine hey little man?🤔well, Ali took a $50 bill from his wallet .and signed it for the little fulla E Z!!, And, his mother cried because her little son, was squealing with delight, and sheer joy and, Elation!!🙂 And, he said, I WISH III WAS A CHAMPION BOXER, JUST LIKE U SIR!!, BUT, I'm a cripple😟and, Ali shed a few tears, and said, "plllls don't call me sir, my name is Ali!! Or, URE BUDDY LITTLE MAN"!!🥺And, "believe me, u don't reallllly!!, want to be a boxer!!🤔as u can or could, hurt someone", 😟and, it's not very nice, too hurt someone little Man🥺, And, I have to go now, because a taxi is waiting for me!!🥺, But, seeing your moms got a nice camera, Would u mind, if I get my photo taken with u?🤔 Because, your mother can give it too u after it gets developed!!🙂which he did, for the little fulla, as his mom took the photo, And, it was when Ali, was getting verrry shaky too EZ!!😟BUT, ALI had the milk of human kindness my friend!!, And, he made the rest of the little fullas 15 Yr life, A joy and, a privilege my friend!!🙂Ali WAS A beautiful man, A beautiful humanitarian, and, thee goat and, by a very very long way too!!🙂
I like the way Wepner’s corner splashed the water from the sponge on the Referee’s face when he stop the fight I guess he thought he had stopped the fight or the count too soon but it was hilarious. The look on the Ref’s face when he did it. Priceless.
I guess they really, really wanted to be able to say Wepner went the distance against Ali. He was only 19 seconds away. But, tough guy though he was, he could not defend himself at all. He could barely stand up.
Great Chuck Wepner, I saw today the movie "the real Rocky" unbelievable! If the movie tells the story, than should Sly give him a bit of his live back. My lifestyle, was rocky, but now Chuck! Allways stand up once more, when you fall!❤
Ali fell in the 9th because Chuck stood on Ali’s foot causing him to trip, and fall…the punch wasn’t the reason Ali fell! In the instant replay…they leave out both they’re feet…if you look at the real 9th round replay, it clearly shows Chuck standing on Ali’s feet…9th round was a trip and fall.
Wonder why Muhammad never ever succumbed to the killer instinct in the ring in his professional boxing career. Was always careful to curtail the damage in his blows as they landed to make contact against his opponents as can be seen, whilst they gave all and went for it full tang. It made him different l must say.
I always wondered why Ali didn't go to the body more, it would've been easy with his opponents always worried about his lightning fast one/two combinations...probably would've shortened a lot of his fights too.
@@etcetc3800 it's actually more difficult technically to land body shots, it leaves you more vulnerable to a counter if you don't land it effectively...I'm just saying that the opportunity was there for him as his opponents were ALWAYS getting mercilessly pummeled to the face. Ali was/still is and will always be one of the people I most look up to as an example of integrity and principle, as well as the most exciting boxing champion of all time.
Wepner said that before the fight, him and Ali had a private conversation, and Ali said that to promote the fight, Wepner should publicly call Ali the n-word ! Wepner said that he wasn't a racist, and that he liked Ali, and wasn't going to do it ! Of course, Ali being Ali, went public and said that Wepner called him the n-word...ha ! ( I think the public knew what Ali was up to ! )
This shows hiw good Ali was and how tough. Chuck was fantastic battle and I love them both Chuck shouldn't have hit him in the back of the head though because I think this was the start of. Ali's health issues. I really believe that. I'm a fighter for many years and know what I'm talking about. Peace and love xo 💜
Many believe that Foreman's beating in their legendary bout, just prior to this matchup, was the main cause for Ali's future health issues. But yeah, those behind the head blows from Wepner were serious and definitely caused some damage.
A regular guy from bayonne nj almost went the distance with the goat... thats all il take from this fight.. no knockdown, ...a knockdown...doesnt even matter... Chuck went just about went the distance with the goat. How many ppl are out there who can say that... rip to the champ and to chuck great job hanging with prob the best boxer of all time.
IMO, that knockdown was a lack of balance combined with the punch from wepner, that knocked Ali down was nothing more than a lack of balance combined with the punch that knocked Ali down nothing else!!!
Yes Ali was gifted by God, but was not God, God is outside of his creation and not incarcerated into his creation, we come to know some of the nature of God through his revealeation, Prophet Muhammad 570 CE was the final messenger, and Quran is Gods final word to humanity, it tells us about purpose of creation and about life after death, judgement day heaven and hell; please take some time out to read and study
@@EminiMagic Man, Foreman is my favorite heavyweight of all time (with Tyson). How i forgot to mention him? Yes Foreman was a tougher opposition than Wepner just because in the 3rd round, he hir Mohammed Ali in the body with 4 or 5 hard punches that hurt Ali and an uppercut in the 7 round that dizzy Ali a bit (Ali said that after in interview). But the fight was a total missed by Foreman. He said that he was so confident that he would knock out Ali. He just charged him without thinking. I'm sure that in a rematch (circa 1976, 1977, Foreman would have TKO Ali).
Chuck was no where near any of Ali’s hardest fights! Chuck doesn’t hold a candle against..Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Forman. I see this fight as no more than a workout with Chuck being the punching bag! Chuck should’ve built punching bags, and called them Chucks’ guaranteed to withstand 15 rounds of Training.
This was boxing's golden age for me. So may great heavyweights in this era. Wepner didn't knock Ali down, he was either on his foot or Ali's feet got tangled and he fell. The hit to the ribs was slight, not nearly enough to knock Ali off his feet. Just watch it.
Me parece espectacular que Ali no se ensañe, contenido. Tyson se hubiese lanzado como un loco a destrozarlo. Y eso que se ve que el tio está medio grogui la parte final, pero es como un saco, no cae. Esa cabeza no pudo quedar bien de tanto puñetazo.
Respect to Mohamed Ali he has never punch on a fallen opponent he normally wait until he walk up on his foot…rest in peace bro
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Did you just call him bro ? 😭
@@Don_.10 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
@@Don_.10 كافر 🔥 !
Aameen.
3:36 So the story goes..."In the ninth round Wepner scored a knockdown, which Ali said occurred because Wepner was stepping on his foot. Wepner went to his corner and said to his manager Al Braverman, "Al, start the car. We're going to the bank. We are millionaires." To this, Wepner's manager replied: "You better turn around. He's getting up and he looks pissed off".
That’s bullshit. Ali was not down for more than a second, no way Wepner could’ve returned to his corner and had that conversation with his manager.
@@syourke3 There is a documentary on this boxing match narrated by Wepner himself and he did say that in the doc word for word.....Check it out.
Total hype by the announcer. The "knockout" punch was more a slap on the back. And it was pretty obvious that Ali simply lost his balance. Probably because Wepner either stepped on his foot or tripped him.
@@Kermit_T_Frog Correct. And there’s no way that Wepner could have thought even for a split second that he had actually KO’d Ali who was back in his feet in a couple of seconds. Wepner was just lucky to get a nice pay day but he had no chance against Ali. Not even in his dreams.
@@syourke3 This was Ali badly out of shape and far from his prime, but even then, Wepner was totally outclassed.
My favorite heavyweight champion forever. He is gracious in the ring & knows when the opponent is ready to go.
This is basically Rocky 1. It's obvious that Ali had 2000% more natural skill than this guy, even though Ali trained minimally for this fight. The outcome was never in doubt. It was a miracle that Wepner hung on as long as he did, surviving on grit alone. Kudos!
Well rocky 1 was based on this.. 😭
Rocky made the distance....chuck didn't
Quel fumier ce Wepner de frapper derrière la tête et même avec le pied.. Rocky n'aurait jamais fait ça !! Quel honte
That's what that movie was based then the movie series went into its own direction.
@@kenshirohxhAli hangs on, that's what you get...
I still remember I was abt the age of 8 years old n theres the boxing champion Muhammad Ali..some shops will b close n everybody will b enjoying to see him..every shop n my village will b surrounded with people n same goes to.every house which having the tv..everybody will b sitting in front of the tv..enjoying the fight..n everybody will b talking abt him..thats my hometown in Yen Kedah..hes so famous..Malaysia
I got to watch Ali fight in real time as a kid and teenager , Ali was a Master of the back peddling jab , then stepped forward to deliver a right cross ,then left hook , a work of art 💪💥 RIP CHAMP 🏆
Mohammad Ali the great... the gentleman and the real boxer unlike players with hostile and negative mindset... He's a role model for True sportsman spirit... Will always be in our hearts 💝
@Marc Menard Muhammad Ali is a legend .
Amen!!! ❤
And, in our Souls too E Z!!🙂 And everything u said or, wrote, is 100pc correct my friend, and a woman who was cutting my hair, a few months ago, told me, she met Ali at the Kentucky Airport 🙂 And she had her "Special needs", 9 Yr old son with her, and, Ali got off a plane, and walked over too her and her son, as the little fulla, was holding his arms open!,. Anyway, Ali picked him up, and nursed him!!😀and said "you're a handsome little fulla!! Just like me"!!😆 and, your mother just told me u're a Fan of mine hey little man?🤔well, Ali took a $50 bill from his wallet .and signed it for the little fulla E Z!!, And, his mother cried because her little son, was squealing with delight, and sheer joy and, Elation!!🙂 And, he said, I WISH III WAS A CHAMPION BOXER, JUST LIKE U SIR!!, BUT, I'm a cripple😟and, Ali shed a few tears, and said, "plllls don't call me sir, my name is Ali!! Or, URE BUDDY LITTLE MAN"!!🥺And, "believe me, u don't reallllly!!, want to be a boxer!!🤔as u can or could, hurt someone", 😟and, it's not very nice, too hurt someone little Man🥺, And, I have to go now, because a taxi is waiting for me!!🥺, But, seeing your moms got a nice camera, Would u mind, if I get my photo taken with u?🤔 Because, your mother can give it too u after it gets developed!!🙂which he did, for the little fulla, as his mom took the photo, And, it was when Ali, was getting verrry shaky too EZ!!😟BUT, ALI had the milk of human kindness my friend!!, And, he made the rest of the little fullas 15 Yr life, A joy and, a privilege my friend!!🙂Ali WAS A beautiful man, A beautiful humanitarian, and, thee goat and, by a very very long way too!!🙂
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Gentlemen
wow he really is dancing. his straight combination 1 2 punch, dancing all around the ring. so good
You always know how to put a smile on my face.
Muhammet alinin bu maçı rocky filimlerinden daha heyecanlıydı nur içinde yat ali senin gibi bir sporcu bu dünyaya daha gelmez
❤🙏🏾
It really is like a rocky fight, incredible resilience and superb display of the classic face defence by Wepner.
No Rocky fight is like this fight. Because Rocky movie was inspired by this fight.
Never get enough of ali fights. Hes the 🐐
I like the way Wepner’s corner splashed the water from the sponge on the Referee’s face when he stop the fight I guess he thought he had stopped the fight or the count too soon but it was hilarious. The look on the Ref’s face when he did it. Priceless.
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That was funny
I guess they really, really wanted to be able to say Wepner went the distance against Ali. He was only 19 seconds away. But, tough guy though he was, he could not defend himself at all. He could barely stand up.
I’m just amazed that dude took such a beating and stayed up for so long imagine being that much of a tank
Ali was the master of disaster and target practice amen!
Bayonne tough
unreal
He was getting punished but he kept trying!
Too big to fail
Love to see how Ali threw his 'good bye' punch....he seemed like jumping
What a match! Thanks 4 sharing.
Bro Chuck is a real tank like how u can resist all that hits
I'm so proud of you Ali
❤ we all are champ 🙏🏼 RIP Ali
What a bulldog! Respect to both fighters.
the other fighter was doing an illegal blow
No respect to Wepner
How did those punches from Ali sound in Wepner's face! 😮
Ali had the quickest jabs he looked fresh while his Opponents looked tired
Just an artist 🎨 in the ring 🥊🥊.
Indeed real Rocky even better. Thanks for the video. RIP Champ.
Allah rahmet eylesin mekanı cennet olsun nur içinde yatsın ruhuna Fatiha 🇹🇷❤️ Muhammed Ali
Amin☝️
Ameen
Great Chuck Wepner, I saw today the movie "the real Rocky" unbelievable! If the movie tells the story, than should Sly give him a bit of his live back. My lifestyle, was rocky, but now Chuck! Allways stand up once more, when you fall!❤
Omg first time i seen him ...he is great...Real Boxer ..
O melhor boxeador de todos os tempos
أسطورة عليه رحمة الله واسكنه فسيح جناته.
From Ali--world enjoys the arts of boxing.
So he--the great Mohammad 👍 Ali.
This was one best fights of the Greatest Muhammad Ali’s Career, he looked as good as the old version of himself. R.I.P the greatest
Muhammad Ali is the greatest of all time!!
I haven't seen anyone get punched in the face that many times since Frazier in the thrilla in Manila
Respect to Wepner
3:56 almost...the phantom punch
Ali’s first fight after the Rumble in The Jungle. He retained the stamina and hand speed.
Ali fell in the 9th because Chuck stood on Ali’s foot causing him to trip, and fall…the punch wasn’t the reason Ali fell!
In the instant replay…they leave out both they’re feet…if you look at the real 9th round replay, it clearly shows Chuck standing on Ali’s feet…9th round was a trip and fall.
Muhammad Ali❣️
Chuck Wepner was known as “The Bayonne Bleeder”. But what a warrior!
Оба молодцы.
Крепкие парни
2:05, 2:26,🔥🔥🔥 lightning speed....
its crazy how people think ali got knock down fr
Great release! Like
4:53 Wepner stepped on Ali's shoe
Exactly!
Like I've said before it was a lack of balance combined with the punch that knocked Ali down nothing more!!!!
Those rabbit punches had put Ali in a bad mood.
Ali new this guy was dirty ruff fighter be fore we saw this a real champion he gave him a fight any way
everytime Ali fought back then,it was a huge event
That looked to me as much a trip rather than a knock down. In any case the champ quickly got up.
A trip caused by a left jab on ali face
Yup!
Ali the best boxer, killing punch very the best "the great" for Ali...the legend (!)
This was fun. Pretty sure Ali was frustrated and driving Wepners head into the ropes lol
Wepner really is the real Rocky! But Ali ain't no Apollo, he's _the G.O.A.T_
Wepner lost every round to ali when he hit back of his head.
Ali Great Boxer.
The guy wouldn't be punching Ali in the back of the head if Ali hadn't been trying to hug him.
Wepner fought Ali and Liston: balls of stone
Pause lol.
Ali o maior de todos grande luta uma lenda do boxe mundial
Respect
Is this kinda sharpened or remastered? Video quality looks good
Wonder why Muhammad never ever succumbed to the killer instinct in the ring in his professional boxing career. Was always careful to curtail the damage in his blows as they landed to make contact against his opponents as can be seen, whilst they gave all and went for it full tang. It made him different l must say.
It made him the Greatest. The Champion. Beyond boxing.
I always wondered why Ali didn't go to the body more, it would've been easy with his opponents always worried about his lightning fast one/two combinations...probably would've shortened a lot of his fights too.
@@hyrumbliss5811 he had honor. Never took the easy way out. The Greatest of all time.
@@etcetc3800 it's actually more difficult technically to land body shots, it leaves you more vulnerable to a counter if you don't land it effectively...I'm just saying that the opportunity was there for him as his opponents were ALWAYS getting mercilessly pummeled to the face.
Ali was/still is and will always be one of the people I most look up to as an example of integrity and principle, as well as the most exciting boxing champion of all time.
Ali was going down before the hit to his side. That was clearly NOT a knockdown 😅
Wepner said that before the fight, him and Ali had a private conversation, and Ali said that to promote the fight, Wepner should publicly call Ali the n-word ! Wepner said that he wasn't a racist, and that he liked Ali, and wasn't going to do it ! Of course, Ali being Ali, went public and said that Wepner called him the n-word...ha ! ( I think the public knew what Ali was up to ! )
Love the Bayonne Bleeder Chuck Wepner. All heart in the ring
Ali was just giving him love taps.
Ali who knock out foreman in 7th round want to pull this match till 15round🙂
This shows hiw good Ali was and how tough. Chuck was fantastic battle and I love them both Chuck shouldn't have hit him in the back of the head though because I think this was the start of. Ali's health issues. I really believe that. I'm a fighter for many years and know what I'm talking about. Peace and love xo 💜
Many believe that Foreman's beating in their legendary bout, just prior to this matchup, was the main cause for Ali's future health issues. But yeah, those behind the head blows from Wepner were serious and definitely caused some damage.
Wepner was a brawler and bleeder - defended with his nose. Broke his nose 9 times and had over 350 stitches in his career. Mega-brave though!!
A regular guy from bayonne nj almost went the distance with the goat... thats all il take from this fight.. no knockdown, ...a knockdown...doesnt even matter... Chuck went just about went the distance with the goat. How many ppl are out there who can say that... rip to the champ and to chuck great job hanging with prob the best boxer of all time.
IMO, that knockdown was a lack of balance combined with the punch from wepner, that knocked Ali down was nothing more than a lack of balance combined with the punch that knocked Ali down nothing else!!!
Wepner gave everything he had but but Ali was God ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes Ali was gifted by God, but was not God, God is outside of his creation and not incarcerated into his creation, we come to know some of the nature of God through his revealeation, Prophet Muhammad 570 CE was the final messenger, and Quran is Gods final word to humanity, it tells us about purpose of creation and about life after death, judgement day heaven and hell; please take some time out to read and study
great fight
Wepner was one very resilient dude.
so resilient he cheated during the fight
Ali was boxing poetry in motion. If he was as much a body shotter as he was a head hunter. Wepner would have been out of there!
5:44 probablemente la mejor colocacion de taburete en decadas
Facts
This could be Ali toughest opponent's ever... Massive respect to Both
Joe Frazier, Oscar Bonavena, George Chuvalo and Ken Norton were tougher than Wepner
@@mallokribi3326 No Foreman?
@@EminiMagic Man, Foreman is my favorite heavyweight of all time (with Tyson).
How i forgot to mention him?
Yes Foreman was a tougher opposition than Wepner just because in the 3rd round, he hir Mohammed Ali in the body with 4 or 5 hard punches that hurt Ali and an uppercut in the 7 round that dizzy Ali a bit (Ali said that after in interview).
But the fight was a total missed by Foreman.
He said that he was so confident that he would knock out Ali.
He just charged him without thinking.
I'm sure that in a rematch (circa 1976, 1977, Foreman would have TKO Ali).
Wepner should rank up there with those guys for toughness. Only Chuvalo took a punch better than Wepner.
Chuck was no where near any of Ali’s hardest fights! Chuck doesn’t hold a candle against..Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Forman.
I see this fight as no more than a workout with Chuck being the punching bag! Chuck should’ve built punching bags, and called them Chucks’ guaranteed to withstand 15 rounds of Training.
الله يرحمه الحاج علي المسلم في الجنة إنشاء الله ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ali the greatest for sure! However, gotta give props to Wepner for having a ton of heart...what a beating.
Ali is the best boxing bag for new boxers.
Allow kuu naxariso mahamed cali kalay ❤😢
You have to admire boxers getting in ring tough tough sport
I love Mohamed Ali ❤️👍🔥💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️
Literally tenderised his face
Rocky no.1 real🥁💥
People will talk smack about wepner but ain't no heavy today could fight Ali then for 15 rounds nobody
ALI NO DOUBT THE GREATEST BOXER OF THE RING
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People underestimated Ali’s strength. Nobody pushed him around, including Big George and even Sonny Liston.
Ali was always hands down n that led to unnecessary shots on his head
This was boxing's golden age for me. So may great heavyweights in this era. Wepner didn't knock Ali down, he was either on his foot or Ali's feet got tangled and he fell. The hit to the ribs was slight, not nearly enough to knock Ali off his feet. Just watch it.
Rocky vs Apollo Creed
Wepner like a mutante in `Futureworld´. What he plugged in were out of our world....!!
2:05 👊❗
اللهم اغفر له وارحمه وادخله الجنه بعفوك ورحمتك يارب العالمين وبارك في اولاده يارب/مصر
How many stinging punches Wepner took he's got real chin
3:38
Mohammad Ali best boxer in the wolds
It wasn’t the punch to the ribs that sat Ali down, but the jab to the throat.
Me parece espectacular que Ali no se ensañe, contenido. Tyson se hubiese lanzado como un loco a destrozarlo. Y eso que se ve que el tio está medio grogui la parte final, pero es como un saco, no cae. Esa cabeza no pudo quedar bien de tanto puñetazo.
Wepner supposed to be 1.97m. Ali looks very tall next to him.
3:20 WTF wrong with him😡…
This is bullst.He was already off balance , there was no vicious punch nothiing
Ali went down only because Wepner stepped on Ali foot .not from a punch
Correct
Correct
%100 truth!
Ali. The professional boxer against a dirty back of the head slugger, and Ali teaching him how it's done.
Wepner tested Ali to his limits. Too bad he threw his life away. If he kept his head in the game, he'd be the champ.