How did you score Ali vs Frazier I?

[Marcov]

I wanted Ali to win so bad I thought he won the fight even before I seen it later on tv(it was shown live in theaters here). Ali convinced many of us he won that and the Norton fights, we wanted to believe him. But when I look back at it now, I can see Frazier pulling it out in the final round. It was close though.

[right_hand_lead]

If Ali simply hadn't clowned around so much, he would have won that fight. He was just giving away rounds.

[rosco 2]

ali vs frazier

Even though Frazier officially won the fight, I had Ali winning.

If you score the fight on points, I had it 143-143 even. But, since it was by rounds back then, I had it 7-6-2 for Ali.

How did you score it?

i had the same as you..rosco 2

[StarshipTrooper]

I scored it for Frazier 144-141 or 8-6-1 in rounds. The fight was even after 12 then Frazier swept the last 3 rounds.

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[bruno52]

Ali-Frazier I

I scored the fight 9-6 Frazier... If it was a 10 point must system I would have given Frazier 10-8 rounds in possibly the 11th and for sure in the 15th...I hardly remember any writers at ringside scoring the fight for Ali... I remember the Daily News had at least 100 celebrities predict the outcome and Yogi Berra was the only one that picked Frazier via a 15 round decision. Everyone that picked Frazier thought he would win by KO. I was in the 5th Street Gym a few times in Miami Beach before the fight and Ali's sparring partners thought he was ****en around too much during his sparring sessions and they were right! He gave away rounds because he was not in great condition for this fight.

[Sugarj]

Funny because Angelo Dundee said that of all the fights he had, Ali trained hardest for Frazier 1, I dont doubt his condition. Its a testiment to his conditioning that he got to the final bell after the savage beating in round 11.

That said, the '****en' around was certainly true in sparring. I dont think Ali really feared Frazier at this point and may have been overconfident, he had made better work of Quarry and Bonavena than Frazier.

[BennyST]

I thought it was a clear Frazier win, he took over in the second half of the fight in my eyes but Ali still had his moments for sure.

I agree with this. I'm very surprised this many people have Ali winning it. I didn't think it would be possible to have Ali winning that fight. There are some fights in which one guy just wins it. No matter how you look at a fight or how you score it, sometimes one fighter just beats the other.

Frazier beat Ali. No two ways about it. IMO.

[Schmerzen]

the first fight was way closer than their second, thats sure.
i dont know why frazier still thinks he won the 2. fight.

[prinzmanspoper]

the first fight was way closer than their second, thats sure.
i dont know why frazier still thinks he won the 2. fight.

He doesn't really.He stated in a post fight interview that it was the right decision and he doesn't have an argument to suggest that he deserved the decision.

[Schmerzen]

He doesn't really.He stated in a post fight interview that it was the right decision and he doesn't have an argument to suggest that he deserved the decision.

thanks, didnt know that