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    #41
    when ali sat down on his punches he could **** with the best..he fought up on his toes

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      #42
      Angelo Dundee spoke on this one. His comments were to affect of "When Muhammad gets of his toes and ****s, very frew fighers can **** with Muhammad".

      Ali went toe-toe with great punchers like Shavers and Joe, and came out *****s. Great boxer, great guy.

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        #43
        "I'm not a puncher. I don't hit that hard. I just dance and keep my face smooth and do the hittin'...if a knockout do come, it could come."
        -Muhammad Ali 1967

        Ali was not a puncher at say 18 to 25 and 183lbs. to 210lbs. but at 28 to about 34 and 215lbs. to 218lbs. he was. His body needed filling out in the end and it worked. He could punch almost as hard as some of the hardest hitters of the 70s, including Frazier Forman and Norton. Yes, Ali's punching power was very underrated in the 70s, not so much the 60s.
        Last edited by butterfly1964; 10-26-2005, 09:41 AM.

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          #44
          Well, I dunno, those punches on Cleveland Williams are far from light punches.

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            #45
            The punches on Williams were fast, sharp, stinging punches that wore him down. The only reason the fight was so quick was because Ali threw over 100 punches each round! The punches weren't by any means bombs.

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              #46
              Ali was never a big puncher. To compare him to Foreman, Frazier, or even Ken Norton is ridiculous. He could trade with those men because of his chin and handspeed.

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                #47
                Originally posted by Kid Achilles
                Ali was never a big puncher. To compare him to Foreman, Frazier, or even Ken Norton is ridiculous. He could trade with those men because of his chin and handspeed.

                i agree. no matter how much weight ali put on his frame, he was never a puncher. he alwways threw arm punches and never planted his feet, u don't make power that way

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                  #48
                  Originally posted by beeatch!
                  i agree. no matter how much weight ali put on his frame, he was never a puncher. he alwways threw arm punches and never planted his feet, u don't make power that way
                  He did plant his feet a lot in the 70s, and a good amount in the 60s. Look at what he did to Quarry (2x), Bonavena, Frazier(I, III), Foreman, etc.

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