Originally posted by Hit_and_Miss
[B]Still your only point is that ali fought in the public eye... and bruce didn't...Even though Bruce understood how boxers fight.. Wrote all about good footwork, trained against boxers, Worked out like a boxer...
I think he had them pretty well worked out... Ali, beat brawlers with little to no footwork, and failed to understand technique... When he did start fighting his equals he was on the way out.. (Shame about that really)
Ali knows nothing of Lees fighting style.. While lee fully understands Ali...
Anyways... Having no previous wins don't mean na-da [/B]
Yes he realised boxing was superior to his style that much is obvious.
Ali beat brawlers 😕 no he really didn't.
Amateur highlights
1957
26 Feb Kent Green Chicago LK 2
(Chicago Golden Glove Quarterfinals)
1958
Mar 5 Chicago Golden Gloves Finals
1959
Mar 11 Chicago Golden Gloves Finals
25 Mar Tony Madigan Chicago W 3
(Wins Inter-City Golden Gloves)
Apr National AAU Light-heavyweight Champion
Sep Amos Johnson Chicago L 3
(Pan Am Games Quarterfinals)
1960
Feb 29 Wins Chicago Golden Gloves
Mar 21 Gary Jawish New York KO 3 (1:46)
(Wins Inter-City Golden Gloves, Heavyweight)
8 Apr Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. registers for the military draft
9 Apr Jeff Davis Toledo, OH KO 2
(Wins National AAU Light-heavyweight Championship)
May 20 Alan Hudson San Francisco KO
(May 18-20 Olympic Trials; wins as light heavyweight)
Olympics: Opponent Country Result
Yves Because Belgium TKO 2
Sep 1 Genadiy Schatkov USSR W Dec
Tony Madigan Australia W Dec
Sep 5 Zbigniew Pietrzykowki Poland W Dec (5-0)
Professional Record
1960
29 Oct Tunney Hunsaker Louisville, KY W6
27 Dec Herb Siler Miami Beach, FL KO4
1961
17 Jan Tony Esperti Miami Beach, FL KO3
6 Feb Ingemar Johansson Miami Beach, FL Spar-2
7 Feb Jim Robinson Miami Beach, FL KO1
21 Feb Donnie Fleeman Miami Beach, FL KO7
19 Apr Lamar Clark Louisville, KY KO2
26 Jun Duke Sabedong Las Vegas, NV W10
22 Jul Alonzo Johnson Louisville, KY W10
7 Oct Alex Miteff Louisville, KY KO6
29 Nov Willi Besmanoff Louisville, KY KO7
1962
19 Feb Sonny Banks New York, NY KO4
28 Mar Don Warner Miami Beach, FL KO4
23 Apr George Logan Los Angeles, CA KO6
19 May Billy Daniels New York, NY KO7
20 Jul Alejandro Lavorante Los Angeles, CA KO5
15 Nov Archie Moore Los Angeles, CA KO4
1963
24 Jan Charlie Powell Pittsburgh, PA KO3
13 Mar Doug Jones New York, NY W10
18 Jun Henry Cooper London KO5
1964
--- Read Cassius Clay's prediction for the Liston Fight
Feb 25 Sonny Liston Miami Beach, FL TKO7
(Won world championship)
Following the Liston fight, Clay briefly adopted the name Cassius X. In March he changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
1965
25 May Sonny Liston Lewiston, ME KO1
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
28 Jul Cody Jones Belize, Brit. Honduras Exh 4
31 Jul Jimmy Ellis San Juan, PR Exh 3
31 Jul Cody Jones San Juan, PR Exh 3
14 Aug Opponent Saterdalen, Sweeden Exh
16 Aug Cody Jones Goteborg, Sweden Exh 2
16 Aug Jimmy Ellis Goteborg, Sweden Exh 2
20 Aug Jimmy Ellis London Exh 4
20 Aug Cody Jones Paisley, Scotland Exh 4
Oct 28 Opponent Freeport, Bahamas Exh
22 Nov Floyd Patterson Las Vegas, NV KO12
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1966
29 Mar George Chuvalo Toronto W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
21 May Henry Cooper London KO6
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
6 Aug Brian London London KO3
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
On August 23, 1966, Ali petitions the Selective Servce
for an exemption from Military Service. He signs as
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., a/k/a/ Muhhammad Ali,
Special Field Minister, he Lost Nation of Islam.
His request is denied.
10 Sep Karl Mildenberger Frankfurt, Germany KO12
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
Oct 27 Doug Jones Louisville, KY Exh 6
14 Nov Cleveland Williams Houston, TX KO3
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1967
6 Feb Ernie Terrell Houston, TX W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title, wins WBA Title)
6 Mar Ali's A-1 draft classification upheld
22 Mar Zora Folley New York, NY KO7
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
28 Apr Ali refuses induction into US Army;
NY State revokes his license to box as do many others
8 May Ali is indicted for draft evasion by Federal Grand Jury
15 Jun Alvin "Blue" Lewis Detroit, MI Exh 3
15 Jun Orvill Qualls Detroit, MI Exh 3
On June 20, 1967, a jury for the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, returned a
verdict of guilty against Ali on the charge of violating the
Universal Military Training and Sevice Act because of his
refusal to be inducted. Judge Joe Ingraham sentences
him to a term 5 years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000.
Ali appeals the next day and is released on bond.
1970
Jan 20 Rocky Marciano (movie/computer fight) TKO by 13
On February 1, 1970, Ali officially retired and vacated the title.
This assured that the winner of the Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis
"unification" bout would be considered the undisputed champion.
On September 11, 1970, Ali announced that he had signed to fight
Jerry Quarry in Georgia, which had no state commission. At the time,
Ali's conviction for draft evasion was on appeal to the U.S. Supreme
Court. Meanwhile, Ali had won a separate Federal Court action
that held the New York State Athletic Commission's refusal to
give Ali a license was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
The Commission did not appeal that ruling.
-- Sep Rufus Braswell Site Exh 2
-- Sep Johnny Hudgins Site Exh 2
-- Sep George Hill Site Exh 4
26 Oct Jerry Quarry Atlanta, GA KO3
7 Dec Oscar Bonavena New York, NY TK 15
30 Dec Ali signs to fight Joe Frazier in March
1971
8 Mar Joe Frazier New York, NY L15
(For World Heavyweight Title)
25 Jun J.D. McCauley Dayton, OH Exh 2
25 Jun Eddie Brooks Dayton, OH Exh 3
25 Jun Rufus Brassell Dayton, OH Exh 3
28 Jun U.S. Supreme Court reverses Ali's draft evasion conviction
30 Jun Alex Mack Charleston, SC Exh 3
30 Jun Eddie Brooks Charleston, SC Exh 4
26 Jul Jimmy Ellis Houston, TX KO12
(Won Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title)
21 Aug Lancer Johnson Caracas Exh 4
21 Aug Eddie Brooks Caracas Exh 4
23 Aug Lancer Johnson Port of Spain, Trinidad Exh 4
23 Aug Eddie Brooks Port of Spain, Trinidad Exh 2
6 Nov James Summerville Buenos Aires Exh 5
6 Nov Miguel Paez Buenos Aires Exh 5
17 Nov Buster Mathis Houston, TX W12
19 Oct Opponent England Exh 8
26 Dec Jurgen Blin Zurich, Switzerland KO7
1972
28 Jan Opponent Vancouver, Can Exh 10