Joe Frazier knocks down Ali for the first time in his career

'Smokin' Joe Frazier knocks down Ali for the first time in his career

[JurgenKrace]

The classical boxing triangle: Joe beats Ali, Ali beats Foreman, Foreman beats Joe

[xXAlmdudlerXx]

Joe really put all the anger he had into that punch.

[patrickmurphy]

Ali getting up from that punch and Frazier getting up multiple times against Foreman. These are a different breed of men.

[Joetheshow]

Smokin Joe will ALWAYs be my favorite fighter

[jacobl]

I respect Ali as the goat

but Frazier gave one of the most visually stunning, powerful punches on camera. its like seeing Michael Jordan dunk from the free throw line in slow mo

[leewilliams]

Ali was down 2 times in career before this fight . Sonny Banks and Henry Cooper did it. Still great hook by Frazier .

[mcgurkryans]

This is when Ali realized he can stand there and REALLY take a punch. From this point forward, he no longer tried to evade punches but took them. His brain issues came as a result of this pivot.

[stephenj]

Look at Frazier's leg and hip drive as the punch is ready to explode. That's a lot of power there sheesh.

[soleknight]

For me, what is even more remarkable about this segment is that Ali got straight back up as if he'd simply tripped over. That left hook would have slept almost every HW in history in my opinion.

[jeffreyworthen]

The sweetest looking left hook punch to the jaw for a knockdown in boxing history.

[lorderchamion]

The "loudest" and most beautiful left hook ever thrown

[hasan____]

One of the Rarest moment in boxin history.

[Mickmickster]

And Ali still got up. From a hit like that. I’d still be on the canvas, 52 years later.

[LOSDLF]

I don't know how Ali got up from this after 14.5 rounds. A perfect shot

[Ffeoli]

Ali was knocked down twice before this.

[TKellybal]

Sonny Banks and Henry Cooper floored Ali before this, all three were left hooks

[daboss]

Legend has it as soon as Ali got up he said I should’ve gone to naaam

[freddymyers]

Clay got back up, but Frazier had been throwing bombs for 13+ rounds. Had Frazier landed that punch in the earlier rounds Clay would've been out for a month.

[jasperoliger]

Nobody threw the gazel hook like Joe! That punch was utterly terrifying, and nobody has been able to perfectly replicate it since!

[shaunmcnally]

Henry Cooper had already put Ali on the deck at this point I believe. With a left hook