I will never respect any victory by Ali due to the lack of any referee forcing Ali to let go of the back of the neck of his opponent. All you saw was a constant removal of his hand, never a point taken away. Now, this takes nothing away from my respect for Ali. When you constantly have your opponent in a half muy ti clinch, you are going to get in some free shots. It's just another example of how crooked boxing was and has always been connected. Ali is the champ, but he's also a cheater.
The only fight I ever noticed him doing it blatantly and getting away with it was the second fight with Frazier. That directly impacted the outcome of the fight. The other times I've seen him do it, it never amounted to much.
Brian.
