Muhammad Ali and Alfredo Evangelista fought a boxing match on May 16, 1977. Ali won the bout through a unanimous decision on points (71–65, 72–64, 72–64). There was a crowd of about 12,000 at the Capital Centre and this bout was televised in primetime on ABC.
Evangelista entered the bout ranked eighth by the WBA and 10th by the WBC.
The fight proved to be a difficult defense for the champion. Evangelista was able to go the distance with Ali, and was able to land his powerful left hook at several occasions, but only stunned the champion twice (in the sixth and eighth round). Ali heavily used his rope-a-dope tactic, mixed in with his occasional use of the shuffle to outmaneuver the challenger. At several occasions Ali landed effective combinations and came close to shutting out the 209.5 pound challenger (Ali had slimmed down from 240 to 221 1/4 for this bout), but was unable to knock him out. The longer the fight lasted, the bolder Evangelista got, but Ali ultimately won the fight by unanimous decision. The decision was booed by The Capital Centre crowd.
UndercardEdit
Alfredo Escalera KO 8 Carlos Becerril Escalera retains WBC world Junior Lightweight Title
muhammad, alfredo, evangelista, muhammad, alfredo, evangelista, fought, boxing, match, 1977, bout, through, unanimous, decision, points, there, crowd, about, capital, centre, this, bout, televised, primetime, evangelista, entered, bout, ranked, eighth, 10th, c. Muhammad Ali and Alfredo Evangelista fought a boxing match on May 16 1977 Ali won the bout through a unanimous decision on points 71 65 72 64 72 64 There was a crowd of about 12 000 at the Capital Centre and this bout was televised in primetime on ABC Evangelista entered the bout ranked eighth by the WBA and 10th by the WBC Contents 1 The Fight 2 Undercard 3 Quotes 4 ReferencesThe Fight EditThe fight proved to be a difficult defense for the champion Evangelista was able to go the distance with Ali and was able to land his powerful left hook at several occasions but only stunned the champion twice in the sixth and eighth round Ali heavily used his rope a dope tactic mixed in with his occasional use of the shuffle to outmaneuver the challenger At several occasions Ali landed effective combinations and came close to shutting out the 209 5 pound challenger Ali had slimmed down from 240 to 221 1 4 for this bout but was unable to knock him out The longer the fight lasted the bolder Evangelista got but Ali ultimately won the fight by unanimous decision The decision was booed by The Capital Centre crowd Undercard EditAlfredo Escalera KO 8 Carlos Becerril Escalera retains WBC world Junior Lightweight Title Roberto Duran UD 10 Javier Muniz Tyrone Everett TKO 4 Delfino RodriguezQuotes Edit I m sorry we televised it Howard Cosell doing the bout for ABC who later said that this was one of the worst bouts he s ever seen I m 35 and I danced for 15 rounds it s a miracle Ali after his bout with Evangelista 1 2 3 4 5 References Edit Muhammad Ali s ring record ESPN 19 November 2003 Retrieved 4 October 2016 The old song and dance sham The Age 18 May 1977 Retrieved 8 October 2016 Ali s Scouting Report on Rocky New York Times 16 May 1977 Retrieved 5 October 2016 Felix Dennis Don Atyeo 2003 Muhammad Ali The Glory Years miramax books p 252 Thomas Hauser 1991 Muhammad Ali His Life and Times Simon amp Schuster p 341 nbsp This boxing related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muhammad Ali vs Alfredo Evangelista amp oldid 1176558739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
