I agree. This article is awful. It's not even internally consistent. What is the point? First it says there was no rope-a-dope because Ali dominated the fight throughout, and that "Throughout the whole fight, even in the rounds where he barely moved his feet, Ali landed more meaningful punches than he took."

Here's what Ali says about the fight, in Thomas Hauser's book:

The Unanimous US Supreme Court Decision (8-0) in his favor also adds to his legend. That one he earned though, and was the one thing he had to come back furthest from.