60's ALI: there is no HW great that could have beaten him.

[Trainer Monkey]

CCool Click...In his day Ali was simply breath taking.

cc back Donny,he was just one of a kind. He could do what few other fighters will ever get away with,he could play with you.Just goof off,until he was done with you.Imagine it,a heavyweight title fight,where one of the combatants is just playing until he gets bored with youAnd then,its your time to be on the canvas wondering how you got there.The look on his knockouts opponents faces can only be described as,"How did this happen,I thought I was hanging with him"

Yeah the examples of that which most stick with me were Al "Blue" Lewis and as I've already mentione today the Bonavena fight.

Against Al Lewis, Ali wanted to impress, he let Lewis fight even with him and Lewis at his own game couldn't beat Ali. Ali stopped him late as I've said fighting Lewis' fight.

With Bonavena it seemed even. Then the corner mentioned to Ali that it may have been even on the cards. Bang, left hook and Ali became the only man to stop Oscar (Joe Frazier failed to stop him (twice) and foreman failed to stop him)

Ali had it All

The two fights I use to contrast and compare
Patterson and Foley
Foley was a nice and respectful guy,so Ali let it go just long enough so it made good TV,and then he turned him off "click"
Patterson on the other hand thought he'd get in to Ali's head by constantly referring to Ali as Clay,now this is a multiple time Heavyweight Champion,Ali just tortures him out there,screaming at Patterson as he hit him "Whats my name?"