The truth and facts about The career of Muhammad Ali

[Mark TKO]

Ali lost to Spinks who had had only 6 fights

Ali must have been crap. Fact

[ElTerribleMorales]

Ali lost to Spinks who had had only 6 fights

Ali must have been crap. Fact

yea that's his logic, fully ignoring the fact that Leon was an Olympic gold medalist, younger, and Ali was unmotivated, on the slide and already beginning to show signs of Parkinson's, and given all those factors still beat Spinks in the rematch

[El Kabong]

I think Ali needs to be looked at as a boxer which is oddly enough the last thing people look at. To many Ali is "The Greatest" why? Because he talked himself up and billed himself as "The Greatest" certainly he was a great heavyweight, but don't get the blinders on. Sure Ali lost time to protesting the Vietnam War, but Joe Louis served his country & lost years of his prime as well, he also defended his title better as well. Those are just a few of the reasons why Joe Louis is actually The Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time, Ali is still up there as is Marciano.

Thing is, everyone has tough fights, but it seems to me a lot of people rate Ali based on his cult of personality status rather than what he did in the ring and anyone who says something against that will be berated for their insolence.

[ElTerribleMorales]

I think Ali needs to be looked at as a boxer which is oddly enough the last thing people look at. To many Ali is "The Greatest" why? Because he talked himself up and billed himself as "The Greatest" certainly he was a great heavyweight, but don't get the blinders on. Sure Ali lost time to protesting the Vietnam War, but Joe Louis served his country & lost years of his prime as well, he also defended his title better as well. Those are just a few of the reasons why Joe Louis is actually The Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time, Ali is still up there as is Marciano.

Thing is, everyone has tough fights, but it seems to me a lot of people rate Ali based on his cult of personality status rather than what he did in the ring and anyone who says something against that will be berated for their insolence.

see you at least point out certain valid points, but you don't try to discredit every single accomplishment Ali has on his record, that's why I stated that when it comes to greatest HW it's basically between Louis and Ali, IMO Marciano doesn't even come close, Ali's resume is awesome, but Louis dominated like no other, so you could make a valid claim for either guy

[Althugz]

You like picking apart boxers careers don't you, Frankenfrank? I guess you could do this to every great fighter that has ever been and gone. Same as your post about the fab 4..Must be quite hard to enjoy boxing if you're constantly looking to discredit every fighters wins/losses/fights?

Although, if you are making any more of these posts, you wouldn't mind doing a break down of Joe Calzaghe would you? good lad!

(I'm joking btw JC fanclub..)

[Spicoli]

Dude. And I thought I wasted alot of time over analyzing shit.

Missing sc's right about now

[johnsebastianmiran]

There is an old adage I have heard all my life and it's that everyone has an opinion and they are entitled to express it but you don't yell fire in a theater or bomb on a plane. When Ali fought Jimmy Young, Jimmy was ready but the judges were pissed because the referee had to pull Jimmy's head out from between the ropes often. You cannot knock out a fighter if he is not in the ring technically. Joe Frazier was a boxing miracvle with a dangerous style because he had one eye. Joe Frazier was blood and guts with enough skill to protect his good eye and he proved he belonged. George Foreman was big and strong when he fought Ali but he had zero discipline and relied on power. Ken Norton got knocked out by steam roller George and was scared of him and I have stood next to Foreman in a crowd in New York on his second go round and he looked menacing. Ali depended on guts and was relegated to depending on his chin being strong the second time around. Sure he lost to Norton the second time around. Maybe t6he tear on his glove saved him from Henry way back when but Dundee's job like all trainers is to protect his fighter. Sure, maybe you didn't like the idea his fists hit Archie at forty six and maybe Liston was forty but he knocked out Patterson in back to back fights in the first round. Big Deal! I thought we were supposed to be fans. I am not a boxing commissioner. I am a guy that tried boxing and it wasn't for me but that doesn't mean that between matches I have to fgindf something wrong because anyone that steps into a ring is courageous and deserves our attention because they have to pass a tough test, pleasing fans and not teach classes on etiquette. Every fighter unless he fights someone made to order each time out has put his health on the line for purses and criticism. There is also the fact that rules and requirements have been at the forefront because evolution and revolution means that everything changes with time and we see the errors of our ways and this fighter has been emulated with technique and skills of a biog mouth that brings us to the point I want to make. Without contrversy there is no improvement and the fact that Ali may have juiced up is irrelevant because what was acceptable then is not acceptable now. The sport of boxing is over 2000 years old. Just ask the Greeks and Romans can you imagine the kicking biting and gouging back then?

[Kirkland Laing]

Frankenfrank is Bilbo taking the piss out of us.

[El Kabong]

see you at least point out certain valid points, but you don't try to discredit every single accomplishment Ali has on his record, that's why I stated that when it comes to greatest HW it's basically between Louis and Ali, IMO Marciano doesn't even come close, Ali's resume is awesome, but Louis dominated like no other, so you could make a valid claim for either guy

No I don't try and discredit everything he did, I'm just a boxing fan and yes Ali had some very tough fights vs some guys who weren't very good. Billy Daniels fought Ali VERY hard! If not for the cut who know what happens. That is part of my line of thinking when putting Rocky Marciano up along side Louis & Ali because the guy never lost. Over 49 fights he always came out the victor, I'm certain he had nights where he wasn't as excited to fight as others, sometimes you've got to feel like he didn't have his 'A-game', sometimes you've got to feel a fighter was 100% ready for Rocky and really amped up to fight him, but every single one of those guys lost to him, it's a really amazing feat.

[Beanz]

He is at most a spanner, and a rusty one at that. I call shenanigans

[ElTerribleMorales]

yup fully agree that sc's need to make a comeback, at least I have a side project, need to write "BOXING: For Morons" and dedicate the book to Frankfurter, maybe that way his ass will actually learn something, but at least he has taught us something, that even though someone can watch a bunch of fights, they can still be completely oblivious and clueless to what the fuck is going on in what they're watching,

[brocktonblockbust]

I think Ali needs to be looked at as a boxer which is oddly enough the last thing people look at. To many Ali is "The Greatest" why? Because he talked himself up and billed himself as "The Greatest" certainly he was a great heavyweight, but don't get the blinders on. Sure Ali lost time to protesting the Vietnam War, but Joe Louis served his country & lost years of his prime as well, he also defended his title better as well. Those are just a few of the reasons why Joe Louis is actually The Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time, Ali is still up there as is Marciano.

Thing is, everyone has tough fights, but it seems to me a lot of people rate Ali based on his cult of personality status rather than what he did in the ring and anyone who says something against that will be berated for their insolence.

thıs ıs a great post. I thınk Alı should also be looked upon as a boxer only. Forget hıs black muslım hıstory and antı-vıetnam stuff---Jımı Hendrıx can claım the same stats-----does that make Hendrıx a ranked boxer then? Many people were agaınst vıewnam and raısed questıons about blacks havıng whıte names, etc. Lets just look at Alı as a boxer---OK:

perhaps the fastest of all tıme for a heavy no doubt about ıt
but and thıs ıs a BIG BUT----HE SURE GOT CLOCKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES BY FRAZIER FOR EXAMPLE IN THEIR 1ST FIGHT--- CONSIDERING HE WAS THE FASTEST IN THE WORLD! I thought those left hooks from rounds 9 through 15 decapıtated Ali personally and he was never the same agaın. Frazıer ended Ali's career ın March of 1971. FACT. After that Alı relıed pretty much onbeıng a human punchıng bag and rope a dopıng etc. flat footed and gettıng hıt so fuckıng much by Norton and Shavers and Spınks ıts no wonder he's ın the state he's ın now. Great chin though.

[Master]

Ali lost to Spinks who had had only 6 fights

Ali must have been crap. Fact

And Ali lost to Berbick who was flattened by Tyson so makes him greater than Ali.

[Master]

FrankenFrank you are a complete tool, how can you on one hand criticise Ali’s opponents and blame Ali for it, he only fought what was in front of him which so happens to be 2 (Frazier and Foreman) if not 3 (Liston) of the greatest heavyweights ever. Why do you believe the conspiracy that Foreman was cheated in Zaire. It is you being selective with the truth to suit your own interest and stop blaming others for not agreeing with you.

[roberto duran legend]

Frankenfart you a d d d d d d d d d d d dumb man. What you know about boxing,
you could put on the back of a stamp.