Facing ali

[Master]

Anyone who says Ali is not the greatest heavyweight of all time for what he achieved, who he fought and when he did it knows nothing about boxing. No one comes close. He is an amazing man and boxer. Absolutely foolish to say otherwise. Just madness.

[g3org3]

Anyone who says Ali is not the greatest heavyweight of all time for what he achieved, who he fought and when he did it knows nothing about boxing. No one comes close. He is an amazing man and boxer. Absolutely foolish to say otherwise. Just madness.

I don't think he was the greatest he got quite a few gifts IMO he was an amazing man and boxer but not the greatest

[Master]

Anyone who says Ali is not the greatest heavyweight of all time for what he achieved, who he fought and when he did it knows nothing about boxing. No one comes close. He is an amazing man and boxer. Absolutely foolish to say otherwise. Just madness.

I don't think he was the greatest he got quite a few gifts IMO he was an amazing man and boxer but not the greatest

No one is greater I am not saying he would beat Lennox but Ali achieved more and was never knocked out in 2 rounds. Ali is the greatest not the best but the greatest.

[powerpuncher]

Anyone who says Ali is not the greatest heavyweight of all time for what he achieved, who he fought and when he did it knows nothing about boxing. No one comes close. He is an amazing man and boxer. Absolutely foolish to say otherwise. Just madness.

I don't think he was the greatest he got quite a few gifts IMO he was an amazing man and boxer but not the greatest

No one is greater I am not saying he would beat Lennox but Ali achieved more and was never knocked out in 2 rounds. Ali is the greatest not the best but the greatest.

Don't back down. He was the best!

[Ron Swanson]

I'm confused why so many dislike Ali. You could argue draft dodger but that argument is crushed by the fact he was never supposed to be eligible for the draft. You could say womanizer or any number of character flaws but why would boxing fans care more about that than what he did in the ring?

I just see it as no heavyweight ever fought and beat better opposition. Sure he got some gifts, I don't think he ever beat Norton, but he fought a who's who of heavyweight royalty. And isn't that what we want from fighters? To get in there and fight other great fighters?

Whether he is the greatest or not is highly debatable. But whether he was great for the sport seems quite clear.

[beenKOed]

I'm confused why so many dislike Ali. You could argue draft dodger but that argument is crushed by the fact he was never supposed to be eligible for the draft. You could say womanizer or any number of character flaws but why would boxing fans care more about that than what he did in the ring?

I just see it as no heavyweight ever fought and beat better opposition. Sure he got some gifts, I don't think he ever beat Norton, but he fought a who's who of heavyweight royalty. And isn't that what we want from fighters? To get in there and fight other great fighters?

Whether he is the greatest or not is highly debatable. But whether he was great for the sport seems quite clear.

If you like Ali and think he was the greatest, good for you! I'm probably of the exact opposite opinion, I don't like Ali and I don't think he was the greatest, good for me! Truthfully, I don't care what anyone else thinks about Ali, I'm completely certain I'm right! How about the rest of you?

[C.J.Rock]

Muhammad Ali is,was, & always will be THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As for Lennox Lewis ? He is the greatest HW champ since Ali
If you ever get the chance ask Lennox who his idol in boxing is & he will say


!!!!! Muhammad Ali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[walrus]

Anyone who says Ali is not the greatest heavyweight of all time for what he achieved, who he fought and when he did it knows nothing about boxing. No one comes close. He is an amazing man and boxer. Absolutely foolish to say otherwise. Just madness.

I hear you master. Ali was an amazing man. It was terrible watching some of his comeback fights. He looked ill in the ring prior to the fight and worse during the fight. He did amazing things for boxing, was a real dick to Frazier but an incredible boxer. Still, I don't think he is the greatest heavyweight of all time. He is certainly one of the greatest but I can't see the greatest. Like a number of us here he was before my time. I was surprised to see some of his dirty tactics but that was probably a bigger part of the game back then, not that we don't see it now. He certainly put on some of the greatest fights in boxing history. Just the Frazier fights and Foreman cement his name as a great.

That Liston fight that Liston threw was also amazing to see. Is it known if Ali knew that was going on prior to the fight, damn that was bad. Think I'm going to YouTube it this eve.

PS props to my boy @Bill Paxtom for staying out of this thread, his fingers must be burning.