Can ANYBODY in history defeat 1967 Ali?

[El Kabong]

Have to respectfully disagree with your view about Lennox Lewis and your “rose tinted” memories of Vitali. Lennox was behind against Vitali but was coming on strong and would have seriously injured that eye further. Bruno was doing well but every fighters knows that he will tire in the 2nd half of his fights.

All his knock outs were avenged in impressive fashion. The only reason Lennox retired was because he knew when to call it a day that was his last fight. A lennox with some ambition left in his belly would have beaten Vitali far easier.

I don't want to step out of line here....I mean I know some opinions are carry more weight than others here.

Lennox was quite talented, but he had a tendency to be a lazy ass at times. He wasn't lazy vs Vitali mind, but he was mighty lazy vs Bruno and likewise Rahman in the first fight. There were times when Lennox was really on his game and then there were times he seemed to half ass it he was just that good...vs Briggs for example, he was being a lazy ass until Briggs showed he wasn't playing and then lennox stepped it up. Some fighters are like that. When Lennox knew there was an imminent threat he was 100% tuned in vs Tua for example or Tyson (more he had a point to prove there, an exclamation mark on his legacy in his mind) and other times he needed a little wake up shot like Bruno and Briggs.

The McCall revenge wasn't impressive it was sad. McCall had a nervous breakdown and Lennox STILL couldn't put him down....I think that probably still bothers Lennox as it's the "one that got away" probably like Vitali is bothered a bit by the cut which ended their fight "the one that got away"....it happens. Lennox probably wanted to put to bed the very thought/idea of McCall being on his level by just wrecking him....but he wasn't able to finish that job. However it probably propelled him in fights after that until the Rahman bout of course, but that one, whoa nelly did he avenge.


Now would a 1967 Ali who fought the absolute WORLD BEATERS Zora Folley and Ernie Terrell....Ali was 6'3 211 mind you ....struggle vs a behemoth like Lennox or Vitali or Wlad or whomever?



Well gee I'm sure they couldn't. It would be like punching God himself ....how could any of those guys lay 1 single glove on Ali when he was walking on water in training and hovering over the ring when he fought?