why muhammad ali is the greatest boxer of all time

[ICB]

There must honestly be a lot that you don't see when you're watching a fight if you think he just held his arms up and absorbed punishment... a lot of stuff going on there.

Angles he's covering and options he's leaving the other guy with. I've done it and it's no where near just a case of holding your arms up. you've got to be aware of where you're open and where the other guy is etc... you can't completely cover yourself just by keeping your guard up... this isn't fight night!!! :P

It might not look as pretty as bobbing and weaving... but it's very technical.

You may of done it for short time but you wouldn't do it in proper amateur fight like Ali done it because you would get beaten to a pulp and its not very good tactic im sorry Adam you sound nice chap and by the sounds of it your good fighter but this is where we disagree it worked for Ali and fair play but it wouldn't work for most people and if it does there going to have some bad damage when they have finished there boxing career.

[Trainer Monkey]

There must honestly be a lot that you don't see when you're watching a fight if you think he just held his arms up and absorbed punishment... a lot of stuff going on there.

Angles he's covering and options he's leaving the other guy with. I've done it and it's no where near just a case of holding your arms up. you've got to be aware of where you're open and where the other guy is etc... you can't completely cover yourself just by keeping your guard up... this isn't fight night!!! :P

It might not look as pretty as bobbing and weaving... but it's very technical.

You may of done it for short time but you wouldn't do it in proper amateur fight like Ali done it because you would get beaten to a pulp and its not very good tactic im sorry Adam you sound nice chap and by the sounds of it your good fighter but this is where we disagree.

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"Ali can do that,you cant"

[AdamGB]

There must honestly be a lot that you don't see when you're watching a fight if you think he just held his arms up and absorbed punishment... a lot of stuff going on there.

Angles he's covering and options he's leaving the other guy with. I've done it and it's no where near just a case of holding your arms up. you've got to be aware of where you're open and where the other guy is etc... you can't completely cover yourself just by keeping your guard up... this isn't fight night!!! :P

It might not look as pretty as bobbing and weaving... but it's very technical.

You may of done it for short time but you wouldn't do it in proper amateur fight like Ali done it because you would get beaten to a pulp and its not very good tactic im sorry Adam you sound nice chap and by the sounds of it your good fighter but this is where we disagree it worked for Ali and fair play but it wouldn't work for most people and if it does there going to have some bad damage when they have finished there boxing career.

No, I mean I've went on the inside with a stronger fighter and block, turned, deflected or simply absorbed what the other lad threw... then inbetween his bursts scored more accurate shots off combos when he was fatigued and couldn't defend as cleanley... this WAS in a proper amatuer bout... of course I wouldn't try and do it quite like Ali did... I'm in the ring half the time... and the scoring works completely differently... you'd have bruised arms and a loss on your record! :P

Simply saying that I've won fights on the inside similarly TWICE and it's not just a case of holding your arms up... you've always got to be thinking... infighting like that gets a lot of stick... called scrappy etc because it doesn't look good... but you've always got to be thinking ahead... excuse the cliche... but it's like chess!

It's also worth remembering that I was fighting a door man from birtley who'd had as many bouts as I had... not George foreman! :P

[Trainer Monkey]

There must honestly be a lot that you don't see when you're watching a fight if you think he just held his arms up and absorbed punishment... a lot of stuff going on there.

Angles he's covering and options he's leaving the other guy with. I've done it and it's no where near just a case of holding your arms up. you've got to be aware of where you're open and where the other guy is etc... you can't completely cover yourself just by keeping your guard up... this isn't fight night!!! :P

It might not look as pretty as bobbing and weaving... but it's very technical.

You may of done it for short time but you wouldn't do it in proper amateur fight like Ali done it because you would get beaten to a pulp and its not very good tactic im sorry Adam you sound nice chap and by the sounds of it your good fighter but this is where we disagree it worked for Ali and fair play but it wouldn't work for most people and if it does there going to have some bad damage when they have finished there boxing career.

No, I mean I've went on the inside with a stronger fighter and block, turned, deflected or simply absorbed what the other lad threw... then inbetween his bursts scored more accurate shots off combos when he was fatigued and couldn't defend as cleanley... this WAS in a proper amatuer bout... of course I wouldn't try and do it quite like Ali did... I'm in the ring half the time... and the scoring works completely differently... you'd have bruised arms and a loss on your record! :P

Simply saying that I've won fights on the inside similarly TWICE and it's not just a case of holding your arms up... you've always got to be thinking... infighting like that gets a lot of stick... called scrappy etc because it doesn't look good... but you've always got to be thinking ahead... excuse the cliche... but it's like chess!

It's also worth remembering that I was fighting a door man from birtley who'd had as many bouts as I had... not George foreman! :P

And there in lies what makes the rope a dope fight so special(and so often caveated with"Dont ever try that")nobody thought Ali could have gotten away with that with Foreman.Certainly not Dundee,who was having a coniption every time Ali came back to the corner,only to be met with "Ive got a plan"

[undefeated]

ali used ropes as a strategy.......the ropes is what spells the end, and ali freakin used them 2 beat george foreman.

there is one problem with ali...he plays around 2 much, and did not take alotta fights seriously. if he took the fight against young seriously he would have trained hard and ko young with in 3. cooper he played around and got floored 4 it. got floored 4 playing aound w/ the wepner fight also. but when he takes fights seriously and gets down 2 it.he is simply the greatest.

has robinson ever beaten a fighter who was looked at as indestructable?

cuz ali has beaten 2, and made them both look like amateurs

[ICB]

ali used ropes as a strategy.......the ropes is what spells the end, and ali freakin used them 2 beat george foreman.

there is one problem with ali...he plays around 2 much, and did not take alotta fights seriously. if he took the fight against young seriously he would have trained hard and ko young with in 3. cooper he played around and got floored 4 it. got floored 4 playing aound w/ the wepner fight also. but when he takes fights seriously and gets down 2 it.he is simply the greatest.

has robinson ever beaten a fighter who was looked at as indestructable?

cuz ali has beaten 2, and made them both look like amateurs

Ali plays around in most of his fights and if you seriously think he would of koed Young in 3 you are seriously wrong Young would give Ali fits because of his style when Young is on form he is tough nights work for anyone he outboxed Foreman and took flush shots like in the 7th.

[Trainer Monkey]

ali used ropes as a strategy.......the ropes is what spells the end, and ali freakin used them 2 beat george foreman.

there is one problem with ali...he plays around 2 much, and did not take alotta fights seriously. if he took the fight against young seriously he would have trained hard and ko young with in 3. cooper he played around and got floored 4 it. got floored 4 playing aound w/ the wepner fight also. but when he takes fights seriously and gets down 2 it.he is simply the greatest.

has robinson ever beaten a fighter who was looked at as indestructable?

cuz ali has beaten 2, and made them both look like amateurs

Actually thats dead on
The maddening part of trying to get a full measure of Ali is he screws around with people
You can tell when he respected a guy in the 60s,hed fight them to a point,and then end them
If it lasted,he was torturing them,and he was doing it on purpose

[LegendBoxing65]

easy answer he beat the most biggest names and had the best opposition.

SRR would have 2 come second--his record is better and fought big names --but ali beat "indestructible" fighters and just overall better opposition---ali had better oppostion than any other great--he has the best resume in boxing history!!

I think Ali was a great fighter. Best ever who knows. That might be reserved for a guy like Sugar Ray Robinson.

[spanky-banky]

Best hw of all time but not the best of all time imo if he would of lost Young fight and 2 out of 3 in Norton fights would he still be recognized as the greatest ?? because i thought he lost those fights and so do alot of others.

yes he still would be condidered great! ali was past it by the time he fought norton. ali was at his best in the 60's

[spanky-banky]

u cant really make a list with mixed divisions, u have to rate the fighters in there respective wieght classes. i think anywayz

[ICB]

Best hw of all time but not the best of all time imo if he would of lost Young fight and 2 out of 3 in Norton fights would he still be recognized as the greatest ?? because i thought he lost those fights and so do alot of others.

yes he still would be condidered great! ali was past it by the time he fought norton. ali was at his best in the 60's

I didn't say that i said would he still have been considered greatest of all time.

[Sugar_Shaw]

Disagree srr could fight on the inside outside wotever was apart from he cut the complete fighter and he beat many good fighter when he was in his late 30's ,
I dont think Ali was even second best of all time personally.

I agree bro, I rank Ali @ 3rd. Behind Robinson & Armstrong!

me too

[BIG H]

Disagree srr could fight on the inside outside wotever was apart from he cut the complete fighter and he beat many good fighter when he was in his late 30's ,
I dont think Ali was even second best of all time personally.

I agree bro, I rank Ali @ 3rd. Behind Robinson & Armstrong!

I'd have Pepp 3rd and Ali 4th, but agree on SRR and HA

[undefeated]

the 60's ali was the real ali--in the 70's he was only 70% of what he used 2b--and what he used 2b wasnt even prime!

[ICB]

the 60's ali was the real ali--in the 70's he was only 70% of what he used 2b--and what he used 2b wasnt even prime!

He didn't really have competition in 60s like in 70s so you can't really say that yes he was better but he didn't really have competition in 60s except Patterson and very old Liston.