Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
Face it kids,the Ali/Robinson debate is pointless,those guys are totally beyond the looking glass,6 of one,half a dozen of the other
Ali was an unreal combination of everything,endurance,speed,power(sorely underated there),and footwork.
He was an icon for almost 20 years,he transended the sport like noone since
Well said. Ali is such an icon that we sometimes forget what an INCREDIBLE athlete he was. In his absolute prime...he was a thing of beauty. And later in his career he showed his tremendous heart and intelligence (though one can argue that beatings he allowed on himself brought on his Parkinson's). Add too that his incredible level of competition and sense of drama...and he edges ray Robinson as the best fighter of all time imo. But as trainer Monkey said...the whole Ali/Robinson debate is ultimately pointless. Both such special fighters.