Lewis never had the personality or media backing to be considered better than Ali . The greatest has a place in peoples hearts as the number 1 and this is down to theAmerican writers which wont stand for anything else .

However if we take a step back and rank them not on a romantic historical point but what they achieved then you could make a very strong case for being the greatest ever . Of course that would seem absurd to the subconcioulsy bias fan who belives whatever media they receive which is naturally all pro Ali . But Lewis was an amazing athlete at his best and when he was motivated he was unbeatable . The man beat every guy he ever fought. The same cant be said for Ali