Hidden Content IN CASE THEY ALL FORGOT WHAT REAL HEAVYWEIGHT POWER WAS!!!
I don't like a lot of flash and cettainly do not go for guys who try to steal rounds...
With that being said I will sometimes give a round to a guy who was hit more but controlled the tempo of the round...made the other guy fight at his pace...made the guy stop working when he wanted to etc....now I am not talking about if a guy gets peppered the whole round and manages to slow things down by holding on for dear life....
I am talking if he does not run and keeps things going the way he wants...If he fights in spurts he has to control the rest of the tempo...not run, get hit at will then just rattle off some punches every 30 seconds to make it look like has has done something
Hidden Content IN CASE THEY ALL FORGOT WHAT REAL HEAVYWEIGHT POWER WAS!!!
To answer the original question, yes I think Ali was the greatest ever heavyweight.
Over Louis and Marciano he enjoyed a size, speed, reach, weight and movement advantage.
Over Johnson he had ring generalship and combinations.
I feel Ali at hois peak was the best and would have difficulty only with Holmes, Lewis and Norton.
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It was his ability to fight in or out that made him a nightmare to deal with. He had the power to slug with you if he had to,but he could also disapeer on a moments notice. He had the weirdest but the best footwork of any heavyweight Ive ever seen,combined with a hook that could drop you dead.
I showed up here at saddo a n00b boxing fan, and of course would say Ali is the greatest ever. It was all I really knew.
Since reading a lot of educated boxing fan opinions, I no longer have that same mindset. And thanks to the wonders of youtube, online vid in general where I can go watch fighters like Joe Louis and so on, it really broadens ones outlook on the sport. So for now the jury is still out.
So yea, thanks for that.![]()
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