Was Muhammad Ali really the best

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No shot,Marciano was to short,Joe Louis lunged to much,and Holmes got his but whipped by the 70's Ali,he was his sparring partner

And Holmes also whipped Ali when they sparred in Rumble In The Jungle, when Holmes sparred Ali in the early 70's, Holmes was still an amateur boxer i believe or a mere novice professional fighter, even you have to admit the Holmes that done a paint job on Shavers in there 1st fight, would of gave a prime Ali hell. And even Ali got lazy sometimes and allowed his opponent's to get on the inside, and Louis's devastating hooks on the inside would of caused Ali some problems.

Ali blocked to the body really well,nullifying Louis's hooks on the inside,and Ali nuked Holmes before the rumble,the only times Holmes got a real shiner was Ali.
Thats why Ali took the Holmes fight,his ego said he could win,his age on the other hand.........

But so what if he gave Holmes a shiner when Holmes was inexperienced what does that prove ?? also Holmes got the better of Ali in sparring shortly before Rumble In The Jungle but again what does it prove ?? sparring means nothing. Greg Page floored Mike Tyson in sparring do you think if they would of met in the pros that Page would of have even troubled Mike Tyson ?? and even Lennox Lewis was staggered badly by a Cruiserweight in sparring. Holmes was nowhere even close to his peak when he sparred Ali in the early 70's this was round about the time Larry Holmes got floored by Duane Bobick in the Olympic trials so that just shows you what level Holmes was at that time, do you honestly believe Duane Bobick would have troubled Larry Holmes in the pro's ??