The All time Heavyweight thread ( a different perspective)

[Trainer Monkey]

Hey Ali won vs Foreman but look at the list....would Ali have made it past Lewis, Holmes, Bowe, or even Tyson


I see Ali having HUGE trouble with Lewis and Bowe because of their size and athletic ability....same with Holmes.

Tyson was a Liston-Patterson hybrid and Ali had an easy time with both those guys.

I am more interested in how Ali-Holyfield would look...Evander had the determination of a Joe Frazier and dealt with being hit a lot better.


Foreman could KO everyone else...and on a good night he could hurt and even stop Ali IMO....history doesn't have it that way but the way George hit he could KO a brick wall on the right day

He gave Holmes his first black eye
Ali wasnt small and was way more athletic then either Lewis and Bowe

Why do you keep bringing this up like it holds some kind of merit ?? tell the whole truth Holmes was a mere novice when Ali gave Holmes a black eye, this was in 1972 right ?? and Holmes was still trying out for the Olmypic trials. Where as Ali was a complete pro at the time, why don't you also mention that Holmes got the better of Ali in sparring in 1974 while preparing for Rumble In The Jungle ??

Ali schooled Holmes for 3 years as a sparring partner