foreman was way stronger than ali. he was a monster, even to people like smokin' joe and ken norton who were powerful mo-fo's themselves. but what gets me behind ali 1000 days out of 1000 over foreman is that he did it with skill, and also heart. foreman-lyle was supendous, but it was ugly. ali was sweet, skilled, fast. i have never necessarily been for the underdog, but when it comes to skill and speed versus brute power, and a fine right lead by the way, then i will take the skill and speed any day. don't you agree?