I am a fan of boxing.....that being said it is easy to lean towards certain fighters as favorites and overrate them. However I have to defend the fact that Ali being # 1 does NOT bother me. It is my opinion that many people do hail him as the best based on name and reputation alone without even looking at the other options. IMO though I think that he is top 3 without a doubt. I also believe that he did fight in a better era of heayweights as stated earlier in this thread. For anyone who says that today's heavyweights are as good I ask you this.......how many fighters showed up to fight Ali looking like Kirk Johnson vs Klit.