Muhammed Ali apreciation thread.

[fasman]

A True Legend....

[Alifanforlive]

Great topic, great posts, and very much needed.

Alan

[T-97]

Bump for you Abos

[Xyei]

:alien::alien::alien::alien:

Cheers to the best HW to ever set foot in the ring..

[krispy kreme]

Ali was the man, Respect!!!!

[StarshipTrooper]

Thats why i made this thread. A lot of people seem to forget that Ali was an underdog very often, 7-1 underdog against liston the frist time, not sure the exact odds but he wasnt favoured in the liston rematch. And Forman, a lot of experts thought Big George was gunna kill him!

The biggest reason I think Ali was underdogged and also the reason for the disrespect he gets today is he didn't fit the mold of what people thought a Heavyweight Champion should be. He was a slick "pretty boy" and people expected the Heavyweight Champions to be destroyers. Still true! I remember reading not that long ago a boxing writer who decried one of the belt holders for winning a fight by decision (I think he was writing about Lewis). He said what HE wanted was a Heavyweight that finished fights standing over the prone bodies of his opponents. In light of that kind of attitude is it any wonder Ali gets the dissrespect he does? That he would be underdogged to that very same kind of destroyer back when he fought? I personally don't share that kind of attitude: I appreciate all styles of fighters (except those that have "John Ruiz" attached to them. It's a shame, but what can you do?

PS. To the gentleman who that Ali was lightyears ahead of Louis. I seriously think you really haven't watched much footage of Louis fight. While I agree with you that Ali was ultimately the greatest Heavyweight ever, ahead of Louis, I don't believe the gap between them is anywhere near as great as you make out.

Poet

[Dan...]

The biggest reason I think Ali was underdogged and also the reason for the disrespect he gets today is he didn't fit the mold of what people thought a Heavyweight Champion should be. He was a slick "pretty boy" and people expected the Heavyweight Champions to be destroyers. Still true! I remember reading not that long ago a boxing writer who decried one of the belt holders for winning a fight by decision (I think he was writing about Lewis). He said what HE wanted was a Heavyweight that finished fights standing over the prone bodies of his opponents. In light of that kind of attitude is it any wonder Ali gets the dissrespect he does? That he would be underdogged to that very same kind of destroyer back when he fought? I personally don't share that kind of attitude: I appreciate all styles of fighters (except those that have "John Ruiz" attached to them. It's a shame, but what can you do?

PS. To the gentleman who that Ali was lightyears ahead of Louis. I seriously think you really haven't watched much footage of Louis fight. While I agree with you that Ali was ultimately the greatest Heavyweight ever, ahead of Louis, I don't believe the gap between them is anywhere near as great as you make out.

Poet

Agreed. No way Ali is way ahead of Louis. Personally I would have Joe slightly ahead but I can live with it either way.

[KostyaTszyu44]

a great fighter and a great, great man

i used to think joe louis was the best HW of all time but now.....ive come to regard ali as the best HW


not the best fighter of all time though, that goes to SRR

[T-97]

Agreed. No way Ali is way ahead of Louis. Personally I would have Joe slightly ahead but I can live with it either way.

I have Ali number 1, But I agree it is close. Louis was a great, great fighter and champion.

[Biggspeed]

Ali is my favorite of all time. He was an inspiration inside & outside the ring.