Does anyone on here think Muhhamad Ali is overrated?

[princemanspoper]

Ok,He was a very good fighter.A certain top 10 heavyweight.Did I ever deny this?

[Gettin Jiggy]

Ok,He was a very good fighter.A certain top 10 heavyweight.Did I ever deny this?

what you always bad mouth him! i've heard you call him a quitter dont act innocent ******!

[1SILVA]

what you always bad mouth him! i've heard you call him a quitter dont act innocent ******!

Joe Frazier was a great fighter. He was the third best heavy of his era(Ali and Foreman being 1 and 2). It is hard to find a fighter that had more heart than Frazier. It was not Frazier but Eddie Futch who stopped the fight in Manila. Joe Frazier was a true warrior and a credit to the sport of boxing

[StarshipTrooper]

Joe Frazier was a great fighter. He was the third best heavy of his era(Ali and Foreman being 1 and 2). It is hard to find a fighter that had more heart than Frazier. It was not Frazier but Eddie Futch who stopped the fight in Manila. Joe Frazier was a true warrior and a credit to the sport of boxing

Amen! And for the record it was a good stoppage on Futch's part: Frazier was a blind fighter at that point and had been sponging punches the prior three rounds. Trainer's are paid to take care of their fighter's welfare, whether the fighter wants to continue or not. The trainer has to be the cool head of reason that overrules the fighter's hot heart. Futch did what he should have done.

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[Slimey Limey]

Absolutely not. But I do think that bumbeater Joe Louis is highly overrated.

[Stoppage]

I don't think he's overrated at all.

[Steak]

I think Ali's dominance is overrated. but his fights are deceiving...sometimes, you would think 'wow, Ali is actually on equal terms with this guy...' and then bam, they go down on a brilliant shot. or after 4 rounds are over, their face is a mess and they are exhausted.

its almost surprising...its jsut that Ali does so many subtle things while fighting, and his punches cause an above average amounts of cuts/bruises. the way he used his defence...while not perfect...was effective, because flat out missing the target uses up more stamina than get your punched blocked.

plus, hes one of the best ever, regardless of weight class, of lulling fighters to sleep.

he rarely had 'perfect' fights, but the guys record and performances speak for themselves.

simply put...it wasnt that hard to win a round against Ali. but it was nearly impossible to win the fight.

[Gettin Jiggy]

Absolutely not. But I do think that bumbeater Joe Louis is highly overrated.

reasons???????

[princemanspoper]

St Lion still doesn't understand the meaning of the term overrated


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I don't think he's overrated at all.

Such a compelling and well thought out post,Please make more

[MikeT86]

I don't want to say he's actually overrated because to me he's still the #1 or #2 heavy weight of all time, But, his style was very friendly to boxing Afficianados.

Self proclaimed (deserved and otherwise) like outside fighters who circle and move away stick and move. The view is these fighters are the skilled ones where as in fighters or power fighters are just maulers.

The honest truth is all 3 styles are basically just maximizing the fighter's physical talents and minimizing their lackings.