Mohammad Ali, is he really the Greatest?

[boxingbuff]

Yes and no.....

One day Ali was bragging to a reporter how great he was and the greatest of all-time etc. etc. And the reporter asked him about SRR? Ali said "I never said I was the greatest pound for pound,I said I was the greatest fighter of all-time"

That was pretty clever of Ali.In essence,he was saying he could beat SRR and any other fighter who ever lived.So Yes,he really was the greatest fighter of all-time.

[American_Ninja]

ali was the greatest,the greatest talker,he was a fighter just a little bit above the rest of the top ten contenders,other than george foreman non of the fighters ali fought would be even ranked in some cases the top 100

You are a complete idiot. Have you even seen one of his fights?
Anyone who voted No on the Poll is not very knowledgeable when it comes to boxing history. All you know is what you know about today's boxers.

Get educated before you make posts.

[elgaringo]

[QUOTE=Cotto-Rulez;6283964]No he's not the greatest boxer ever and anybody who has basic boxing knowledge knows that. The greatest is Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali is the best heavyweight ever and you could make a case for Joe Louis at this spot too.

Ali is the greatest man in the history of boxing and the greatest character. That's why Ali is the only boxer who's known by your average joe in every country.
TS to answer your question, NO Pacquiao is not the G.O.A.T, lmao.[/QU



Agreed!!!!! co-sign to prevent repeating the points youve said!!!!!

[elgaringo]

Its simple Ali is in the top 5 greatest all time and undisputedly number 1 heavyweight of all time!!! end of thread

[sleazyfellow]

The ONLY thing that makes Ali #2 on my list of heavyweight ATGs is that he didnt have a knockout punch.

In fantasy boxing match ups however, its hard to see who could beat him at his prime, past or present.

[louis54]

was ali the greatest- nope

[JAB5239]

why dont you make a point,other than foreman,the rest of the fighters that ali faced would not be in the top 100 atg[heavyweights]

This is The Ring magazines top 50 heavyweights all time. In bold are the men Ali fought that are in the top 50, let alone the top 100.
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Evander Holyfield
4. George Foreman
5. Larry Holmes
6. Rocky Marciano
7. Sonny Liston
8. Joe Frazier
9. Jack Johnson
10. Jack Dempsey
11. Ezzard Charles
12. James J. Jeffries
13. Jersey Joe Walcott
14. Mike Tyson
15. Gene Tunney
16. Harry Wills
17. Sam Langford
18. John L. Sullivan
19. Max Schmeling
20. Max Baer
21. Floyd Patterson
22. Ken Norton
23. Rid**** Bowe
24. Bob Fitzsimmons
25. Joe Jeannette
26. Jimmy Bivins
27. Jerry Quarry
28. Jack Sharkey
29. Archie Moore
30. Sam McVey
31. Cleveland Williams
32. Lennox Lewis
33. Earnie Shavers
34. Jim Corbett
35. Ernie Terrell
36. Michael Spinks
37. Jimmy Young
38. Zora Folley
39. Ingemar Johansson
40. Ron Lyle
41. Tim Witherspoon
42. Jimmy Ellis
43. Mike Weaver
44. Michael Moorer
45. James J. Braddock
46. Tommy Farr
47. Tommy Burns
48. Tommy Gibbons
49. Pinklon Thomas
50. Michael Dokes

[boxingbuff]

Yes and no.....

One day Ali was bragging to a reporter how great he was and the greatest of all-time etc. etc. And the reporter asked him about SRR? Ali said "I never said I was the greatest pound for pound,I said I was the greatest fighter of all-time"

That was pretty clever of Ali.In essence,he was saying he could beat SRR and any other fighter who ever lived.So Yes,he really was the greatest fighter of all-time.

Read the above.

Then ask yourself again if he was the greatest boxer of all-time?

[hayZ]

Ali is the greatest heavyweight of all time, definetely. Who can you say was better then Ali in his prime? Louis? No way, he didn't cut off the ring well, he was slow and Ali could pick him off day and night. Lewis, he had size on him but he was slow aswell and didn't take a punch that well (Ali didn't have one punch ko power, but he could hit, he had many KO'd), Holmes would give Ali a tough fight but Holmes was just a poormans Ali, Ali was quicker and smarter and stronger.

P4P SRR was probably the best fighter that has ever lived, but in terms of the best fighter who has ever lived the toughest it has to be obviously be a heavyweight and that is ALI.

[dionysius]

PACQUIAO SHOULD DO WHAT ALI DID.
Fight for equality between Southeast Asian and All the rest of Human Race.

It was pac's turn.