How Many Gift Decisions Was Muhammad Ali Given in his Career?

[Die Antwoord]

Poll coming. How many fights was he given the win when you scored it a draw or for the opponent.

[NChristo]

2.

Young and the 3rd fight with Norton, Young won the fight clearly and the Norton fight was close but I feel it was a win for him and so do many others.

[SonnyboyReturns]

No gift decsisions really, but some close fights and a win is a win.

[sonnyboyx2]

No gift decisions

[PEBBLES!]

A "gift" decision is a blatantly obvious loss, awarded to the fighter who you believe lost.

Ali was never given a "gift" decision.

Ali vs Norton III and Ali vs Young were his closest fights imo.

None of them were gift decisions.


A "gift" decision would be something like Ottke vs Reid etc

[Greatest1942]

2.

Young and the 3rd fight with Norton, Young won the fight clearly and the Norton fight was close but I feel it was a win for him and so do many others.

I will go along with this. I scored Ali norton 3 and in my card Norton won, quite clearly. Young was not a great decision either.

Plus I will like to state that Clay vs Doug Jones is another murky fight.

In my card Ali-Shavers should have atleast a draw. Never the less this was no "gift" decision, might be a bit unfair to Shavers.

[Die Antwoord]

Im not a big fan of ALi, but maybe I should change the word gift. My idea of a gift decision is simply when a guy is given a decision I disagree with. I mean some judges are just bad. One just in the Foreman vs. Ali fight had Foreman winning 0 rounds against Ali...im sorry, I wasnt watching the same fight. ( I had it 3-3-1 going into the 8th). The same ref who had Reid beating calzaghe (116-111) also had Dimitrenko drawing Chambers. SO I think there are bad refs out there.

From what I saw he had 3 gifts. Young, and Norton 2 and 3. I thought Shavers was a draw and I havent seen the Jones fight, but have read many opinions on it, but cant comment without actually watching the fight.

I dont think Ali ever flat out got a win that wasnt close though, although the first Spinks fights scores were pretty ridiculous imo. So by gift I just mean decisions you dont agree with.

[GJC]

Im not a big fan of ALi,

NO?????

Typical thread from yourself, if we say that the Klit's are the greatest human beings let alone fighters ever will you run along?

[BigStereotype]

I've never seen the Young fight, but winning over Norton was very close. Could have gone either way, hard to call that a "gift."

[SBleeder]

Im not a big fan of ALi, but maybe I should change the word gift. My idea of a gift decision is simply when a guy is given a decision I disagree with. I mean some judges are just bad. One just in the Foreman vs. Ali fight had Foreman winning 0 rounds against Ali...im sorry, I wasnt watching the same fight. ( I had it 3-3-1 going into the 8th). The same ref who had Reid beating calzaghe (116-111) also had Dimitrenko drawing Chambers. SO I think there are bad refs out there.

From what I saw he had 3 gifts. Young, and Norton 2 and 3. I thought Shavers was a draw and I havent seen the Jones fight, but have read many opinions on it, but cant comment without actually watching the fight.

I dont think Ali ever flat out got a win that wasnt close though, although the first Spinks fights scores were pretty ridiculous imo. So by gift I just mean decisions you dont agree with.

"Gift decision" does not mean a decision I don't agree with, since I'm not qualified to judge a fight. Unless it's a blatant robbery, the judges get the benefit of the doubt over my opinion.

And every fight that Ali won by decision, I scored for him.