Who is a better HW than Muhammad Ali?

[KnockoutTheFat]

No poll, just opinions. Who do you guys think (if you think) is a better HW than Muhammad Ali?

[warp1432]

Arguably Joe Louis and that's it. I think Ali would beat him though.

[AntonTheMeh]

i think only louis could be considered better.i think louis was a more tempered and a better verion of frazier,with all the punches not just a left hook.i have them tied for number one,with lewis 3,johnson 4,marciano 5.

[KESSLER]

If anyone says Tye Fields, then **** you . Those Tye Fields jokes are getting old.

By better do you mean skillwise, resume?

[The Hammer]

Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano

prime 1899 Jim Jeffries
prime 1988 Mike Tyson
prime 1980 Larry Holmes
prime 1971 Joe Frazier

[KnockoutTheFat]

If anyone says Tye Fields, then **** you . Those Tye Fields jokes are getting old.

By better do you mean skillwise, resume?

Skillwise

And besides, I don't think anybody could beat Ali in his prime...

[Jim Jeffries]

I think Lennox Lewis would have given Ali a lot of trouble.

[Addition]

Apparently Vitai would knock him out

[Mr. Ryan]

Arguably Joe Louis and that's it. I think Ali would beat him though.

Some may feel sentimental and say Marciano, but if you compare Ali and Marciano's level of opposition, there isn't much comparison. Ali fought great champions when he was young and young champions when he was old. Can't beat that.

You could say Joe Louis since he had 25 title defenses, but his reign had it's down moments towards the end with the Walcott travesty and a long stretch where he fought guys like Buddy Baer. The problem was that Louis didn't have many young guns to prove himself against since the division he fought in was weak.

Still, Louis blew most of the guys he fought away and avenged several bad performances and defeats that most figured he couldn't.

[AntonTheMeh]

Joe Louis
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano

prime 1988 Mike Tyson
prime 1980 Larry Holmes
prime 1971 Joe Frazier

no way tunney,ali was a more well rounded fighter than jonhson,he would have beaten all of those.i don't know why you call yourself tunney when its obvious ali took some of tunney's game and implemented it to his own.ali 1964 beats all the primes amd he beats those at the top.