Did Muhammad Ali earn his reputation on been a cheat?

[Boofdatruth]

I was thinking if Copper had of beat Ali in the fight would it of changed the face of heavyweight boxing?

When you do think of Ali you think the best…. Not a cheat. Here comes the question that most people ask. “Well if he is the greatest, why does one need to cheat?”

If there was Ali was not saved by the bell, I my mind no doubt Ali would have lost. He did the most unsportsmanlike thing in the world. Or was it Ali’s fault? Did his corner man do this without Ali’s knowledge? Then to bring it to the referee’s attention, so the fight had to brake as he knew Ali was done.

Is this a myth? Well according to boxing news he only gained 5 seconds and the gloves were never changed. So why was Ali allowed to go on with a cut glove?

In the greatness of Ali, had he of lost. Would he of won a rematch with cooper?

there is no if's in boxing. Ali did not cheat, Cooper caught him. Cooper cheated by hitting on the break for the whole fight. He landed his best shot on Ali, and Ali got up. The bell rang. Whether you think Dundee ripped Ali's glove or not, there was a delay of 6seconds only. When Ali took care of business he shreaded Cooper to pieces. He did it twice. I can't imagine if Ali lost. Ali would always beat Cooper whether anyone thinks he cheated or not.

[AntonTheMeh]

FFs, I said if Ali has lost would he of won the rematch.

he would have.he beat frazier in the rematch.cooper aint no frazier.

[RodBarker]

If Ali had lost the first fight. Well all know what lossing to someone can do to our confidence in the early stage of your career.

You think Ali was the best he could be that night , he wasnt 60% , many of Alis fights he was not at his best as he just didnt prepare for them he had so much going on around him outside the ring distractions but he had so much ability he could get away with it , a few auto-biography's on his life reveal how he didnt train 100% for many fights .