ali was a great fighter but as fast as he was

[irishjohn88]

I sometimes feel he was GREATER then SRR. I have a hard time believing that there are fighterz ranked higher then him ATG. The guyz resume was amazing

yeah man Ali was great, all those guys back then were great Big George, and Joe Frazier, not as great as Ali though, even though Frazier fought like half his career blind out of one of his eyes

[Left Hook Tua]

physical attributes

handspeed - one of the fastest ever at heavy
footwork - best ever at heavy
speed - best ever at heavy
defense - was good
chin - one of the best ever
toughness - one of the toughest ever
heart - one of the biggest heart ever
punching power - was okay
punch accuracy - very good
killer instinct - not that good

one can argue that ali was the best ever in 5-6 categories.

[Left Hook Tua]

resume and legacy wise ali was one of the best ever.

2nd man to ever regain the heavyweight championship.

1st man ever to regain the heavyweight championship twice.

olympic gold medalist at light heavyweight.

fight of the year winner at the age of 21 , one of 4 times he won it.

heavyweight champion at the age of 22.

in the ring top 10 for 18 straight years.

how great was ali's resume? he was 7-1 against floyd patterson , sonny liston , joe frazier and george foreman.

[Silencers]

Ali also had over 20 heavyweight championship fights, 30 if the NABF title counted.

[TheGreatA]

His ability to take body shots was more impressive to me than his chin.

Ali could take a punch better than almost anyone I've ever seen.

Some of the punches he took from Frazier, Norton, Shavers, Foreman and Liston made me cringe but he took all of it.

He took a lot of punishment in the professional ring but he may have taken even more in sparring.


2:51


Shavers said that some of the right hands he landed on Ali were just as powerful as the one he knocked down Holmes with.


A full-powered Frazier left hook (2:15).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILaQkF_Id8

Ali takes Liston's best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU9mG7io_mI

Prime Ali hitting and not getting hit

[RodBarker]

His all around punch resistance was one of the best I've ever seen.

You hit the nail on the head mate , because when you add just how tough he was to all his very special attributes as a fighter he becomes the greatest heavyweight in history so far , no one could beat prime Ali in my view , the first Ali not the second coming .

[Silencers]

You hit the nail on the head mate , because when you add just how tough he was to all his very special attributes as a fighter he becomes the greatest heavyweight in history so far , no one could beat prime Ali in my view , the first Ali not the second coming .

I agree. I honestly believe that the Ali of 1966-67 would have beaten any heavyweight in history.

[larryx]

you know how they say all men are created equal?this is not true..i believe sum people have a higher consiousness than others..what im saying is i believe ali was GOD sent as are a few select others..st8 up special..its unexplainable

[GreatestIam]

Man Ali was a god and is defintely the best ever... Dude had a great chin but also the skills to abuse and use you!

[El Dominicano]

Ali could take a punch better than almost anyone I've ever seen.

Some of the punches he took from Frazier, Norton, Shavers, Foreman and Liston made me cringe but he took all of it.

He took a lot of punishment in the professional ring but he may have taken even more in sparring.


2:51


Shavers said that some of the right hands he landed on Ali were just as powerful as the one he knocked down Holmes with.


A full-powered Frazier left hook (2:15).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILaQkF_Id8

Ali takes Liston's best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU9mG7io_mI

Prime Ali hitting and not getting hit

Would you say Ali's durability is better then Hagler's? P4P