Was Ali really the greatest?

[Allucard]

Was Ali really the greatest or like Floyd Mayweather,just great at convincing us that he was?Your thought...

I think Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the greatest. Now seriously i do but anyway Ali was the greatest because he invented a boxing style which really worked for him and no one was doing it at the time. Like the Wright brothers, they invented the airplane. Was their aircraft the best ever? No, but yet they were the first to do it. Ok bad parallel but yeah Ali is the greatest of all time, since Floyd

[TheGreatA]

No, he was actually a bum and knn is sure to tell you this.

He only fought old men, half-blinds, featherfists, welterweights, bum beaters and drugged fighters. Never beat anyone worth a damn. Sorry to tell you the "truth".

On a serious note, I myself don't rate him the greatest boxer who ever lived but I entirely agree with George Foreman who said: "Ali was the greatest man to ever box". There is a difference.

[Allucard]

On a serious note, I myself don't rate him the greatest boxer who ever lived but I entirely agree with George Foreman who said: "Ali was the greatest man to ever box". There is a difference.

And Cotto won a fight for being the better person... I think Ali deserves the tittle. He's the most known boxing figure ever, that's for sure and he was indeed the greatest HW and generally known for being the greatest. Sorry Robbinson, sorry Louis.

[TheGreatA]

And Cotto won a fight for being the better person... I think Ali deserves the tittle. He's the most known boxing figure ever, that's for sure and he was indeed the greatest HW and generally known for being the greatest. Sorry Robbinson, sorry Louis.

That's what I mean. I don't think he was the best boxer ever, but I do think he had a greater impact than Robinson or even Louis.

[lettdragon]

The kid is more or less correct. I am quite young as well but I would gladly go up against your old ass in a heavyweight debate, right here, for the whole forum to judge, if you think you can cut the mustard. So far you fail though...

ok punk shot

[knn]

Thats a great statement right there. I agree. Robinson was 173-10. Thats amazing. Ali was the greatest talker and star, Robinson had the most skill in the ring.

Smith was 173-19 (approx. 50-5). Smith was unbelievable indeed. However he was 130+, not exactly comparable to overweight cruisers like Ali.

[knn]

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Thank you for spreading the truth.

[GJC]

learn about boxing history before you post kid i got socks older than you.

And I've probably got socks older than you and I wouldn't argue with "the kid".

[kayjay]

Ali only said he was the greatest. There have been many better HWs.

[GJC]

Ali's chin is a questionmark, since there were no hard hitters as nowadays and the hardest hitter (Foreman) was life threatened and probably drugged.

Why do you continue to keep repeating this urban myth of Foreman being "probably drugged"? As I thought we had established in another thread, Foreman being drugged is pure conjecture backed up by zero proof. And again to highlight the difference Vitali has a history of steroid abuse,fact because proven.