The More I Watch Ali, The Greater He Becomes

[BAREKNUCKLES]

I have been watching alot of the Ali fights on Espn classic, and although I don't want to watch the rumble in the jungle or anymore frazier fights, I really like to watch his less famous fights with guys like Wepner, Bonavena, Ron Lyle, Shavers, etc.

The thing that impresses me the most about Muhammad is how great he was in his mid 30's. I don't know of any other modern heavyweight that has comparable speed. His defining fights took place in the twilight of his career. That is amazing to me.

He danced, he moved, he was big, he had stamina.He had charm and was a truly the greatest thing that every happened to boxing.


Truly the greatest to ever lace up a set of gloves IMOP.

He knocked out guys that had never been knocked out. He came back when he was supposed to be washed up.

Will there ever be anyone to compare to our beloved Ali?

Will honor come back to boxing? Will the heavyweight championship of the world someday be the greatest prize in all of sports?

Will greatness return to the ring? Somebody call me when it does.

[Memorex]

ali hold every opponents head down and that puts alot of strain on ur neck and gets u fatigued. ali is a cheating ***** lol

[Bozo_no no]

ali hold every opponents head down and that puts alot of strain on ur neck and gets u fatigued. ali is a cheating ***** lol

Lov the gif in your sig.

I'm still in awe everytime I see Mayorga offer Tito his chin twice in the 1st round.

I was in disbelief when I saw it live.

It still doesn't compute.

Mayorga is a mad man.

[Tha Greatest]

When I see his first fight with Liston...

I say, "NO WAY IS THIS GUY OVERRATED!"

[GasPed]

I have been watching alot of the Ali fights on Espn classic, and although I don't want to watch the rumble in the jungle or anymore frazier fights, I really like to watch his less famous fights with guys like Wepner, Bonavena, Ron Lyle, Shavers, etc.

The thing that impresses me the most about Muhammad is how great he was in his mid 30's. I don't know of any other modern heavyweight that has comparable speed. His defining fights took place in the twilight of his career. That is amazing to me.

I'm not sure I follow you. The 30-something Ali was nowhere near as amazing (at least athletically) as the 20-something version. The 30-something Ali gutted out wins on heart and chin, over fighters who were good but really not in his league. All the guys you mentioned gave Ali all he could handle, and while he showed great heart in beating them, all he could muster was sporadic flashes of what he was in his twenties.

For those of us who watched him in his 30's it was a little sad actually. He had some tremendous fights (again, he won them on the strength of his heart, not his athleticism) against Foreman and Frazier, but after Thrilla he was basically a shot fighter.

On the other hand, if your point is that his heart was what made him great, you'll get no argument from me. Because in the 70's that was really his trump card, not his skills.

[2nd II none]

I have been watching alot of the Ali fights on Espn classic, and although I don't want to watch the rumble in the jungle or anymore frazier fights, I really like to watch his less famous fights with guys like Wepner, Bonavena, Ron Lyle, Shavers, etc.

The thing that impresses me the most about Muhammad is how great he was in his mid 30's. I don't know of any other modern heavyweight that has comparable speed. His defining fights took place in the twilight of his career. That is amazing to me.

He danced, he moved, he was big, he had stamina.He had charm and was a truly the greatest thing that every happened to boxing.


Truly the greatest to ever lace up a set of gloves IMOP.

He knocked out guys that had never been knocked out. He came back when he was supposed to be washed up.

Will there ever be anyone to compare to our beloved Ali?

Will honor come back to boxing? Will the heavyweight championship of the world someday be the greatest prize in all of sports?

Will greatness return to the ring? Somebody call me when it does.

Ali was the greatest thing to ever happen in boxing and there will never be anybody else like him EVER!If you watch his fights against Norton and Liston and Patterson he shows why he's the greatest of all TIIIIIIMES!

[riz]

every sport has their icons... biking has lance armstrong, hockey has wayne gretzky, basketball has mj,
boxing has muhammad ali


tht should sum it up

[Boxclever]

This is why he's The Greatest.

[TKODoll]

Truly the greatest to ever lace up a set of gloves IMOP.

The acronym is actually IMO, dork. Ali is overrated.

[zabkillsspinks]

every sport has their icons... biking has lance armstrong, hockey has wayne gretzky, basketball has mj,
boxing has muhammad ali


tht should sum it up

please tell me im having a bad dream and you didnt just put lance armstrong, and wayne gretzsky in the same league as ali. i mean even jordan doesnt belong there cause ali fights, but those other 2 are in terrible sports. i mean cycling thats a sport? please anyone can ride a damn bike. i guess racing is a sport to? im an athlete then cause i drive a car.