Was RJJ a more gifted athelete than Ali?

[Mr. Violence]

His hands were faster and his feet were more "fleet footed " than Ali's....but overall Ali was a far greater FIGHTER.

[Kid Achilles]

He was also a P4P harder puncher than Ali. Still, as has been said before, Ali had all of the intangibles in his favor and they are what make a very good fighter a great fighter.

[Guest]

Good replies, guys, I'm delighted that you've all taken it in the spirit it was meant.

[AIR_KENG]

in terms of pure talent alone, i think Roy is superior, but what makes a great fighter isn't only talent - it's also all the intangibles. RJJ had the greater God given natural talent, but Ali was a much more complete fighter, he had a little less talent but all the chin, heart, and psychology that Roy never had ( keep in mind i'm not a big Ali fan, hell, i'm more of a RJJ fan ). Like someone elese said, in terms of talent alone, Roy is top 10 of all time, in terms of career, he is MAYBE top 50. THAT'S the difference between talent alone and talent + chin and heart

yes, i agree. very good point dude... i say ali by a hairline...

[Truth]

I'd say as far from an athletic stand point there probably equal.

[catskills23]

Tyson was more athletically gifted than the 2 of them .

[mauricio95]

he will be remembered by all the bums that he fought he was overrated

[dino]

roy was better then ali in ever department other then chin...and u see what that chin has done for ali today

[Moon]

But in terms of what his body was capable of doing - was he more superhuman than Ali? Be objective.

In terms of Boxing Orthodoxy, Ali was beautiful. Roy was fun to watch 'cause his **** came from all sorts of angles. But, Roy was all around super athlete with monster reflexes, who was able to hit-without-getting-hit.

I figure Roy would have gotten out of the fight game very early on, if he had been tagged regularly. That doesn't happen though when you stay way the hell outside and pick-off your guy from every angle. I prefer, and so do most fight fans, to see something resembling a "boxing" bout with some semblance of Orthodoxy.

[mauricio95]

ali was better in every single aspect ali fought the best
RJJ basicaly hand picked his oponnent what's the fun in that
the only time he fought real oposition he got knocked out twice