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Ali in his younger prime could move around the ring with grace and fluidity that no heavyweight today can come close to matching. Why wouldn't he do the same with these taller, less mobile boxers? would his endurance,ability to take punishment, and boxing ability outlast the size disadvantages?
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Ali was closer to 200 pounds with when he moved at his best but if any heavyweight was 190/205 they would or could move like that to, see Usyk.
But we know given that much weight up against capable big men who can punch and that have ring IQ you are going to need power .
A.J not only boxed but hit Ruiz with brutal shots and many called it running. If Ali boxed in this era I guarantee most posters would be complaining and calling him all sorts of things on here .
I can’t see him beating A.J or Fury ,he can get by Wilder because Wilder cannot cope with movements or jabbers . -
He'd dominate AJ.
He'd outclass Ruiz.
Wilder stops him though. Love Ali but I've seen weaker men hurt him during his 60s reign. Wilder is something he would've never encountered. While a similar style, not equivalent but reminiscent to Ali, Wilder has already faced off against. I do see Wilder getting outboxed until the KO though.
Fury, this is very interesting. He'd have been something Ali never came across. I could see Ali winning a split decision, a hard fought split decision. Fury is stiffer, clunkier, and slower than Ali but other than that its a very similar style. And now that he's shown how aggressive he can be while using his size advantage. That fight would be tough for Ali who'd weigh nearly 60lbs smaller. Ali also didn't have a wide variety of punches in his toolbox. Just the truth. Only reason I'll edge him out is because I've seen fury hurt and dropped by weaker, less skilled fighters than Ali. But I've also seen fury get up from punches by Wilder. The SD is because I believe Ali can score knockdowns in that matchup.
The most interesting matchup to me, honestly, would be Ali v Luis Ortiz. I genuinely feel like that would be a classic. Ortiz looked almighty in the Wilder rematch. Stellar. Ortiz has amazing skills which get overlooked merely because Fury is a giant- but Fury is not the most skilled in the division. Ortiz is, until Usyk actually proves something. I'd love to see that clash between them. I have Ali winning but I know it would be an exciting matchup.Comment
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Wilder has that one KO power shot that would make Ali do the dance..Ali got hit and dropped so stop with the wilder wouldn't landComment
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I don’t see how he beats Fury tbh, Ali is the better fighter no doubt but the physical dimensions are simply too much to overcome.
I favour him to beat both AJ and Wilder but he’d be up against it physically as well.Comment
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Most people have only seen highlights of Ali and don't have a full knowledge of his career, belive me he had plenty of stinkers and plenty of fighters who weren't all that had competitive rounds against him. He'd seriously have his hands full against the top 3 todayComment
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Ali took punches from HOF punchers.... I think he outclasses all of them.
But i think Wilder has the best chanceComment
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YOUNGER PRIME...
Originally Posted by 15round View Post
Ali in his younger prime could move around the ring with grace and fluidity that no heavyweight today can come close to matching. Why wouldn't he do the same with these taller, less mobile boxers? would his endurance,ability to take punishment, and boxing ability outlast the size disadvantages?Comment
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