Muhammad Ali

[bigmac 97kt 13,776]

if he was hear in this present time and in his prime do you think any of the fighters of to day could take him and last the distance he used to do

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

 

[micky 3,325]

you would struggle to find anyone qualified to lace Ali's boots .

 

 

TYSON V ALI, Brian London stood more chance

[jukel123 7,957]

Couldn't agree more. Ali must have been shaking his head in disbelief at the recent Fury Klitscko fight. The standard of heavyweight boxing has plummeted so much it's almost unrecognisable. It's mostly about over-sized freaks desperately keeping their head out of range of the other guy's punches.

[Lid 194]

I am sure most have watched this before, but go in at 7:20 :

 

 

[mad4it 694]

I am sure most have watched this before, but go in at 7:20 :

 

 

That has got to be one of the greatest fights, even ali admisted that cooper won the fight it was ali corner man that cut his gloves to give ali time to recover.

[DogFox123 1,379]

 

I am sure most have watched this before, but go in at 7:20 :

 

 

 

That has got to be one of the greatest fights, even ali admisted that cooper won the fight it was ali corner man that cut his gloves to give ali time to recover.

Not really, the cut of the gloves gave him a few seconds. It was the use of smelling salts to help bring him around that was controversial.

[nans pat 2,575]

i think a young mike tyson would have sparked him.

[BGD 6,431]

i think a young mike tyson would have sparked him.

 

Here's what the man himself thinks

 

 

(Tyson comes on at 10mins)

[DogFox123 1,379]

Ali had too much will power for Tyson, he might get dropped or wobbled by Tyson but he would have got up and fought the man back hard. Would Tyson have been able to take the same punishment as Frazier did in the FOTC?

[Lenmcharristar 9,719]

The only one missing was Marciano

[*The*Field*Marshall* 674]

A prime Mike Tyson is the top of the heavyweight tree for me . . Dare I say it!?! Yes . . I believe Cassius Clay/Muhammed Ali was over rated . . Yes, he was probably the fastest and one of the most stylish of the heavyweights in history, but let's be honest, if he struggled with a Frazier and Norton . . Think of a prime Tyson! Curtains for me . . Did he get a legitimate win over Liston? Foreman beat himself that night.

 

To answer the initial question, yes I think he would have been far too mobile for any of today's heavyweights . . Ali will be known as 'the greatest' for as much of his activities outside the ring as inside. That's my view

[keepdiggin 9,559]

tyson for me

[shepp 2,285]

Ali would have broken Tyson mentally before he even entered the ring.

Tyson was mentally fragile, Lennox Lewis would even have beaten Tyson in his prime too.

[jukel123 7,957]

I don't share the view that Tyson was a great fighter. He was good at knocking over bums. For me, he only fought three world class fighters, Holmes, Holyfield and Lewis. Holmes was an ageing fighter and in the other two fights Tyson absolutely folded-- especially mentally.( Remember the biting of Holyfield's ear and the biting of Lewis's leg at the weigh in?) He bottled it, he knew he couldn't bully them and folded.

[jukel123 7,957]

Ali would have broken Tyson mentally before he even entered the ring.

Tyson was mentally fragile, Lennox Lewis would even have beaten Tyson in his prime too.

Aint that the truth.