There has never been a heavy weight ,( before or after) that had the all around skillset of Ali in his prime.In that one fight , he displayed skills that I have yet to see in any heavy weight, and that includes Lenox, Tyson, Wvlad and Vladimir. Yall musta forgot. Check that **** out.
Wrong forum for this. In the general, Pac and/or Mayweather are the greatest fighters ever, and all topics will evolve to a discussion of one or both. As for heavyweight talk, only Lewis or Vitali hate is acceptable.
Ali was a phenomenal fighter. I don't think there'll ever be a heavyweight boxer who is as skilled as he was. Incredible talent.
Oh, and THIS: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJUzl0aFHZw[/ame] So beautiful to watch. WOW, just WOW.
i heard skip baylis explaining how michael jordan was the athelte of the century and not Ali because Ali lost to leon spinks and ken norton in his "PRIME" :rofl
Wow, he was fast. He moved like a LW. They only come once in a lifetime. Like Bruce Lee, Jordan, etc.
As good as Ali was, that dancing was mostly just showboating. Ali would have evaded the same punches, and landed the same punches, with half that movement. Compare this with RJJ or Floyd, who both used their excellent movement primarily for tactical advantages. Very different. Still, the Ali shuffle was fun to watch, and Ali (while young) had the stamina to pull it off, so why not?