Is Muhammad Ali the #1 Heavyweight of all time?

yes it really isnt close. I can talk muhammads 5 best wins ( Frazier, Foreman,Norton,Liston and Patterson) and i could put them against anyone and more often than not his resume would win out and were not talking just hws. were talking all weights because if we are just gonna be honest here, nobody at hw has a resume even in the same universe as ali.

His skills were second to none, not to mention the fact that his greatest moments came AFTER his exile. So is the man the best hw of all time? of course. theres really no other logical answer. The guy in his prime was truly the perfect hw and would be favored over any hw in history if they met in their primes.

were talking about a top 5 p4p fighter of all time here. Where you put him in that 5 is up to you but he is a top 5. I personally have him at 3 behind srr and pep. but thats it.

but at hw? hes

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Everyone Else in Here
( in no order)
Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
Foreman
Lennox
Dempsey
holmes
Rocky
frazier
liston
patterson
corbett
jeffries
sullivan

and any other atg you can think of an no direspect to these guys because they were all great but ali stands alone

 

Definitely. And I'm not just saying this because he's my favourite boxer. His all round ability,toughness and resume nail it.

 

Here's a piece I wrote two years ago, banging the Louis drum.

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=31869&more=1

 

No.
Mike Tyson is #1.

 

I am evolving to there is no #1 clear cut at Heavy. Some were dominant in weaker eras. Others were the best in talented era, but were upset by lesser talents.

There has never been a heavy cleaning out hall of fame level guys in their near prime or prime that retired undefeated after 10+ year reign.

Based on opponents beaten, I would say Ali is #1, but you could argue otherwise.

 

its either ali or Lewis for me

 

Let's just say that he has as strong a case as anybody and more so than about 98%. I myself have him at #1, but I can see an argument for Joe Louis as well. As far as I am concerned, those two are interchangeable for that spot.

 

Ali or Scott LeDoux for me. :good

 

I meant Scott LeDoux.
Or Lennox Lewis.
Or someone.

 

jack bodell ???

 

think h2h id have Lennox Lewis as my number 1

but its Ali for me so many great fights ,was on top od his game for so long and Ali pre suspension was incredible ,he never stopped moving, and was lighthening quick

 

I might as well say Lennox Lewis again.
Everyone else is.

Seriously, Lewis has to rate above Bodell though. And Kimbo Slice.

 

Good call,Turpin. How about Bodell v Richard Dunn for the all time greatest heavy spot ?

 

.... or did you all mean Louis ??