Where do you rank Muhammad Ali?

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  1. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    1 or 2 probably. I don't really believe in absolutes when ranking ATG's.
    It's hard enough to know what is going to happen with any certainty with people in the present against their peers nevermind across generations.
    Safe to say he is topshelf.
     
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  2. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    #3 p4p
     
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  3. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    You could make a case for #1.

    I have him 4 -6.
     
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  4. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Bad choice of word on my part about the prison thing but the point I was making was that 3 years of his youth was taken and he still came back and beat top fighters in their prime.

    My fault for the wording . Thanks for the link too.
     
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  5. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :thumbsup:thumbsup
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  6. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    absolute Truth...
     
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  7. jdw2000

    jdw2000 Active Member Full Member

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    It' all about the quality of opposition you beat.

    Ali has beaten three Top 10 ATG heavyweights - Liston, Frazier and Foreman. No other Top 10 fighter can boast anything like that.

    For that reason Ali is the greatest. And it is unlikely he will ever be surpassed.
     
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  8. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    In terms of ability, he's arguably the best ever. A lock for top 3.
    In terms of overall greatness, probably around 6-7th.
     
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  9. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    a case can be made for number 1 but really its number 2.
     
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  10. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    #2 at heavyweight.

    Top 10-15 P4P.
     
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  11. jdw2000

    jdw2000 Active Member Full Member

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    Who are the 5-6 who you rank ahead of him, and why?

    This will be good...
     
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  12. mrgreb

    mrgreb New Member Full Member

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    I'd say top 3 p4p...but if you were to make a case for a greater heavyweight who would you choose?
     
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  13. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Louis.
     
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  14. mrgreb

    mrgreb New Member Full Member

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    Louis would be my choice too.
     
    mrgreb, Apr 2, 2016
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  15. Jeremy Kyle

    Jeremy Kyle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rose tinted specs fury,wilder,aj,wlad all beat him
     
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