Muhammad Ali, who did he actually fight?

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  1. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Lets look, at the opponents. The men he built his legacy against. Seriously what good 10 round opposition did he face in 10 round fights?

    Here are his best opponents
    Trevor Berbick, 13-0-1, lost
    Doug Jones, 10-3-1 under 190Ibs, couldn't KO him
    Alonzo Johnson, 7-6, under 190Ibs, couldn't KO him
    Billy Daniels, 3-0, good height but under 190Ibs
    Duke Sabedong, 5-7-1, couldn't KO him

    This is really what his legacy (as a 10 round fighter) are based on?
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    he didnt fight no vietcong either. Clearly you have a true point.
     
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    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    This is the weirdest nitpick I think I've ever seen.
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Yez no doubts about ..this Ali guys a complete bum ! Wouldn't have him beating Shannon Brigg's if Brigg's had both hands tied !..and that's a fact
     
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    He didn't want to face the Vietcong's artillery so there's no way he would have wanted to face Shannon 'the Cannon' Briggs!!
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    YEH AND he didnt fight batman either. He actually fought the LOSER of batman vs superman! cherypick wtf.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    No way ken ! Ali would rather go back to calling himself Cassius than THAT .
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    i believe Muhammad blatantly ducked, nor even once contemplated facing, the rampant number one ATG of his era too, that guy called cassius clay. A clear duck if there ever was one.

    Never once answered why he didnt fight Clay. Never once said "hey I'm gonna fight Cassius next!". Even died early to avoid answering, I wonder why.

    Yeh I'd have loved to have asked him why, see the ducking expression on his face.

    hmm this must be what it feels like to write a Mendooza post.
     
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lol ..this forum has gone bat crap crazy ..but yez Herol ..Ali and Clay were never even in the same room together !! How mad is that ??
     
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    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I sometimes despair on here.
     
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    Has Pepe/Duce returned?
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Wonder if he's a Janitor alt troll .. ? They are certainly swapping spit ..
     
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    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't why he didn't keep his first name, Cassius?That's a nice name and while he might have thought that Clay was a slave name, it was his parents that give him his first name. Think of Dwight Braxton, Eddie Gregory and Matthew Franklin. They all kept their first names when they converted to being Muslims.

    Cassius Ali sounds good. ;)
     
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    It does ken ..got a nice Ring to it .Suppose he wanted to get the Muhammad in there some where.
     
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  15. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I thought I heard that the name was a sort of honorary thing.
     
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