Would Ali have been better if he'd been better?

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Would a better Muhammad Ali be superior to a Muhammad Ali who wasn't better?

  1. Yes.

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  2. No.

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    47.8%
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  1. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Boxed-Ears was spotted in Mobile, Alabama, some years ago.

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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    More documentary support than Harry Greb's existence ever had. I buy it.
     
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  3. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Bold to assume he wasn’t the perfect possible boxer…
     
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  4. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Love the post. Shows how stupid all the "wouldas" scenarios are.
     
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  5. BCS8

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    Vegan Ali would have been something
     
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  6. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    @Boxed Ears

    This sounds like Russian collusion to me.
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've waited a long time to see these type of threads pop up again kudos to you sir.
     
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  8. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The first time the two sides were in the same room in the same house was in a very different way from the last one and it is a lot more than a lot of times and it has a lot of different ways of doing that but it does have some really nice things that are really good for the job and it is really nice to be able to have.
     
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  9. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    He was good but no “Tire Iron” Ali.
     
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  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    No such language.
     
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  11. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Absolutely right.

    Americans speak English, although there's also a non-standard dialect of that language allegedly spoken in the British Isles.
     
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  12. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    You take that back!
     
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  13. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    I'm sorry. You're right: Whatever they speak in the British Isles is clearly not English. I shouldn't have repeated a rumor like that.
     
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  14. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Look, we might have lost our place at the top table, but we are still the global superpower in terns of cheese, beer, whisky, top hats, and sarcasm.
     
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  15. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    Forget MAGA can we start MEBA? (Make Earth British Again?) seriously, you guys got lazy.
     
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