Who Does The Best Against Prime Ali? (Poll Included)

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Which Fighter?

  1. Oleksandr Usyk

    10 vote(s)
    13.5%
  2. Mike Tyson

    10 vote(s)
    13.5%
  3. Joe Louis

    4 vote(s)
    5.4%
  4. Rocky Marciano

    6 vote(s)
    8.1%
  5. Joe Frazier

    22 vote(s)
    29.7%
  6. Vitali Klitschko

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Wladimir Klitschko

    7 vote(s)
    9.5%
  8. Lennox Lewis

    11 vote(s)
    14.9%
  9. Evander Holyfield

    3 vote(s)
    4.1%
  10. Tyson Fury

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%
  1. Steve Fero

    Steve Fero Active Member Full Member

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    Good big man beats good little man almost always but a great little man can beat the good big man most of time. I know it’s frustrating to those that want to reverie the old ghosts but facts are stubborn.
     
  2. NoNeck

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    Not in the last 35 years.
     
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  3. Yorbals

    Yorbals Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nonsense.
    Tyson, Holyfield, Usyk and Lewis are the best of the last 35 years. Only Lewis was much heavier at his best.
    Tyson, Holy, Frazier, Usyk, Ali, young Foreman, Louis, Holmes, they were all around that weight
     
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    Imagine typing that out, deliberately leaving Tyson in and leaving out a bunch of guys who were Lewis' size or bigger.
     
  5. Steve Fero

    Steve Fero Active Member Full Member

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    Yes but Fury who is close but not quite the athlete Wilder is or Usyk or Klitchco and not quite as skilled. Yet he can beat those people because he’s 6 9 270 lbs.
     
  6. Yorbals

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    Like Wlad? He’s not better than those. Fury? Same
     
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    Hasim Rahman had a better career than Tyson if we start 35 years ago.
     
  8. Yorbals

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    Let me guess, Rahman beats Ali now too.
    Usyk already dispelled the myth of modern super heavies being better just because they’re bigger.
    None of the big guys from your ‘35 years’ get in to the top ten besides Lewis.
     
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    Wlad is 4th all time.

    Usyk hasn’t fought Itauma either.
     
  10. Yorbals

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    Wlad is nowhere near that. I know he beat The new and improved Ali in Haye but still.
    So if Usyk beats Itauma who’s lighter than Joshua and Fury, at 40 it proves your point about weight ?
     
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    I think Haye is closer to Ali style wise then anyone Ali fought is to Wlad.
     
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    He’s nothing like Ali
     
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  15. Steve Fero

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    Wouldn’t put Terrell at same level as Wald.
     
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