Who doesnt consider Ali to be a three time HW champ?

No fighter gets accused of more fixes than Muhammad Ali.

Freaking ridiculous. Aroma in the air. Gimme some of that medicine.

Come with PROOF before you level that kind of shame at the heavyweight GOAT.

 

Except Dempsey is the real champion because of his ko victory over Tunney in 1927 when Tunney was on the floor more than 10 seconds.

After that this is the title history

1932--King Levinsky defeats Dempsey
1932--Mickey Walker defeats Levinsky
1932--Johnny Risko defeats Walker
1933--Patsy Perroni defeats Risko
1933--Don McCorkindale defeats Perroni
1933--King Levinsky regains title defeating McCorkindale
1934--Walter Neusel defeats Levinsky
1934--Max Schmeling ko's Neusel
1938--Joe Louis ko's Schmeling in one round, reversing his loss to Max in a title fight two years earlier.

 

:good

 

As far as the man who beat the man etc is concerned,Muhammad was indeed a three time champ.

I agree that the loss of his title to Spinks then regaining it does n't mean that much legacy wise. Enhancing or detracting from it. Most of us agree that his last GREAT fight was Manilla.