Ali was small? 6'3 and 215 pounds is small? Stop with this size ****. At the end of the day,the better fighter wins not the bigger man. Wlad is what he is but Ali is the greatest of all time. Ali by late TKO. Ali beat guys as big as Wlad in his career.
No I dont think so. Ali KO'd guys as tall as 6'6" and 240 pounds! Ali would beat Wlad and Vitali. Size isn't what matters,it's skill.
These are the kinds of threads that create Klitschko haters. Wlad is a good champ yes and he is dominant yes and he has looked very good recently yes but Ali is the greatest ever. Muhammad Ali who beat more ATG's than anyone,who won the lineal title 3 times is going to lose to the guy who couldn't KO Haye? The guy who was beaten 3 times by KO before the age of 35? Every time someone has a favorite fighter they think that their fighter is the best ever. Be realistic. Wlad is very good but he isn't gonna beat Ali. It's just like those Tyson fanboys who think Tyson could beat Ali. No he couldn't! Very Few people beat Prime Ali. In fact,Ali didnt lose once in his prime.
Ali was not impossible to hit even in 60s and if you rewatch Ali-Mildenberger fight you will notice that he had problems blocking jabs from the boxer who was giving up 5 inches in reach. Wlad is a terrible match up for Ali.
Alot of people are dazzled by the size of Wlad..as if that would stop Ali from tearing his ass out the frame. They think like this 'Big Russian Guy! He beat Ali bad! Ali so small! Hahaha.' Ultimately they have no rationale behind their assertions than Wlad would win, besides ---Wlad is bigger! As if Ali wasn't one of the most fearless Heavyweight Champions of all time, if not the most fearless. It takes all types of tenacity and guts to sit on the ropes and let a monster like Foreman pound away at you and yet somehow Wlad's height alone gives him the advantage cause it damn sure isnt his boxing skills, lord knows he doesn't have enough of that on hand to handle prime Ali...
:goodspot on, took the words right out of my mouth. He might of been knocked down quite a few times but only ever stopped once when he was shot, by a young power puncher. his power is probably the most understated thing about him. Ali is argubily in the top 5 p4p''s ever. i mean no disrespect to the kilt's but he hasnt proved himself in the top 5 hw
Well put. I like Wlad and respect Vitali,but the girls that follow them create an illusion that everyone who's not a fan hates them. Not at all.It's just people who bull**** like the pro-Klits on this thread(and many others) that get on neutral fans' tits,hence the anti-K2 feeling.
What I find funny is that people think Wlad can actually beat Ali..but I haven't seen a fight plan as of yet..
I'm getting more exasperated on here by the day. We're talking prime Ali,he wouldn't be laying on the ropes.He would be dancing around Wlad hitting him with lightening quick jabs and combinations. Also don't underestimate Ali's power,he'd be quite capable of stopping someone with Wlads dodgy chin. Wlad wouldn't get near him for Ali to "eat a hundred head shots". I'd also take the post '70 version of Ali to take him out,plain and simply because Ali had one of the best chins and biggest hearts in the history of the game,he'd out tough a faint hearted guy like Wlad who's terrified of being hit,no problem. I like Wlad,but beat Ali? Do me a favour.
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