What fighter in history gives prime Ali the most trouble?

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  1. starapple

    starapple New Member Full Member

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    Please don't say Tyson because I'll know your joking.:hat
     
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  2. Skittlez

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    Prime Lennox Lewis will probably give Ali the most trouble.
     
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    Lennox Lewis. :deal

    But I bet the best Holyfield vs best Ali would have been one hell of a fight
     
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    Lennox and Tyson for me have the best chances- Tyson because his defense, head movement, and footspeed would allow him to get inside his range, where his devastating power and explosive handspeed would give him a great chance of taking Ali out eventually, and Lennox because of his physical dimensions, strength, power, and boxing skills. Ali never really had to deal with somebody bigger, longer, and taller than him that also possessed one-shot power and great boxing skills.

    So yeah, Lennox and Tyson have the best chances imo. Bowe also has a decent chance if he shows up prime and in-shape, due to his physical dimensions and ability to fight from long range and in close.
     
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    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    Harry Greb, never saw that dude fight but damn he had it all
     
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    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson. Ali never fought anyone that was faster than him. Tyson is faster and more powerful. LL is a good shout and might be the best H2H heavy of all time.
     
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    Joe Frazier
     
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    larryx2012 I AM BETTER THEN YOU Full Member

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    You never saw him fight..so how the hell do you know he had it all?
     
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    Tyson was made for Ali! He'd win the first two rounds possibly but then Ali would jab and hold him to death!

    The fighters Ali would lose most convincingly to, are the modern generation of tall AND skilled AND athletic boxers [the Ks and Lewis]
     
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    That's awe-inspiring stuff.
     
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    Don't remember any masterpieces of profundity coming from you Hands of Iron'. Perhaps I just overlooked them!
     
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    :deal

    I would add prime Tyson also. His speed and power can not be denied and the fact of the matter is, at times, Ali was a sucker for the left hook. Tyson's left hook carried dynamite.

    As far as the super HWs, like Lewis, are concerned - they are all WAY too slow to pose a serious threat to Ali, IMO. Certianly, against Ali, Lewis' chin would get tested and I just don't see that working out too well for Lennox...
     
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    Frazier
    Norton
    Marciano
    Terrible Tim

    An educated swarmer with a good left hook and a swarming technique that revolves around neutralizing the jab.

    All of the men above fit the bill. But none (or anybody else in history) would beat a peak Ali.
     
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  14. Trail

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    Kenny Norton
     
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  15. Hands of Iron

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    Without a doubt, you have.

    It wasn't your post I was mocking, either.
     
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