Can Ali (1980) beat any of the world champions in their prime

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  1. META5

    META5 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    With all due respect, what's the point in these type of threads?

    Would I back myself to beat Joe Biden over 12 rounds?
    Would I beat a paraplegic in a foot race?
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  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  3. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    For people who want to picture a Parkinson's riddled man taking punches to the head from historically relevant HW boxers. A lot of strange people on the internet.
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    The 1981 version would take Burns/Jeffries/Fitz/Corbett...
     
  5. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I doubt it.

    Not only was he a shell of himself and suffering from Parkinson’s, but he took all those thyroid pills that weakened him.
     
  6. newurban99

    newurban99 Active Member Full Member

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    Sick question. Can we put it to rest now?
     
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  7. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Ali's body just had more than enough of all the battles and wars by then.
     
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  8. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was really cooked after 1976.
     
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  9. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Ali had parkinsons and couldn`t even hit a speedbag while training to fight Holmes.
     
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  10. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali indeed had young-onset levodopa-responsive Parkinson disease with an emergence during the midphase of his boxing career. In the late 1970s, Ali's family members noted slowness.
     
  11. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If he'd taken a .357 Magnum into the ring with him.

    No way in hell.
     
  12. Flavius

    Flavius Member Full Member

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    How do you think Marvin Hart, Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jeffries and Burns would beat Ali?
     
  13. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    no. not even john ruiz.
     
  14. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Super Dome Ali could, nothing after that.