He doesn't get credit for beating Gonzalez because Gonzalez never beat anyone ranked. Why on earth should he get credit for the win given...
I find it really bizarre that an Ike critic would bring up someone like Bowe. He is nearly as unproven as Ike at top level
Part of being a great fighter is facing the best available. If you fail to do that your legacy takes a big hit.
These arguments are pretty pathetic. There is nothing to stop Hearns from fighting McCallum and Hagler. He had time for both easily. Look at...
Holyfield didn't come close to fighting everyone He missed out on Ruddock, Witherspoon, Tucker, McCall, Tubbs, Bruno, Tua and several others
Walcott was pretty good arguably better than Norton who actually beat Ali
Bowe fought very few highly ranked opponents. He never proved himself against a variety of styles
No reason to think the 1992 Bowe does any better against Golota he was still prime in 1996 only 28 years old. Golota dominated both fights prior...
If that was the case why was Bowe thrashed by Andrew Golota? Ali has better defense clearly
Also, the argument about Ali struggling with great fighters seems to involve circular logic. Who did Norton beat that makes him great aside from...
None of those guys were in Marciano's prime. Ali seems to have been far closer to his best when he lost to Frazier and Norton. He would go on to...
It's not Ali's fault there weren't top heavies as big as Vitali or Fury in his era but its just as valid to bring this up in critique of Ali as is...
With the exception of Bugner the men he fought over 220 lb were not very good. When they tried stepping up in competition they consistently lost....
I don't think Holyfield is 6'2 1/2. He was consistently listed as 6'1 1/4 until moving up to heavyweight.
I think this may be a fight against a later-era fighter Marciano could actually win. Tucker despite his size doesn't appear to have been a big...
