Both extremely skilled and two of the toughest fighters who ever lived. I give Ali the edge as he beat ALL of the greatest fighters of his...
I would say that the Ali who beat George Foreman just about nicks a close one against prime Holmes. Muhammad's hands and feet,although slowed...
Dempsey was one of the greatest heavyweights of the first half of the 20th century. I would only place Joe Louis and maybe Jack Johnson above him.
Would have been a pretty decent fight. The interesting question is would Jones be able to outbox Monzon? YES he would. But would he be able to...
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Even if Ali had still been healthy at 38 years old,and properly trained,it would still have been too late in the day to have beaten Larry Holmes....
Very true.
The fights would have panned out the same. Both Muhammad and Joe were ultra competitive and they knew that the only way to win against each other...
The best Muhammad fought was Holmes. The best Muhammad fought when he was anywhere near (though a little past prime) his best were Frazier and...
Yes,Gene Kilroy offered to put some ice on the wounded eye but Holmes refused because he wanted to show "the black eye I got from Muhammad Ali"
I've always had it 7 - 5 for Leonard.
Yes indeed. Ray was indeed one of the greatest ever but I don't look upon his victory over Lalonde as a bonafide Lt. Heavy match.
I fully agree with your post. As far as the common opponent syndrome goes,it's all a matter of style match ups - George did better against Ken...
Merry Christmas to you,Tim.
This. Jones could do almost anything in the ring but Charles could do that as well PLUS he could do it even better.
