1970s Muhammad Ali vs the super heavyweights?

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  1. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    When he returned in the 70s he was a step slower and much easier to hit.
     
  2. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    And the same goes for every fighter moving up in weight.

    There are weight classes for a reason.
     
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  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    If you weigh over 200 pounds you are a heavyweight . When Ali stopped the great Sonny Liston in 1964 he weighed 208 pounds and when he beat Cleveland Williams and Zora Folley Ibelieve he weighed 215 pounds roughly
     
  4. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    As are Haye and Usyk aswll in your opinion?
     
  5. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Once the weigh over 200 pounds they become heavyweights like Holyfield and Haye who won the heavyweight world title as Usyk aspires to do. Beyoncé Wilder has weighed as little as 205 pounds and did worse when he bilked up ti 231 pounds.
     
  6. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You should, he's right.

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  7. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Yeah right so that is gospel truth is it. Assuming Big George even manages his own twitter account. Ali fought the guy 3 times.
     
  8. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You could argue he lost all 3, I've seen George say this in interviews too.
     
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  9. ertwin

    ertwin Active Member banned Full Member

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    So fat james toney is a heavyweight cause he weights over 200 lbs?
     
  10. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah. Just a strange one.
     
  11. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    He was when he fought at that weight. What is controversial about that? In fact when Toney moved up to heavyweight he had some excellent respectable performances such as his fights with world champions Ruiz and Sam Peters.
     
  12. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    The fact they fought 3 times, Ali losing one and maybe losing the 2nd an 3rd, you would think that's because it was a very even affair ,Why fight 3 times if not ? Why didn't he fight Brian London 3 times ??
     
  13. Somali Sanil

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    Your a ***** Olu, your love of Ali is very unbalanced and unhealthy
     
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  14. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    You do know usyk is taller than Ali don't you, and cuts to 200lb, and is naturally thicker to boot.... If there was no cruiser division, usyk would be 220 all day long
     
  15. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don’t think that AJ is stronger than what George Foreman was.
     
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