Ali the greatest? An element in the equation?

Pachilles · May 7, 2010

Duodenum said: ↑

No, I don't think they're equitable. However, Marciano's win over Louis is underrated. Joe had a very active 1951. He dropped Savold for the count, and was coming off back to back ten round decisions over Marciano stablemate Brion, and Bivins. Louis was as well prepared for Rocky as he could have been. Considering the fact that this was a fully evolved Marciano, complete with lethal left hook, Joe actually didn't do that badly. This wasn't like Tyson-Holmes or Holmes-Ali. Still Louis was far more ring worn, and considerably older than Ali when Marciano retired him.

Tyson-Holmes, I think, equates reasonably with Tyson-Lewis, and it might be argued that Tyson was more degraded for Lennox than Louis was for Rocky.

After Foreman, Ali went on to have a stellar 1975, despite less disciplined training and weight control. (Incidentally, Pachilles, you listed the results of Ali-Foreman and Lewis-Tyson as TKOs, when in fact they were clean KOs.
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well yes thats why i put TKO, because technically, they were knock outs

groove · May 8, 2010

ali was a 7to1 underdog v liston & foreman. i was wondering what were the odds on those other fights? tyson v holmes etc.....

Duodenum · May 8, 2010

Pachilles said: ↑

well yes thats why i put TKO, because technically, they were knock outs
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