Anybody Not Have Ali In The Top Spot?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Andy Ruiz? Interesting choice there for young Seamus. Hard to argue with that really..
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Andy or John?
     
  3. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali is my hero I have him at number 1 but I have no issue with Joe Louis being picked there .
    In fact these days I just about have them neck and neck.
     
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  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Ali is number 1 and I’m not even a fan. This other talk is hipster nonsense if we’re comparing resumes.
     
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  6. El Gallo Negro

    El Gallo Negro Active Member banned Full Member

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    Because that's his name. Sorry if I dont recognize his conversion to islam as anything more than a publicity stunt. Celebrities do it all the time, hell Lindsay Lohan converted to islam.

    Islam is about having humility and loving your neighbors, Clay was always too self absorbed and full of himself to show either of those
     
  7. Mendoza

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    For opposition beaten Ali should be #1.

    #1 head to head, I lean toward leaving it vacant.
     
  8. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    An odd thing, Ali legally never changed his name.
     
  9. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I sort of have Louis and Ali as 1A and 1B.
     
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  10. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good old fat andy
     
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  11. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I don't see why that matters.

    To legally change your name, you generally have to go by that name first anyway.
     
  12. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    H2H no1: Lewis
    Ranking no1: Ali
     
  13. channy

    channy 4.7.33 banned Full Member

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    Joe Louis for me.

    Ali or Clay was what he was, classless.
     
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  14. The Senator

    The Senator Active Member Full Member

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    I have Ali and Louis as 1A and 1B, myself, and I would harbor no argument towards anyone who inverted that order, to me, the two of them are heads and tails above everyone else in terms of resume and accomplishments. Both were unquestionably great.

    I don't really figure H2H into my overall ratings nearly as much, unless they're of the same era, in which case it can play a direct role.
     
  15. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    I vaguely recall someone else doing that a while back. Pretty sure they got banned. Hmmmmmmmmmmm
     
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