Could Ali handle the size of a Lewis?

Well, if the question is

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e.g. how would Ali, as he was in his day, deal with Lewis, as Lewis was in his own day, that's the question people should discuss.

However, there is nothing illogical about asking

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how Ali would have done if he's have come along in Lewis's day, or vice versa, the temporally transplanted boxer developing in analogy to how he had developed in his own time (i.e., in proportion to the opportunities for development).

There are degrees of actualities. The boxers nature is an actuality which is a potential for his or her powers; their actual powers is in turn a potential for their operations. Scenario

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Why don't we just ask ourselves this:

If Lewis had been born in 1945 and to a different set of parents, would he have become an actor and appeared in Monty Python and perhaps even the Benny Hill show, rather than take up boxing?

 

You of course have proof to back up these statements.

 

Ernie had cement feet too.

 

Most jabs are aimed at the face. If height were the only variable (reach being equal), this still puts the shorter fighter at a disadvantage.

 

Hi, Mr. Magoo


Well, you have some point. Now, what I am taking to be constants for scenario

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...five pages, and nobody bit? :yep

 

Ali wasn't exactly a tiny heavyweight. Neither was Louis. They didn't weigh as much but a case can be made their savvy and techniques would pose big threats. I still think Ali is the best H2H heavyweight ever, then Lennox, so I'm biased.

 

Yeah, most likely. However, I still think Ali beats Lewis. Too much movement, handspeed, and I believe Ali is smarter too.

P.S: This comes from a pretty big anti-Ali guy! :good

 

Give Ali 20 lbs of muscle and some dread locks and he mops the floor with Lewis.

 

Ali had the same height, reach, fighting weight, chin, stamina, and punching power as Evander Holyfield. Plus, he was faster than Holyfield and a better boxer with much better footwork. Having just watched a 37 year old Holyfield fight a 34 year old Lewis twice, I gave the first fight to Lewis by a point and the second to Holyfield by two. If Holyfield could fight two close fights with Lewis then Ali could do at least as well, depending which phase of their careers both men were in.

Lewis' main weapon in both Holyfield fights was a jab and Ali had a better jab than Lewis. Ali would likewise be giving up six inches of reach and two inches of height, which would make it difficult to pot shot at range and head hunt the way he liked to do, but I can't see Ali stalking, pressuring Lewis, backing him up, lunging in, trying to work the inside and getting counter punched all night like Holyfield did. Ali'd probably let Lewis be the aggressor and hit him coming in or when Lewis bent over to throw shots the way he did with Holyfield. And he might try leaning against the ropes, turning, and blocking punches the way he fought George Foreman.

 

That's given me food for thought. Combine the two scenarios of boxing and Monty Python Picture Lennox in the ring after hearing the judges decision at the end of his first fight with Evander Holyfield. Lennox taking the mic and saying to the crowd "There's worse things that happen at sea ya know.......Always look on the bright side of life. This judge's decision's a lot of **** when it comes to it........"