Did Ali have the easiest Heavyweight reign 65'-67'

Ali , Holmes , Louis , Wladimir , Vitali , Bowe , Markegiano , Frazier , Patterson and Liston all had primarily infraweak opposition during d vast majority of their reigns . In Frazier's , Bowe's , Holmes' and Patterson's cases it's obvious that they were protected fighters , in Vitali's and Wlad's (in Wlad's case only until a yr ago) cases it's obvious that their possible best opponents avoided them .

 

Could anyone on the above list be replaced with;
Eddie Machen
Doug Jones (Re-match)
Thad Spencer
Amos Lincoln
Amos Johnson
Eduardo Corletti
Oscar Bonavena
Roger Rischer

 

Liston deserved a rematch because he was only stopped due 2 shoulder injury , Chuvalo proved he was a worthy challenger and yet unstopped and deserved n immediate rematch if anything so instead of being replaced he should actually b added again , Doug Jones definitely deserved a rematch , regarding d rest i know less .

 

Either Eddie Machen and/or Doug Jones should have had the first opportunity at
the heavyweight title, after Cassius Clay won the title over Sonny Liston in
February 1964.

But, the deal makers had a signed contract, with Sonny getting a re-match if
he lost, plus the rights to the promotion, and other $$$.

Sonny Liston was the first heavyweight challenger to receive $1,000,000 +.

 

Compared to some of the fights wlad has, not a chance

 

I actually think it's 1 of the harder reigns, not the hardest, but harder than Jeffries, Johnson, Dempsey, Patterson, Wlad

 

At least Muhammad Ali was busy,,,,,,,,,,

But does a heavy work load mean it was hard,,,,

Even a re-match with Billy Daniels draws some merit...

 

I think Vlad's opponents were generally better than those of the '65-'67 Ali. Heavyweights from the '60s were just cruiserweights compared to today's guys (generally).

 

Do you think both Liston-Ali fights were fixed? It appears that Sonny may have had an incentive to lose fight #1.

 

Kenmore,


Oh Boy,,,,,,,,,,,Am I going to get clobbered on this answer.

YES

Sonny had an incentive to lose both fights.........Mucho Dinero plus other gifts..