How many boxers joined the Muhammad Ali Amateur Club and used his style successfully?

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  1. Mr.Noob

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    Throughout the 1960's, 1970's. 1980's, and even the 1990's. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr entertained the crowd for many years with his razor-sharp speed, his sugary sweet style, his scientific methods, and his dazzling footwork always gave the crowd sweet-tooth. However, thought-out all these great battles Ali had, was Muhammad Ali the only boxer to have the dazzling style or were there admirers behind him who danced aside with him? Back in the day, there were some up-coming amateurs in the AAU league who admired or were inspired by the greatest of all time, they would enter the Muhammad Ali Amateur Club to fight for him and want to take on the role of Cassius 'The Greatest 'Clay (I'll just call it the MAAC for now, if someone has the official name, respond in this thread immediately so I don't look dumb XD.) There were boxers who wanted to take on this title, but it wasn't easy. From what I researched, Tony Tubbs was a major one who join the MAAC and fought Marvis Frazier during the amateur days, at this time Tubbs was representing Muhammad Ali and had the uniform for it as well.

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    This match above my head was hard to find but I have it here if you want to watch the match, Tubbs really had that style with him and it was beautiful to watch him. Now it's your guys turn to help me out, we have to make this thread the greatest thread of all time. Let's try to keep it as active as possible. Anyways, during all those golden aged years, list the boxers that you know who represented the great Ali during these magnificent years. This isn't just a list, this is a Muhammad Ali related thread so everybody can only talk about the Greatest and only the greatest. My note is done, make sure to list some, just some boxers who were in the amateur that fought in the hands of the Ali gym and don't let this thread die out.


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    (Both use the same dazzling style, Darin was the pressure boxer this time)
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  2. Mr.Noob

    Mr.Noob Member Full Member

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    Anybody want to give me any boxers who joined the Muhammad Ali club?
     
  3. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tubbs is the only one off the top of my head.
     
  4. Mr.Noob

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    I know right, it's really hard to fight the whole team isn't it. Tubbs is the main one XD
     
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    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  6. Mr.Noob

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    I am confused... Anyways, I need boxers with Ali's style because that is basically turned into my style as well and it's just fun to watch people use his style of boxing, really smooth.
     
  7. joe brown

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    hello, i don't think he was part of the Muhammad Ali club, but he must of been inspired by Ali
    his name is Terrance silver its his fight against Sugar Ray Leonard he loses but he's still wonderful to watch.
     
  8. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Page's style was quite similar to Ali's wasn't it? And Biggs's as well.

    And there were shades of Ali in both Holmes and Leonard, I'd say.
     
  9. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Tony Tubbs is like if you ordered Ali from WISH,
     
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  10. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tony Tucker used to be in Ali's Club, IIRC.
     
  11. Mr.Noob

    Mr.Noob Member Full Member

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    I'll check this guy out, thanks man. Do you have any more you want me to see?
     
  12. Mr.Noob

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    Sliver was nice with it, I can see the Ali style!
     
  13. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard, his feet were amazing, he messed ugh the range with his feet and feints messed with their rhythm, and used his speed to make them uncomfortable and make them unsure whether to throw, he has even said that he took from Ali’s style
     
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  15. joe brown

    joe brown Keep it Simple Full Member

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    ill definetly look out for some more fighters that adopt the style and post them here, Howard Davis may be good to watch for the lateral movement in his olympic bouts