If Ali was boxing today hed barely scrape the top ten

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  1. True_Hero

    True_Hero Guest

    Fact.

    People view Ali's era with rose tinted glasses. They were exciting fighters, sure. But very overrated skill wise.

    Ali couldn't beat a big boxer. From today's era Wlad, Vitali, Fury, Valuev, Wilder all have his number based on height alone.

    I also think he would struggle against Haye's power and cautious style and I think Pulev's style is all wrong for him.

    If Ali boxed today he'd be a Tony Thompson type. A lower top ten ranked guy.

    Fact.
     
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  2. OooStylezooO

    OooStylezooO Active Member Full Member

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    Can't wait to see the responses to this
     
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  3. jaymon112

    jaymon112 MARVELOUS Full Member

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    Fuck the General is Horseshit.
     
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  4. hussleman

    hussleman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Crack is a harmful drug! Besides, Ali beat Terrell and chuck wepner and both were 6'6.
     
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  5. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Oh dear, I would hate to see Ali having to go through the likes of Leapai, Povetkin, Mormeck, Pulev, Wach, Thompson and the rest of the modern day behemoths. I'm so glad he was gifted to be in the 60s and 70s.
     
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  6. GoodOldBoy

    GoodOldBoy Active Member Full Member

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    If Ali was boxing today hed barely scrape the top ten : Bull****.
     
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  7. MannySteward

    MannySteward Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nobody, and i mean nobody, has the footwork to even get close to Ali these days.
     
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  8. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    U should have ended up as stain on a sock/matress or swallowed.
     
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  9. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    :lol: Get a grip.
     
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  10. Meffus

    Meffus Guest

    I like the bit where you say "Fact." Perhaps include some statistics and maybe even some gifs of Ali getting caught by left hooks as well in order to back up this fantastic statement.
     
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  11. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    Fact - you are a troll
     
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  12. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree, but then again he does have Parkinson and is about 80 years old but I still reckon he'd be top 15 if he was boxing today.
     
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  13. Ted Spoon

    Ted Spoon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's irrefutable. Sports evolve.

    Just look at sprinting.

    Sprinting and boxing are practically the same.

    Furthermore, a new device has confirmed that Wladimir's pawing manoeuvre from the Ibragimov fight would have been enough to dent the skull of your average 1960s contender...had you gotten too close to that deadly waving mitt.
     
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  14. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Total garbage


    Fact
     
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  15. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Ali would be in the top ten and probably pick up a title a couple of times but he wouldn't dominate the division for two decades. He certainly struggled against some not-so-talented fighters of the past eras.
     
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