Is Ali's size a coincidence?

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Is Ali's success being a big HW an H2H coincidence?

  1. Yes: he would beat any hw no matter their size and skill

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  2. No: he never beat top shws in his era and wouldn't beat the best modern shws now

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  1. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    You think that version of AJ is the same as the one of today?
     
  2. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Of course no, but Luis Fernando says Povetkin is way too small to compete even with that AJ or any other SHW, and insists that SHWs are so untouchable and killing machines that no man under 230 lbs and 6'5'' can compete with them.

    Maybe he's just trolling. If no, I don't know what to say
     
  3. exumspate

    exumspate Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lewis beat Vitali
     
  4. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True, but Lewis was heavier of the two in that fight
     
  5. exumspate

    exumspate Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Only because old Lewis had some extra weight, had nothing to do with outcome other than slowing Lewis down a little…
     
  6. SmackDaBum

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    I think he means skilled shw's. Not the likes of Price, Wach and Valuev.
     
  7. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    thumbs do wonders.
     
  8. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lewis was four pounds heavier than his previous handful of fights.
     
  9. lucky luke

    lucky luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The size theory is very intresting. Everytime a smaller heavy beats a bigger one its chalks down to the smaller boxers superior skill, but when a bigger heavyweight wins over a smaller it's because of size.

    Also, I'd very much like to see Joshua or Wlad going into the fifteenth round against Ali. A light breeze would even tip them over.
     
  10. exumspate

    exumspate Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I was at that fight, Vitali is truly the terminator…
     
  11. exumspate

    exumspate Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Btw, Holyfield beat Bowe and Old but highly rated Foreman…
     
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