Is Muhammad Ali the #1 Heavyweight of all time?

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  1. baconmaker

    baconmaker Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He is so classic fighter. I have to say he is number 1 of all time. :D
     
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  2. turpinr

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    it has nothing to do with lewis being from the uk.
    my favourite fighter is randy turpin who is british but I don't think he's in the top 10 middles of all time.
    ali being the biggest personality has nothing at all to with his greatness either.
     
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  3. Sangria

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    ^This
     
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  4. Sangria

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    ...a-a-and this^
     
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  5. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Oh f*ck I'll just do it than

    1-Louis
    2-Ali
    3-Holmes
    4-Johnson
    5-Marciano
    6-Tyson
    7-Lewis
    8-Foreman
    9-Frazier
    10-Holyfield
    11-Dempsey
    12-Liston
    13-Wlad

    Allah Akbar!!!
     
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  6. Stevie G

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    I envisage even Coopman beating Harrison !
     
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  7. baconmaker

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    Rumble In the Jungle. Ali won it. That's why he is the greatest.

    [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiftWLA1wTI[/url]
     
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  8. Stevie G

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    My own views on these bouts are as follows -


    Norton II - Ali by very close decision. Could have gone either way.

    Frazier II - Close one for Ali but clearer than Norton II.

    Young - Very messy. A draw would be fair.

    Norton III - Muhammad was lucky in this one. I award it to Norton by three points.
     
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  9. Stevie G

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    Lennox is definitely top 5 in my book. I agree that it's nothing to do with him being British although it's great to have one of our own way up there :D
     
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  10. Stevie G

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    Great post :good Shame Muhammad ever laced them up after 1975.
     
    Stevie G, Apr 26, 2014
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  11. Foxy 01

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    I've got him close behind Ali and Louis ( though claims for either of those two for the top spot are valid ) but in a h2h I think he beats both of them.
     
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