Is Muhammad Ali the GOAT inside the ring?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by monaim, Oct 20, 2023.


  1. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

    3,967
    1,060
    Dec 1, 2012
    LOL. It's "rubbish" only if you intend to whitewash history. The reality of 1960s and 70s America was quite different.

    Where are you from?

    Have you ever studied American history?
     
  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

    47,260
    26,963
    Oct 23, 2011
    American History? What history? You're one of the youngest countries on earth. I'm British btw.

    Why are you defending a bunch of cult leaders who wanted segregation at least in their religious cult sense.
     
  3. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

    3,030
    3,211
    Jul 12, 2023
    In the ring no, out of the ring no. He only needed a movement cause he was so full of ****.
     
  4. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

    3,967
    1,060
    Dec 1, 2012
    Oh... British. So you probably don't know anything about 100 years of Jim Crow, blacks hanging from trees, actual segregation, etc.

    I'm not defending a cult, I'm telling you that these were intelligent men with legitimate gripes in their day and time. You are applying a British 2023 perspective to an American black man in 1970 in order to characterize him as a puppet.

    We disagree. No problem.
     
    Fogger likes this.
  5. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

    47,260
    26,963
    Oct 23, 2011
    Elijah Muhammad was intelligent? He was a pedophile that's all I know and got Malcolm X assassinated.

    This content is protected


    Anyone who follows a doctrine which is put out by a cult is a puppet and early 60's Ali was just that. Now that's not to say he didn't grow a person of course and form his own opinions, he did. Even Malcolm X did, he realized the error of the path people tried to lead him down...and it cost him his life.

    I don't think we're disagreeing I just don't think the picture or point I'm painting is clear enough.
     
    Last edited: Oct 21, 2023
  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

    14,269
    28,896
    Jan 14, 2022
    Best resume ever at Heavyweight and H2H rates pretty highly.

    Best boxer of all time though ? No not for me.
     
  7. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

    57,928
    76,601
    Aug 21, 2012
    Exactly this. I don't think he cracks top 10 in a P4P basis.

    He's the usual #1 heavyweight though on most lists although even that can be argued of course.
     
    ikrasevic likes this.
  8. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

    7,892
    12,538
    Aug 9, 2021
    That's a very good point and I suppose the subject goes to my personal taste. I'm a believer in the quality of staying at one weight class and defending your title for a long time.
     
  9. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

    5,191
    1,713
    Nov 22, 2014
  10. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

    46,772
    15,871
    Apr 14, 2009
    The answer is
    This content is protected
     
  11. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

    46,772
    15,871
    Apr 14, 2009
    No Pimp C Fluffy Floyd aint in the running