Muhammad Ali v. James Jeffries (15 rounds)

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  1. C. M. Clay II

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    Jack Johnson is not the only fighter he lost to, though.
     
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  2. mcvey

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    Yes I read it and about twenty other reports over the years ,all the others gave Corbett much the better of it Im not suggesting it was a walkover before Jeffries landed his bomb ,but the consensus is that Corbett was well in front before the stoppage,weve covered this before,Corbett came in to the equation because a poster held him up as a template for Ali.
     
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  4. Sonny's jab

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    As far as physical strength goes, I have no doubts that MUHAMMAD ALI was one of the strongest heavyweight champions ever. That's something he is rarely credited with. He often downplayed his strength himself, prefering to talk up his "scientific" boxing credentials.

    George Chuvalo may have been one of the few men who Ali fought who was stronger.
    Chuvalo may have been stronger than Foreman and Norton too.

    All these men were among the strongest heavyweights ever. Fit and strong, not just bulky muscles and fat and super-strong for about 3 minutes. Some recent heavyweights are more interested in being heavy and a burden on their opponent rather than strong AND able to fight.
    Of course, I'm not talking about Holyfield or Lewis, or Wlad Klitschko, but some of the other "big" fighters.

    Jim Jeffries probably was as strong as those strong fighters (Norton, Ali, Chuvalo, Lewis, Holyfield etc.), but not necessarily stronger. I'm sure any of them would have been super-human strong against Fitz and Corbett, for example (not that I'm dismissing Fitz and Corbett as not strong - they too were rugged for their size)
     
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