What was Ali's supreme weapon?

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  1. fg2227

    fg2227 Guest

    What was the one thing that kept him ahead of the pack?:good
     
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  2. MadcapMaxie

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    Here's the lowdown
    -Fastest hands behind Patterson, fastest feet, fastest head movement with extremely quick reflexes
    -Granite chin with great recuperative powers, could also take a very good bodyshot
    -Very skilled
    -Pretty decent punching power coupled with the fact his punches were very accurate, extremely good jab
    -Was a very big heavyweight, long reach and physically very strong, no one got the better of him in clinches
    -Rarely got cut and wasn't prone to being bruised
    -Alot of heart, unmatched ring IQ, knew how to pysche out opponents and frustrate them
    -Great stamina

    Too much great qualities to boil down to one but if i had to say one it'd be his speed
     
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  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  4. DonBoxer

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    The anchor punch. :D
     
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  5. Guyfawkes

    Guyfawkes Than who was phone?! Full Member

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    His chin, and recuperative powers, i don't think he couldve beat many of the opponents he beat without it. He never could have survived Foreman or Frazier the way he did without bieng so damn durable
     
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  6. big man

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    Loose ropes and long breaks between rounds.
     
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  7. MadcapMaxie

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    A pretty face (no homo)
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    His chin, his heart, his smarts, his self-belief. It's not speed that kept him from defeats against the likes of Shavers, Norton and Frazier, in fact the problem was he wasn't fast enough oftentimes.
     
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  9. big man

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    His greatness.

    He knew he was greater than everybody.

    He looked great, he spoke great, he publicised great and when it came down to it he imposed his greatness as a fighter on the other stars he fought until he came out on top.

    His skills.heart,chin and courage were just a by product of his greatness as a human being imo.
     
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  10. SJS19

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    His mind. He used it before and during the fight, and more often than not he used it perfectly.
     
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  11. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Spot on.

    There comes a time, in a hellish fight, where you have to dig down. Go to a super darker place, shut down all doubt, banish all pain and fear, and fight back harder and harder. Ali did this as well as any boxer in history.

    His mental strength saw him through some serious ordeals, from Frazier to Foreman to Norton to Shavers.

    Only Frazier in FOTC dug deeper than Ali did, and that had something to do with being in better shape.
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    That about covers it.:good
     
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  13. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    His judgement of timing/distance and ability to be loose/relaxed, to pull off the unique hands-down pull-back style @ heavyweight.
     
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  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Will.

    When his skills and athletic abilities diminished, he could still win on indomitable will.
     
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  15. boxersk

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    Fast hands, footwork, and never gave up, very strong mentally to
     
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