Which one was the greatest victory of Ali?

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Which one was the greatest victory of Ali?

  1. 1. Beat Sonny Liston by way of TKO. in the first fight.

    9 vote(s)
    12.9%

  2. 2. Beat Jorge Foreman by way of KO in round 8.

    53 vote(s)
    75.7%

  3. 3. Beat Jor Frazier by way of TKO. in round 14 in the 3rd fight.

    6 vote(s)
    8.6%

  4. 4. Beat Leon Spink and became 3 times World Heavyweight Champion.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. 5. Beat Ken Norton in the rematch.

    2 vote(s)
    2.9%
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  1. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In your opinion.
     
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  2. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Best two were George and Frazier III.
     
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  4. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    The greatest Ali victory was Foreman, then Frazier III.

    The most impressive Ali victory, however, was his punch-perfect demolition of Cleveland Williams. That performance was -- and still is -- just about as good as it gets:

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  5. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    @ Orneirokritis Well....the win was impressive but Ali's opponent was not so competitive. Williams was just walking straight to eat punch after punch.
     
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  6. silenc

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    Split between Liston and Foreman. But im gonna go with foreman
     
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  7. Manfred

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    Ali was a bad man. Knocked him down backing up, weaved, bobbed and danced, full arsenal of punches, jabs to the body and head, hooks , right hands and fast and fluid combinations. Never seen it in a heavyweight before or since.
     
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  8. manex

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    KO 8 Foreman was Ali's defining moment as "the greatest". If Foreman would have KO'd Ali -- as many "experts" thought he would -- Ali's legacy would have been very different.
     
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    Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee!
     
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  10. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    According to Brittanica Online, the total of punches landed by each man in the fight were: Muhamad Ali 100, Cleveland Williams 3.

    Ali vs Williams = stoppage by one hundred bee stings.
     
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  11. Manfred

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    Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see. The Greatest.
     
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  12. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ken Norton broke Ali's jaw in the first fight but the latter could kept fighting him till the end. What a heart of the Champion.
     
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  13. like a boss

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    Imagine how much different Kenny Norton's legacy would have been had the judges been a bit more kind (many would say fair) to him against Ali.
     
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    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali had a huge heart and a granite jaw.
     
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  15. thesmokingm

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    Foreman was almost insurmountable yet Ali gave everything for that win.
     
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