Who had the better resume

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  1. devon

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    Muhammad Ali or Sugar Ray leonard.
     
  2. BigReg

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    Ali. Ali beat a prime Liston, and prime Foreman. He beat a slightly past it Frazier, and a still pretty good Floyd Patterson. His resume is also loaded with a lot of very good contenders.

    SRL's resume is top heavy,but doesn't have the depth of Ali's.
     
  3. devon

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  4. Boxed Ears

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    If you said top 3-5 wins it's arguable but Ali's depth is one of the best you'll find on any single-division man, and Leonard not so much, despite the number of weight classes he went through.
     
  5. Badsand

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    Ali went through several Classes of Heavyweights.

    the early 60s- Guys Like Archie Moore, Sonny Banks, Sonny Liston, Henry Cooper

    the mid 60's- Cleveland Williams, George Chuvalo, Ernie Terrell, Floyd Patterson

    The Early 70's- Frazier, Norton, Foreman, Ellis, Patterson, Quarry

    The Mid-Late 70's- Frazier, Ron Lyle, Ernie Shavers
     
  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    A quick run down:


    Leonard - Hearns, Hagler, Duran, Benitez, Kalule, LaLonde, Ranzanny, Green, Shields, Mayweather Sr, Finch, etc.

    Ali - Liston 2x, Foreman, Frazier 2x, Patterson 2x, Norton 2x, Quarry 2x, Terrell, Folley, Mathis, Young, Lyle, Ellis, Bonavena, Shavers, Chuvalo 2x, Spinks, Mildenberger, Jones, Cooper 2x, Bugner, Williams, B. Foster, M. Foster, Moore, etc.


    So yeah, not exactly a tough call.
     
  7. Imperial1

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    Great thread ..Touch but I'd lean towards Ali but not by much ..
     
  8. Boxed Ears

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    Fixed. :twisted:
     
  9. JMP

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    Ali. However, both fall well behind Pacquiao.
     
  10. devon

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    Get out of here
     
  11. the cobra

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  12. floyd_g.o.a.t

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