Who's the greatest athlete to set foot in the Ring?

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  1. Seckah

    Seckah Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy Jones JR had the speed and coordination to play multiple sports Ali not a fast runner or jumper compare to RJJ
     
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  2. Muhammad Ali

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    Me you Fools
     
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  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr :deal
     
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  4. suriamarsuli

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    Bump.

    It was Ken Norton.Just check why the Ken Norton rule was instituted in Illinois high school.
     
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  5. VincentB

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    Mike Tyson, if only he had the mental fortitude smh.
     
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  6. gunmike1

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    Roy Jones Jr.
     
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  7. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Jones easy.
     
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  8. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Muhammad
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    He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee


    Ali defines the art of boxing for me and he truly loved boxing. shame he didn't know when to quit.
     
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  9. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    no one with anywhere near the bulk stuffed into the frame of mike tyson could do the things he could do, so he's up there, as well as roy jones, thomas hearns, and ray leonard.
     
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  10. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy
     
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  11. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Even before he was full grown, the 15 year old version of Tyson was freakish. That video of him shadow boxing is crazy. He was also bone-heavy which is a big part of why his weight was so high despite looking smaller mass wise (even though he was thick like an American Bulldog)
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51090bGcoR8[/ame]

    I can't remember which documentary or amateur fight it was in but they have a split screen of Tyson and his opponent warming up and Tyson is throwing flurries so damn fast its a blur while the other guy looks like he is in slow motion.
    I posted it up a while back but it was taken off youtube.
     
    Caelum, May 16, 2012
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  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Agreed, I was thinking of the same fighters.
     
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  13. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    RJJ is the obvious one that comes to mind.

    Tyson was a freak of nature too.
     
    irishny, May 16, 2012
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  14. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    some african american guy back in the sixties who faught ali also did a ton of other sports like baseball, basketball, football. cant remember his name for the life of me but there was an ESB article written about him few years ago about him being the greatest athlete ever.

    must do some digging!

    found him. charlie powell.

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=16105&more=
     
    brickfists, May 16, 2012
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  15. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great thread.

    I look for a guy who would be able to play multiple sports at a high level. Somebody who had great balance, coordination, speed, and the right body type. Ali fits all of those bills.
     
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