is muhamad ali the greatest boxer of all time?

Question

i think he is if you look at the fighters he faught

Answer 1

This is a great question because who was the first person to say that Muhammad Ali was the greatest it was Ali him self. I know for sure he was is the greatest heavy weight boxer who ever lived and I will give you my reasons . At one time he was the youngest undisputed heavy weight champion ever he bet Joe Frazier twice he beat Sonny Liston twice who at the time the public thought that Liston would kill Ali he bet Kenny Norton he beat George Forman who at the time was Sonny Liston and Mike Tyson rolled into one and he bet Floyed Patterson now what do all thees fighters have in common ? they are all former world champions this is just to name a few not to mention he was the first heavy weight champion to win the title 3 times be for you had all the other heavy weight champion divisions WBC WBA WBO and who knows how many others I will give you one more reason to say Muhammad is the best boxer who ever lived there has never Ben a boxer Muhammad size who had the speed the foot work stamina ring generalship he was the total package I am and ex fighter and I have been around a lot of people we call great and I could have gotten all of there autographs in my 50 years I only have one and you guess it it,s Muhammad Ali the greatest boxer of all time is Muhammad Ali

Answer 2

Floyd was great, But I think you have to take a look at how many top tier fighters have come and gone since then. Larry Holmes was a beast. He beat all of the top Heavy's in his time, and really only "lost" to a prime Tyson - when he was 38! His two losses to Spinks were robberies. Marvin Hagler STARTED the middleweight (160 lb) division, and ruled it with an iron hand. He was was a great boxer, a great puncher, could change styles, could fight all night. His throwdown with Hearns might be the best 3 rounds in history - imagine if that fight had gone the distance, at that pace. Wow. And then, probably the best of the bunch, Roy Jones Jr. I dont think I have ever seen his combination of freakish athleticism, defense, movement, Hand speed, punching power, and ring generalship. You know a fighter is special when they stop doing hypotheticals about his still possible opponents, cause none have a prayer. There was a time when Roy had to be matched against historical figures, because none of his contemporaries could match up. So Roy gets the nod here as the best since Ali.

Answer 3

Tough question.

Greatest boxer ever..... perhaps. Greates Heavyweight ever almost certaintly, however Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Jack Johnson would have something to argue here as well !

When we talk about the greatest boxer ever there are so many things to take into consideration.

Was he the quickest - NO, any lower weight boxer will be quicker but if we consider that he was a heavyweight I believe he would have the greatest weight to speed ratio ever with out doubt.

Was he the most powerful -NO believe it or not Frank Bruno has the hardest ever recorded punch of any boxer, however combining Ali's power (Which was still immense even if he was not top of the power list) with his speed equals multiple hard punches for every 1 power punch from a bigger puncher totalling in greater overall punishment for his opponents.

Did he have the gratest record - No, he lost 5 times, however these losses came later in his career to boxers who would destroy any modern day heavyweight, and if we consider the opponents that he defeated and the ease and grace with which he did so again I think we can argue that his record matches that of any heavyweight in history other than perhaps Marciano and Joe Louis.

So taking in all the facts, Ali was probably the greatest Heavyweight ever but greatest boxer ever........... there are so many contenders it would take for ever to analyse.

Answer 4

Ali was indeed the greatest boxer of all time pound for pound. There has not been a boxer to come along since that could match his attributes. He had the mix of speed, power, and overall physical and mental ability. I think he was the most intelligent boxer that has ever stepped into the ring as well. he was a heavy weight but he had such finesse he looked more like a middle weight when fighting. THE BEST.

Answer 5

Rocky Marciano retired undefeated, and the heavyweight class was much better then. Remember, by the time Clay/Ali started fighting you had the NFL taking a lot of big, strong athletes away from boxing. It wasn't nearly as popular in Marciano's day.

I guess we'll never know for sure, but Marciano-Ali would have been a great tilt.

And then there's Gerry Cooney :)

Answer 6

As far as just pure boxing skill goes as we can't exactly say that Marciano and Frazier were boxers, I would say that the best boxers were 1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Muhammad Ali 3. Willie Pep Each of these guys had amazing footwork and great boxing technique and skills without a doubt.

Answer 7

If you do your homework, watch the footage etc. Then one must conclude that he was the most talented, fastest cleverest and effective heavyweight boxer yet.

Of all time,? All time is a long way, maybe they will make a clone from his DNA one day, mix a bit of Mike Tysons insane agression in and train the clone from a very very young age....that would be a mean machine.

Ali was poetry in motion as far as boxing is concerned. But don´t forget his bravery in his private life, refusing to fight in an illegal war, defending is beliefs, going to jail for them, the way he inspired people etc..

Not only a great boxer, but great man. An example for all.

Answer 8

I think too much is made of him. Don't get me wrong, I think he was amazing, but so were the many boxers he fought and the ones before him (Rocky Marciano for example).

In modern times, I'd say Nigel Benn is one of the greatest boxers of all time. His fights were amazing, especially the strength he showed in coming back after nearly losing fights.

Unfortunately, like Chris Eubank, because he ended up seriously injuring someone, he can't be celebrated as much because it's not seen to be right to be praising someone who has caused serious and permanent injury to another human.

Answer 9

Greatest Heavyweight I'd say yes. Harry Greb (299 fights) probably the Greatest fighter of all time. Or "Homicide Hank" Henry Armstrong (Held Three titles in Three different weight classes at one time.)

Answer 10

Very much so considering the people he fought. People like Joe Frazier and George Foreman. Today's boxers like Fraudly Harrison wouldn't survive the pre-match wind ups, never mind two rounds.