who is the best boxer mahammed ali,sunny liston,mike tyson?

Question

rocky marciano, prince naseeem hamed, amir khan,

Answer 1

muhammad ali

Answer 2

Of those illustrious rivals, Ali still stands head and shoulders above the competition.

Ali beat Sonny Liston twice, soem controversial circumstances surrounded both contests but what is irrefutable is that Ali, and overwhelming underdog in their first fight was the better fighter and reduced Liston - the most fearsome heavyweight of his time - into a shuffling wreck with whipping combinations and speed of foot.

Tyson, though majestic and compulsive in his prime failed to get off the floor to win, didn't have the longevity of Ali and failed to meet Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe, George Foreman, David Tua, Vitaly Klitschko, Chris Byrd, Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall, Tim Witherspoon and John Ruiz during a career often bereft of capable heavyweights.

On occasion he fought inferior opponents whn one or more of the above were available and proved to be an 'on-top' fighter only. Holyfield exposed him for what he truly was, a fragile bully who could take a shot but lacked the flexibility to find another way to win once knocking his opponent out failed.

Marciano was a great heavyweight who lacked the competition so prevelant in Ali's career, Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore were exceptional fighters but didn't represent the heavyweight challenges Ali faced and defeated.

Prince Naseem, was arguably the greatest entertainer of his generation and equally, would be a contender for the powerful puncher to ever compete as a featherweight but he has n place in a debate about the greatest of all time, where Ali's competition should be from Roberto Duran, Jimmy Wilde, Willie Pep, Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Carlos Monzon, Ricardo Lopez to name half a dozen more qualified than the Prince.

Mentioning Amir Khan is simply ludicrous. He's not even the best Lightweight in England yet.

Answer 3

Muhammad Ali is the best of these. He did Liston over, and would have wound Tyson up, and then knocked him out in about the 9th round. A fight with Rocky Marciano would have been an interesting one, but I feel Ali would have boxed him at range with jabs and combo's, like he did to Liston in their first encounter. Ali had the better chin and the ability to absorb a hard body shot, and Rocky would try and march inside and get caught often so I think he would have either sparked out Rock in about 7 rounds, or stopped him on a cut.

As I've stated in other posts, on the World stage, Naz was all flash, no substance (mainly down to the fact that he stopped training because he though he knew better than Brendan Ingle, and neglected his speedwork). I feel Amir is a much more disciplined boxer than Naz, and has the potential to become a World champion at Lightweight, but can sometimes get tagged unneccessarily, and needs to remember to keep his hands up. If he went to spar with people like Pacquiao, Barrera, maybe even bigger guys like Jamie Moore, I'm sure he would learn a lot.

Answer 4

You have a big debate of who was the best heavyweight boxer. Was it Louis, Ali, Marciano? Don't forget about Jack Johnson. Ali was the fastest of these four. Marciano had the best punch. Ali and Marciano were never knocked out. It would not be surprising to see Ali and Johnson beating Louis and Marciano by decision. All of these men had a good chin. When the bell sounds at the end of a fight and these boxers are judged my vote would be for Ali by decision.

Answer 5

I wasnt born when Ali or Liston was in their prime but I was 10 years old when Tyson won the title and for the 3 years after that, I watched him tear everybody apart. Nobody could hurt him.
Amir Khan looks like he's going to be a star, but not a great.
For me, I like watching The Fabulous Four. Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Leonard. These fights against each other will never be matched and Sugar Ray Leonard was the better.

Answer 6

Liston wasn't a boxer he was a mob controlled brawler and thug (who Ali beat despite underhand tactics from Listons corner). Tyson was a similar brawler and an ear-biting rapist as well.

Ali had everything - speed, power, poise, grace, courage, heart, could take a punch, and great footwork.

You have to remember that they stripped Ali of his licence to box and forced him out for 2 and half years at his peak. Yet he still bounced back and took a world title. Who knows what he would have achieved in the sport had the authorities not ostracised him.

The greatest of all time, no question.

Answer 7

Sonny Liston would Make Mike Tyson shake in his boots. Muhammad Ali would have Tyson
so frazzled that he would be shivering from
confusion by the eight round.

For me the best fighters were from the sixties, 70's,and 80's. For example Thomas "the hitman"
Hearns, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, Hector Camacho, Roberto Duran, Bobby Chacon,
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Dwight Braxton,
George Foreman, Joe Frazier (Tyson, watch a lot of his fights. But there can only be one "Smoking Joe"), Ernie Shavers, Ken Norton,
Larry Holmes (who didn't get his fair credit as
Champion), Cornelius Boza Edwards, Sugar Ray Leonard, Donny Lalonde, and the greatest himself Muhammad Ali.

Answer 8

Muhammad Ali

Answer 9

Ali lost 5 fights
Liston lost 4 fights
Tyson lost 6 fights

Records don't lie. Ali was a great boxer without a doubt. He was beat by Joe Frazier knocked down and suffered his first loss. Then his jaw was broken by Ken Norton and he lost the decision. Then he later lost to big underdog Leon Spinks. Then he lost when he aged suddenly to Larry Holmes and finally to Trevor Berbick. Liston lost to Lloyd Marshall, Ali twice and Leotis Martin. Tyson the baddest man on the planet supposedly got a bad beating from Buster Douglas and knocked out. Evander Holyfield gave him a bad beating and knocked him out. Of course in the "ear biting" fight he lost by DQ as he was on his way to another beating to Holyfield. Then Lennox Lewis gave him a beating knocking him out. Then came Danny Williams and Kevin McBride and both of these no name fighters knocked out Mike Tyson. As far as these men goes Muhammad Ali was the superior boxer as he beat Liston twice and Tyson lost 6 fights and to several no name fighters. The best is Marciano undefeated in 49 fights followed by Louis who was champ for over 11 years. Think about something. Ali loses to Spinks. What would Marciano and Louis have done against Spinks? Liston lost to Lloyd Marshall and Leotis Martin, same question, and finally Tyson loses to McBride, Douglas and Williams? The facts are very clear that Marciano and Louis were the best fighters of all time regardless of the bias directed at the Rock. Louis would have beaten anyone outside of Marciano including Ali! Both Louis and Marciano would have hurt him and finished the job.

Answer 10

Muhammad Ali

Answer 11

Muhammad Ali, hands down. He was so great. Had everything. Could take a punch, could please the crowd, incredible hand speed, great strategy, he could box, most of his losses were avenged, and he dominate the heavyweight division, THREE different times. He even dominated during the "Golden Era" of heavyweight boxing. Defeating some of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He is definetly the greatest. Plus he wasn't just a boxer, he was a political figure. Ali is defeintly the greatest of all time. I hate when people try to bring peoples losses into play. So what Ali's loss to Joe Frazier was his biggest one and was avenged twice. Mike Tyson wasn't even close. Most of the fighters he lost to were nobodies and his prime was extremley short. Rocky Marciano was great, 49-0 yeah. But he was overrated and is not the greatest. He came close to being beat before, he was knocked down twice and would've lost if he was fighting today, both fighters were wining after 12 rounds until Rocky KO'd them. And he never really fought anybody that was notable. Joe Louis and Archie Moore but Joe louis was well past his prime. Joe Louis in his prime would've beat Marciano. Roy Jones Jr is great also, but he relied simply on his reactions and hand speed. He was an incomplete fighter (someone else said that on here i don't remember who). Sonny Liston used pure strength. Sugar Ray Robinson is probably the top 3 greatest pound for pound of all time. Floyd's working his way up the latter, if Floyd Mayweather doesn't retire after the De La Hoya fight, and beats some more big names he could be one of the greatest Pound for Pound of all time also. I heard he wanted to meet Winky Wright at 154 the day of the fight and if that happened it would give him a huge boost in my mind but as of right now its Ali hands down. Ali would've been able to beat Tyson and Marciano (i use these 2 because they are the most talked about facing Ali).

Bluedevil had some good points, but you can use who fought who to see who would beat who. Styles make fights. Just because one fighter beats another, doesn't mean he can beat everyone who lost to him. One fighters style could've just been bad for the other. One's speed might be able to neutralize ones power, or his defense could make up for his chin. Foreman annihalated Frazier (who beat Ali) but that didn't mean Foreman was going to beat Ali. Its impossible to say who would beat who by who fought who. Trevor Berbick beat Ali, Tyson beat Trevor Berbick, are you saying Tyson could take Ali? Tyson could never take Ali.