who do you thing is the greatest boxer of all time?

Question

Who was the guy who beat who couldn't be beaten. I know Rockey beat old men but couldn't face Floyd Patterson. Look what Liston did to him. Liston was the most feared boxer. Nobody couldn't Alia until The white man convicted him for refusing to be enlisted into the army .yet he the whole U.S. People wrong. Who defeated the unbeaten George Foreman.

Answer 1

greatest pure boxer of all time would be Muhammad Ali, "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."

Answer 2

Problem here arises that not of the really greats through time fought against each other. Example Tyson and Marciano never fought.
for his sports personality, and just cokiness i will go with Ali, he talked the talk and walked the walk and was a good figure for boxing, that is why he is know as it in so many places.
However for just never say die and proper boxing/fighting and for the only heavyweight with an unbeaten record then according to me it shoud go to Marciano.
So for all your questions, Marciano remained unbeaten and acording to a study done through computers would have beaten ali, though you cant always trust that. Liston was feared but Foreman had the biggest punch of his day as Lewis had lately, Ali lost a few fights (5) nut most came at the end of his career, but if the army story did not happen he might have never lost or retired earlier, and lastly Ali beat foreman and foreman went on to lose 5

Answer 3

Ali, hands down. Joe Louis and Rocky fought some brutal fights, but never faced anyone with Ali's hand and foot speed. When Ali fought Liston, Liston could barely lay a glove on him. That was the key to Ali's winnings, his defensive skills. He was one of the only fighters who could punish someone while backing up. I'd rank Foreman 4th because Ali even said Foreman's punch was like getting kicked in the ribs by a mule.

1. "The Greatest" M. Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Sugar Ray Robinson

Answer 4

Ive gotta say Sugar Ray Robinson, sorry. He has more wins after RECEIVING titles, than most boxers have in their total careers. He also fought boxers in their prime, and some brutal wars. No middleweight of any generation could have kept with him, out of sheer aggression. Maybe Roy Jones, in speed..but not in power or heart.

Rocky Marciano is more legend than fact. On his "no loss record" his brother is listed as two wins. His biggest claim to fame are fighting premier boxers ten years past their prime.

Ali, I do love Ali as a person. But alot of hype was given to his competition BECAUSE of Ali. Ali's return is what made names like Jerry Quarry, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, legendary names. If he had never returned, that belt would have changed hands multiple times and it would have been considered the low point of boxing. Ali brought hype, but he didnt face the best heavyweights out.

Sugar Ray Robinson, and Willie Pep, two of the best ever.

Answer 5

Rocky Marciano - Won 49 Lost 0, 43 KO

Ask any Italian who the greatest boxer ever was, and you will never hear the names Ali, Louis or Sugar. Nope. You will only hear the name Rocky Marciano, the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated. To his credit, Rocky Marciano did make a habit of beating up his opponents in the ring. Add the fact that his most notable victory was over his childhood idle, Joe Louis, whom he sent back into retirement. But Joe was well past his prime. He also beat Archie Moore, but he also was already in his early forties. So to the entire nation of Italy and her children I say to you, Rocky Marciano could not beat any of the champions in my Top T.E.N.

Answer 6

There's no doubt in my mind that it's Ali. Other great boxers IMO are Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, George Foreman, and Lennox Lewis.

Answer 7

1 – (Sugar) Ray Robinson 179 wins, 19 losses, 6 draws, 2 no contests, 109 KO

While many fighters have held that nickname over the years, none have been as sweet as Ray Robinson, whose real name was actually Walker Smith Jr. Robinson won the heavyweight title an unprecedented 5 times. Even Muhammed Ali referred to Sugar Ray as the greatest fighter ever (it is rumored that Robinson actually refused to give Ali an autograph when Ali met him while Ali was still young, and Clay). Unlike Moore, the majority of Robinson’s losses came at the end of his career.

2 - Muhammed (Louisville Lip) Ali - won 56 Lost 5, 37 KO

In my book, Ali will also go down as one of the greatest human beings of all time. As purely a boxer, only a “what could have been” during his 3 year lay off after refusing to go to Vietnam prevents him from being the best ever. He came back after 3 years to lose his first of three asking Joe Frazier. Both were undefeated at the time. The same happened with Ken Norton. In both cases, Ali came back to whup them in the next 2 fights. Although the two became friends later on, Ali is also credited with knocking Foreman out in the ring, out of boxing, and onto the pulpit. Leon Spinks got Ali during his declining years, but Ali still come back to beat him in 1979. What happened to Ali in the next two fights against Holmes and Berbick is eerily similar to what happened to Roy Jones Jr. In neither case, should those 2 fights be included into what was an otherwise spectacular career.

3 - Julio Cesar Chavez - Won 104 Lost 5, 2 draws, 80 KO

Julio is a Mexican world champion boxer who won world titles in 3 different divisions. Among the world champions that Chávez defeated in his career are Edwin Rosario, Jose Luis Ramirez, Rocky Lockridge, Meldrick Taylor, Roger Mayweather, Sammy Fuentes, Héctor "Macho" Camacho, Juan Laporte, and Tony López. Chavez went 13 years before not winning a fight, with a draw to Pernell Whitaker, and it was another year later before he suffered his first defeat which was avenged 4 months later. Only in his last 8 years of his 24 year career did Chavez account for 4 of his 5 losses to 3 different opponents. He was able to avenge his lose to Willey Wise, but failed in second attempt to Oscar De La Hoya.

Answer 8

Harry Greb, Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Henry Armstrong, Jack Johnson. Pick any one of them.

Answer 9

This is a no brainer:
1) Sugar Ray Robinson
2) Muhammad Ali
They had all the tools that a boxer needs to succeed

Answer 10

Currently - no one. MMA rules (UFC) the combat sports world.

However, Mayweather is the man.

all time - Rocky Marciano, De La Hoya, Tyson, ALI, Foreman, Sugar Ray.

Answer 11

Ali is and always will be #1. As far as never giving up, that would be a tie: Jake La Motta or Rocky Marciano.