Is ALI the most over rated fight of all time?

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If tyson or lennox lewis would have fought Ali they would have done him up badly 9 times out of 10

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Ali would have made Tyson look like an idiot. Tyson would have lurched around with those wild, exaggerated swings, and Ali would have danced away and jabbed him 6 times before Tyson regained his balance. Ali was much smarter and faster than Tyson. In my opinion, Tyson is not even in the same discussion as Ali.

As for Lewis, I think that would have been a better match-up. But I still think Ali vs. Lewis in their primes would end up with Lewis wondering what the hell just happened.

As JM pointed out, Ali fought and beat all the great heavyweights of his era.

 

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I think Foreman is better. Ok stick with me here for a second, I know Ali beat George's butt in the Rumble in the Jungle. But I think why people buy into the image of Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr is because of his style, his personality, and his life story not his boxing record. His loud spoken opinions, his part as social activist, his journey to find Islam and his story for being thrown in jail for not going to Vietnam and other events in his life. yes he had great style, fanatatsic footwork and the best speed a heavy weight has ever seen. However the fact people Ken Norton, and bully boy Joe Frazier were able to dominate him and the fact Ali lacked a powerful punch means he would have gone through serious trouble if Ali had to face an average bad boy like Mike Tyson. Foreman didn't have style, his boxing style was almost ugly but he was extremely powerful and workman like. Foreman showed how to beat smokin Joe Frazier knock him out and send his butt backwards through the ropes and out of the ring. Mohammed Ali wanted to avoid fighting a great Cuban champ like Teófilo Stevenson but even if he had the desire at that time anyway it was all tided up as Cubans and Soviets were not given a chance to go international. Later in life Ali was taking some serious punishment while Foreman cameback to beat the best in America and after Eastern Europe had opened up to defeat the best in the world. Foreman might have looked glum in the ring, but he had more power and his story and his record stands and he's many times better than Ali.

where do i start? frazier and norton dominated him? he fought them a combined six times and won four of them.how on earth can you say they dominated him? thats a foolish comment! when he lost the first frazier fight he was just coming off a layoff of three years. when he fought norton he undertrained and withstood a second round broken jaw and still finnished on his feet to lose a close 12 round fight! ali in no way avoided fighting teofilio stevensen. they were never able to set up that match because of the political situation between the u.s and cuba.ali had the style to totally devastate mike tyson! in his prime he was way too fast, agile and cagey for tyson. not to mention he had possibly the best chin in the history of the heavyweight division! he would have stopped tyson in the middle rounds! ali fought the tougest competition in the history of the heavyweight division and beat them all! he was and in my mind will always be "THE GREATEST!"

 

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You'd have to include Sugar Ray Robinson, regarded by more than a few as the best pound-for-pound of all time.

Even Ali would agree with this. Ray was always Ali's biggest stylistic influence.

ROBINSON EVEN HELPED ALI TRAIN BEFORE THE FIRST LISTON FIGHT. HE IDOLIZED SUGAR RAY.