Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring??? ( Archived) (75)

Apr 14, 2013 3:30 PM CSTWho Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
GoDaniel
GoDanielGoDanielLeominster, Massachusetts, USA13 Threads 13 Polls 83 Posts

Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???(Vote Below)

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Muhammad Ali
57
59%
Joe Frazier
0
0%
Joe Louis
3
3%
Rocky Marciano
8
8%
Evander Holyfield
3
3%
George Foreman
4
4%
Mike Tyson
10
10%
Larry Holmes
0
0%
Jack Dempsey
3
3%
(Other)
9
9%
Total Votes
97
Greatest Heavyweight Boxers in The World!!!boxing boxing boxing boxing boxing boxing boxing boxing boxing boxing
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Apr 14, 2013 3:39 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
kennn
kennnkennnMedicine Hat, Alberta Canada25 Threads 5,299 Posts
Mohammad Ali. Hands down, nobody ever came close to his speed and agility as a young champion. boxing cheers
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Apr 14, 2013 3:51 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
MichaelKP
MichaelKPMichaelKPBrooklyn,Pretoria East, Gauteng South Africa3 Posts
why is Mayweather not on the list???
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Apr 14, 2013 3:57 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
kennn
kennnkennnMedicine Hat, Alberta Canada25 Threads 5,299 Posts
MichaelKP: why is Mayweather not on the list???

Mayweather is not a heavyweight but he would be a close second to Alicheers
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Apr 14, 2013 4:15 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
GoDaniel
GoDanielGoDanielLeominster, Massachusetts USA13 Threads 13 Polls 83 Posts
Floyd Mayweather is great! But if you noticed the question I asked it was about Heavyweight fighters, Mayweather was never listed as a heavyweight!!
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Apr 14, 2013 4:27 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 4:37 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 4:40 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 4:45 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 4:45 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 4:47 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
Muhammad Ali said very good phrases.thumbs up

For the rest, I don't like boxing.
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Apr 14, 2013 4:49 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 4:51 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
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Apr 14, 2013 6:03 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
DaytonaDude
DaytonaDudeDaytonaDudeSouth Daytona, Florida USA33 Threads 3 Polls 2,403 Posts
Ali's latest quote should be "He who is stupid enough to let himself be punched during rope a dope, will have Parkinson's disease the rest of his life"

Foreman inflicted the most damage to his brain.

I think Mike Tyson would have beaten him and so would've Joe louis who I think was the greatest heavyweight.
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Apr 14, 2013 6:10 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
DaytonaDude: Ali's latest quote should be "He who is stupid enough to let himself be punched during rope a dope, will have Parkinson's disease the rest of his life"

Foreman inflicted the most damage to his brain.

I think Mike Tyson would have beaten him and so would've Joe louis who I think was the greatest heavyweight.

"Post-traumatic Parkinson's syndrome may occur following cumulative head trauma in contact sports and exceptionally rarely after single severe closed head injury. It remains uncertain, however, whether physical injury should be considered one aetiological factor in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease."

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Apr 14, 2013 6:18 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
funxsinia
funxsiniafunxsiniaButtholeville, Iowa USA9 Threads 2 Polls 328 Posts
Without a doubt Ali...hands down.

Most people know his given name was Cassius Marcellus Clay but did you know that he was named after a white abolitionist from Kentucky?
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Apr 14, 2013 6:24 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
funxsinia: Without a doubt Ali...hands down.

Most people know his given name was Cassius Marcellus Clay but did you know that he was named after a white abolitionist from Kentucky?

Whoever he was named after, it still wasn't his own name and identity.
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Apr 14, 2013 6:32 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
funxsinia
funxsiniafunxsiniaButtholeville, Iowa USA9 Threads 2 Polls 328 Posts
jac379: Whoever he was named after, it still wasn't his own name and identity.


I agree it was not. Just thought it was a little known interesting fact.
Ali was such a polarizing figure in America for much of his early career due to his politics but no one could ever argue agaist his skills in the ring. I like to think that just maybe the fact that he has reached such iconic status here that transcends political, religious, and cultural lines shows that in some ways we Americans as a nation have become at least somewhat more tolerant.
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Apr 14, 2013 6:42 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
DaytonaDude: Ali's latest quote should be "He who is stupid enough to let himself be punched during rope a dope, will have Parkinson's disease the rest of his life"

Foreman inflicted the most damage to his brain.

I think Mike Tyson would have beaten him and so would've Joe louis who I think was the greatest heavyweight.


Joe Louis, 'The Brown Bomber' I was nicknamed after him when I was very young.

laugh
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Apr 14, 2013 6:45 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
funxsinia: I agree it was not. Just thought it was a little known interesting fact.
Ali was such a polarizing figure in America for much of his early career due to his politics but no one could ever argue agaist his skills in the ring. I like to think that just maybe the fact that he has reached such iconic status here that transcends political, religious, and cultural lines shows that in some ways we Americans as a nation have become at least somewhat more tolerant.

I think he should have some credit for making that happen.

Personally, I think he made a massive contribution to society and that, as much as his tactical skill, is why he's the greatest heavy weight boxer to have ever fought in the ring.
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Apr 14, 2013 6:46 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
funxsinia
funxsiniafunxsiniaButtholeville, Iowa USA9 Threads 2 Polls 328 Posts
bodleing: Joe Louis, 'The Brown Bomber' I was nicknamed after him when I was very young.


The only other heavyweight I would even entertain including in this debate thumbs up
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Apr 14, 2013 6:46 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
jac379: I think he should have some credit for making that happen.

Personally, I think he made a massive contribution to society and that, as much as his tactical skill, is why he's the greatest heavy weight boxer to have ever fought in the ring.


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Apr 14, 2013 6:47 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
funxsinia
funxsiniafunxsiniaButtholeville, Iowa USA9 Threads 2 Polls 328 Posts
jac379: I think he should have some credit for making that happen.

Personally, I think he made a massive contribution to society and that, as much as his tactical skill, is why he's the greatest heavy weight boxer to have ever fought in the ring.


I totally agree cheers
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Apr 15, 2013 9:34 AM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
Lukeon
LukeonLukeonPort Elizabeth 6000, Eastern Cape South Africa7 Threads 8 Polls 115 Posts
No doubt in my mindhandshake
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Apr 15, 2013 2:36 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
kennn
kennnkennnMedicine Hat, Alberta Canada25 Threads 5,299 Posts
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I have only ever seen one other fighter that can dodge punches like Ali. That would be Anderson Silva in the UFC. Not only was Ali the greatest heavywieght he is also a great humanitarian.
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Apr 15, 2013 2:45 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
kennn: I have only ever seen one other fighter that can dodge punches like Ali. That would be Anderson Silva in the UFC. Not only was Ali the greatest heavywieght he is also a great humanitarian.

He was such a show off! rolling on the floor laughing

Brilliant clip, Kenn.

Perhaps humanity begins with confidence and humour, not to mention the passion of your convictions and great courage.
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Apr 15, 2013 7:52 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
Most devastating heavyweight boxer of all time was Mike Tyson during his early years! Before he went off the rails!
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Apr 15, 2013 7:57 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
kennn: I have only ever seen one other fighter that can dodge punches like Ali. That would be Anderson Silva in the UFC. Not only was Ali the greatest heavywieght he is also a great humanitarian.


I think the likes of Joe Frazier and George Foreman would disagree with the idea of Ali as a humanitarian. No doubt he was a great boxer and should be applauded for that but the way he treated such a gentleman like Frazier has to be questioned.
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Apr 15, 2013 8:01 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
jac379: He was such a show off!

Brilliant clip, Kenn.

Perhaps humanity begins with confidence and humour, not to mention the passion of your convictions and great courage.


Or maybe it begins with what Joe Frazier had and what Ali tried to take away from him!!
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Apr 15, 2013 8:02 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
GoDaniel: Greatest Heavyweight Boxers in The World!!!


Without Frazier, Ali was nothing. playball
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Apr 15, 2013 8:47 PM CST Who Is The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer To Have Ever Fought In The Ring???
kennn
kennnkennnMedicine Hat, Alberta Canada25 Threads 5,299 Posts
mr1983: I think the likes of Joe Frazier and George Foreman would disagree with the idea of Ali as a humanitarian. No doubt he was a great boxer and should be applauded for that but the way he treated such a gentleman like Frazier has to be questioned.

I was referring to Ali's humanitarian work throughout his life after boxing. The man truly has done a lot for others less fortunate.
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