Best in prime - Ali, Frazier, Foreman or Tyson?

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IMHO - Foreman (the original one - not one of his sons)

 

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Ali

Didn't you cover this already?

 

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Ali couldn't punch - not even in his heyday in the 1960s- couldnt put away Floyd Patterson

 

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Ali couldn't punch - not even in his hayday in the 1960s

Tell that to Foreman

 

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So Big George knocked down Frazier 6 times in 2 rounds before it was stopped (Down Goes Frazier)

Ali struggled with Frazier in all 3 of their bouts.

Ali got into Georges psyche in Zaire -and outsmarted him with the rope -a -dope.

Still never had a knockout punch .

 

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What a man without a knock out punch might look like:

 

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was that the phantom-punch in the 2nd Liston bout????????????????

 

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A prime Lennox Lewis beats all four ....

 

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Would liked to have see Tyson in his prime against the other 3.

Probably would have beaten Frazier -but lost to Ali and Foreman - because he was out-reached.

Ali dindt have a knockout punch to speak of - but he could sure take a punch.

 

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Who was Lennox Lewis - some stiff from Britain wh cried after a loss???????

 

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Agreed. I can't see Tyson beating Foreman and Frazier, they both would have tried to bang with him but not Ali.

 

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Who was Lennox Lewis - some stiff from Britain wh cried after a loss???????

Big guy ... 6'4" 240-ish ... great jab (when he used it) ... vicious uppercut ... tends to get KTFO'd a bit tho

 

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The first Ali-Frazier fight in 1971 was the biggest sporting event ever.

Not even shown on live TV. (shown on closed-circuit in movie theatres)

Everyone else had to listen to-round-to-round summaries on radio

Became apparant in the later rounds that Frazier was winning the firght.

 

[Meister]

Would liked to have see Tyson in his prime against the other 3.

Probably would have beaten Frazier -but lost to Ali and Foreman - because he was out-reached.

Ali dindt have a knockout punch to speak of - but he could sure take a punch.

Didn't you notice....Tyson had a glass jaw....I mean..Douglass? Come on

 

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No doubt, Ali.
The greatest of all time

 

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Ali...by far

In his prime he was a magician in the ring.

Ali beat both Liston and Foreman who "experts" predicted would literally kill him.

Throw in Frazier, Norton, Patterson, Lyle, Shavers, Spinks and nobody else is close

 

[Ernie S.]

Ali couldn't punch - not even in his hayday in the 1960s

Tell that to Foreman

And Sonny Liston. Clay destroyed him! Twice.