 "If it wasn't for me the game would be dead" - Muhammad Ali, A few questions on the G.O.A.T. |
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Take away everything accomplished by the G.O.A.T. and what do we have with boxing today?
Who do you feel is Greater than the Greatest? Some people (like me) would still argue that if it weren't for the layoff, a more primed Ali would've given Frazier all that he could handle in the first fight, agreed? This post has been edited by Gambit808: Feb 1 2013, 07:01 PM |
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Feb 1 2013, 07:30 PM
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Light Heavyweight Group: Members Posts: 4,432 Joined: 20-May 11 From: killa kali Member No.: 12,336 |
ali was maradona, pele, babe ruth, joe montana, roger staubach, reggie jackson, jim brown, michael jordan, larry bird, magic johnson and every other athlete rolled into one. he transcended the sport like no one before or since. he's a one of a kind who was not only larger than boxing...he was larger than life. he did indeed pump life into boxing. there will never be another like him.
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Feb 2 2013, 07:22 PM
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QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 1 2013, 07:30 PM)  ali was maradona, pele, babe ruth, joe montana, roger staubach, reggie jackson, jim brown, michael jordan, larry bird, magic johnson and every other athlete rolled into one. he transcended the sport like no one before or since. he's a one of a kind who was not only larger than boxing...he was larger than life. he did indeed pump life into boxing. there will never be another like him. Ali getting waylaid by the system in his prime, definitely affected him. As an overall boxing product (in and outside of the ring), I'm fine with him being considered the greatest. Inside the ring, the debates can go on forever. This post has been edited by Cheesey1: Feb 2 2013, 08:17 PM |
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Feb 3 2013, 03:43 AM
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Light Heavyweight Group: Members Posts: 4,432 Joined: 20-May 11 From: killa kali Member No.: 12,336 |
QUOTE (Cheesey1 @ Feb 2 2013, 07:22 PM) Ali getting waylaid by the system in his prime, definitely affected him. As an overall boxing product (in and outside of the ring), I'm fine with him being considered the greatest. Inside the ring, the debates can go on forever. i don't believe his in the ring exploits alone are what make him the greatest...it's a combination of all he has done in and out of the ring. no athlete on his level has ever gave it all up for what he believed in and won!!! he will forever be the greatest imo. |
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Feb 3 2013, 11:32 PM
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QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 3 2013, 03:43 AM) i don't believe his in the ring exploits alone are what make him the greatest...it's a combination of all he has done in and out of the ring. no athlete on his level has ever gave it all up for what he believed in and won!!! he will forever be the greatest imo. That's cool. When I was a boy I remember having arguments with friends that Ali could beat some superheroes (they had a comic about Ali vs. Superman), but he could never test the Hulk though. |
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Feb 4 2013, 03:16 PM
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Light Heavyweight Group: Members Posts: 4,432 Joined: 20-May 11 From: killa kali Member No.: 12,336 |
QUOTE (Cheesey1 @ Feb 4 2013, 12:32 AM) That's cool. When I was a boy I remember having arguments with friends that Ali could beat some superheroes (they had a comic about Ali vs. Superman), but he could never test the Hulk though. no way in the world ali loses to superman or the hulk. he'd beat them mentally before they ever even step foot in the ring. |
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Feb 5 2013, 10:22 AM
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QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 4 2013, 03:16 PM) no way in the world ali loses to superman or the hulk. he'd beat them mentally before they ever even step foot in the ring. Fair enough re. Superman, but no way with the Hulk. |
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Gambit808 "If it wasn't for me the game would be dead" - Muhammad Ali Feb 1 2013, 06:53 PM
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