The greatest boxer ever

[caesar44]

Simple as that , well ?

[Strike For The South]

Rocky Marciano

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Not so simple. In what weight class? The best as in truly the best? In his prime no one could beat Mohamed Ali.

[caesar44]

Not so simple. In what weight class? The best as in truly the best? In his prime no one could beat Mohamed Ali.

Heavy !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

Jack Dempsey

YAY!

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

talking of heavy weights: does anybody else find it disturbing watching matches involving lardy heavy-weights?

[caesar44]

I say only this - [SIZE=4]ALI BUMEHYE !!![/SIZE] !!!!!!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Then its Ali all the way. Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. He was the greatest thing to ever happen to boxing on top of his ability he was a real personality. Its a shame to see what he has been reduced to today.

[caesar44]

Then its Ali all the way. Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. He was the greatest thing to ever happen to boxing on top of his ability he was a real personality. Its a shame to see what he has been reduced to today.

Well , I agree with on that - the best of the bests !!! saw about 6 films on the guy , W H AT A G U Y !

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Rocky Marciano, then Jake LaMotta. Nowadays, I kinda like Vladimir Klitschko.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

You just like them because their Italian Kapo Ali would hand them all their heads. He threw punches like a middleweight. He had the fastest hands and feet ever seen in a heay weight. He could take a punch with the best of them and punch with the best of them also. Most of all no one could mess with ther opponents heads like Ali could. Check out his fights before he was banned. No one can touch him. The guy didnt even get to fight in his prime.Or just look at the list of the men he fought and beat. Its like a boxing hall of fame in itself.

[Taurus]

Muhammed Ali without a doubt. Although their are/were many great boxers out there.

Btw, did anyone watch that sort of reality boxing series with Sylvester Stallone called 'The Contender'. Brilliant programme.

[Sjakihata]

I'd rather watch a full chess game on tv, rather than any boxing match.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Its ok but Ultimate fighter is much better.

[Taurus]

A fan of the octagon eh Gawain?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

A fan of the octagon eh Gawain?

Big time. The two finalists from last years ultimate fighter put on one of the best fights Ive ever seen. I see spike tv is adding another marshal arts competition that looks even rougher than this.

Theres also a show from Japan called Bushido thats excellent.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

honestly prefer ultimate fighting to boxing?

Let me just make sure, ultimate fighting is the one where they spend most of the bout indulging in foreplay, looking like they're humping each other and stomping on each other's feet?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Let me just make sure, ultimate fighting is the one where they spend most of the bout indulging in foreplay, looking like they're humping each other and stomping on each other's feet?

No theres plenty of boxing karate ju jitsu and any marshall art you care to name there. Its all legal. Some are won by knockouts and some by submission. Its a combined marshal arts sport and therefore show who is thwe Ultimate fighter. Id like to see the WBC champ try to fight one of these guys. They would tear him apart.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

I'll have to try watching it again then.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

those crazy "gypsy" boxers have got to be up there if it comes down to toughness.

[Big_John]

shouldn't this be greatest heavyweight ever?

anyway, the correct answer is jack johnson. but ali is a very close second.

[Adrian II]

Simple as that , well ?

Max Schmeling, a man and a gentleman both inside and outside the ring.

[Revelation]

Bah, blow the heavyweights.....Kostya tszyu for me. Explosive, tough and the stamina of an Ox!

[GoreBag]

The Chinese rebellion.

[Mount Suribachi]

Whilst not denying the greatness of Ali, I do think people get sucked in by the hype. He was such an enormous personality outside the ring that people connect that with his boxing ability. Giving great interviews on Parkinson doesn't make you a better boxer (otherwise Billy Connoly would be world champ).

I say the young Mike Tyson. Before it all went to his head. He was just flat out scary, like a wild animal.

[Revelation]

I say the young Mike Tyson. Before it all went to his head. He was just flat out scary, like a wild animal.

Big call, but I tend to agree with you. So enjoyable to watch in his early days, before he got a taste for ears.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

I would go for a young Tyson as well for British talent i always wondered what the hell happened to Prince Nassim Hammed. He had what it took to be a legend and just faded away, a shame man i loved his arrogance and speed in the ring.

[caesar44]

shouldn't this be greatest heavyweight ever?

anyway, the correct answer is jack johnson. but ali is a very close second.

Heavyweight !!! nothing else matter !!!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

I say the young Mike Tyson. Before it all went to his head. He was just flat out scary, like a wild animal.

Casssius Clay would run rings around him and make him look like the fool he is. Some of you it seems have no clue. Who the hell did Tyson beat? A bunch of nobodies.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Yeah well, short of getting a time machine and getting them both in there prime and put them in the ring together we will never know