Was ali as good as they say?

[Tabatha]

my ex-boyfriend told me he wasnt, that he didnt really deserve all the attention, that the other guy he called an uncle tom and also foreman the guy with the grill were both much better. he said the uncle tom guy was the better fighter and beat up ali real good. i believe him cause ali looks like he was beat up alot of times

[BKM-]

Being as great as many claim you are, you must not be one dimensional and be able to come back from to defeat to win. Ali was so adaptable, he beat all the greats in his era. Look at it this way, Frazier and Norton would not beat Foreman, Foreman would not beat Ali or Young etc. But Ali would most likely be able to beat all of them atleast once. That is what makes him the greatest imo.

[Verstyle]

Ali is one of the most overrated fighters Ive ever seen.I dont see what was so good about him. SUCKERS.HAHA,iM KIDDING

[ForemanCrossArm]

Read Joe Frazier's auto-biography, Smokin' Joe, for (probably) the best con-Ali-being-"THEE"-greatest.

And, Frazier, a run-down boxer who was half-blind and had high-blood pressure, was going even (I think even out-pointing) in his re-match with Foreman until the contact he was wearing went into the corner of his eye. Then it turned into Round 14 of the Thrilla, except with a much heavier puncher and at a much earlier point in the fight.

[them_apples]

Ali is immensely over rated, he is the one he called himself the greatest, not the public or God himself etc etc lol

There are many fighter's I can name off the top of my head that would have crushed him and or did/ crush him

[wmute]

He is either the #1 or #2 Heavyweight in the history of modern boxing (ie: 3 minutes rounds). The other contender for #1 being Joe Louis.

[Lubutheimmortal]

He is either the #1 or #2 Heavyweight in the history of modern boxing (ie: 3 minutes rounds). The other contender for #1 being Joe Louis.

Yup I rank Ali behind Louis. Louis being my #1 of course. Ali is IMO again I!M!O! only slightly over rated. He had a lot of "gifts" when he was older,...but in his prime (the 60's Ali) he wasnt over rated at all. Where is Butterfly? How could he let his idol be belittled like this on his forum =/ ?!

[kayjay]

Yup I rank Ali behind Louis. Louis being my #1 of course. Ali is IMO again I!M!O! only slightly over rated. He had a lot of "gifts" when he was older,...but in his prime (the 60's Ali) he wasnt over rated at all. Where is Butterfly? How could he let his idol be belittled like this on his forum =/ ?!

The 60's Ali didn't fight good competition. It's the 70's Ali who established a legacy

[Lubutheimmortal]

The 60's Ali didn't fight good competition. It's the 70's Ali who established a legacy

True but he was still better then his older self.

[wmute]

Yup I rank Ali behind Louis. Louis being my #1 of course. Ali is IMO again I!M!O! only slightly over rated. He had a lot of "gifts" when he was older,...but in his prime (the 60's Ali) he wasnt over rated at all. Where is Butterfly? How could he let his idol be belittled like this on his forum =/ ?!

I think he is overrated because a lot of people think he IS boxing.

But in the ranking of fighters thtough history, he is either #1 or #2 HW, which *roughly* means he beats everyone, or everyone except #1. So it's a bit hard to overrate someone who should be in that positions.