Rob W 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The Greatest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Sugar Ray Robinson. Joe Louis is my favourite Heavyweight of all time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Ali (Happy) Bomaye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36173 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Living legend. Like Roland Rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3322 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Only 5 years older than Rocky then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 My mam always reckoned that Joe Lous against Ali would have been one hell of a fight but Ali might have shaded it as he was so damn quick "I can move so fast through the rain the drops can't touch me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Difficult to see any heavyweight at their peak beating Ali at his. Louis was champ for about 12 years though, which is an incredible achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Difficult to see any heavyweight at their peak beating Ali at his. Louis was champ for about 12 years though, which is an incredible achievement. Shame the everlasting memory was an over the hill Louis getting put through the ropes by Marciano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Ali was really a middle weight or a light heavy weight - he was in fabulous physical condition and had razor sharp reflexes - if you watched his early fights he was literally, almost impossible to hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Difficult to see any heavyweight at their peak beating Ali at his. Louis was champ for about 12 years though, which is an incredible achievement. Shame the everlasting memory was an over the hill Louis getting put through the ropes by Marciano. A great shame both fought on too long/came out of retirement due to being criminally mismanaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Ali was really a middle weight or a light heavy weight - he was in fabulous physical condition and had razor sharp reflexes - if you watched his early fights he was literally, almost impossible to hit Aye, he was a big bloke too though (especially compared to his contemporaries) and very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Expect to see Henry Cooper as well today as he's usually lurking about when Ali is mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3322 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Expect to see Henry Cooper as well today as he's usually lurking about when Ali is mentioned. Ali showed up at Coopers "this is your life as they are mates" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36173 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Expect to see Henry Cooper as well today as he's usually lurking about when Ali is mentioned. Ali showed up at Coopers "this is your life as they are mates" You couldn't have had a This Is Your Life for Cooper without Ali present, cos knocking Ali down basically was Cooper's life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cooper was a good boxer tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3322 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cooper was a good boxer tbf. Aye just cut too easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cooper was a good boxer tbf. Aye just cut too easily. Aye, understatement to say the least there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36173 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Fair to say though that he's remembered for knocking Ali down and not much else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Fair to say though that he's remembered for knocking Ali down and not much else. And Brut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cooper was a good boxer - probaly one of the best heavyweights Britain ever produced - just a pity he came up against Ali at the top of his form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 ali was the greatest at his time but nowadays the heavyweights are up to 3 or 4 stone heavier. no one had his raw hand speed and agility. his power was very good as well. best fight ever for me was the rumble in the jungle , but the man should have stopped then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 indeed I can remebr waiting for a train th next morning and complete strangers were raving to each other about it.......... he was always very popular in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Would have liked to see Tyson at his peak v Ali at his. Now that would have been a clash of contrasting styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Boxing is SHIT. Happy birthday to him anyway like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36173 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Boxing is SHIT. Happy birthday to him anyway like. Shut up man. Just cos you got defeated by a kick up the arse in a nightclub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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