Billy Costigan
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I thought somebody might bring this clip up. It is absolutely hilarious. Louis was 37 when he fought Marciano, who was only 27 at the time.
Frazier kicked Ali's ass twice. He just happened to win only one of them (he beat Ali to a pulp, and then his one good eye sealed shut and he fought blind for the last 3 or 4 rounds). Frazier was a damn warrior.
Yeah, he did, but a lot of them wouldn't make me think he was a better man.
He deserves most of all the praise he gets as a boxer, it's the mythology about the man himself that has always baffled me.
Level of competition is the one variable, when discussing which boxer was better, that is hardest to gauge.
Ali was the greatest talker of All-Time, but not the greatest boxer.
I'd take Marciano over wither one of them. Don't forget he beat Joe Louis.
Agreed. It's impossible to compare talent levels over time. I hate it when people say, "This is a down year for pro _______."
I'd feel stupid for picking anyone but Ali.
Ali was hospitalized for a couple hours after the first fight. Frazier was hospitalized for two weeks.
Ali kicked his ass royally in the second fight.
They both whupped up each other in the third fight. but there is a very good reason Eddie Futch stopped it before the 15th round: his fighter was defenseless and that is how fighters die in the ring.
Frazier was a damn warrior, sure.* But if Ali fights Frazier in 1968 or 1969 (assuming Ali never got his license revoked), he beats Frazier easily. Way more easily than he beat him the second fight.
*So was Ali
So you would disagree that professional tennis was much much worse in 2001-2005 than it has been between 2008-present? Or you would think it is impossible to say?
Because you would be wrong. It is very possible to make that comparison and subsequent statement. The evidence supports it fully. I hope I dont' have to take time to show all the evidence. I hope you would concede that an era where andy roddick and lleyton Hewitt were the two best players was an exception weak area. Miles weaker than an era where Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, and Novak Djokovic are the best players.