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By Leigh K. Seto: I recently read an article that stated from Floyd Mayweather Jr. that he is better than the great Muhammad Ali. My first reaction was that this statement was laughable, but then I thought I should take a moment to delve into this subject.
Muhammad Ali
Is Mayweather overconfident for Pacquiao fight?
By Mauricio Carranza: Recently in an interview with ESPN, Floyd Mayweather Jr. claimed to be a better fighter than the great Muhammad Ali. Now before we go over this statement, let me just say that Floyd Mayweather Jr is arguably the best defensive fighter of this decade, a master of the Philly shell with great speed and fantastic reflexes. He has maintained his undefeated throughout the years fighting good opposition and making millions of dollars in the process.
Now with that being said there are some problems with Floyd claiming to be better than Ali at this point in his career.
Is Mayweather better than Sugar Ray Robinson?
By TS123169: If there is anything that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is better at than boxing, it has to be sparking controversy, and it’s usually over something he said.
Mayweather’s recent comments about Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali are no exception. “No one can ever brainwash me to make me believe that Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali was better than me,” Mayweather said via ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith’s First Take. “No one could ever brainwash me and tell me that.”
Mayweather doesn’t believe Ali or Sugar Ray Robinson were better than him
By Chris Williams: For a lot of people they see former WBA/WBC heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs) and former two division world champion Sugar Ray Robinson (173-19-6, 108 KOs) as the greatest fighters that ever lived.
Those guys were certainly good, but they came from a different era and both of them tended to get hit a lot, and they both were beaten many times during their careers. WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs) doesn’t believe for a second that Ali and Robinson were better than him.
Fight of the year 1975 (40 years ago) – Part 2
By Gav Duthie: “It’ll be a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manilla.” In 1975 Muhammad Ali 48-2 (35) was back on top of the world after dethroning (in his words) “A big ugly monster that nobody else could beat” in reference to George Foreman. At 32 years of age Ali was the undisputed champion and heavyweight king almost exactly 10 years after he shocked the world beating Sonny Liston.
The only thing left to supplement his legacy was the rubber matches against the only two men to have beaten him in Ken Norton and his bitter rival ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier 32-2 (27).
Muhammad Ali’s publicist says Ali isn’t picking Pacquiao over Mayweather
By Chris Williams: After an earlier report by TMZ about boxing great Muhammad Ali giving support to Team Pacquiao for Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 2nd, Ali’s publicist is saying that it’s absolutely false. Ali isn’t giving a preference either way for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
Many of Pacquiao’s fans were quite pleased when TMZ broke the story about Ali’s daughter Rashedi saying that Ali is “Team Pacquiao all the way.”
Muhammad Ali supports Pacquiao in Mayweather fight?
(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Chris Williams: Boxing great Muhammad Ali is backing former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) in his May 2nd fight against WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (47-0, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ali reportedly likes Pacquiao as a person, and for the charity work he does.
It’s nice that Ali is giving Pacquiao, 36, support for the fight against Mayweather. But it doesn’t mean that we’re going to see a victory for Pacquiao. Since we’re not hearing Ali himself speak about this so-called support of Pacquiao, it’s hard to know whether Ali actually supports Pacquiao or not. It’s one thing to read that Ali’s daughter is saying he’s “Team Pacquiao”, but we haven’t see Ali say it himself.
Muhammad Ali turns 73 today
By CK: Would you believe me if I told all of you, the person responsible for influencing the man we consider the greatest of all time to inflict his dominating force in the sport of boxing, was a thief?
At just 12 years of age a young Cassius Clay had laced up his shoes, and walked outside, to only find his bicycle had been stolen.
40 year anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle
By Gav Duthie: It seems unbelievable that it is 40 years tomorrow since Muhammad Ali knocked out the seemingly invincible George Foreman in Zaire, 1974. At 32 years old Ali was seen as a washed up ex-champion but managed to deliver the most stunning victory the sport has ever witnessed. Today Foreman might be seen as guy who invented ‘The George Foreman Grill’ but back then he was the most feared boxer on the planet.
George Foreman
Going into the Ali fight George was 40-0 (37), he was the world heavyweight champion and had knocked out his last 24 opponents. These stats alone however were not what made George such an overwhelming favourite. Ali was 44-2 (31) when he challenged the champion. His two losses had come against Joe Frazier and Ken Norton by decision. Conversely ‘Big’ George had not only beaten both Frazier and Norton he had destroyed them. He dropped Frazier 5 times on route to a second round knockout and he defended his title against Norton with the same result. He was simply invincible. This made Ali a 3/1 underdog with the bookies.
The Sweet Science, and defining the best ever
As I sit and look at the world of boxing, I cannot help but to really appreciate the era I had been so fortunate to witness. I am now in my mid 30’s, and look back, remembering boxing, as being one of the most prestigious entertaining events in the world. My love for the sweet science came around the early to mid-80’s. The Muhammad Ali era was still widely talked about, and the classic VHS tapes, still ran a fresh look into his classic fights.