Ali lauds Lewis

[Big Kev]

Muhammad Ali believes that Lennox Lewis is the rightful heir to his tag as 'The Greatest'.
The boxing legend was speaking at a Canadian Football League game in Toronto.

Ali was there to raise funds for research into Parkinson's disease, the affliction which has blighted his life since he retired from boxing.

"He's the greatest, he's the champ," he said, pointing to Lewis, who crushed Mike Tyson in his last fight in June.

Greeted with chants of "Ali! Ali!" from the 25,000-strong crowd, Ali, 60, showed he had lost little of his sharp wit nor his showman's instincts though his body has been slowed by Parkinson's disease.

He mock sparred with Lewis before saying: "Don't worry, I wasn't going to hurt him."

Two other heavyweight greats, Larry Holmes and Evander Holyfield, were in attendance to pay tribute to Ali, the first man to win the heavyweight title on three occasions

 

[Big Kev]

Re: Re: Ali lauds Lewis

Originally posted by Cemetery
Love it

Not being a big fan of boxing..well not really a fan of boxing at all how accurate is the Ali film with Will Smith?

It's supposed to be quite accurate, but the fights don't come across very well, no atmosphere.

It's not a bad film, but it could have been a lot better.

 

[Big Kev]

Ali isn't the greatest of all time, that honour, for the heavyweight division, goes to the one and only Larry Holmes.

He was a natural at the weight, had a perfect jab and could knock you out with one punch, the perfect heavyweight, pity he carried on too long.

Lennox v Holmes would have been a good fight, not a war though and I think Holmes' jab would have won the day, if a KO didn't occur.

 

[Big Kev]

Originally posted by Pinky
how can u say lewis is great as Ali ? look at the speed at the figths then compared to now ? Lewis wouldn't have a chance

Pinks

They were quicker, because they were smaller and didn't hit as hard as Lewis or Tyson, either of which would beat all the fighters from the 70's.

 

[Big Kev]

Originally posted by Pinky
lol so Forman had less power than lewis ? maybe not tyson but Lewis ? oh my god hes only beat up ppl that are over the hill ffs

Pinks

There have been many big punchers in the heavyweight division, but there's more to boxing than big punching.

Foreman wasn't a good boxer, but could bully his opponents as he was bigger than everyone in the 70's, but he would be an average/small heavyweight nowadays and as such his power wouldn't have as much effect.

Foreman would also run out of ideas after four rounds of eating Lewis' jab, he wouldn't be able to last the pace and Lewis, being bigger than anyone Foreman has ever faced and hitting harder than anyone he has faced, would knock him spark out.

Oh yeah, ffs.

 

[Big Kev]

Originally posted by Pinky
so lewis is just a bit fat lump ? who sticks his massive long left out ? his=fatness=his skill ... as u have noticed i don't like him
so u lot reckon he could beat Ali ? serious? umm lol

Pinks

I thought I made it clear, yes, he would beat Ali.

I'm a big fat lump, Lewis is a finely tuned athlete who is too big and powerful for Ali, as he was for another cruiserweight, Holyfield.

Serious, you bet.