Why Muhammad Ali Is The Greatest

[BoxBuzz]

Well I happen to also think that Ali is the best HW.

But it's only when I see top 10 lists that do not include him that I get overly suspicious of what is going on. Let's face it, granberry is certain the fix for Ali began when granberry himself stole a young Cassius Clay's bicycle, and young Cassius took up boxing, tracked him down and gave him a sound thrashing.

[granberry]

Well I happen to also think that Ali is the best HW.

But it's only when I see top 10 lists that do not include him that I get overly suspicious of what is going on. Let's face it, granberry is certain the fix for Ali began when granberry himself stole a young Cassius Clay's bicycle, and young Cassius took up boxing, tracked him down and gave him a sound thrashing.

ANNUAL THOMAS HAUSER Award GOES TO OUR VERY OWN BUZ

Boxrec’s Buz (“I don’t have a clue what boxing is and I am a ‘moderator’ on a ‘boxing’ website, Yuk, Yuk”)

is this year’s winner of the coveted annual THOMAS HAUSER Foundation award

for the most sickening shilling for the media-created product known as “Ali.”

Buz’ credentials as a panderer for Ali include:

his classic remark that to post a photograph of Ali knocked flat on his back by Joe Frazier on a ‘boxing’ website is “DEFAMATION .”

Buz has also distinguished himself by his constant remark that Ali “got up” after he was knocked flat on his back by Joe Frazier

as if that somehow is more important than the fact that Ali was not competent enough defensively to protect himself against Frazier’s left hook and landed flat on his back with his legs flying in the air after getting clobbered with it.

CONGRATULATIONS BUZ !

MOTTO of the THOMAS HAUSER Foundation:

“The less you know about boxing, the more you qualify to be a member of the walking army of sycophants groveling for the “Religion of Ali”


WARNING: “The Religion of Ali” is a fully protected Trademark of the THOMAS HAUSER Foundation
and may only be used by fully authorized THOMAS HAUSER Foundation agents.

[Goodnight, Irene]

[ThatOne]

Granberry has a point. Ali was a flawed fighter but he missed what A.J. Liebling discovered about Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) when he fought Sonny Banks in 1962:

"Honest effort and sterling character backed by solid instruction will carry a man a good way but unearned natural ability has a lot to be said for it."


We all know that Ali held his hands too low, was a headhunter who never attacked the body, and backed his head up from punches rather than duck. But he was able to compensate for these flaws because of his unnnatural athleticism and reflexes. The first thing any coach or manager in any sport will tell you is you can't teach speed or innate athletic ability. Ali has that and heart. That will take you a long way.

[BoxBuzz]

I've always got a chuckle out of the defamation accusation that granberry has saddled me with.

But more of a chuckle as to him thinking that Joe Frazier could never hit anyone with that left of his and how inept it was for Ali to ever get hit by it. Also that there was nothing remarkable about anyone getting up after such an (apparently) limp wristed effort from his viewpoint.

I hope you continue to often drop in to help keep the mood light here gran. Laughter is chicken soup for the soul.