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“I’m The Greatest Ever”: Heavyweight Legend Says His Record Proves He Was Better That Muhammad Ali

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According to many, Muhammad Ali will go down as the greatest heavyweight, if not fighter, of all time.

Ali was a three-time heavyweight champion and was the undisputed ruler from 1974 to 1978. He faced the likes of Joe Frazier, Sonny Listen, and George Foreman during his 61 fight career.

His fight against Foreman, billed as ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’, is perhaps the most legendary night in all of boxing. Going into the contest as the heavy underdog, Ali showed off his famous rope-a-dope tactic until ‘Big George’ tired himself out and was stopped in the eighth round.

Ali-Holmes title bout: Once a mismatch, it'll be anything but - Sports Illustrated

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In his penultimate fight before hanging up the gloves Ali faced former sparring partner turned champion Larry Holmes. With Ali well past his best and, it was later revealed, medically unfit to fight, Holmes dominated from the opening bell and became the only man to stop the people’s champion from Louisville when he retired at the end of the tenth round.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Holmes believes his heavyweight record is second to none and that he, not Ali, should be considered the greatest of all time.

“Everyone said I was just a copy of Muhammad Ali, just because I idolised they guy, he hit, boxed, moved around and looked good, I like his style, I copied some of his styles, his jabs and moves and whatnot and I bettered it.

I don’t get the recognition that I should get, like a Mike Tyson. Hey listen, I had 20 title defences, Mike Tyson had three or four and lost, I was champion for seven and a half years, he was champion for seven months, they don’t want to recognise me. Ali don’t have the fight record that I have with defending the title, he didn’t hold his title for seven and a half years. Why can’t I fit in that box, why does Muhammad Ali have to be the greatest, he can say he’s the greatest, you can say he’s the greatest, but I know different, I’m the greatest.”

Aside from Ali, Holmes beat the likes of Gerry Cooney, Trevor Berbick, Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton during an incredible 75 fight career.

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Floyd Mayweather Jealousy Of Muhammad Ali Rears Its Bitter Salty Head Again

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You know, it’s very interesting when it comes to Floyd Mayweather bringing up Muhammad Ali sometimes.

On one hand, and in one breath, sure, Mayweather points out some solid numerical, technical and statistical facts on comparisons of his and Muhammad Ali’s career.

Often pointing to Ali never throwing body shots, where Ali’s professional boxing record was at 36-years-old compared to his, and so on.

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He even goes on to state ethical truths too — such as Ali largely being hated in his life and not liked until he was a crippled vegetable of an old man, later on, basically.

He’s right damn it on that. He is though.

However, he does all this in an almost tactical way, bit by bit almost trying to undermine Ali’s legacy (which is giant obviously what a run he had in boxing) — while still saying he respects Ali for paving the way for him.

It’s almost a step by step, bit by bit, over time, kind of thing, where Mayweather has steadily been taking Ali down for a while now.

The latest with Mayweather saying here that he thinks Lennox Lewis would have beaten Ali (many boxing fans on X below both agree and disagree too):

Judge the above comments and reaction from the boxing world for yourself.

Alas, it is certainly very interesting now that Mayweather recently has gone on the attack at various parts of Ali’s legacy.

Some of it is well informed and is spot on but just the overall nature of it now, the fact it is going on so long, suggests something else.

Mayweather returns to the ring later this month in an exhibition rematch against John Gotti in Mexico city.

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