Reason is, rocky isn't better than any one I named, but
you could break everybone in his body and as long as a montage is playin' he'll still keep coming at you til you get k.o.'ed.
I wouldnt call it luck. Ali was starting to dominate in round seven and clearly had better skills than Foreman. When two of the best athletes in the world compete, its not necessarily about who can look good doing it but simply who can win.
I dont think there is much point in arguing about something that sports analysts have already established...its canon that Ali is the best heavyweight of all time.
But I agree that Foreman may be the most under rated of all time himself.
But then Foreman came back as a 40+ year old man, took the heavywieght titles, refused a match, lost the title as a result, and retired with the others.
I think that makes him the goat.
On a side note: That also means in the line of this guy beat this guy so he's the better fighter, eventually ran into foreman a decade or so after Ali and he never got beat again.
Hey I agree...what Foreman did, to come back and trash people half his age is incredible...I hope I'm like that in thirty years. Nonetheless, Ali's skills were jus so unparalleled.
Regardless...Ali and Foreman would leave either Rocky's in a bodybag.
For his time Ali's skills were great, yes, but people get stronger faster and better every passing year. Ali's prime likely isn't even equal to anyone in the top ten. Check Mike Tyson for instance. He didn't magically become a crappy boxer, the caliber of athlete leaped and bounded. However, Foreman was able to still come back as champ, then retire unbeaten. A decade or so after Ali.
Stallone has never weighed 210 in his life. He is 180 right now and admits its the heaviest he's ever been. When Franco Columbo was his trainer before Rocky 2 or 3 (can't remember) Stallone attempted to bench 335 and tore his pectoral right off...not that big or strong IMO.
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Oct 27th, 2005 08:52 PM
By Barker
