On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:25:27 -0500, "Eisboch"
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"hk" wrote in message
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Yeah, Tim, he is. Ali is still the greatest. I closely followed the
heavyweight division since the days of Floyd Patterson until the 1990s,
and there was never ever anyone as good as Ali at his best.


With that we completely agree.

My brother, who is almost 6 years younger than I, often have this debate.
He thinks Ali was a media sports star and not a real fighter. When I
recall the battles he fought and the ultimate athleticism in which he did
it, there is no contest in my mind.

One only has to watch the Ali-Frazier fights to understand that.

The "Thrilla in Manila" was one of the classic heavyweight fights of
all time.

And in my opinion, if Frazier's corner hadn't stopped the fight in the
14th round, Frazier would have pulled it out and won.

I know it.

Then again, I still say that Mookie Wilson would have beaten Buckner
to First Base even if Buckner had caught the ball. :)

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