Muhammad Ali and why he is considered as the greatest.

Muhammad Ali is the called the greatest boxer ever by the media and is a public icon to the sport of boxing, here is some information why.
 Let's start with some of his achievements:

Professional Record: 56-5-0 fought from 1960 till 1981

Was the first to win the Heavyweight Title on 3 occasions (1964, 1974, 1978)
3-time Heavyweight Lineal Champion
WBA and WBC Heavyweight title
Arguably the greatest short CV/resume
Won the Heavyweight Title at age 22 as a massive underdog against the brutal puncher Sonny Liston and then beat him in a rematch
25 World Heavyweight fights won 22 of them
Made 19 Heavyweight defenses
Had 19 fights against World Champions
Beat 10 World Champions
14 fights against Hall Of Famers
Has some of the best/famous fights ever against Joe Frazier, George Foreman
Defeated every great Heavyweight of his era that was called the Golden Age for Heavyweights
Was picked as the second greatest boxer by ESPN behind only the great Sugar Ray Robinson
Was ranked third greatest Athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportCentury

I also want to point out that he had one of the greatest chins ever taking hits by punchers like George Foreman, Ernie Shavers, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Ron Lyle and Bob Foster and still not getting even hurt amazes me. Sadly he paid the price later in his life suffering brain damage and Parkison.


Apart from his achievements, he was one of the most athletic boxers ever (that is what allowed him to be effective with an unorthodox style) and he had humor and charisma. He was truly loved. Even though he got hated because of his political and religious views his heroism and out spoken mind covered up for that.

Final thoughts: Ali was a legend, I don't rate him as the greatest ever but he is definitely in my top 10 easily and I respect him for what he did inside and outside of the ring.

"I hated every minute of training but I said.. don't quit. Suffer now and live your life as a Champion."- Muhammad Ali 1942-2016