Obviously we kick the ball off with Mr Armstrong...you know the story, and if you dont, you should!
Muhammad Ali.
Many will no doubt be surprised to see Ali anywhere other than at the very top of this list. And it was hard not putting him there after his remarkable return to glory in 1974. Forced out of the sport he loved due to his religious beliefs, Ali came back in 1970 - some three and a half years after being stripped of his title in 1967 - and really set about shocking the world! Going into his fight with Big George Foreman in Zaire, Africa, hardMuhammad Ali.
to see Ali anywhere other than at the very top of this list. And it was hard not putting him there after his remarkable return to glory in 1974. Forced out of the sport he loved due to his religious beliefs, Ali came back in 1970 - some three and a half years after being stripped of his title in 1967 - and really set about shocking the world! Going into his fight with Big George Foreman in Zaire, Africa, hardly anyone gave him a chance at regaining his world title. Not against the all-conquering Foreman - the man who had annihilated the only two men to have ever beaten The Greatest! Both Joe Frazier and Ken Norton had been dispatched in two short rounds by George, yet the pair of them had beaten Ali. What chance did Muhammad have then, against such a destructive and murderous hitter? What everyone bore witness to in October of '74 was irrefutable proof of Ali's greatness. He surprised everyone by laying on the ropes and letting Foreman punch away at him. Such crazy looking tactics, as we all know today, actually had a method in them. The stamina shortcomings that George had were the factor Ali was gambling on and his risky approach paid off. He soaked up everything George could throw at him and then, in the eighth round, Ali moved from the ropes and with blinding speed combined with power and accuracy, let loose with a stunning combination. George hit the mat, was counted out, and Muhammad Ali was back where he belonged!Many will no doubt be surprised to see Ali anywhere other than at the very top of this list. And it was hard not putting him there after his remarkable return to glory in 1974. Forced out of the sport he loved due to his religious beliefs, Ali came back in 1970 - some three and a half years after being stripped of his title in 1967 - and really set about shocking the world! Going into his fight with Big George Foreman in Zaire, Africa, hardMuhammad Ali.
ly anyone gave him a chance at regaining his world title. Not against the all-conquering Foreman - the man who had annihilated the only two men to have ever beaten The Greatest! Both Joe Frazier and Ken Norton had been dispatched in two short rounds by George, yet the pair of them had beaten Ali. What chance did Muhammad have then, against such a destructive and murderous hitter? What everyone bore witness to in October of '74 was irrefutable proof of Ali's greatness. He surprised everyone by laying on the ropes and letting Foreman punch away at him. Such crazy looking tactics, as we all know today, actually had a method in them. The stamina shortcomings that George had were the factor Ali was gambling on and his risky approach paid off. He soaked up everything George could throw at him and then, in the eighth round, Ali moved from the ropes and with blinding speed combined with power and accuracy, let loose with a stunning combination. George hit the mat, was counted out, and Muhammad Ali was back where he belonged!Many will no doubt be surprised
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