Who is the best boxer all time?

1. Muhammad Ali. The Greatest was not only one of the best heavyweights of all time, he was also one of the most colorful. He won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and went on to become the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times.
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Who is the most feared boxer of all time?

The Most Feared Fighter in Boxing History: Charles 'Sonny' Liston remembered - The Ring.
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Who is the top 10 greatest boxers of all time?

Top 10 boxers in history according to The Ring
  1. Sugar Ray Robinson. Ray Robinson (174-19-6, 109 KO) went on unbeaten streaks of 40 and then 91 fights, and a record against champions and top 10 fighters, with over 40 wins.
  2. Joe Louis. ...
  3. Muhammad Ali. ...
  4. Tony Canzoneri. ...
  5. Émile Griffith. ...
  6. Floyd Mayweather. ...
  7. Willie Pep. ...
  8. Ezzard Charles. ...
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Who is the legendary boxer?

1. Muhammad Ali. The Greatest was not only one of the best heavyweights of all time, he was also one of the most colorful. He won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and went on to become the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times.
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Who is the hardest puncher in history?

1. Mike Tyson. Whenever there's a discussion about the hardest hitting boxer, Mike Tyson is always mentioned. Known as the baddest man on the planet, Tyson was feared for his punching power.
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Who had the biggest fist in boxing?

There was nothing unofficial about the size of Sonny Liston`s hands, which were so big he had to have boxing gloves specially made. Liston`s fists measured 15 inches and were the largest of any heavyweight champion. Primo Carnera came close at 14 inches, but he stood 6-5.
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Could Tyson have beaten Ali?

Tyson has admitted that he “wouldn't win the real fight” with Ali if they had ever clashed inside the squared circle. Iron Mike claimed “nobody beats” the Greatest in a fight, saying there was “no man like him.”
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Who has beaten Ali?

After his loss to Norton, Muhammad Ali went on a winning streak, which saw him defeat Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, and others. In 1978, he was challenged by Leon Spinks, who had just seven pro fights under his belt.
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Who hit harder Ali or Tyson?

Tyson (five KO losses) was knocked out more times than Ali (one KO loss) but he didn't take nearly as much punishment. Tyson wins this category because unlike Ali he made an attempt to defend himself. Ali's cockiness made it easy for an opponent to land big shot after big shot.
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What were Muhammad Ali's last words?

He spent his life successfully living up to his self-proclaimed title as "The Greatest." But to Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Muhammad Ali was more than just a world-famous boxer, he was a close friend.
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Who is the fastest boxer?

Muhammad Ali

There is a reason Muhammad Ali is known as “the greatest”. He is a legend that transcends the sport of boxing, and he is a well-known pop culture icon. Ali is considered by many to be the fastest boxer of all time.
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Who has the fastest punch?

Keith Liddell is a mathematician and author. He holds the record for the "fastest punch" in the Guinness World Records. The punch was registered at 45 miles per hour.
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Who has the strongest punch?

Ngannou himself holds the current record for the hardest punch in the world, having clocked a striking power of 129,161 units on a PowerKube, which measures the power of a punch based on a variety of different factors, including force, speed and accuracy.
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Who has the best uppercut in boxing?

Lennox Lewis may have possessed the greatest uppercut in the sport. In his fight with Michael Grant, Lewis went up against a boxer who was unbeaten and had been in a candidate for "Fight of the Year" in 1999 versus Andrew Golota.
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Who has the fastest kick?

The fastest kick ever record is held by the Spanish soccer player Francisco Javier Galan Marin, who is recorded by Guinness World Records as having a kick of 80.1-mph or 129-kph.
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What animal punches hardest?

Mantis shrimp pack the strongest punch of any creature in the animal kingdom. Their club-like appendages accelerate faster than a bullet out of a gun and just one strike can knock the arm off a crab or break through a snail shell. These small but mighty crustaceans have been known to take on octopus and win.
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Who has the fastest jab in boxing?

The record for the fastest punch is held by Keith Liddel who registered a punch at 45 miles per hour. In terms of actual strikes, the jab is often considered to be the fastest punch, as it focuses less on power and is meant to be more of a stun strike.
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Who is stronger Bruce Lee or Muhammad Ali?

Most experts say Ali would crush Lee. But in a street fight with no rules, where you're allowed to damage your opponent in any way you can? Lee could use his kicking and grappling skills to devastating effect. If he could keep Ali from reaching him with his hands, Lee would stand a chance.
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Who is the goat in boxing?

Three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali is considered one of the world's greatest boxers. His professional record of 56 wins and five losses is unprecedented.
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Who invented boxing?

Boxing is one of the oldest known sports today, with 2,000-year-old depictions on the walls of tombs in Egypt and stone carvings indicating that Sumerians—who lived in what is now Iraq—boxed at least 5,000 years ago. Boxing got its start as an exhausting and brutal spectacle.
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What was Muhammad Ali's most famous quote?

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
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What did Ali say to Tyson before the Holmes fight?

When Tyson did meet Holmes seven years later, Ali was a guest at the fight. Tyson said Ali whispered to him beforehand, "Remember what you said -- get him for me." That story also choked up Tyson, who said he catches some of his old fights from time to time on ESPN Classic, which runs many of his early bouts regularly.
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What happened to Ali in his old age?

Ali died on June 3, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, after being hospitalized for what was reportedly a respiratory issue. He was 74 years old. The boxing legend had been suffering from Parkinson's disease and spinal stenosis.
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Who knocked down Ali?

On March 8 th, 1971, at Madison Square Garden, after repeatedly being called a “fraud”, “Uncle Tom” and “the White man's champion,” undefeated Joe Frazier knocked-down Muhammad Ali during the 15 th round in winning a unanimous decision for the heavyweight championship.
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