"J.K Sheindlin has done something incredible!" - WND Online News Summary "Read with great interest and was very impressed by the level of research committed to the project." - Katie Hopkins Productions, Radio DJ for LBC UK But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! The People vs Muhammad - Psychological Analysis J.K Sheindlin The third was razor close.We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. The fights with Norton were all disputed decisions but I thought Ali won the second. Ali fought everybody who was anybody in the 70s and beat the guys ranked number two and three on this list. Throw in wins over Shaver’s, Lyle, Quarry, (twice) Ellis, Mathis, and Spinks in the rematch. “The Greatest” knocked out Foreman, beat Frazier two out of three, and did the same to Norton. Also stopped the very tough George Chuvalo.Įasily number one. His only hiccups were being stopped by Ali and losing to Young in 1977. He destroyed Frazier twice and knocked Norton out easily in the second round. He was never quite the same after that bout but the only fighters to beat him are the two guys ranked above him on this list.įoreman was a force of nature. On that March night in 1971, Joe Frazier was as good as any heavyweight that ever lived. At the time it was not considered a great win but Weaver went on to win an alphabet title and to have a solid career.īeating Ali in 1971 in the Fight of the Century will tell you why he is ranked so high. Also went life and death with a huge underdog in Mike Weaver before finally stopping Weaver. Also had two wins over Shavers, the second in which he had to overcome a knockdown that would have knocked out most mortal men. Holmes did not win the title until 1978 defeating Norton in one of the greatest heavyweight title fights of all time. He did get the nod over snake bit Jimmy Young in 1977. He went life and death with Larry Holmes before losing another razor-thin decision. The third fight was another close decision that even today most thought Norton won.
He lost a split decision to Ali in the rematch. Norton pulled off a huge upset when he outpointed Ali in 1973. His decision win against George Foreman put him into title contention again but another disputed decision loss to Norton seemed to take the fighting spirit out of him. Most boxing people (and fans) thought he deserved the decision. Knocked George Foreman down twice before being stopped in a classic heavyweight slugfest.īad decisions hurt Young’s career and the one that stands out the most with his losing effort to Ali on points. Lyle holds wins over Manuel Ramos, Buster Mathis, Jurgen Blin, Jimmy Ellis, Oscar Bonavena, Earnie Shavers, Joe Bugner, and Scott LeDoux. Lyle was actually up on two of three scorecards until Ali knocked him out in the eleventh round in 1975. He knocked out Ken Norton in one round and also holds wins over Roy Williams, Jimmy Ellis, and Jimmy Young. The first was losing a close decision to Ali and the second time came within seconds of beating Larry Holmes before finally being stopped in the eleventh round. One of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history and came close to being the champion on two separate occasions.
Quarry was listed as an underdog in both fights.
Quarry’s best was in the 1960s, but he still had solid wins over Earnie Shavers who he took out in one round, and Mac Foster who was 24-0 with 24 KOs at the time Quarry beat him.
Bugner was ranked in the Ring magazine heavyweight rankings from 1971-1976. He holds wins over Henry Cooper, Chuck Wepner, Brian London, Manuel Ramos, Jurgen Blin, Rudi Lubbers, Mac Foster, Jimmy Ellis, and lost a close decision to Ron Lyle. The Brit was a much tougher boxer than people give him credit for. Bugner went life and death in back-to-back losses against legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the early 70s.