Three-division world champion James Toney has named whom he believes to be the best fighter of all time, explaining why he thinks Muhammad Ali doesn’t deserve the accolade which he’s typically credited with.
Ali is usually labelled as the best to have ever laced up the gloves, largely for the best way he reinvented the definition of a heavyweight boxer; possessing the footwork, pace and IQ of a middleweight and dominating his divisional rivals with talent fairly than energy.
The person often known as ‘The Best’ was the primary fighter to win the heavyweight title on three separate events – a feat that has been achieved by three others since.
But, regardless of the achievements and approval of the lots, Toney shut down the thought of Ali being the best fighter of all time. As an alternative, ‘Lights Out’ defined why he believes Sugar Ray Robinson was superior, in an interview with WiseNuts.
“Ali ain’t the best fighter of all time, when he was Cassius Clay he was nice, Ali is trash. The best fighter of all time is Sugar Ray Robinson, that man was stunning he fought stunning. Ali wished to be him, that was Ali’s idol, Ali tried to combat like him however he couldn’t do it.”
“I’m an Ali fan myself however I’m sorry, he’s not the best fighter of all time. It’s [Sugar] Ray Robinson and James Toney second, interval. For those who take a look at how we did, we did it the appropriate method … I fought, Ray Robinson, we fought. The place is he from? My hometown, Detroit. We do it like no person else can.”
In a separate interview, Toney additionally omitted Ali from his ‘prime 5’ fighters in boxing historical past, however discovered room for 3 alternate former heavyweight champions.
