Is it safe to assume that Tiger Woods is a much better athlete than Muhammed Ali?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

Heck Ya!

Answer 2

Rabbi,

Where would the comparison start? The arena of competition? The level of competition? The sport involved?

The level of physical exertion? The press coverage? The TV coverage? The sponsors?

I don't think anything is safe to assume.

Answer 3

Can't compare that!

Answer 4

You need to define athelete.  I would say that generally a boxer in top condition is in better cardio shape than a golfer.  The muscles used and type of stamina required are very different for the two different sports.  You're trying to compare apples and oranges.

Answer 5

different eras , different sports , also i am at a age were seen both near the prime . muhammed was robbed of his prime . what you may well have done is created a unknoen catagory . athelete/humanitarian . they both have returned more than thier sports to us , they are tremendous role models . tiger and his father retured to nam ,trying to find the captain tiger recieved his name from . he was executed , due to polictical belieys . tiger was 23 . it was complicated but the woods foundation eventually brought the members of the family to the united states , were they educated younger family members . and established adults into a family buisness with woods foundation management , teaching buisness practices . this senate gouge of taxpayers money , over roids etc . ali attendes , makes final decision , passes judgement on what should be done , major sports ppay for nonesense. 10 minutes later he leaves . law passed  . great great men , you have created definate class of atheltes . very very good point . well thought out comgratulations for your thoughts . you got a old 60 plus year gut thinking . one of the best questions , if not the best ever posted . best of luck in your future .

Answer 6

No - their fields of sport are/were almost the opposite regarding physical and emotional demands.  They would be comparable only if Tiger spent a year boxing and Ali spent three years on the golf course.

Answer 7

you can't compare apples to oranges so he is the best ever in his field and it's applicable to both.

Answer 8

As far as athleticism, I wouldnt try to compare the two.  Boxers and golfers need a whole different set of athletic skills to complete at the highest level of individual disciplines.  

That being said...put Tiger in the ring with Ali, I think we all know who would win that one.  Put the two on the Golf course...same story.

Answer 9

honestly, I dont think that they can be compared because of their ranging talents, ali is good at puching people in the face while tiger is nice at sinking birdies

better athlete:Tiger Woods (because boxing doesnt involve so much god given ability and hand eye coordination)

more dominant: really unable to answer because tiger is the best golfer and ali is the best boxer

Answer 10

not a good comparison..Tiger is without a doubt the best ever...Ali the best ever?  No...

Answer 11

You must use the term "athlete" carefully in comparing two people of different disciplines.

From merely a physical-demand aspect, Ali was a much greater athlete than Woods is.

Tiger, however, is a greater champion than Ali was.

Answer 12

Tiger Woods is a phenominal golfer, but he is just that: a golfer. It is a very involved and technical game but it requires nowhere near the conditioning and athletic ability required for boxing. Is he better at golf than Mohammed Ali was at boxing? man I dunno, but he sure as h**l isn't a better athelete.

Answer 13

Generally, yes. But these are two way different sports. The career of a boxer is generally a 5 to 10 year span. So you have a lot less time to ride your glory. Athletically speaking, Muhammed Ali was probably a better athlete than Tiger, but again two different sports different focuses.

Answer 14

no he is not athletic he has a talent

Answer 15

No Ali was the better athlete.  Golf is a skill not a sport because you are not directly competing with your playing partner in stroke play.  

Tiger brings athleticism to golf and is the best golfer in the world because of it.  He trained himself to have the stamina to outplay any other golfer in the world.

Boxing however requires pushing past pain and continuing to execute a game plan where another competitor is striking you.  The cardiovascular fitness to fight for 12 rounds at the heavyweight division is almost unimaginable for the average person.  

Hands down Ali is the better athlete.