Who was better the contenders of muhummad alis period or the men holding the heavyweight title today?

Question

Who was better the contenders of muhummad alis period or the men holding the heavyweight title today?

Answer 1

Alis time period had the better heavyweight fighters

Answer 2

Let;s see. Chuvalo, Quarry, Patterson, Cleveland Williams, Terrell, Folley, Shavers, Ellis, Bonavena would have all done quite well.  Liston and Frazier would have definetly been champs in my opinion.

Answer 3

shavers, terrell, , quarry, ellis, williams, and bonavena would all do well in today's division.

liston, frazier, foreman, patterson & norton would all be champions (titleholders) today.

Answer 4

Anyone that fought in Ali's time and up until Tyson became champ.  After Tyson lost the belt, it has been a complete mess in the heavyweight division with the exception of Holyfield.

Answer 5

Well I would have to say ali's because you had exceptional ametuer training during that time period unlike today where most boxers fight 20 fights then go pro. then you had at least 75-100 fights in the 60's. I think that with time and skill the fighters today are bigger,faster, and all around more true "heavyweights" I don't think that they have the skill level to make fights that are really competitive. think MJ during his reign going against barkley,malone,stockton,ewing,miller,mou... etc.