Still, it is true that Ali didn't fight on the inside, would lean back rather than slip punches, didn't set his feet and was susceptible to left hooks. But attempting to compare boxers who fought at different weights in different eras is the way to madness. They will tell you Sachin Tendulkar is better than Brian Lara because he scored more runs at a higher average. People will tell you Jack Nicklaus is greater than Tiger Woods because he won more majors.
This is because making comparisons in boxing is a less exact science than making comparisons in other sports. But with the very next breath, they might tell you he is the greatest sportsman. Most boxing aficionados will tell you Ali wasn't even the greatest boxer of all time. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies aged 74.Here, BBC Sport breaks Ali's greatness into its constituent parts, in an attempt to explain why there has never been anyone greater and probably never will be. No athlete has been so great in so many different ways since.
Ali created the mould for the modern athlete and promptly broke it.
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