Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any
heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings
Sonny Liston
(twice),
Floyd Patterson
(twice),
Ernie Terrell
, Jimmy Ellis,
Ken Norton
(twice),
Joe Frazier
(twice),
George Foreman
and
Leon Spinks
. He defeated light-heavyweight
champs
Archie Moore
and Bob Foster.
Ali defeated European heavyweight champions Henry Cooper,
Karl Mildenberger
,
Jurgen Blin
,
Joe Bugner
, Richard Dunn,
Jean-Pierre Coopman
and Alfredo
Evangelista. He defeated British and Commonwealth king Brian London.
All of Ali's defeats were by heavyweight champions: Frazier, Norton,
Spinks,
Larry Holmes
and
Trevor Berbick
. Ali also beat undefeated
fighters Sonny Banks (12-0), Billy Daniels (16-0), 'Rudi Lubbers'
(21-0) and George Foreman (40-0).