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Muhammad Ali, ?The Greatest,? dies at 74

sggatecl said:
When your objective is to physically hurt the guy across the ring from you, things will tend to get heated from time to time. Ali's rhetoric was 90% promotion, he was a master at it. The other 10%? You probably pissed him off, that's on you imo.
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In the pre-fight promotions Frazier what hurl insults back, although he definitely was the straight man.

This was put on for sure by both of them. SNL sketches are usually more convincing.

EDIT: Here are the two of them mugging and trading verbal jabs with each other on the Dick Cavett Show - along with razzing Cavett together-right around the time of the Howard Cosell "fight."
 
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tinselwolverine said:
In the pre-fight promotions Frazier what hurl insults back, although he definitely was the straight man.

This was put on for sure by both of them. SNL sketches are usually more convincing.

EDIT: Here are the two of them mugging and trading verbal jabs with each other on the Dick Cavett Show - along with razzing Cavett together-right around the time of the Howard Cosell "fight."
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I haven't seen that before, thanks. Man, Ali could talk. Quick thinking too..
 
Mitchrapp said:
I haven't seen that before, thanks. Man, Ali could talk. Quick thinking too..
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I wish I could talk like he did.

and he did it all in rhyme as well. the man was a poet who boxed.
 
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sggatecl said:
He was cocky in prediction but humble in victory. This generation could learn a thing or two (million) from him.
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and he didn't whine and make excuses when someone beat him. he just went out and beat them the next time.
 
michchamp said:
and he didn't whine and make excuses when someone beat him. he just went out and beat them the next time.
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He actually whined a little bit about the loss to Frazier before Ali-Frazier II - he from time to time said he thought he should have gotten the decision.

He also occasionally claimed to have had ring rust and gotten out of shape from the three year layoff.
 
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sggatecl said:
Ali repeatedly yelling "What's my name, Tom?" during that fight was amazing. Despite Terrell's repeated illegal punches, Ali whooped that ass.
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Yes Sir. Total domination.. "What's my name, Tom" - just hilarious.
 
Mitchrapp said:
Yes Sir. Total domination.. "What's my name, Tom" - just hilarious.
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The first Muhammad Ali fight I remember first (I didn't watch it, as I recall it was on close circuit television movie theaters) was Ali-Frazier I.

In the accounts I've read of the Ali Terrel fight a number boxing prognosticators from the time including Howard Cosell believe Ali carried Terrel rather than just dropping himin order to pile on the physical punishment.

Been a while since I see the movie but I think the movie about Ali starring Will Smith portrayed it that way too.

EDIT: not going to bother to correct the voice recognition errors. I think you guys can get the jest of what I meant.
 
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tinselwolverine said:
The first Muhammad Ali fight I remember first (I didn't watch it, as I recall it was on close circuit television movie theaters) was Ali-Frazier I.

In the accounts I've read of the Ali Terrel fight a number boxing prognosticators from the time including Howard Cosell believe Ali carried Terrel rather than just dropping himin order to pile on the physical punishment.

Been a while since I see the movie but I think the movie about Ali starring Will Smith portrayed it that way too.

EDIT: not going to bother to correct the voice recognition errors. I think you guys can get the jest of what I meant.
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I remember reading about some fight that was so brutal, Cosell swore off calling boxing matches after that. it might've been another commentator though. i wonder if it was this bout?
 
tinselwolverine said:
The first Muhammad Ali fight I remember first (I didn't watch it, as I recall it was on close circuit television movie theaters) was Ali-Frazier I.

In the accounts I've read of the Ali Terrel fight a number boxing prognosticators from the time including Howard Cosell believe Ali carried Terrel rather than just dropping himin order to pile on the physical punishment.

Been a while since I see the movie but I think the movie about Ali starring Will Smith portrayed it that way too.

EDIT: not going to bother to correct the voice recognition errors. I think you guys can get the jest of what I meant.
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I wouldn't doubt that at all. It was very, very one sided. Ali had him beaten badly in the 7th and didn't do much at all in the 8th. There is no doubt in my mind Ali was prolonging things for his own amusement. From what I recall, it was around that time when Terrell actually responded to "What's my name, Tom?" with "Muhammad Ali".
 
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