This month will mark the 46 years since Ali made his debut, cool tribute video

Abe, Awesome tribute. I grew up watching the absolutely magnificent Ali. He was truly a thing of beauty to watch in the ring. Lightning quick hands and smooth as silk in the ring. If anybody could ever post the Cleveland Williams entire fight you would see Ali at his best. The combination of speed, power and accuracy were mind boggling to watch. He was truly the greatest heavyweight fighter I have ever seen.

From what i can remember you read the books, see the documentaries and somone says Ali wasn't that famous. I don't belive it. Goes against everything i've ever read, heard or seen in a documenatary about him. Remember the Ali v. Frazier street fight? Well supposed street fight. People close their busniess, television networks showed up. And a ton of people showe up too. Ali was their in the mix of it all. I just don't belive that Ali wasn't that popular, either hated or loved, people knew Ali. Maybe it is the revising of history, I don't know, I wasn't there...I will have to go ask a number of people what they remember, and it will be the casual person, not some die hard boxing fan. Did everybody see the video?

I saw a documentary that said he became more popular after his career was over...I guess people liked him more when he couldn't talk nor fight anymore, which is sad and ironic at the same time This documentary was on one of the cable (Dish) channels not to long ago... not so sure about that, maybe your getting confused with England, I heard he had some popularity over there From what i can remember you read the books, see the documentaries and somone says Ali wasn't that famous. I don't belive it. Goes against everything i've ever read, heard or seen in a documenatary about him. Remember the Ali v. Frazier street fight? Well supposed street fight. People close their busniess, television networks showed up. And a ton of people showe up too. Ali was their in the mix of it all. I just don't belive that Ali wasn't that popular, either hated or loved, people knew Ali.

I saw a documentary that said he became more popular after his career was over...I guess people liked him more when he couldn't talk nor fight anymore, which is sad and ironic at the same time This documentary was on one of the cable (Dish) channels not to long ago... Ali was loved by white America not so sure about that, maybe your getting confused with England, I heard he had some popularity over there

Not many people know it today, but Muhammad Ali wasn't all that popular back in the 1960's, nor was he a big draw. As a matter of fact the promoter lost money on his first fight against Sonny Liston! Only sold about 2000 tickets. Mouthing-off wasn't in style back in those days, Ali offended a lot of people with his antics. I ain't every read anything about him not being that popular. All i've ever heard was that he was either lover or hated by his fans. I've also read that even back then he could draw a big crowd ever where he went and that his stance on the Vietnam war made him even more popular. And imo, the reason probably only 2 thousand tickets were sold is becaues Ali wasn't supposed to win, wasn't supposed to last but a few rounds. Ali was loved by white America, then hated -not by all- by a lot of people, when he announced he was a muslim. Being muslim also got him popularity in muslims country. I havn't really heard anybody say how popular he was or was not, but im not sure you're right. When would you then say he was popular?

I am going to keep this alive until the end of the month, even if I am the only one posting

Indeed. He beame popular during his comeback in the arly 70's when he was campaigning as "The Peoples Champion". It's a lot easier for the public to handle a fighter looking 'human' than the 'Freak of Nature' he was before his exile

Not many people know it today, but Muhammad Ali wasn't all that popular back in the 1960's, nor was he a big draw. As a matter of fact the promoter lost money on his first fight against Sonny Liston! Only sold about 2000 tickets. Mouthing-off wasn't in style back in those days, Ali offended a lot of people with his antics. Indeed. He beame popular during his comeback in the arly 70's when he was campaigning as "The Peoples Champion".

Not many people know it today, but Muhammad Ali wasn't all that popular back in the 1960's, nor was he a big draw. As a matter of fact the promoter lost money on his first fight against Sonny Liston! Only sold about 2000 tickets. Mouthing-off wasn't in style back in those days, Ali offended a lot of people with his antics.

Great vid. Can't believe it's been 46 years!

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