Muhammad Ali:"When I quit boxing, the game died."

**Vadrigar.** · 07-02-2010, 05:03 AM

Originally posted by jaestix1

Is this true? Was he talking out his ass when he said that? He also said Tyson was good but not that great. What are your thoughts on this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANciqN3lydI

Well we had Duran and leonard going on, so..........

If I remember correctly, he said Mike Tyson was good but no Muhammad Ali. You don't have to be Ali to be a great fighter.

**Check** · 07-02-2010, 05:06 AM

You had the golden era, Mike Tyson, DLH, and now this area so the answer is clearly no. Had Boxing not been filled with greed it would be just as big as it used to be. Ali is wrong, one guy did not make or break the sport.

**sultanisking** · 07-02-2010, 05:08 AM

He is right, game is full of duckers, dodgers and steroids pumping over paid boxers

**jaestix1** · 07-02-2010, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by -D33Pwaters-

Well we had Duran and leonard going on, so..........

If I remember correctly, he said Mike Tyson was good but no Muhammad Ali.

agreed.....

**Fighting Marine** · 07-02-2010, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by sultanisking

He is right, game is full of duckers, dodgers and steroids pumping over paid boxers

**Left Hook Tua** · 07-02-2010, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by -D33Pwaters-

Well we had Duran and leonard going on, so..........

If I remember correctly, he said Mike Tyson was no Muhammad Ali.

yeah it's from a clip of CHAMPIONS FOREVER.

great video btw for those who haven't seen it.

it profiles ali , frazier , foreman , holmes and norton , starting from when ali was in the amateurs to when holmes beat ali. (the beginning intro starts with tyson koing holmes too)

ali didn't mean that boxing really died.

he was just trying to make a point that after him and before tyson it wasn't where it was in his prime. (i can kinda agree with that. remember middleweights/welters only take center stage when the heavies are down and when the heavies are down , boxing is down.)

**Fighting Marine** · 07-02-2010, 05:10 AM

Hey. Caballero ain't Ducking or dodging nobody.

Tell those bitches Gamboa and Lopez to put their pants on.

**Fighting Marine** · 07-02-2010, 05:11 AM

he was just trying to make a point that after him and before tyson it wasn't where it was in his prime. (i can kinda agree with that. remember middleweights/welters only take center stage when the heavies are down and when the heavies are down , boxing is down.)

Left hook Tua is a **** but I agree with this

**Left Hook Tua** · 07-02-2010, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by Check

You had the golden era, Mike Tyson, DLH, and now this area so the answer is clearly no. Had Boxing not been filled with greed it would be just as big as it used to be. Ali is wrong, one guy did not make or break the sport.

in the video he said "it died UNTIL tyson came along"

that clip is from the 80's.

Muhammad Ali:"When I quit boxing, the game died."