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Thomas Hauser's conversation w/ Ali
Muhammad Ali is humble in many ways, but he also takes pleasure in being famous.
Years ago, when Mike Tyson was in his prime, Ali asked me, “If I walked down one side of the street and Mike Tyson walked down the other, which of us would have more people on his side?”
“You would,” I answered honestly.
“If I walked down one side of the street and Bill Cosby walked down the other, who would have more people; Bill Cosby or me?”
“You.”
“If I walked down one side of the street and Little Richard, Chubby Checker and Chuck Berry all walked down the other, which side would have more people?”
“Yours.”
“Now Muhammad was on a roll.”
“If I walked down one side of the street and Elvis Presley walked down the other, who would have more people?”
“Muhammad, I’ll be honest with you,” I answered. “Overseas, you might. But here in the United States, I think it would be Elvis.”
That brought silence followed by, “Well, that’s because Elvis has been dead for a long time and people would want to see if it was really him.”
Years ago, when Mike Tyson was in his prime, Ali asked me, “If I walked down one side of the street and Mike Tyson walked down the other, which of us would have more people on his side?”
“You would,” I answered honestly.
“If I walked down one side of the street and Bill Cosby walked down the other, who would have more people; Bill Cosby or me?”
“You.”
“If I walked down one side of the street and Little Richard, Chubby Checker and Chuck Berry all walked down the other, which side would have more people?”
“Yours.”
“Now Muhammad was on a roll.”
“If I walked down one side of the street and Elvis Presley walked down the other, who would have more people?”
“Muhammad, I’ll be honest with you,” I answered. “Overseas, you might. But here in the United States, I think it would be Elvis.”
That brought silence followed by, “Well, that’s because Elvis has been dead for a long time and people would want to see if it was really him.”
I read this on Ring TV................ 
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