People who hate Floyd Mayweather's trash-talking, but loved Ali's trash-talking, saying Ali's own was just fun and games!
Keep in mind how Ali dissed Frazier, a man who helped him out when he was banned.
I never heard someone who hates Floyd's trash-talk, but loved Ali & his trash-talk successfully argue this point.
In his heydey Ali was simply more charismatic than Mayweather. I think people make too big a deal about what Mayweather says myself, but it's just a matter of Ali being more appealing. That's nothing against Mayweather, it's just one of those things you're born with or you aren't.
As for Frazier, a lot of people who know their stuff are harsh on Ali for how he treated him. His whole schtick was getting tired by then.
"Joe Frazier's gonna be smokin',
But I ain't gonna be jokin',
I'm gonna be peckin' and a-pokin'
Pourin' water on his smokin'.
And this might shock and amaze ya
But I'm gonna retire Joe Frazier!"
"Arturo, you talked about me beating the **** out of my wife. I'll kill you for that."
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