People respect Mayweather as a boxer but never as a person

[Combat Talk Radio]

Muhammad Ali fought Foreman courageously.

It doesn't matter what I think, and it doesn't matter what you think about what I think.

I was around during that time.

People did NOT like Ali's strategy against Foreman BACK THEN. At all. They thought he was a coward.

You forget when you got Hagler/Mugabi where they're throwing for the fences and Roberto Duran and Pipino Cuevas always vying for knockouts plus guys like Michael Spinks knocking people out, just like with NSB now, people were itching to see more action.

Go back and watch that fight. You'll hear a wide chorus of booing until Ali finally starts fighting back. They didn't like his backing off back then.


IN HINDSIGHT people can appreciate how strategic and smart Ali really was given that Foreman was extremely dangerous for him. But you're reacting based on your hindsight analysis and NOT the reaction at the time, which was extremely negative.

[PRINCEKOOL]

It doesn't matter what I think, and it doesn't matter what you think about what I think.

I was around during that time.

People did NOT like Ali's strategy against Foreman BACK THEN. At all. They thought he was a coward.

You forget when you got Hagler/Mugabi where they're throwing for the fences and Roberto Duran and Pipino Cuevas always vying for knockouts plus guys like Michael Spinks knocking people out, just like with NSB now, people were itching to see more action.

Go back and watch that fight. You'll hear a wide chorus of booing until Ali finally starts fighting back. They didn't like his backing off back then.


IN HINDSIGHT people can appreciate how strategic and smart Ali really was given that Foreman was extremely dangerous for him. But you're reacting based on your hindsight analysis and NOT the reaction at the time, which was extremely negative.

Did you go to Vietnam? Was you in the army or something?

I think you have a issue with Muhammad Ali.

[Combat Talk Radio]

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I said it before.

People who ignore straight up unbiased truths and facts with personal attacks get listed.

I won't argue with you. I was there.

Ali was NOT always respected and it had nothing to do with "demographic". He was just as hated for certain fights as Floyd is now. He was NOT universally respected until after he left the business. Period.

[PRINCEKOOL]

I said it before.

People who ignore straight up unbiased truths and facts with personal attacks get listed.

I won't argue with you. I was there.

Ali was NOT always respected and it had nothing to do with "demographic". He was just as hated for certain fights as Floyd is now. He was NOT universally respected until after he left the business. Period.

I am not arguing with you.

I am asking you a question.

I was trying to understand, THE ISSUE I sense you have with Muhammad Ali.

I get it? People where at the time annoyed that he dodged the draft. And maybe some people where displeased with his trash talking insults towards certain fighters 'But never before have I seen anyone, question Muhammad Ali's courage' etc

[Roadblock]

How do you judge somebody you dont know personally, to me thats just throwing stones from glass houses.

The population as a whole are really just a mob of sheep, free thinking is not their strongest point they are easily led and can be influenced to think a certain way by a lie presented in lights.

[Dr. Frank]

Throughout his entire career Floyd chose to be the bad guy as it sold tickets. He has 6 of his fights in the all time pay per view too 10 so it clearly worked, Plus he retired undefeated so there you have it

That's kind of a lie though isn't it?

The only floyd fights that sold were because the other guy was a big name.

[FinitoxDinamita]

I couldn’t care less about a fighter’s personality as long as they kick azz in the ring.

Boxing is about two man trying to knock each others’ head off so it aint abnormal to gave edgy characters in this game.

If Floyd didnt play up his villain persona, he wouldnt have sold all those PPVs.

[Floyd is TBE]

I don't get this. When was the last Floyd actually promoted himself as the "bad guy"? He moved on from that **** a long time ago after his fights started to sell themselves. I think the only guy in boxing he still hates is Oscar