I like to watch Ali with my Television muted. This guy insulted just about every single fighter he fought. Some worthy of the abuse, others not. Just because boxing is percieved by some to be violent, doesn't mean that its competitors can't be gentlemen.



Often times smack talk is either put on to try to "scare" an opponent before a fight or to trick all the simpletons out there into believing that there may actually be a feud and that they MUST by a ticket right now because these two fighters are angry and are going to have at each other!!

Then there are some shit talkers, who just have deep personal issues with themselves or race or whatever. (JT).

Ali probably did it because he had a giant ego and probably tried to scare some of his opponents.


Whatever the reason, I found Ali's jibber jabber annoying, every clip the guy is running his mouth. May have been entertaining for the slow-witted folks, but to me it was just loads and loads of showboating.

There are talented heavyweight fighters out there right now who win fights and don't choose to showboat and insult their opponents during every single pre-fight interview. I am starting to respect this behavior more and more. But then again, I am a fan of the athleticism, strategy, or in a word the "science".
If I want drama I'll go to the movies.
No need to bring the pro-wrestling mentality to the boxing ring.

What I like about him was that speed as I said earlier. Truly unbelievable speed. That is why when I watch an ali fight I hit the mute button and there is a good possibility that the people who created the mute button had Ali in mind when they were at the drawing table.