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Things not thread worthy
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08-05-2014, 04:17 PM
Post: #1115
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RE: Things not thread worthy
That's some revisionist history on Ali. Liston was the champ. At the time the dude might as well have been unbeatable. Ali was a relevant fighter but he wouldn't have got a title shot as soon as he did without building up the fight. People hated him even more than they hated Liston and it's the first time him being the heavyweight champ was viewed as something positive. Ali being a gold medalist or top 10 fighter didn't mean anything at the time. At the time people hated his persona, thought he didn't have a chin since he's getting put down by other fighters and his unorthodox style wasn't popular. The only real appeal of the fight for most people was thinking Liston would take Ali out in a couple of rounds.
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