Muhammad Ali on Who Could of Beaten Him

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  • Опубліковано 9 вер 2023
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  • @orravalb
    @orravalb 9 місяців тому +85717

    That was THEE most eloquent way of saying "no one," that I've ever heard.

    • @brixtonmystery
      @brixtonmystery 9 місяців тому +432

      Right???

    • @nlmarkas
      @nlmarkas 9 місяців тому +414

      Truth xD And it's pretty damned obvious to anyone who knows anything about him or even to those who've ever just heard the man speak that he was *well aware* of the fact that he was The Greatestー*AT LEAST* of his era (and that was a *seriously f***in' TOUGH* era, too, mind you…), and *up to THAT point* in the history of the sport. . .
      (…It's difficult for me to say "…of all time," you see, because I grew up during the Tyson era, watching Iron Mike *just DOMINATE* the boxing world, ya' know? And a man can only see so many *ferocious* beatings and first-round knockouts before inevitably pledging his undying, lifelong support to the one responsible for it. So, yeah. . . lol)
      . . .But of Ali, I will *ADD* thisーbecause while plenty has been said about his technical skill; his prowess, strength, agility and stamina in the ring; his [at the time] unorthodox, but wildly imaginative and successful footwork; and on his influence on both the æsthetic of, and overall resurgence in the popularity of boxing (both still seen and felt to this dayーwith some help along the way, of course xD); as well as his influences on both the black pride movement and on American culture in general, I feel like *this* is, quite frankly, something about the man that's sadly often missed:
      See, the thing that strikes me the most in watching these old Muhammad Ali interviews is seeing how The Champ somehow manages to project something of an air of humility, despite constantly reminding everyone that he was, in fact, "The Greatest" lol I realize that on the surface, that probably just seems like bullsh!t, but he actually shows it again here. Like, you notice that when prompted, he takes on an uncharacteristically (at least for when he's asked a boxing question, specifically) solemn demeanor? And then, rather than talk at length about how great *HE IS*ーsomething he'd regularly do, often rather playfully xDーhe instead makes a point about boxers of his era just being generally healthier.
      And he does this in other interviews, particularly after his retirement. For instance, he had nothing but great things to say about Mike Tyson, as well as his former rivals, Joe Frazier and George Foreman… at least when speaking in earnest lol But in displaying his well-known sense of humor, he'd still take occasional, playful "jabs" at them.

    • @raymondchollet3199
      @raymondchollet3199 9 місяців тому +96

      True intelligence, and student of the sport like we arw witnessing with iron mike today. Ali giant of boxers.

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 9 місяців тому +20

      😂🤣😂

    • @bobbuilder767
      @bobbuilder767 9 місяців тому +151

      he didn't say no one, he said they were the best at their times

  • @TheNutshaq
    @TheNutshaq 8 місяців тому +20494

    He basically said “I’m the best there’s ever been, but I likely won’t be the best there ever will be” and I appreciate that

    • @S0NNn1i
      @S0NNn1i 8 місяців тому

      and he isnt best there will be new boxers would wipe the shit out of him

    • @ruffadamsthegreat.2662
      @ruffadamsthegreat.2662 8 місяців тому +341

      Other replies got close, but...
      Gosh! You said what he said!💯

    • @danielmgalhaes
      @danielmgalhaes 8 місяців тому +251

      And then there was Tyson

    • @Jonas-xy8ir
      @Jonas-xy8ir 8 місяців тому +23

      Best comment

    • @dominicnolfo3425
      @dominicnolfo3425 8 місяців тому +31

      @@danielmgalhaesTyson fury

  • @Judahisreal60
    @Judahisreal60 3 місяці тому +682

    Ali had the quickest wits ever, lol! Rip champ!🙏

    • @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube
      @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube 2 місяці тому +4

      To call what Ali said was stupid was an understatement. He compared people who are born to machines which are made.

    • @michael75777
      @michael75777 Місяць тому

      idk that's pretty close between ali and mike tyson

    • @drewmckenna7
      @drewmckenna7 Місяць тому +6

      @@BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube he said you can’t compare people of older times to people of newer times the same as you can’t compare a jet to a prop plane. Verbatim said this did you have the sound off

    • @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube
      @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube Місяць тому

      @@drewmckenna7 Not being able to compare different eras,Thats a level of nonsense and intellectual laziness that Ali fanboys dwell in as part of their illness. Sadly I don't share your view of restricking others speech because someone is so mentally fragile and feels entitled.

  • @jessemurray1757
    @jessemurray1757 6 місяців тому +535

    "we stand on the shoulders of giants".

  • @michelle.afrumes2946
    @michelle.afrumes2946 7 місяців тому +6829

    He simplified “ There will always be a greatest boxer for every generation “

    • @joshscf3946
      @joshscf3946 7 місяців тому +175

      No, you simplified it.

    • @joedwyer3297
      @joedwyer3297 7 місяців тому +25

      ​@@joshscf3946was going to say hahaha

    • @timwest277
      @timwest277 7 місяців тому +8

      Well put

    • @scavenger7880
      @scavenger7880 7 місяців тому +34

      No, he said the skills of boxers are improving as times change

    • @AdamMythen-lj5ee
      @AdamMythen-lj5ee 7 місяців тому +13

      No he said that the standard just gets better as life goes on that's what he said

  • @MusondaV
    @MusondaV 8 місяців тому +8686

    He just said "NOBODY" in the most humblest and respectful way ever.
    Edit: oh my goodness. I've never had so many likes before 😳😳

    • @l4hl0udzx79
      @l4hl0udzx79 8 місяців тому +54

      And he also admitted that he would never beat any boxer in our era

    • @helmutfleig7109
      @helmutfleig7109 8 місяців тому

      yep, boxers are Concords now.@@l4hl0udzx79

    • @dannyblack9163
      @dannyblack9163 8 місяців тому +3

      He beats them all though so that can’t be right.

    • @Anti-HyperSlut
      @Anti-HyperSlut 8 місяців тому +5

      He didn't aay that.

    • @Anti-HyperSlut
      @Anti-HyperSlut 8 місяців тому +3

      He said a bunch of random nonsense.

  • @TweedSuit
    @TweedSuit 5 місяців тому +260

    Took a dumb question and turned it into an educational opportunity.

    • @white5866
      @white5866 Місяць тому +15

      It was not a dumb question....

    • @ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN
      @ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN Місяць тому +2

      How was it dumb?

    • @booprice5473
      @booprice5473 Місяць тому

      Wasn’t a dumb question at all, and the fact that you thought Ali’s answer made it an “educational opportunity” shows you’re just a dumb bastard lmao.

    • @Treaxvour
      @Treaxvour Місяць тому

      because it's completely hypothetical and unprovable. The answer depends solely on the ego of the individual you ask.​ @@ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN

    • @uncled39
      @uncled39 11 днів тому +2

      It was a perfectly good question.

  • @kimschelble6732
    @kimschelble6732 3 місяці тому +29

    The full package. Philosopher, civil rights and quality, fierce, champion, and fighter, a legend and the GOAT of all goats!! 🐐 ☝🏼💯

  • @nordithen
    @nordithen 8 місяців тому +8014

    Well that's the humblest way I've ever heard someone say "I'm the best that's ever been."

    • @Warcodered01
      @Warcodered01 8 місяців тому +74

      It also kind of raises the question of how good those fighters would have been if they had been trained in a more modern era.

    • @Syllaren
      @Syllaren 8 місяців тому +28

      ​​@@Warcodered01 yeah some might have had more raw talent but with a worse standard of training and diet it never shined. It's an impossible question to answer without a time machine unfortunately, because almost anyone wants those answers.

    • @gauthierperrod4958
      @gauthierperrod4958 8 місяців тому +8

      And also thay he could be easily beaten by futur boxer when you think about it

    • @nordithen
      @nordithen 8 місяців тому +10

      @@gauthierperrod4958 I reckon it's the same reason world records keep getting broken in all sorts of sports.

    • @TheSpencer033
      @TheSpencer033 8 місяців тому +22

      while also subtly admitting that there will come men that end up being better than him
      tyson for example, would have eaten him alive

  • @mg8224
    @mg8224 8 місяців тому +8135

    Crazy how eloquent he was. The way to describe an evolution of sport with such an ease and with respect to older legends

    • @u235u235u235
      @u235u235u235 8 місяців тому +15

      don't be a ding dong. he's had this question before. also, these shows give a massive heads up to guests what will be asked so they're not BORING!!! yes, it's entertainment.

    • @Novictus
      @Novictus 8 місяців тому +99

      ​@@u235u235u235So someone came up with a respectful answer. Get over it. The point remains that it was a nice thing to say and it was constructed well.

    • @Kap_NYC
      @Kap_NYC 8 місяців тому +17

      @@NovictusI don’t know what he’s mad about

    • @rantingguy1726
      @rantingguy1726 8 місяців тому +22

      He basically said "They were good, respectable good. I still think I'd win, but I'm not saying they suck, I just think I'm better and was trained better."

    • @u235u235u235
      @u235u235u235 8 місяців тому

      @@Novictus i was just saying not to be overly-impressed with questions he's gotten before, and a subjects he's thought of lots. that's all. and additionally, these shows prime guests with the subjects they'll touch on so guests have something to say and be entertaining.
      what does respect have to do with it?

  • @sharonaccarino4219
    @sharonaccarino4219 6 місяців тому +92

    He was a gentleman in every sense of the word. He put on a show... but the real dude was a genuine virtuous sportsman and I am forever a fan... He will always be an inspiration! Love him! ❤️

  • @ferihamuhammad2534
    @ferihamuhammad2534 Місяць тому +5

    Confidence in him was God gifted. He was smart, charming from his earlier days. Very few people in the world are born like him.

  • @AsifAnsari-nn8kk
    @AsifAnsari-nn8kk 8 місяців тому +4383

    Oh man, I wish I could articulate response like that. He was just too good. No wonder why people loved him so much.

    • @robadob55
      @robadob55 8 місяців тому +35

      He wasn’t loved until the 80s man.
      When he boxed everyone hated his guts

    • @redsledgeblu5234
      @redsledgeblu5234 8 місяців тому +5

      Some reasons good, some reasons were just silly. My only issue is he was a draft dodger, like stallone.

    • @mrbeeoutdoors3213
      @mrbeeoutdoors3213 8 місяців тому +98

      ​@@redsledgeblu5234nothing like hating a man for not joining a war that was pointless....

    • @ul.biggit217
      @ul.biggit217 8 місяців тому

      ​@@mrbeeoutdoors3213fighting communists is a just cause. Its like the crusades

    • @RammyD1
      @RammyD1 8 місяців тому +42

      Technically he dodged it but not in the typical way, he just openly refused to go because he didn't believe in the war. He saw no reason to go kill people that did nothing to him. Theres nothing wrong with that...but he did get punished for do so.

  • @dargosian
    @dargosian 8 місяців тому +862

    He's also saying, "better boxers than me will come along," which is real humility.

    • @Hidingfrompeople
      @Hidingfrompeople 8 місяців тому +6

      That's not what he said.

    • @tgr3423
      @tgr3423 8 місяців тому +57

      @@HidingfrompeopleI feel like it's partially implied though. As by stating "for it's time", he cannot avoid including himself in that statement, since he knows he cannot possibly box forever. Which, of course, he didn't and could not. That his time will eventually be over, and that newer generations of boxers will take over where he left off.

    • @dre3k78
      @dre3k78 8 місяців тому +34

      @@Hidingfrompeople That is exactly what he is saying. He is saying talent like everything else changes and is part of an evolutionary process. What is optimal and ideal today will be obsolete in the future....including him.

    • @harrellt1405
      @harrellt1405 8 місяців тому +15

      @@Hidingfrompeoplepretty much what he said…didnt u hear his example of plains to jets. Players just keeep improving and soon he will be overtaken. Goat for his time but not of all time since everyone is evolving

    • @satanus_369
      @satanus_369 7 місяців тому +7

      @@Hidingfrompeople He implied it. The meta evolves with each passing year. New techniques are discovered. Old techniques are refined. So, by his own logic, he too will be surpassed one day

  • @haternumberfive
    @haternumberfive 4 місяці тому +40

    Ali's argueably the most eloquent boxer if not in all sports. Of all time.

    • @relevantbrother8964
      @relevantbrother8964 2 місяці тому +1

      There have been others ..he was the first to receive such publicity and acclaim.

    • @blackgross6372
      @blackgross6372 Місяць тому

      What time?

    • @nthdegree1269
      @nthdegree1269 4 дні тому

      He had tremendous abilities with communication and words

  • @cipherP9
    @cipherP9 3 місяці тому +8

    Damn, if fighters could talk a big game like Ali, all of them would be millionaires.

  • @zola123ful
    @zola123ful 8 місяців тому +1999

    He was so quick with good logic . This was the king in the ring and out. Beautiful man.

    • @Josefernandez35563
      @Josefernandez35563 8 місяців тому +2

      Do you prefer computer logic or math logic

    • @Ace-ng2pl
      @Ace-ng2pl 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Josefernandez35563computer logic was based on math logic
      Mr waffler

    • @Josefernandez35563
      @Josefernandez35563 8 місяців тому

      @@Ace-ng2pl #include
      #include
      Using namespace std;
      Int main() {
      string name;
      cout

    • @Josefernandez35563
      @Josefernandez35563 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Ace-ng2pl you’re correct in your statement; however, 2+2=4 which is math logic. Computer logic (=) is an assignment operator, meaning you have to assign a value to something in order to perform a logical sequence of steps (algorithm).

    • @roxas4587
      @roxas4587 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Josefernandez35563as Ace said, Mr. Waffler.

  • @100mssnipes5
    @100mssnipes5 8 місяців тому +3262

    "They were good for their time"
    -The greatest of all time

    • @purplepantherplayer2199
      @purplepantherplayer2199 8 місяців тому +28

      That’s a badass summary

    • @CharlesBarkleyDonut
      @CharlesBarkleyDonut 8 місяців тому +73

      No. Greatest for his time!

    • @YT-yv8de
      @YT-yv8de 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@CharlesBarkleyDonutburnin eh?

    • @wargey3431
      @wargey3431 8 місяців тому +17

      He’s also saying if I was alive in that time I would t be as good as I am now

    • @LukeyMia4
      @LukeyMia4 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@YT-yv8deI mean him and his team pussied out against Inoki, who would've had no issue with kicking his legs into oblivion or choking him out. So they had to change the rules in Clay's favor. Can't be a GOAT if you aren't willing to face any and all comers under an unrestricted rule set.

  • @mccloysong
    @mccloysong 6 місяців тому +9

    An elegant and gracious answer of saying he's better without bragging.

  • @chachoadame8830
    @chachoadame8830 6 місяців тому +7

    I love this man the greatest athlete of all time so smart and touched by God

  • @eddtheducky
    @eddtheducky 7 місяців тому +2881

    Such an intelligent and eloquent man.

    • @chelseaclinton4535
      @chelseaclinton4535 7 місяців тому +5

      True.

    • @BakedNConfused
      @BakedNConfused 7 місяців тому +8

      Blue birds fly with blue birds,
      Red birds fly with red birds.

    • @vz6zo
      @vz6zo 6 місяців тому

      Well... He was

    • @evidentlynew2213
      @evidentlynew2213 6 місяців тому +2

      You damn well saw the first comment for a word eh xD

    • @victorn4745
      @victorn4745 6 місяців тому +3

      You’re only saying that because he’s black

  • @christophertrupp1043
    @christophertrupp1043 8 місяців тому +1955

    Unbelievably articulate boxer. It was an honor to watch him work.

    • @joshuafischer684
      @joshuafischer684 8 місяців тому

      This man was tested to have an IQ of 68

    • @nightknight6947
      @nightknight6947 8 місяців тому +5

      His Vietnam stance is still iconic.

    • @dale1809
      @dale1809 8 місяців тому +1

      A joy

    • @twstdreality
      @twstdreality 8 місяців тому +4

      Well according to Biden, Obama was the first mainstream African American who was articulate and bright and clean

    • @obscurifyed
      @obscurifyed 8 місяців тому

      ⁠@@joshuafischer684yet earns more than you.

  • @paulgraham3902
    @paulgraham3902 Місяць тому +2

    I love this because he means nobody but he didn’t want to disrespect his own heroes

  • @matthewmatthew1709
    @matthewmatthew1709 Місяць тому +1

    He was the best guy to answer any question you threw at him and he answered so well. You just want to hear him talk more and more. RIP champ

  • @TheRottwire
    @TheRottwire 8 місяців тому +1762

    He answered that question with humility and pure wisdom.

    • @victoriagrayson5082
      @victoriagrayson5082 8 місяців тому +2

      Good punctuation.

    • @mrscaryfox3955
      @mrscaryfox3955 8 місяців тому +8

      I wouldn’t say humility, he was arrogant for sure in all that he did

    • @mrscaryfox3955
      @mrscaryfox3955 8 місяців тому

      @@HenricoK91imagine having a nature like yours or maybe you were just nurtured like this either way you suck

    • @christopherpakney8542
      @christopherpakney8542 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@mrscaryfox3955when you can back it all up, I'm hard-pressed to call it arrogance.

    • @Anti-HyperSlut
      @Anti-HyperSlut 8 місяців тому +2

      He answered it with a load of nonsense.

  • @j-dub8399
    @j-dub8399 9 місяців тому +3523

    That was a really kind way of saying “none”.

    • @missionpupa
      @missionpupa 9 місяців тому +2

      No dummy, he's saying if they were trained the way he was, he wouldn't really know.

    • @igor4305
      @igor4305 8 місяців тому +63

      He says the sport evolved so comparing generations is wack bc MAYBE he wouldnt be as elusive as he was if he wouldve came up in that time. Very respectful

    • @Hoopfan83
      @Hoopfan83 8 місяців тому +8

      He said Tyson later on. A young Tyson under Cus, Jim Jacobs, and Bill Clayton was capable of beating any fighter in history.

    • @finice1142
      @finice1142 8 місяців тому +2

      @@Hoopfan83so the sport just stopped evolving?

    • @mags6946
      @mags6946 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@Hoopfan83he did say he would probably lose to Marciano because Rocky had no particular style and was just out there trying to clip you with anything and everything.

  • @seanminkins7701
    @seanminkins7701 6 місяців тому +33

    "It's Hard To Say" That was savage!

  • @ktharamseye2197
    @ktharamseye2197 2 місяці тому +3

    People put off by Ali’s promotional hype banter and trash talking fail to recognize how humble The Champ was, as seen here honoring the giants who came before him.❤

  • @plusone8015
    @plusone8015 9 місяців тому +604

    Ali was a poet, philosopher and warrior ❤

    • @minttrax
      @minttrax 8 місяців тому +4

      Man had absolutely everything… RIP KING 👑

    • @rumpelstiltskin6965
      @rumpelstiltskin6965 8 місяців тому +2

      Yup!!! We had a poem written by him in our middle school English language textbook followed by the oft debated story of him throwing his Olympic Gold medal in Ohio River in 1960. He is a worldwide icon. Phenomenon!!!
      And a draft dodger like Donald Trump. Or Joe Biden, allegedly!!

    • @lifesAtrip513
      @lifesAtrip513 8 місяців тому +8

      All that & a draft dodger

    • @ShivPatel-hy6vu
      @ShivPatel-hy6vu 8 місяців тому

      @@lifesAtrip513You’d be the first one to die in any kind of war, gulf war, turf war, fuck even a food war 😂😂😂

    • @Patriot46426
      @Patriot46426 8 місяців тому +2

      Don't forget racist

  • @dimalalagiyawanna9729
    @dimalalagiyawanna9729 8 місяців тому +2498

    Ali's not just a boxer. He's a wise mentor for all of us.

    • @alcostello6114
      @alcostello6114 8 місяців тому +9

      Except when it came to calling people Uncle Toms to stir the pot.

    • @SidneyPatrickson
      @SidneyPatrickson 8 місяців тому +1

      @@alcostello6114 Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee and talk shit like a wrestler. A big mouth can sell more tickets than a strong fist. He was just talented enough to get away with being disrespectful.

    • @alcostello6114
      @alcostello6114 8 місяців тому +9

      @@SidneyPatrickson what he said was still wrong. And the way he depicted Joe Frazier was abhorrent and race bating.

    • @SidneyPatrickson
      @SidneyPatrickson 8 місяців тому +3

      @@alcostello6114 Absolutely. I said he got away with it.. not that it was okay. Great boxer, overrated personality.

    • @Ryan-ff6zd
      @Ryan-ff6zd 8 місяців тому +3

      Clay was a draft dodger

  • @roxanaburnside3525
    @roxanaburnside3525 3 місяці тому +2

    ❤❤ I love this man. To be as good as he was and yet, still give others their due...

  • @Madvillainy48
    @Madvillainy48 2 місяці тому +2

    Ali said "We DONE with the 30's"

  • @cizia69
    @cizia69 8 місяців тому +1846

    Charisma, eloquence, beauty, beaming spirit, and one of the greatest boxers Earth has ever seen.

    • @crumpet477
      @crumpet477 8 місяців тому +4

      The greatest ❤

    • @Synchronised01
      @Synchronised01 8 місяців тому +2

      Ali IS the greatest boxers ever.

    • @Vugen18
      @Vugen18 8 місяців тому +2

      the greatest because of his personality

    • @f.f5771
      @f.f5771 8 місяців тому +2

      The greatest

    • @legion1630
      @legion1630 8 місяців тому

      Please take out one and you statement will make sense

  • @modro1991
    @modro1991 7 місяців тому +1143

    Muhammad Ali was not only the best boxer in his time, but also the best speaker too

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 6 місяців тому +7

      The best speaking boxer, presumably you mean, not the best speaker generally. There is another eloquence elsewhere which would reduce his eloquence to nothing by comparison

    • @Ethan-xf4or
      @Ethan-xf4or 6 місяців тому +5

      He certainly was not the best boxer in his day.

    • @joanmeikle3094
      @joanmeikle3094 6 місяців тому +2

      Don’t you just love him🥰👏🏾👌🏾✊🏽❤️⭐️

    • @duanehall2213
      @duanehall2213 6 місяців тому +1

      Welllllllll. Arguably

    • @kevinmunday6263
      @kevinmunday6263 6 місяців тому +10

      ​@Ethan-xf4or Nope He was the Greatest of ALL Time

  • @justinleach5023
    @justinleach5023 Місяць тому +1

    He was able to elevate himself and the boxers of past generations without putting anyone down.

  • @jt4199
    @jt4199 6 місяців тому +2

    What a great respectful answer. Great man, great athlete, just a good person

  • @chuckwetherbee8018
    @chuckwetherbee8018 9 місяців тому +2872

    Love Ali. He is so intelligent with one of a kind perspective 💙💯

    • @baritonebroker
      @baritonebroker 9 місяців тому +16

      Mike Tyson’s IQ encroached upon Ali. Ali was better with the press, but both students of the sport.

    • @sdrewe99
      @sdrewe99 9 місяців тому +11

      He was ahead of his time.

    • @PowerBattles
      @PowerBattles 9 місяців тому +3

      Once a champ,always a champ🏅

    • @ianmulligan2290
      @ianmulligan2290 8 місяців тому

      Not really he just said dempsey wasn't in shape and didn't move and didn't even mention max schmeling who bea joe Louis in his prime lol

    • @franjokovacevic2845
      @franjokovacevic2845 8 місяців тому

      Well what he said in the video was a very thypical stance that most people would have

  • @budsimpson2853
    @budsimpson2853 8 місяців тому +1499

    People forget that Muhammad Ali's real strength was his intelligence...he absolutely was the smartest boxer of all time, hence the GOAT.

    • @gmoney8585
      @gmoney8585 7 місяців тому +4

      Will

    • @blackmambaain
      @blackmambaain 7 місяців тому +10

      Not just boxer, he might hv been the smartest person alive.

    • @elmexo4375
      @elmexo4375 7 місяців тому +12

      Actually his iq was like 80 lol

    • @oldchunkofcoal2774
      @oldchunkofcoal2774 7 місяців тому +8

      ​@@blackmambaainbased upon what, exactly?

    • @oldchunkofcoal2774
      @oldchunkofcoal2774 7 місяців тому +4

      Unfortunately, he wasn't smart enough to know when to quit boxing.

  • @tomasoionnaigh4855
    @tomasoionnaigh4855 3 місяці тому +2

    One of the Worlds Greatest, nobody like Ali

  • @valerievargo1646
    @valerievargo1646 4 місяці тому +2

    Ali was a genius ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @bobmirco3331
    @bobmirco3331 8 місяців тому +821

    The most humble way to say that “IM HIM”

    • @pikadragon2783
      @pikadragon2783 8 місяців тому +6

      To be fair, he is also saying, there will be one better than me.

    • @Pedro_Le_Chef
      @Pedro_Le_Chef 5 місяців тому

      @@pikadragon2783 But he said that every generation gets better, so by that logic he is not the best either.

  • @paulihum9767
    @paulihum9767 7 місяців тому +422

    A modest way of saying every champion was a champion of his time❤

  • @LordBlackNephew
    @LordBlackNephew 5 місяців тому +2

    Greatest answer ever.... from the Greatest Of All Time.
    BX STAND UP!!!

  • @prestonnyandebvu6511
    @prestonnyandebvu6511 3 місяці тому +1

    Ali and Mike are just something...❤❤❤❤
    They were destined for what they did in world of Boxing

  • @davidb7130
    @davidb7130 6 місяців тому +268

    What a perfect demonstration of Muhammad Ali's incredible brilliance. He very diplomatically explained how every generation improves from the previous generation. He didn't take anything away from those great boxers in his explanation. He also did not declare himself to be the better boxer. What he did say was the techniques of boxing have evolved over the years. Perfect answer.

  • @shimeymerih
    @shimeymerih 8 місяців тому +417

    Ali was a student of the game. He loved it and he lived it.
    Legend !!

    • @satinsingh7216
      @satinsingh7216 8 місяців тому

      You’re wrong. The Game is a rapper and was born long after Ali retired.

    • @user-bq9ii9vz8e
      @user-bq9ii9vz8e 8 місяців тому +1

      Strangely, Tyson was too. He met those old fighters and just went nuts over them

    • @bootsj7662
      @bootsj7662 8 місяців тому +1

      If fighters before his time didn’t dance and now people dance wouldn’t that make him the teacher of the game?

  • @Robert-mn8gc
    @Robert-mn8gc 26 днів тому +1

    Really a Sensational Answer from Ali .
    Well Spoken & Articulate with a Commonsense Answer.

  • @classyshots4433
    @classyshots4433 3 місяці тому +1

    thats what i say for a sports called cricket and everyone from that nostalgic time say no today players aint good i think they know more than one of the greatest person.

  • @ericbiera
    @ericbiera 8 місяців тому +935

    Wow. So humble and wise to respond like he did.

    • @blueninjanoname7338
      @blueninjanoname7338 8 місяців тому +33

      Not humble lmao

    • @trippinhard250
      @trippinhard250 8 місяців тому +3

      I mean, there's humility and then there's getting to the point. Like he won't be arrogant to say he can beat them.

    • @Tarse63
      @Tarse63 8 місяців тому +4

      He was not humble.

    • @juhnegreyrodas8178
      @juhnegreyrodas8178 8 місяців тому

      @@Tarse63 he said you can't compare jet to prop. but still prop was good in there time. Like what MJ said you can't compare by era.

    • @paulocasco9138
      @paulocasco9138 8 місяців тому

      @@juhnegreyrodas8178 not the same thing my friend. MJ didn't even insinuate that his era is better than the older era.

  • @Sifu628
    @Sifu628 8 місяців тому +231

    That’s why Ali was so different from other boxers or even athletes. He thought deeply to uncover truths.

  • @kannannair2700
    @kannannair2700 5 місяців тому +1

    Very calm and polite, what a man

  • @ALV_shorts
    @ALV_shorts Місяць тому +1

    That was a great answer
    Well said champ

  • @gymbro300
    @gymbro300 7 місяців тому +378

    Perfect answer by a wise man.

    • @KHABIB-TIME
      @KHABIB-TIME 4 місяці тому

      "If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws, and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislations, empires, peoples, dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and the souls. "On the basis of a Book, every letter which has become law, he created a spiritual nationality which blend together peoples of every tongue and race. He has left the indelible characteristic of this Muslim nationality the hatred of false gods and the passion for the One and Immaterial God. This avenging patriotism against the profanation of Heaven formed the virtue of the followers of Muhammad; the conquest of one-third the earth to the dogma was his miracle; or rather it was not the miracle of man but that of reason. "The idea of the unity of God, proclaimed amidst the exhaustion of the fabulous theogonies, was in itself such a miracle that upon it's utterance from his lips it destroyed all the ancient temples of idols and set on fire one-third of the world. His life, his meditations, his heroic revelings against the superstitions of his country, and his boldness in defying the furies of idolatry, his firmness in enduring them for fifteen years in Mecca, his acceptance of the role of public scorn and almost of being a victim of his fellow countrymen... This dogma was twofold the unity of God and the immateriality of God: the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with words. "Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Conqueror of Ideas, Restorer of Rational beliefs.... The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?" Tribute by a French NON-Muslim poet, statesman, historian: Alphonse de LaMartaine in 'Historie de la Turquie,' Paris, 1854.

  • @susanblanche9684
    @susanblanche9684 8 місяців тому +99

    Back in 1985 I saw Ali and he did a magic trick for my toddler!! My son is now early 40s and still remembers. He was a nice man

  • @Uk.wildman
    @Uk.wildman Місяць тому

    What a truly amazing answer RIP LEGEND ❤

  • @raaeeez
    @raaeeez 5 місяців тому +1

    Words of wisdom.

  • @jessebaca2750
    @jessebaca2750 6 місяців тому +375

    This man sees things for what they are. Rest in peace Champ 🥊

    • @ElhadjiAmadouJohnson
      @ElhadjiAmadouJohnson 5 місяців тому +2

      Ameeen!!!

    • @winniepeg2020
      @winniepeg2020 4 місяці тому

      Until you read the new book saying he had relationships with 12-year-olds his legacy should be wiped out of history because of that

    • @alihassan.2700
      @alihassan.2700 2 місяці тому

      @@winniepeg2020stfu bro, probably some cheap chap like u wrote em

    • @M1szS
      @M1szS 2 місяці тому

      ​@@winniepeg2020💀

  • @manuelsanchez1035
    @manuelsanchez1035 8 місяців тому +335

    The most eloquent and elegant way to say "dont compare me to past GOATs, it's unfair"

  • @antoniotutt4894
    @antoniotutt4894 13 днів тому +1

    Magnificent orator.

  • @Akitv712
    @Akitv712 14 днів тому

    How does this man answered so good every time

  • @sebastianlajos866
    @sebastianlajos866 8 місяців тому +461

    Ali was so eloquent and such a gentleman. True class.

    • @williamcowell1889
      @williamcowell1889 8 місяців тому +4

      Except when it came to Joe Frazier. Absolute bullshit the way Ali treated him.

    • @tonyguindin328
      @tonyguindin328 8 місяців тому

      2 a😊😊😊😊😊

    • @Tarse63
      @Tarse63 8 місяців тому

      ​@williamcowell1889 Agree. He was terrible to him. Also to Sonny Liston.

    • @The_king567
      @The_king567 8 місяців тому

      Funny, you people nitpick stuff from him he wasn’t any of them

    • @williamcowell1889
      @williamcowell1889 8 місяців тому

      @@The_king567 huh ?

  • @cliftonmorrow3976
    @cliftonmorrow3976 8 місяців тому +455

    Ali eloquently explained why people don't like comparing athletes from different eras. Every era learns benefits and improves from the last era

    • @skineyemin4276
      @skineyemin4276 8 місяців тому +3

      That just not true for MJ, though.

    • @slayermill8621
      @slayermill8621 7 місяців тому +2

      @@skineyemin4276 Basketball hasn't really changed much since his time though except guys play less defense now. Boxing evolved plenty between the days of Jack Dempsey and Muhammad Ali though.

    • @johnnwako2488
      @johnnwako2488 7 місяців тому +1

      No - he's saying that there's always athletical development; but also that we shouldn't compare adresse generations.

    • @acewilliams7917
      @acewilliams7917 7 місяців тому

      ​@@skineyemin4276MJ also said it, you can't compare diffrent eras.

    • @skineyemin4276
      @skineyemin4276 7 місяців тому

      Well, we all know that's just not true. Had there been MJ in an 1960s version with the same level of talent and work ethic but for that era was black and drafted, it would have been a totally different narrative for the NBA and maybe even foe legends like Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robinson would have been overshadowed. Also, look at what happen to Connie Hawkins when he was still in college. To me, at that time... the Hawk's game was just too scary, maybe too scary for that early mid 1960s NBA and I think he was purposely railroaded; the NBA already had to deal with physically dominant and articulate black players like Russell and Wilt and they just could not have 3 dominant (stylistically and/or physically) black players during that era in the same decade. Two were all the NBA could handle back then.@@acewilliams7917

  • @YoniLvovich
    @YoniLvovich 24 дні тому +1

    This solves the era bias issue for the NBA as well as all other sports goo

  • @pampeyton6302
    @pampeyton6302 6 місяців тому

    I loved him so much. RIP🙏🏽💙

  • @MrWARHAMMER68
    @MrWARHAMMER68 9 місяців тому +447

    The man speaking was extremely intelligent. And accurate

    • @UserVVV69
      @UserVVV69 8 місяців тому +3

      He is right he would lose in our days

    • @AceSantiago
      @AceSantiago 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@rw_3176 thanks for repeating his point 😂

    • @cygnusprime6728
      @cygnusprime6728 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@UserVVV69to who? His point was that he was faster and more scientific than older boxers. Which heavyweights today are faster, more technical, and scientific than Ali?

    • @scatmann5839
      @scatmann5839 8 місяців тому +4

      The man speaking? Seriously? Best not to address your ignorance.

    • @csl9495
      @csl9495 8 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@UserVVV69nah. Ali's Era boxing was already developed. Someone like Jack Johnson or Joe luis was from 1910s and 1920s. Peoples of today are lucky if they can emulate Ali even a little.
      It's like the NBA, back in the days the pros couldn't even dribble with their left hand haha. But like I said with boxing Alis time the fighters already developed skills thst are still goal today.

  • @cmalc8
    @cmalc8 8 місяців тому +63

    The SPEED Ali rattled off those names indicates a lightning fast mind, sharp as a razor.

  • @user-bq5gd1jy2v
    @user-bq5gd1jy2v 3 місяці тому

    There will never be another Muhammad Ali.
    Ever.

  • @teddyraffudeen7056
    @teddyraffudeen7056 26 днів тому +1

    A real champ. Didn’t disrespect the great old pugilists.

  • @geeeeeee3
    @geeeeeee3 8 місяців тому +556

    People forget how really intelligent he was

    • @incogneeto9122
      @incogneeto9122 8 місяців тому +3

      Oh really? Who people? They? How was he intelligent? Please enthrall us.

    • @elmango30
      @elmango30 8 місяців тому +55

      @@incogneeto9122this was an aggressive response to something passively pleasant

    • @elmango30
      @elmango30 8 місяців тому +13

      @@robleftyI’m not interested in that question because I don’t have a strong or well developed opinion on the intelligence of Muhammad Ali. I was simply pointing out the ineffective rhetoric. He didn’t ask a question as much as get very upset about the question and aggressively shout that

    • @nawaf1995n
      @nawaf1995n 8 місяців тому +6

      @@robleftyyou can definitely tell if a person is intelligent when it comes to how he responds and talks , no need for a PhD but this guy over here is reaching and it looks petty

    • @yoda8588
      @yoda8588 8 місяців тому

      ​@@elmango30it's a troll

  • @kurrupt-ninja9189
    @kurrupt-ninja9189 8 місяців тому +424

    That was very thoughtful and kind.

    • @cuchanu
      @cuchanu 8 місяців тому +1

      He's one of the best public speakers of all time in my opinion.

  • @dd929
    @dd929 4 місяці тому

    Love you forever Muhammad Ali the GOAT❤

  • @user-bv9ky7xg2o
    @user-bv9ky7xg2o 6 місяців тому +1

    His choice of words is out of this world...

  • @markglenn4929
    @markglenn4929 8 місяців тому +262

    He was so diplomatic in his answer. Great man. My hero as a kid and not much has changed in almost 60 years. Still the greatest

  • @davidmickles5012
    @davidmickles5012 8 місяців тому +1117

    This man was on another level, and not just in boxing 👍🙏

    • @Jay-ft3xh
      @Jay-ft3xh 8 місяців тому +4

      This is pure ignorance. He is admitting that those fighters would be greater than him with the modern training while claiming to be incomparable.

    • @connorbell2035
      @connorbell2035 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Jay-ft3xhyou are a moron who isn't understanding what he's saying and you've obviously never boxed or trained as a fighter cause with how you fight training is everything but some times it's about instinct. If your instinct is to dance and float like a phantom across the canvas then if you train that specific instinct to a razors edge you will cut through the defenses of someone who doesn't

    • @davidmickles5012
      @davidmickles5012 8 місяців тому +2

      @@Jay-ft3xh Or you could just take him as he spoke

    • @Gloomsong
      @Gloomsong 8 місяців тому +3

      The level of his arrogance is unmatched indeed.

    • @davidmickles5012
      @davidmickles5012 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Gloomsong 👈🤣

  • @michellebell9931
    @michellebell9931 5 місяців тому

    Thank You. Brother King 🤴🏾.

  • @changesinlife7009
    @changesinlife7009 14 днів тому

    Such an icon. Never met him born in 1988. But I love that man.

  • @Boomer1156
    @Boomer1156 9 місяців тому +178

    Who else in the world could answer a question like this with such intelligent humble grace, no other!

    • @freebirdd23
      @freebirdd23 8 місяців тому +4

      NO OTHER MAN ...NO OTHER

    • @Boomer1156
      @Boomer1156 8 місяців тому +2

      @@freebirdd23 ABSOLUTELY!!!!
      and we will never see another like him again!

    • @krampusthestoryteller1416
      @krampusthestoryteller1416 8 місяців тому

      Ehh, not really that humble. He basically said nobody could have.

    • @fitzrevo
      @fitzrevo 8 місяців тому +2

      It wasn't humble, you just don't get it

    • @Boomer1156
      @Boomer1156 8 місяців тому +1

      @@fitzrevo it certainly was, l don't think you know that much about Ali.

  • @jonathanstorm7201
    @jonathanstorm7201 9 місяців тому +670

    Intelligence, humility, wittiness and great analytical ability…The Greatest Muhammad Ali!!! #GOAT!!!!!

    • @theschwomp4149
      @theschwomp4149 9 місяців тому +15

      This man really just called muhammad ali "humble" lmaooo

    • @Follower0fJesus777
      @Follower0fJesus777 9 місяців тому +4

      If anything Jesus is the “ Goat” in the aspect of him being sacrificed for our lives and because he is the greatest of all time. Remember it, i love you. And jesus loves you for eternity.

    • @sasnad3
      @sasnad3 9 місяців тому

      Beauty 😂

    • @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly
      @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly 9 місяців тому +1

      Sorry, but sugar Ray Robinson is the best. Ali stole all his moves

    • @jonathanstorm7201
      @jonathanstorm7201 9 місяців тому +1

      @@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly …And made them better!!! The speed of a welterweight, the boxing IQ of Einstein and the punching power of a heavyweight champion, and the charisma of only himself the greatest, Mohammed Ali!

  • @orhanemiroglu1061
    @orhanemiroglu1061 4 місяці тому +1

    He was not only a good boxer also a very smart and intelligent man

  • @abdullahbahchernor
    @abdullahbahchernor 5 місяців тому

    May Allah have mercy on him Ameen ya Allah

  • @Sparky18059
    @Sparky18059 9 місяців тому +355

    JUST A BRILLIANT SOUL. HIS EXPLANATIONS ARE GENIUS.

    • @Timesn0w
      @Timesn0w 8 місяців тому +1

      There is no such thing as soul

    • @heyhobo2143
      @heyhobo2143 8 місяців тому

      @@Timesn0wwha😂

  • @hbk441
    @hbk441 8 місяців тому +50

    That's the best answer to these types of questions I've heard.

  • @dariussilaghi1989
    @dariussilaghi1989 5 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful answer champ’

  • @johnr39
    @johnr39 5 місяців тому +1

    One of the most intelligent people

  • @zangetsukurosaki4027
    @zangetsukurosaki4027 8 місяців тому +159

    The nicest way to say “those guys were monsters when the game was theirs, but its my game now”

  • @Mr_NightOwl
    @Mr_NightOwl 8 місяців тому +497

    Thats probably the most humble ive heard him in an interview lol much respect

    • @cameobelafonte4975
      @cameobelafonte4975 8 місяців тому +2

      Yea even Tyson was humble with his answer he said “physically and power wise I would be Ali, but I’ve never faced an opponent with that much sheer will to not give up with the speed an power an height to keep going, I can’t beat that”. No one told Ali when to retire. He should’ve retired in the mid 70s when he started getting signs of early Parkinson’s.

    • @jamlez
      @jamlez 8 місяців тому +4

      he is always humble when talking about any other fighter when not leading up to a fight with that fighter taunting ppl before a fight was one of his strategies

    • @dooshkin8552
      @dooshkin8552 8 місяців тому

      @@jamlez he wasn't humble before or after fights, he was down right offensive

    • @alanreynolds2287
      @alanreynolds2287 8 місяців тому

      I was thinking exactly that.

    • @brothergrimm9656
      @brothergrimm9656 8 місяців тому

      @@dooshkin8552 That was literally just part of the show, his way of promoting both his brand and the sport itself. I had the great pleasure to actually meet Mr Ali in the late 80's and he was humble and funny.

  • @anarmyoffrogs8219
    @anarmyoffrogs8219 Місяць тому

    That's honestly a great way to explain how athletes get better every generation

  • @marwancabbabe
    @marwancabbabe 3 місяці тому +1

    Very very clever answer from one of the best of all time and the best from his time.

  • @ronnrogers9459
    @ronnrogers9459 9 місяців тому +1211

    For a man that never went to college he sounds so intelligent more than a professor

    • @burhanhassan524
      @burhanhassan524 8 місяців тому +18

      that’s so true
      ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @Internut1985
      @Internut1985 8 місяців тому +118

      College doesn’t teach you intelligence just knowledge. What you see in this video is called wisdom

    • @bgifford1969
      @bgifford1969 8 місяців тому +17

      Wisdom does not come from knowledge of books.

    • @HasbiksRightHand
      @HasbiksRightHand 8 місяців тому +14

      @@bgifford1969it comes w life experiences, and books ,and prophecies do teach u wisdom. When it is practiced.

    • @elbert3987
      @elbert3987 8 місяців тому +4

      ​​@@HasbiksRightHandBook are just other people experience, then go outhere experience life and make your own book😊

  • @forensix78
    @forensix78 8 місяців тому +215

    That was actually a very persuasive response by Ali.

  • @wilderson_footballfan
    @wilderson_footballfan 26 днів тому +1

    Rip all the boxers that died in this video

  • @kevinhempstead8074
    @kevinhempstead8074 4 місяці тому +1

    That was one of the most eloquent answers I've ever heard for a comparison of someone in the current time with someone from a previous time. it would be a good way for NBA players to think...ie. Michael vs LeBron.

  • @michaelweymouth4015
    @michaelweymouth4015 7 місяців тому +87

    I miss him, a wise man and great idol for young men to look up to.

    • @Gameboy-Unboxings
      @Gameboy-Unboxings 6 місяців тому

      How though? He viciously harassed his opponents..

    • @davidbrett1958
      @davidbrett1958 5 місяців тому

      That's thought provoking

    • @perishedfirestorm555
      @perishedfirestorm555 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Gameboy-Unboxings and still held respect to them.

    • @michaelweymouth4015
      @michaelweymouth4015 4 місяці тому

      @@perishedfirestorm555 the art of war. Win in your mind then go to war. I think he postured a lot to play head games with his opponents, and possibly convince himself. You have to hold a certain amount of respect or you might get surprised yourself. It takes a certain amount of courage to step into a ring with a worthy opponent. I was taught no one wins in a fight, they both suffer some pain if an equal pairing according to the tale of the tape and their past opponent history. I guess you don’t know until that first punch in your face.

    • @CFGrandWizard
      @CFGrandWizard 4 місяці тому

      Amen

  • @redgedsledge6871
    @redgedsledge6871 7 місяців тому +93

    Smartest and most eloquent boxer ever existed, the greatest.

    • @Jacksonvillian904
      @Jacksonvillian904 3 місяці тому

      Not sure you can say he was smarter than Tyson just because he’s more eloquent.

    • @tojoqueiroz2717
      @tojoqueiroz2717 3 місяці тому

      Most eloquent athlete in the history!

  • @samatpimton1876
    @samatpimton1876 4 місяці тому

    So humble, what a legend.

  • @jeeperscreepers786
    @jeeperscreepers786 3 місяці тому +1

    Can't argue with Muhammad Ali, he nailed it again !

  • @JohnnySilverFinger
    @JohnnySilverFinger 8 місяців тому +14

    Love how smart and respectful he was.

  • @ghettofight3r
    @ghettofight3r 8 місяців тому +40

    When intelligence is combined with greatness and humbleness

    • @Gloomsong
      @Gloomsong 8 місяців тому

      Humbleness? From Ali? :D lol

  • @peterolsen6668
    @peterolsen6668 4 місяці тому

    First time I ever heard him talk like a humble man.

  • @garethmacrae7822
    @garethmacrae7822 2 місяці тому

    The most sensible answer to an often asked question to many different fighters