Muhammad Ali fought 8 times in 1 year in 5 different countries

Muhammad Ali as champion from Feb 25 1964 until he was stripped of his title on April 28 1967 fought in Canada against George Chuvalo on March 29 1966, then against Henry Cooper on May 21 1966 in London, England, then in England against Brian London on August 6 1966, and then against Karl Mildenberger on Sept 10 1966 in Frankfurt, Germany. A World champion should defend against challengers all over the globe, he is not a champion from one country but a World Champion. He should be demonstrating his skills world over to his many fans. Fans should not be hogged by the country that he is from. That is what's wrong today, it's always Las Vegas, Atlantic City, or Madison Square Garden, why not other venues like before?

 

He had 15 fight in three years after his lay-off, and that included a forced break because of a broken jaw. Really made up for lost time. I also think his people wanted to keep him busy since his disciple wasn't the best anymore. Just a guess.

 

Add these fights to your list of Ali's travels from first championship reign. In 1966, Ali defeated five guys during a period of less than eight months. Of these wins four were outside of his home country:

3/29 George Chuvalo, Toronto, Canada, 15-round decision
5/21 Henry Cooper, London (Kensington), England, six-round TKO
8/6 Brian London, London (Highbury), England, three-round KO
9/10 Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt, Germany, 12-round KO
11/14 Cleveland Williams, Houston, Texas three-round TKO

Whoops! I see Richard beat me to it by 12 minutes!

 

Just what I posted above.

 

You don't get that type of activity now with the big guys. Ever.
Even when Tyson became champ he was fighting every couple of month defending.

 

They just don`t make them like him anymore

 

If he was fighting 8 times per year, surely there wouldn't be much time to get out of shape!