Reporter: "Cassius, I've just seen Sonny Liston....." Clay "....ain't he ugly?" Reporter collapses in a fit of laughter.
Actually Ali stole that quote from Satchel Paige. Paige was referring to Cool Papa Bell when he originally made this comment.
You may talk about Sweden, you may talk about Rome, but Rockville Center's Floyd Patterson's home. A lot of people said that Floyd couldn't fight, but you should have seen him on the comeback night.
I'm the king of the world, I am the greatest, I’m Muhammed Ali, I shook up the world, I am the greatest, I'm king of the world, I'm pretty, I'm pretty, I'm a baaaad man, you heard me I'm a baaad man, Archie Moore fell in four, Liston wanted me more, so since he's so great, I'm a make him fall in eight, I'm a baaad man, I'm king of the world! I'm 22 years old and ain’t gotta mark on my face, I'm pretty, I easily survived six rounds with that ugly bear, because I am the greatest.
Joe's gonna be smokin' an' I ain't even jokin but I'll be peckin' and a pokin' and I'll pour water on that smokin'. Now this might astound and amaze ya but I will destroy Jo Frazier.
im the most vicious and most ruthless champion theres ever been im sonny liston im jack dempsey theres no one like me im from there cloth