That was a case of Ken being pissed off with the judges who scored the fight rather than Muhammad,himself.
Ali disliked him first, publically "dissing" him as flatfooted during the buildup for the Liston fight. Of course, Joe writing that article on how he would beat Ali, later on, didn't help..... I've heard they made amends later in the 70's
Hey I got a Garden fite with Randy Neumann, I'll be getting $5 grand, Oh wait a minute Ali wants to fite me ! I'll be getting $250 Grand! ARE YOU ALL SURE THEIR WAS A LOTTA HATRED FOR MUHAMMAD ALI -BY HIS OPPONENTS?- I WOULD HAVE BEEN TICKLED This content is protected , OR MOST LIKELY This content is protected Muhammad Ali had a certain compassion for his trade for he sometimes picked opponents so they could make some $ money for a change , when he was not going up and down the ratings and defeating the top ten