Muhammad Ali vs Wilt Chamberlain

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  1. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never heard of Wilt Chamberlain but I know that no basketball player no matter how big or athletically gifted is going to beat Ali.
    It’s simply a preposterous notion.
     
  2. Thor Odinson

    Thor Odinson “U should have been banned for life”-some fangirl banned Full Member

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    you’ve never heard of Wilt Chamberlain o_O
     
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  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ya, it was initially intended to happen in 1967 shortly before Ali was forced into exile i believe. The idea was brought up again in 1972 since Ali was back on the scene. It was scheduled for 10, and supposedly Ali's "trash talk" scared Chamberlain out of the match. Chamberlain had trained under Cus D'Amato at one point actually.
     
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  4. Brixton Bomber

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    Roy was known more for his athletic ability than actual skill.

    When his athletic ability went, his skills and IQ were nowhere to be found.
     
  5. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Who, outside of America would even know who Wilt Chamberlain was?
    The entire planet knew Ali.
     
  6. Berlenbach

    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Being great at basketball or tennis and being able to run or swim fast doesn't really prepare you for being punched in the face and the stomach while trying to do the same thing to the man who's doing it to you.

    There is a story, possibly apocryphal, that D'Amato also wanted to train Jimmy Jacobs (then a champion handball player and later Mike Tyson's manager) to win a world boxing championship in his first ever fight. The story goes that when they made the proposal to Archie Moore, Moore turned down the offer, saying: "there are two possibilities: either you win or I kill you, and both are intolerable to me."
     
  7. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stop with this, any man who is at least a bit interested in sports know Wilt Chamberlain. I'm from Poland and I know a lot of people who know Wilt.
     
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  8. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    How about the female population.

    Ask the average woman in the U.K. who Wilt Chamberlain was and they wouldn't have the faintest idea.
    Ask any 20-30 something the same question over here and you would get the same answer.

    Now ask the above who Ali was........

    It does not matter if either category had no interest in sports, they will all know Ali.....that's the difference.
     
  9. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm sure you can find a lot of people who don't know Ali either. Basketball doesn't exist in the UK basically, but it's more popular sport across the world.

    Besides, what is your point? That Ali was more marketable? Wilt was amazing player within his own sport (just as good as Ali) and he was magnificant athlete. Don't downgrade Wilt Chamberlain just because you live in the UK.
     
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  10. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Sorry but I have better things to do with my time than being trolled in a circular debate by someone who likes to see his name in print.
     
  11. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sometimes I wonder why I still use this site... Now I am trolling?

    Nobody knows who Harry Greb is but he was better boxer than Ali. Who cares?
     
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  12. Thor Odinson

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    never heard of Wilt getting scared of anything to be honest i know everyone in the NBA was terrified of him though
     
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  13. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilt had as much chance of beating Ali in boxing as Ali had in beating Wilt in basketball
     
  14. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Anyone remember when Delahoya fought Shaq? Ali over wilt any day of the week if it's a boxing match
     
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  15. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    That's too far. Boxing can be won with one lucky punch. Basketball is nothing like that
     
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