Statements You are So sick of Hearing ...

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Tyson is an interesting case, because on one hand you have the nonsense that he lost all his big fights (Spinks was a damned big fight for those of us around at the time) and to every one who stood up to him, but on the other hand his losses in the middle iof his career is just disregarded by some because he wasn't dedicated, didn't have Rooney etc. And many of these same people get incensed when it gets mentioned that several of his opponents (and could have been opponents) had as much, if not more, problems of that nature.

 

I read a chapter about him in someones book,Selling guns to the IRA might have something to do with it?

 

We're conflating health with career here. Floyd definitely envies Ali for how connected he was to his fans and the people, though he obviously doesn't envy how Ali spent his later years in terms of his health; they're two different things. Nearly a quarter of the world's population watched or listened to The Rumble In The Jungle, which eclipses any Floyd fight on such a monumental scale that they're hardly comparable.

He was voted The Sports Personality Of The Century by the BBC and Sportsperson of the Century by SI. It's insane that any boxer could scoop up one of those awards, given how much of a fringe sport it is, never mind both. These are the types of awards that Floyd's ego truly wants to win, but he pretends that it's all about the money. That's why he spends so much of his post-retirement trying to remain relevant, stay in the spotlight, fight clowns like Logan Paul, and downplay the achievements of Inoue and Crawford.

When Ali was in Zaire, hundreds of people followed him, running around, wanting to experience his presence. He came to the stadium in a country he'd never been to, and 60,000 people sang his name. Floyd fought a reality TV star in London, and less than 25% of the tickets were sold in a 20,000-seat arena.

He got chased out of a shopping centre in London in 2024, whereas Ali was mobbed by the people wherever he went; he didn't even have security. These are much more important measures of greatness for a narcissist like Floyd, and it'll be eating him alive that people don't bow at his feet wherever he goes.

Throwing dollar bills at strippers on Instagram isn't the only way to be rich in life. Deep down, Floyd knows this. When Tyson cries while talking about Ali, Floyd wishes people would do that for him, but they don't. The majority of fans remember him as a gifted fighter who often engineered his way around fighting the best in their prime, never left the US, and refused to engage in any challenge where he couldn't call all the shots. So, yes, Floyd 100% envies Ali's legacy, although he will never admit it.

Ali was a Gladiator and Floyd was a businessman.