He just had that charisma about him. He was born with it. Holmes alos had that charisma but felt he couldn't speak the way he would of liked because he was already in Ali's shadow. Ali was brave, because he talked when it was a time that many black men were fearing for their lives. Jack Johnson also had the charisma about him that was oozing confidence. It is nice to watch confident boxers backing up their talk. What I don't like is boxers that talk rubbish that you know deep down are just not good enough AKA Audley Harrison, Amir Khan, etc.