Heavyweight champion “Smokin” Joe Frazier hated Muhammad Ali for calling him “The gorilla in Manila”. Yeah, Joe wasn’t the prettiest, but a gorilla?
Ali hated Ernie Terrell, who refused to call him Muhammad, not Cassius. He had him face first on the ropes and dragged his face across the ropes until Terrell lost vision in one eye. Bonavena kept calling him Clay and paid for it.
Larry Holmes stopped “Smokin” Joe Frazier’s son, Marvis Frazier, in a round and said, “That’s for the whipping your dad gave me in the gym. Holmes was 44-0 and Frazier 10-0. Holmes 48-0 said, “Rocky (Marciano) couldn’t stop him from wearing Spinight to lose my jock. of Marciano’s 49-0 tie.
Bantamweight and featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera rammed Hamed’s face into the turnbuckle and lost a point in the final round. In the introduction, Hamed grabbed the microphone and claimed, “You will all serve Allah.”
Freddie Roach defeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. hated, respected his ego, but when he beat Pac Man, he called Floyd a fraud and said he was only interested in money.
Trainer Angelo Dundee said Holmes’ fight should not have happened to Ali, who was past his prime, and that Holmes’ ferocity to defeat Ali was evident early in the fight.
When Holmes came back at 48-2 to fight Mike Tyson, Ali was introduced in the ring. He tapped Holmes’ gloves and walked over to Tyson, whispering in his ear, “Kick his ass!” The first blow Tyson landed on Holmes sent him running. He dropped Holmes three times and out.
Last updated on 24/11/2025
