Heavyweight champion \u201cSmokin\u201d Joe Frazier hated Muhammad Ali for calling him \u201cThe gorilla in Manila\u201d. Yes, Joe wasn\u2019t the best looking, but a gorilla?<\/p>\n
Ali hated Ernie Terrell, who refused to call him Muhammad, not Cassius. He had him face-first on the ropes, dragging his face across the ropes until Terrell lost vision in an eye. Bonavena kept calling him Clay and paid for it.<\/p>\n
Larry Holmes stopped \u201cSmokin\u201d Joe Frazier\u2019s son Marvis Frazier in a round and said, \u201cThat\u2019s for the whippings your daddy gave me in the gym. Holmes was 44-0 and Frazier 10-0. Holmes 48-0 said, \u201cRocky (Marciano) couldn\u2019t wear my jock strap after losing to light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks, preventing him from equaling Marciano\u2019s 49-0.<\/p>\n
Bantamweight and featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera pushed Hamed\u2019s face into the turnbuckle, losing a point in the final round. In the introduction, Hamed grabbed the microphone and claimed, \u201cYou will all serve Allah.\u201d<\/p>\n
Freddie Roach hated Floyd Mayweather, Jr., respected his ego, but when he beat Pac Man, he called Floyd a fraud and said he was only interested in money.<\/p>\n
Trainer Angelo Dundee said Holmes\u2019 fight should not have happened with Ali, who was past his prime, and that Holmes\u2019 cruelty in defeating Ali was evident early in the fight.<\/p>\n
When Holmes came back at 48-2 to fight Mike Tyson, Ali was introduced into the ring. He tapped Holmes\u2019s gloves and walked over to Tyson and whispered in his ear, \u201cKick his ass!\u201d The first punch Tyson landed on Holmes had him on the run. He dropped Holmes three times and out.<\/p>\n
Ken Hissner is a seasoned boxing journalist with over 20 years of experience covering the global fight scene. As a senior writer for Boxing News 24, he is well known in the boxing community for his detailed results coverage, in-depth historical pieces, and ringside reports from major events.<\/p>\n