Huge Ali fan myself, but to be fair trash talk wasn't really part of the game until Ali made it that way during the hype leading up to that 1st fight. Before then, Ali did the prediction thing and made a spectacle of himself. With the 1st Frazier fight, he got real personal with his barbs. In retrospect, some of the things he said crossed the line and cut deep. Ali knew it was all a ruse but Joe took every word personally right to his grave. I'll always be a huge Ali guy, but don't have any problem with Frazier hating his guts.
R.I.P. Smokin' Joe.
R.I.P. Smokin' Joe.
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