The real reason Wilt Chamberlain & Muhammad Ali didn't fight.

[Abraham Lincoln]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyrP3HqkpRw


Apparently Ali's boxing manager Jabir Herbert Muhammad backed out due to the mere visual intimidation of Chamberlain, fearing an upset.

[plowking]

Yeah, that's the one...

just like how Wilt once beat a mountain lion with his bare hands...
just like how he slept with the ridiculous amount of women he claimed...

When will you realize that Wilt is a mental midget who always needed to hype himself up around others to feel secure? This guy never gives speaks highly of another player without somehow mentioning he could have done it better if in the same position or if he cared. It's always something with this man...

[Quizno]

ali would have beat that ass

[TryToBeUnbias]

ali would have beat that ass

[CasterL]

heard wilt ****s gold

[Toizumi]

Apparently Ali's boxing manager Jabir Herbert Muhammad backed out due to the mere visual intimidation of Chamberlain, fearing an upset.

So Ali's manager didnt want Ali to fight Chamberlain because he was tall? kinda weak. Ali wouldve KO'd Wilt though. With all due respect to one of the greatest basketball players ever, but Ali was the heavyweight World Champion..

[iamgine]

The reason was because Ali lost to Frazier. Wilt doesn't want to fight somebody who was not the champion.

[chazzy]

So Ali's manager didnt want Ali to fight Chamberlain because he was tall? kinda weak. Ali wouldve KO'd Wilt though. With all due respect to one of the greatest basketball players ever, but Ali was the heavyweight World Champion..

This. Anyone who thinks otherwise probably thought Kimbo Slice would dominate MMA.

[Scoooter]

Yeah, Ali would have whooped that big ass. He wasn't just a heavyweight champ, he was The Greatest. All due respect to the Big Dipper, of course, whose own greatness has made him something of modern day mythic hero.

Is it weird that Wilt's feet don't look that much bigger than Ali's in that shot?

[D-Rose]

Ali would have murdered him. Wilt's not even the GOAT in his own sport, Ali is the GOAT athlete.

[Story Up]

The reason was because Ali lost to Frazier. Wilt doesn't want to fight somebody who was not the champion.

If his NBA career is any implication, he would have definitely lost the "title" fight to Ali.

[Butters]

Ali would have murdered him. Wilt's not even the GOAT in his own sport, Ali is the GOAT athlete.

First thing you said is not set in stone,and the second thing you said is just flat out wrong.

[iamgine]

A lot of people think Ali would win easily but lets not forget Wilt has about 100 pounds and a massive height and reach advantage over Ali. And he was actually a top athlete with great conditioning.

We all saw what happened between Shaq and De La Hoya. We saw how size does give someone with no boxing skills a great advantage, even someone as slow as Shaq.

[Disaprine]

Thanks for the vid

[G.O.A.T]

Yeah, that's the one...

just like how Wilt once beat a mountain lion with his bare hands...
just like how he slept with the ridiculous amount of women he claimed...

When will you realize that Wilt is a mental midget who always needed to hype himself up around others to feel secure? This guy never gives speaks highly of another player without somehow mentioning he could have done it better if in the same position or if he cared. It's always something with this man...

I tend to think you're right and that Wilt does some serious exaggerating.

The only player he ever said was better than himsel was Russell, he admitted the Celtics won because of Russell and that he couldn't have as much because of how much better Bill made everyone else.