Stevie G
07-23-2009, 08:48 AM
Following my earlier post I have an idea of the sort of retirement speech Muhammad would make.
" Today January 17 1976 I have a special announcement to make. There are gonna be two important things happening in America this year. One of them is that on July 4 U.S.A. is celebrating 200 years of independence. The other,even more important one is that today,on my thirty-fourth birthday,I muhammad Ali formerly Cassius Clay,the greatest,prettiest boxer of all time am retiring from the ring. That's it. No more. I've always been a fighting champion and ai n't ducked nobody. I've had 51 pro fights,going 49-2. I shocked the world when I beat Sonny Liston,and double shocked it when I whupped George Foreman. I've avenged my only two defeats.Twice against Joe Frazier and once against Ken Norton. I know Ken wants a rubber match but I fight him and I'll have to fight everyone. I'm smart,and I know when it's time to go. Foreman would deserve a rematch. i offered him one,but he did nothing last year except for fighting those five suckers in an exhibition in Toronto. If he'd hasd a proper fight then I would have fought him instead of Joe in Manilla. That's it. One more thing,just in case nobody knows ths - I AM THE GREATEST."
" Today January 17 1976 I have a special announcement to make. There are gonna be two important things happening in America this year. One of them is that on July 4 U.S.A. is celebrating 200 years of independence. The other,even more important one is that today,on my thirty-fourth birthday,I muhammad Ali formerly Cassius Clay,the greatest,prettiest boxer of all time am retiring from the ring. That's it. No more. I've always been a fighting champion and ai n't ducked nobody. I've had 51 pro fights,going 49-2. I shocked the world when I beat Sonny Liston,and double shocked it when I whupped George Foreman. I've avenged my only two defeats.Twice against Joe Frazier and once against Ken Norton. I know Ken wants a rubber match but I fight him and I'll have to fight everyone. I'm smart,and I know when it's time to go. Foreman would deserve a rematch. i offered him one,but he did nothing last year except for fighting those five suckers in an exhibition in Toronto. If he'd hasd a proper fight then I would have fought him instead of Joe in Manilla. That's it. One more thing,just in case nobody knows ths - I AM THE GREATEST."