Ernie Terrell Interview: "I did call Ali, Cassius Clay...!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Terrell
Ernie was one of the most underrated, and great fighters of the oft remembered Golden Age of heavyweights. He was overshadowed by Ali, Foreman, and Frazier, and unfortunately, by the events building up to Ali-Terrell.

In my mind, and I will expand on this thought in an article, he was exploited by the Ali, and Nation of Islam, public relations machine, for absolutely no good reason, other then a selfish one.

To me, as much as I love Ali, calling somebody an Uncle Tom is 100 times worse then what Ernie did by accident. It is especially worse because in no way did he deserve being called that.

On a boxing note, think on this.

You can believe all you want about Ali trying to "punish" Ernie the whole way, but I think that is silly for two reasons. First, Ernie had to keep getting up, and fighting each round, and two, Ali was supposedly way more mad at Ernie then most of the other guys Ali fought in his career.


Ali knocked out Foreman, Frazier, Liston, Lyle, Wepner, Foster, Patterson, Quarry, Ellis, Bonavena, Folley, Moore, countless others, yet, not Terrell, the man who supposedly insulted him so terribly.


Good Luck Ernie, and thanks for the interview.

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[nazirdjon]

@marciopasiotto Ali would humiliate all your entire clan folk put together with the entire folk of all Anderson Silva, plus the entire foldhood of your brazil. stick to your bbj or football, and don't talk shit about Muhammad Ali. there've been too many shit talkers about Muhammad Ali just like this terrel, and they all got their share of wisdom. watch out what you say, you moron with "un-ugly face"

[glower125]

BULL..HE TOLD YOU RIGHT THERE TO CALL HIM ALI, YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST CALLED HIM ALI. FUCK THAT. YOU GOT YOUR ASS SPANKED AND NOW YOU SOUND LIKE A PUNK.

[shams09942]

OBAMA= uncle TOM lol

[jdt927851]

Terrell said you just dont do that. U just don't call him Clay

[jdt927851]

He's says his name now. lol

[SickPendulum]

My left ear really enjoyed this.

[Crnegrede]

@Haarisali100

George Chuvalo kicked Terrells ass with the help of crooked managers and refs

[FijneWIET]

@TheTabshirEmperor respect needs to be earned, not granted

[FijneWIET]

@NASSYification slavery. more specifically: black man lacking political awareness, not associated with civil rights-movements, The hard working man who doesn't try to change the system but who wants to serve it.

[NASSYification]

what is an "Uncle tom"..what does it symbolize?

[5point0]

you makin' it REALLY hard on yourself now!

[TheTabshirEmperor]

@username7212345 U do realise that insult is over 40 years old so don't post stuff like that bcause I find it disrespectfull.