Muhammad Ali vs. Wilt Chamberlain: Jim Brown's Story on SIRIUS XM Radio

SiriusXM host Joe Madison speaks with legendary NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown about the proposed boxing match between Muhammad Ali, former Heavyweight Champion of the World, and basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain. Hear Joe Madison weekdays on The Power XM Ch. 128(online only). For more info and to get a free trial go to http://www.siriusxm.com/thepower

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[B04Jordan]

Everyone with doubts about ALi JUST WATCH SHAQUILEE O NEAL vs OSCAR de la hoya......... 7 foot tall 91 reach losses to small welterweight in exbition, heavyweight 6'3 or 5'11 oscar??????????? watch the actual fight on youtube shaq ever nsays he couldnt take oscars head shots from a small welter not HEAVYWEIGHT. ali had to fight proper fighters first not just joke fights otherwise be accused of ducking people as well as disrespectful to the proper career fighting boxers of the time.

[michaelyouth]

@B04Jordan Dude, everyone who has doubts, is too stupid to understand well fuck all.. Ali would destroy this dude in 10 seconds of round 1.

[Nickcat5]

From Wilt's 1st book; Drew 'Bundini' Brown was the one who's thought that Wilt was too tall,that he relayed these fears to Herbert Muhammad who then vetoed the fight.,One of Wilt's attorney's ,I believe was also dead set against it & told Wilt that (And here's where I agree) 'Ali could make an absolute fool out of you in the ring'. Wilt,by his own admission thought better of it also. In a street fight I might pick Wilt,but in the ring,I'd bet the store on Ali !!

[michaelyouth]

@jongib369 It is not true that real punching power comes with weight. You have the fattest boxers or the heavyweights boxers, who don't hit that hard. Look at Foreman or even Shavers, they didn't weigh 300 pounds.. That says nothing at all. People need to realise that boxers have different muscle tissues developed than for example basketball players or bodybuilders. Wilt would never in the world have had a chance against Ali. How can people not see that, amazes me.

[jongib369]

@michaelyouth The only chance I think wilt would have is ALI underestimating him and testing out his punching power...Chamberlain probably weighed 300+ during that time, and being SO big and strong their would be a SHIT ton of force behind that punch...Ali would deff win...but...if he's cocky and lets wilt get in one...NEVER KNOW!! haha

[michaelyouth]

@jongib369 Could be quite possible. I am not saying he is slow in basketball. He is very slow in boxing. A guy with his size and experiece can not be fast in throwing a jab. Look at the amazing footspeed of Ali when he does his shuffle, extremely fast, but he probably would not beat a good sprinter.. Wilt has been saved an amazing whipping because there is no way you can beat the greatest champion without experience..( or with all the experience in the world for that matter.)

[jongib369]

@michaelyouth Wilt wasn't fast? are you kidding me? LMFAO...everything else I agree with but not fast DUDE couldn't be further from the truth. he'd beat ali in a foot race for sure. He beat Jim Brown :P

[straty899]

@michaelyouth Funny that Ali dropped out of the fight according to Jim Brown. Yes an untrained Wilt would lose to Ali but given 6-8 months training it would even be fair. Ali can't even touch Wilt with a pole due to Wilt's 100 inch reach. Quit being a fanboy and respect both athletes gifts.

[michaelyouth]

@straty899 Ali would destroy Wilt, what are you talking about man? Why is the public so ignorant about this. Are you even serious, because I'm thinking this is just a bad joke. A fast sprinter is not a fast boxer, a fast boxer is not a fast sprinter, there is different muscle tissue involved. Wilt is unexperienced, he would lose to a simple unexperienced heavyweight. The greatest champion of them all would annihilate him. Kill him. Wilt should be thankfull this wasn't realised.

[straty899]

@michaelyouth just a correction: Wilt was fast. Neither would kill neither, they are both superb athletes.

[mrcjrowe]

Chamberlain would have fell like a tree... TIMBERRRRR !

[michaelyouth]

@garioldwin Wilt not even had the slightest chance of winning. Ofcourse if I would have fought Foreman in his prime in the 70's, I might have had a chance of 0,001% of winning, or whatever. I guess Wilt could have won if Ali was blind that night, plus had both his arms broken. Boxing is not about heights,size or reach. It is more about having a great chin and speed. Wilt wasn't fast, neither did he have experience in prof. boxing, so his chin wasn't developed, nor was his body.Ali would kill him