Muhammad Ali & Wilt Chamberlain discuss the fight that ALMOST happened!

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[thejmc]

Wilt would have to learn boxing while Ali has already master it and far imporove his craft more than most boxer can ever dream of, and was already the heavy weight champion, already fought and *won* one of the best boxers that ever lived in history.

[armandorodriguez]

Wilt was a legend in many ways including with how nice and professional he was, , , , RIP GOAT

[SNAKEPIT]

It's hard to tranfer over from one sport to another at such a late stage in life no matter how good an athlete you are. But to tranfer over to another sport without any previous training in that sport or competition plus compete against the champion in that sport who is an exceptional champion is a big ask. Credit to Wilt Chamberlain for considering it.

[rickenfatania]

Bruce Lee was wasting his time fighting Kareem.

[brianmao]

I think Ali would have won the fight, with his overall skill and agility, but what I think Ali's trainers were afraid of was the fact that Wilt was 7'1 300 pounds, and the inherent strength that was present in that man was such that one unlucky punch could have done devastating damage to Ali, who was nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Wilt and didn't want to risk that freak occurrence happening.

Wilt was a monster. A freak of nature in every sense of the word

[braddivac]

This is actually even more interesting now when we know that Wilder, a far smaller person, transitioned from basketball to boxing at the age of 19 and became a champion. I honestly believe Wilt was far stronger than Wilder.

[Totes_ma_Goat]

Wilts stamina and Ali grit would of made the fight of the century in my mind. Two of the greatest athletes of all times.

[-Muhammad_Ali-]

These two have much better and civilized way of communicating than trained diplomats have nowadays. I am also pleasantly surprised by the amount of frankness Muhammad Ali showed and due credit he extended to Wilt's conditioning and how the game of basketball was indeed tough. Same is shown by Wilt too. True gentlemen, who spoke something meaningful.

[andreaskanzian]

:Got any predictions?
Ali: yeah one prediction
lolololol

[rikiellia]

Ali was right - how can you bring a basketball player to challenge the CHAMP !

[LibraLee]

2:54 GOT ANY PREDICTIONS?

ALI 😂😂😂 BLESS THAT MAN'S SPIRIT FLY ON BUTTERFLY FLY ON

[georgemallory]

Wilt was a very very interesting guy. I am glad these two titans never fought. We'll never know. It's the stuff of great hypothetical conversations about legends. Ali was a highly interesting guy as well. I was fortunate to live in a time to enjoy them both, though I barely remember Chamberlain due to retiring 7 years before Ali.

[Alex-cwrz]

The fact that people think Wilt would win is insane

[Bigram.sonsun]

Boxing isn't a tall man's game perse. It's a fighting man's game. There's levels

[Riako]

Wilt was a monster though. Even if Ali danced all around him, it would have been a fight for the ages.

I would have killed to see them fight

[mrhollister]

Wilt was a superb athlete with a parallel skillset. He could have made Ali life hell and taken yrs off his career. However, Ali was a world class professional boxer - I’m sure Wilt never encountered a prized fighter of Ali’s caliber.

[lilbru]

Man ali was so quick witted & sharp with his retorts lol naturally funny man & i bet he would've been hilarious in high school. He probably would've clowned anyone around him

[mersarultmit]

RIP the legends...
Ali & Chamberlain

[iqqmmcu]

I remember the arguments we had on the school bus about this.

[Propaineva]

Wilt is giant and strong as hell but I would never doubt Ali knocking him out