Growing up in the Miami area, I had a lot of chances to see bixing, and loved it. When he was still Cassius Clay, Ali used to come on the local sports show and predict the rounds he would K.O. his opponents. This was still when he was training in Miami Beach and fighting on undercards.

I also had the chance to see the second Emil Griffith - Benny Kid Paret fight (the one before he killed Paret). I met Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, and Ingemar Johansson.

I have a long ago remembrance of Carmen Basilio...wasnt he a big bleeder?

Its sad to see the state of Boxing these days....its more like pro wrestling. I wish they would organize it, have a commissioner and get the likes of Don King out of it. I am sick of having 15 champions in every division.

As for who was the greatest of all time...no question. ALI