Yeah I read it every time you posted it... Chamberlain wanted Ali and the Heavyweight Championship of the World... That's why the first 2 contracts Chamberlain signed were for the Heavyweight Championship.. However Ali never signed either one. Ali wanted the publicity. He didn't want to take a chance on Wilt smashing him with murderous punches and embarrassing him.. That's why the fight never happened.. If it were going to happen it would have happened in 1967 when Chamberlain was a lot younger and closer to his athletic peak.. Chamberlain knew Ali wasn't serious.
There was more than enough money in Chamberlain-Ali to get Chamberlain a 500,000 dollar guarantee... Everybody in the world wanted to see the fight, but Ali... Chamberlain said, "When Ali signs a contract let me know." Ali never did.. The only fight that made sense was Chamberlain-Ali because they were the world's 2 most famous athletes.
Ali was made to order for Camberlain... Ali had NO body attack... NO inside game... Ali leaned straight back from punches and grabbed like Hell... All of the that made Ali a perfect sitting duck for Chamberlain's speed, power, and 101 inch reach... Ali was bigger and stronger than almost all of his opponents, but Chamberlain made him look like a midget...
Ali was a terrible athlete like Frazier proved to be in the Super Stars competition.. Chamberlain was the greatest athlete in the world according to many... Ali refused to sign the original contract or the fight would have happened.... A mealy mouthed Ali made statements like "I accept your challenge... AFTER I fight a few more contenders IF i beat THEM.".... Here Ali is, making excuses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF57P1uUG0s
