LondonRingRules Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 --- In 1967, Wilt Chamberlain contracted to challenge Muhammad Ali fight for his undisputed heavyweight title in Madison Square Garden. ABC and Howard Cosell arranged a special sports segment with Ali and Wilt appearing jointly to announce the fight. NFL HOFer Jim Brown was supposed to have been the promoter and had enough money lined up on the table that enticed the Ali team to enter into contract negotiations. The abbreviated story is that Ali’s manager, the Nation of Islam, son of Prophet Elijah Muhammad, Herbert Muhammad, passed on the deal without comment, so Ali refused to sign the contract as verified by the public ABC youtube footage shown here. Ali did put on a credible act of talking about a fight, yet couldn’t be induced to pen his John Henry to paper. Plenty more to the long running story here::smiley-signs121: Wilt Chamberlain vs Ali~50th Year Anniversary Tribute | Bobby Mac's Straight Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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