May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine. Standing over the "unbeatable" Sonny Liston, screaming "Get up you big ugly bear, get up!"
The heavyweight division was at its best when Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman were in their prime ... really a lot of skill and personality. I hated how Ali would ridicule Frazier, a manly man almost his equal in the ring, but a relative amateur at working the media. But Ali needed controversy and his time on camera accomplished a lot for him both inside and outside the ring. I guess in retrospect it was necessary part of the show...
