Cocky
In Muhammad Ali’s life, there have been quite a few times where he has shown how extremely cocky he can be in the ring. One example to represent how cocky he could be, was when In 1978, Muhammad Ali with a record of 55-2, was very overconfident and challenges 1976 Olympic Medalist Leon Spinks to a match. Ali loses in a long 15 rounds (Infoplease). This example shows that he was cocky and overconfident because he had a good record. He thought because he was on a winning streak, that he could beat the Olympic Champ. Another example was when Ali came out of his retirement to fight Larry Holmes. The thing was, Ali was sick with Parkinson's Disease. Ali and all of his fans knew this when Ali went into the fight, but Ali still had the nerve to proceed with the fight. Muhammad Ali lost in ten rounds but was never knocked out. He took an estimated 125 punches in the 9th and 10th rounds, and is knocked out in the 11th (Infoplease) ("Ali V Holmes: The Fight That Should Not Have Been | Columbia Neurosurgery."). This fight clearly explains how no matter the circumstance, Muhammad Ali didn't care. He was going to continue fighting and he was going to win. A final example was that before his matches, Ali would say tons of smart remarks to his opponent or just in general. Some of these include: “Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the U.S. Bureau of Wild Life.” “Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.” “I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.” ("Muhammad Ali Quotes.") (Muhammad Ali Himself). These little quotes from Muhammad Ali were just enough to get his opponents mad and want to beat him even more. They show how nasty and cocky he could be in and out of the ring. In conclusion, Muhammad Ali could was extremely cocky during his boxing career. He showed that being overconfident doesn't always help you out because you just might lose.
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