8. Ali vs Floyd Patterson 1
Muhammad Ali became such a revered figure among those who did not personally know him that it became a forgotten fact that Ali had quite the mean streak. That mean streak was put on public display during Ali’s fight against Floyd Patterson. Patterson refused to use the Ali name leading up to the fight, instead referring to his opponent as Cassius Clay. Ali had abandoned his birth name before this bout, and he then punished Patterson throughout the encounter when he probably could have knocked Patterson down and out early on. Patterson likely didn’t forget Ali’s name after this match.
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