In 2016, Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74. He left heritage as an illustrious record with 61 matches, and a series of anecdotes to this day. For Vietnamese audiences, Ali also created sympathy for decades, when he once accepted to be punished for refusing to participate in the Vietnam War.
From the perspective of the competition, in 61 times the upper stage, Ali won 56 matches, including 37 knockout victories. However, according to sharing from Ali, his number of victories could be much larger than 37. But instead of trying to collapse the opponent, Ali chose to ensure their health and wait for the match to end.
Many years after the competition, Muhammad Ali could express his true thoughts when he walked on the boxing floor. He said: “I never intentionally injured the opponent. I have seen many boxers fighting with me fall into a state of awareness, even though they still try to stand on the floor.”
“Every time, I always know that I have the opportunity to finish the match in the most impressive way. But if you do that, they have a brain shock? I will win anyway, the game is about to end, why do you need to do so?
“Henry Cooper is the most specific case. He is very easy to tear his skin, bleeding. Every time he sees his opponent like that, I will step back, hoping that the referee will pause for him to be cared for. No one wants to hurt others. That's what the boxer needs to be thought.
“There are other boxers, other athletes who play with the mood of devouring the opponent. But I don't. I am up to play, not to hurt others. If the opponent is unstable, I will stop instead of fostering a few more shots that make the opponent collapse completely on the floor.”
In the Muhammad Ali period, he competed, and Boxing was much more cruel than today. The law system is incomplete, and the stretching battles lasts for 15 rounds. Since then, the number of rounds is not as much as before. Boxing law also allows more intervention to ensure martial artists' health.