A Battle For The Ages: Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson

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Nov 19, 2000

Welcome to Madison Square Garden for the Main Event, a fantasy matchup between "Iron" Mike Tyson and "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali. The crowd has progressively shuffled in during the undercard fight, one that ended when Larry Holmes knocked out Riddick Bowe in the tenth round. As of now, the Garden is filled to capacity. There has been a great deal of anticipation of this contest between two storied fighters.

This is going to be a wild one if the weigh-in is any type of indication. After both fighters had weighed in, they stood facing each other, just inches apart. This was for promotional photography. At this point, Tyson was glaring viciously at Ali, who was staring right back. Ali then smiled at Tyson, turned towards the press, and yelled poetically, "This midget is so damn ugly, his own momma didn't want him. So in the round of three, he'll be put out of misery by the Greatest of all, Muhammad Ali."

This patented Ali poem, in which he ridicules his opponent and predicts the round when he will be knocked out in, entertained the press. Tyson didn't laugh, though. Instead, he forcefully pushed Ali back, put his guard up, and charged him. In response, Ali put his guard up and shuffled his feet towards Tyson. Before a punch was ever thrown, each fighter's entourage stepped in front of their respective fighters. These two contigents pushed their way back and forth across the crowded room. Tyson was screaming at Ali, "I'll kill you and your hillbilly family you loudmouthed b-tch."

Eventually, the pre-fight fireworks were calmed and both fighters went their separate ways. Right now, Mike Tyson is about to enter the Garden. With LL Cool J's "Momma Said Knock You Out" blasting on the P.A. system, Mike Tyson comes out wearing nothing but his black mid-tops, black trunks, and his gloves. The people he has surrounding him are wearing black T-shirts that read, "Natural Born Killa". Cheers drown the many boos out, which is not surprising, considering Tyson is a native of Catskills, N.Y. He enters the ring and begins warming up his punches.

Muhammad Ali comes out to a blaringly loud ovation that drowns out the P.A. He is wearing a white silk robe that reads, "The Greatest Show on Earth". His people are wearing button up silk shirts that read the same thing. He enters the ring, jumps around with his hands in the air, and does the Ali Shuffle. This sends the crowd into a frenzy.

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