The US has produced a phenomenon in the name of Muhammad Ali, who took the sport of boxing to its pinnacle. Everyone who ever laced boxing gloves has heard of this sensational character arc. He reigned the throne of heavyweight thrice and retired as one of the greatest athletes across all sports around the globe.

The true spartan has molded himself into such an incredible hero that he became an inspiration to people from all walks of life. But have you ever wondered that the iconic catchphrase of renowned ring announcer Michael Buffer was also inspired by Muhammad Ali?

Recently, in a conversation with Ade Oladipo and Will Gavin, the legendary announcer spoke about his trademark catchphrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!”.

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Talking to talkSPORT Boxing, he said, “I wanted something to bring us back to the stars of the show that’s the fighters. And now you’re going to meet the star and I tried you know manual battle stations and nothing was happening. Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts, and the great Muhammad Ali used to say I’m so pretty I’m ready to rumble young man and so that little piece of that phrase was there I started to say let’s ready to rumble.”

Notably, all-time great was a charismatic leader. He was a phenomenal speaker who used to address public gatherings or boxing events. His thundering voice had a catching power and a reasonable tone. Which differentiates him from all lineal heavyweights who ever stepped inside the ring.

Michael Buffer on other ring announcers

The 77-year-old announcer began his career as ring announcer back in 1982. Since then, he tried unique phrases to catch the attention of spectators in the jam-packed arenas and compel them to react. However, ‘Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!’ is the remarkable phrase that became iconic down the line.

Michael Buffer described old announcers as boring and said, “Ring announcers were introducing all there was something sticky here all their pals and buddies on the boxing commission. And it would be the doctors and the judges and it is in the age of electronics, it would kill the crowd.”

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“You’d have the fighters come to the ring. It’s music it’s exciting they’re in the ring, the fans jump up, and then these ring announcers were just like taking all the air out of the room so.”

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