“He Has Got Both Things Going On”: Before Muhammad Ali’s Daughter Gave Reasons for His “Success”, Joe Rogan Settled the GOAT Debate Between Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali

Take any sport; there is generally confusion regarding the greatest athlete in that sport. When it comes to boxing, who is the greatest fighter between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson? At the moment, UFC commentator Joe Rogan has given an answer to the debate. The 55-year-old is highly passionate about combat sports. He has been an MMA analyst for over two decades now. The former Fear Factor host is indeed the right person to comment about the greatest fighter among Ali and ‘Iron Mike’. The world often calls Ali ‘The Greatest,’ as he was one of the toughest boxers. Ali was one of the most significant athletes of the 20th century. Ali’s great achievements in boxing made him the Sportsman of the Century by ‘Sports Illustrated’ in 1999. In the very same year, the BBC considered him the sports personality of the century.

Similarly, ‘Iron Mike’ has also achieved great heights as a heavyweight boxer. He sat on the heavyweight throne as the undisputed champion from 1987 to 1990. Tyson turned a lot of eyes towards him when he won his first nineteen professional boxing fights by knockout. He won twelve out of the nineteen bouts in the very first round itself. Considering both of their achievements, it is difficult to predict the G.O.A.T. However, Rogan has a great answer for the same.

Joe Rogan put an end to the hotly debated topic

In an episode of JRE, Rogan mentioned how everyone is eager to know who is the greatest among Ali and Tyson. Rogan had an answer to the hotly debated topic. He said, “Mike Tyson like, everybody wants to like look at who is the greatest heavyweight of all time. I don’t think there is a greatest heavyweight of all time. I think the greatest, culturally significant heavyweight of all time is Muhammad Ali, because he was more than just a heavyweight champion.

Rogan added, “He was a guy who they denied him, his ability to fight for three years because he would not fight in Vietnam. He stood up for a lot of people that did not want the Vietnam war and he is also one of the greatest fighters of all time. So he has got both things going on.” Here Rogan gave importance to the achievements of Ali outside the ring.

Muhammad Ali’s daughter explains her father’s success

Rogan is not the only person to talk about the greatness of Ali as a human. After the UFC commentator, Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Rasheda Ali, gave reasons for her dad’s success. In an interview with UP-CLOSE, Rasheda Ali detailed the reasons behind ‘The Greatest’s success. She said that the purpose of Ali’s life was to serve others.

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He believed that helping each other was the only way to live one’s life to the fullest. He taught his children the same lesson. Rasheda added that if fans consider Ali a great man, it’s because of his humanitarian deeds along with being a great fighter.

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