Jim Lampley
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The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
And you can't just hire a regular sports guy to take that part.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
They're not going to be able to get it.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
Well, all I was doing was just following my interests.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
And I've always been a huge boxing fan from the time I was a child.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
Can you remember what your first fight was?
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
The first fight I watched, my parents watched it, which was crazy because my parents were hippies.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
And they were really interested in Ali's rematch with Leon Spinks.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
Yeah, when Leon had beat Muhammad Ali.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
Because Muhammad Ali was a cultural icon as much as he was a sports figure.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
And his opposition to the Vietnam War made him a hero to many Americans.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
And they took three years of his prime.
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2346 - Jim Lampley
I always point to the Cleveland Big Cat Williams fight.