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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Bob Arum on Ali's GOAT-ness, Hagler-Hearns, Evel Knievel, and Battling Don King | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 483)

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.529.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2019

⏱️ 99 minutes

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HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum to discuss his unorthodox start in boxing, some incredible stories about Muhammad Ali, Elijah Muhammad, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Durán, Don King, and Evel Knievel, wise guys, the FBI, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:25.0

boxing promoter, Bob Arram, who I've never had on a podcast before, and I'd always wanted to do it.

1:32.4

And he came in two weeks ago and it's really something. So that's coming up first. Our friends from

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ProJem. All right, Wooden Honor, Bob Arram. I always felt when I was a kid I had to choose

2:03.5

between you and Don King. I always chose you. I'm certainly the more congenial guy. Yeah,

2:09.6

I just gravitate. I made the right pick. I felt like you had more fighters than I liked.

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