Billy Joel was an amateur boxer. "We Didn't Start The Fire" contains references to three boxers: Sugar Ray Robinson, Sonny Liston, & Floyd Patterson. But in this boomer panorama, there's no mention of Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali. There's gotta be a funky backstory here. I'm going to crack this case

April 01, 2026 - 22:47 UTC

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Also mentions a lot of baseball. Specifically, Joe DiMaggio, Roy Campanella, and Mickey Mantle get a shoutout. I'm guessing the names chosen are because of rhymes?
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Do it for my hometown hero Muhammad Ali 💜 his museum in Louisville is fantastic
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Possible that Ali didn’t want his name in there because of copyright or wanted to charge too much for the rights.
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waaaaait….
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Maybe because he already did Zanzibar? Or maybe between 1978 and 1989 they had a falling out? I eagerly await the results of your gumshoe-ing.
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While you investigate that look into
Cuban's claim he didn't realize who he sold to
That can't go unmentioned
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That is so right
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As Finallysock said, he also mentions Marciano. No Ali!
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If a man wants to be called Muhammad Ali, goddammit this is a free country, you should respect his wishes and call the man Muhammad Ali
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I imagine he couldn't make it scan
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You think he could’ve worked in a line about name changes in there.
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Liston and Patterson share one event namecheck, but he also references Rocky Marciano
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Yes! And Marciano
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I would read this article and effffffffffff you for the song that is now stuck in my head

fuck
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