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THE GOAT lyrics
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Intro
(Yo! Ding ding. Let’s get it.) GOAT debate, no ties, put legends on the ropes— Who’s really the king of gloves, crown forged in smoke?
Verse 1
Top ten in the gym, shadowboxin’ in my mind— Ali moonwalkin’, Tyson bitin’ through time. Mayweather rich flex, slick dodge, tight lane, Frazier came smokin’, Sugar Ray dropped rain. Duran hands of stone, Manny switchin’ eight weights, Roy Jones Matrix—man was dodgin’ fate. Joe Louis bomb squad, combos divine, Hopkins aged fine, schoolin’ youngins on the line. Now round one, it’s Ali vs Tyson and Joe— Tyson got the terror, but Ali stole the show. Louis had artillery, silent but proud— But Ali made ‘em float and sting in the crowd.
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GOAT debate, no ties, put legends on the ropes— Who’s really the king of gloves, crown forged in smoke?
Top ten in the gym, shadowboxin’ in my mind— Ali moonwalkin’, Tyson bitin’ through time.
Top ten in the gym, shadowboxin’ in my mind— Ali moonwalkin’, Tyson bitin’ through time.
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