http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ot...t-demeaned-perosnal-insults--JEFF-POWELL.html "Ali was The Greatest not only in the ring but at ridiculing opponents, yet he knew there was a fine line which should not be crossed..... ...When Hopkins insisted 'I would never let a white boy beat me,' our own Joe Calzaghe promptly rammed that offensive remark back down his throat with a points victory in Las Vegas. Were it not for his crass remarks, the doors to the Hall of Fame would be wide open to Hopkins. If he makes history this weekend, he will go a long way towards knocking them down." So Hopkins' racism worse than Ali's to Frazier? And Hopkins hasn't done enough already for Hall of Fame? He's just an old football writer has been usurped as a columnist by Martin Samuel, can't be arsed going to press conferences anymore, so to find something for him to do he's given a voice to talk about a sport he's got nothing more than a vague knowledge about. Is ludicrous and Ringside having him on as an expert last week gives him credence he doesn't deserve.
