Is Ali the most beloved boxer of all time?

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  1. newby johnson

    newby johnson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just a clarification:

    I'm wondering if he is the one who is most loved, not most famous.
     
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  2. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    Manny is worshipped by his peoples..

    Ali is a Global Icon..he touched every nation and creed..
     
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  3. RJD

    RJD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm curious, who do you rank ahead of Ali?
     
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  4. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats what i want to know. I hope he doesn't say Kilts...please don't say it.
     
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  5. Check_Hook

    Check_Hook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson came close
     
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  6. Beatle

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    Not even close. Floyd Patterson, Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard were all very likable guys who never spoke out against the U.S. military or government.

    Audiences loved them because they were humble, had a crowd-pleasing style and they never spoke arrogantly or trash-talked their opponents.

    Marciano also had those attributes, but he wasn't marketed well so unfortunately he never achieved the fame and money of the three I mentioned above.
     
    Beatle, Mar 4, 2011
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  7. Little Tyson

    Little Tyson Guest

    Probably. But he wasn't as good as gold.

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  8. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    ^ the interviews were all controversial but his practical actions spoke much more!His charity work/humanitarian stuff around the globe really took affect!
     
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  9. ludwig

    ludwig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I wouldn't have quite as much love for him as a person if he hadn't stood up and spoken out on the Vietnam issue. That showed immense courage and demonstrated Ali was capable of acting selflessly. It also won Ali the enduring love and respect of the rest of the world, particuarly oppressed peoples. Without having taken that stand, his personal defects and pride would be a larger part of his legacy. But ultimately the guy talked the talked and walked the walk and that's a rare thing. If arrogance is well-earned and justified, then I think it should be forgiven.
     
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  10. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    damn right and now he is living like a punnished man.
    One of the releast things Bro Ali said was.."Do not feel sorry for me.."
     
    JIM KELLY, Mar 4, 2011
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  11. alexvoce

    alexvoce Guest

    no he was a **** i hate him and deserves everything he has got how he treated frazier, hi draft dodging, his racism he was way overrated.....

    If i had to say any1 id have to say Joe louis everybody loved joe
     
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  12. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    you hate him..why?
    explain..
     
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  13. J.E.Cash

    J.E.Cash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not by Joe Frazier...
     
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  14. newby johnson

    newby johnson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Another thing that says courage that maybe doesn't occur to a person right away is the fact that he talked so much trash and never seemed to hold back.

    Because it would go through your head that maybe you shouldn't talk so much because a) you're putting pressure on yourself to perform in a big way given the amount of junk you talked, and b) you might think "maybe I should pull back a little because if I lose everyone will remember I said x,y,z".

    He always committed 100% without trying to hedge his bets.
     
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  15. Mr Fixter

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    Watching Ali is like watching a real life movie, only in this movie the guy thats talking tough is the good guy.
     
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