Is Muhammed Ali histories most distorted sportsman??

There are/were some likable traits which Ali had of course as well as unlikable ones. I prefer Fraizer as I just really admire him as a person. They don't make em like that anymore.

 

i honestly agree with what a few have said he was a douch when he was young racist and a Malcolm x puppet sums it up just like the poster above said im sure he changed in his later years but listining to him from back then pisses me off

 

and what he did and said about frazier was wrong, the guy could live here but not fight for the country it was a disgrace

 

:rofl

Reminded me of this

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People must really idolize fighters. They always want the fighter to be as nasty as possible come fight night but complain when this same kind of nastiness pours over into other areas of their lives.

 

ali was one confused bi racial dude

he hated his white irish grand pappy as much as he hated joe frazier :yep

 

lol

 

hands of iron that was a good video to point out that don king was/is a racist and ****ed his fighters up thanks bud

 

isn't the white man becoming the minority ?

 

Eh, King had some points but you know what? He doesn't believe in any of it. It's all Money. Tyson was laughing at King about a dozen years later about how bad he got suckered by Don's political/racial propoganda. He got ****ed over, like numerous others. Most of them black.

 

A- phenomenal boxer

B- phenomenal boxer past his prime

C- phenomenal boxer in a phenomenal era

D- 1 or 2 at a talent rich division all time

E- cultural icon of his time

F- one of the most recognizable living persons

G- is any of what he did any worse than other things by other famous ppl

H- has done so much for so many

 

Where do people hear about Ali beating his wife? In his bio he mentions he slapped his first wife once and felt really bad and never did it again. But I've read some posts around here that make it sound like he did it a lot more than that. Any sources?

 

One can certainly object to their homeland's decision to go to war with another nation if they feel it isn't justified. Ali wasn't the first to do this, and he likely won't be the last.

Ali's taunting of Frazier was pretty mean spirited, though it should be noted that Frazier made some pretty harsh comments about Ali's condition in later years. The issue isn't completely black and white.

 

Dunno, but he likely didn't have anything on Ray Robinson in that department.

 

im not sure tyson was laughing im sure he was pretty upset and pissed at himself for being so naive but when your around a fast talking con man that makes things sound good who could blame him for falling for it at 23yrs old