Psychotherapist Explains How A Boxer Can Defeat An Opponent Before The Fight

Give us bullets of the all the major points.

 

Ali did not have a classic case of NPD. Not at all. Narcissists lack the empathy that Ali had always shown. He was compassionate and understood people. He was confident and a showman, not a clinical narcissist. Donald Trump is an example of a textbook narcissist (just using him as an example).

 

Good stuff, I love this kind of thing. Always interesting to explore and analyze someone's psyche, the reason they behave the way they do.

 

Reaching ain't he?

You can't just disregard Ali's skill.

Ali was mentally one of the toughest SOB's...but his boxing skill and toughness were top tier.

Frazier was also a mental giant...he didn't care at all for ali's antics.

 

I met Ali once in a private setting and found him to be quiet and thoughtful. He was completely different from his public persona.

 

Haye is almost certainly still shaking with anger at Bellews antics as we speak. I smell an upset this weekend.

 

I met him and didn't find him narcissistic in the least. It is also easy to say bad things about someone when you never knew them.

 

We are talking about narcissism aren't we? You can be a lousy parent and spouse without being narcissistic. This psychoanalyst more than likely never met Ali and yet can go into depth about a personality disorder he supposedly has? I would have more confidence in his analysis if he had actually met the man.

 

I'm not disputing anything you said about narcissism but do you agree that the above can also be said for personality disorders besides narcissism?

 

I can't comment on how he was as a parent or husband. I had a classic narcissist in my family, who was beloved in his community, but terrible to his family. He cared about his image and was a great talker, but he didn't have depth. Ali was clearly a man with depth. He was insightful and curious by nature. He understood people and had a warmth to him. Narcissists are seldom warm and understanding people. If he wasn't great to his kids, that could be attributed to how he grew up or other factors, not necessarily a personality disorder. And by no means was he perfect or without flaws.