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Ali was not "a good boxer." He had sparring partners that were "good boxers." In his prime he would go into the ring with one, his arms at his sides, and let the partner wear himself out just trying to hit him. More often than not the partner literally failed to touch him. Ali was that good.

To disparage the man's gifts because of the times in which he lived and the choices he made in response, is shallow and ill-tempered. In an age when boxing was a heady and thriving sport, Ali was indeed "the Greatest."

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My post is about head/brain injuries, one known cause of Parkinsons.

My post said Ali was a good boxer who got rich on it and was unable to enjoy it in good health because of the nature of the sport itself. Saying that doesn't disparage the skills of the man at all.

A coal miner can be a great miner and still die of black lung. We're all mortal and something is going to take each of us. At times it can be traced to our occupation.

Dale Earnhardt