[major_gaff]

Probably the best boxer of all time, but he was used by the Nation of Islam
as a propaganda tool...his associations with Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm
X and his refusal to serve his country tarnish what he achieved in the ring
greatly.

[Hot Tabasco]

tarnish what he achieved in the ring greatly.

I agree. He was a typical uneducated boxer who was misused by his handlers in order to line their pockets and further their own agendas........

When you think about how the Vietnam war was handled by our politicians and ultimately lost by them, you can't help but wonder if maybe Ali made the right choice.

I enlisted and for the most part my service time was just a job since I was never sent to Vietnam. But if I had enlisted and requested to be sent to Nam to participate in a war I thought was right at the time and saw combat, I would probably look back and say it was the worst mistake of my life.

So for that, I guess I don't have any hard feelings towards Ali.

[MarvinStinson]

Ali was a mediocre heavyweight fighter as compared to the best heavyweight champions in the history of boxing.

Membersw of the media who never had a fight with their own sister sold Ali because he was supposedly against the vietnam war.

[ontap]

Probably the best boxer of all time

I'm dating myself but IMHO that distinction would go to Rocky Marciano!!!!

[stellaluna]

The sad thing was that both sides wanted to use Ali as a prop. According to one general Ali’s IQ was enough to disqualify him but when Malcolm X talked him into refusing it became so big that the government couldn’t back down.

[LS]

Yes, Jack Cashill has written a good book on Ali: he came from a very patriotic, Chrustian home and was completely brainwashed by NOI.