What do you think was more important to the culture of boxing

The way politic of it is shaped, in how it's debated and viewed. Ali's career as a public figure Rocky (1977) I'm not saying the movie Rocky in any way invented all the qualities that make people love fighters like the one Stallone represented in that film but it was able to draw brilliantly from I guess I'll call here the common man's understanding and idea of what the ultimate heroic boxer is onto film. I would say that film is perhaps more important now than it was on debut in 1977 because it seems people that are very new to boxing have forgotten or are benign to some of the things Rocky Balboa as a character represents to most of us. The film is an extremely positive influence and the interesting thing is, is that Balboa is in some ways antithetical of Ali in his role as a public figure is concerned. Really it's just a fairly good film but in current media culture, sports included, it's such a gem. It's great that the film was able to reflect our views of what a great sportsman is. People wouldn't love and relate to it so much if that wasn't the case.