Who likes Ali?

[GoldenGloveLove]

Are you kidding me? Raymi is a BOSS.

[M Bison]

haters gon hate

I reckon a lot of eastern european fan boys and american white supremacists or british skin heads are going to hate him

You're an absolute tool, how about I turn around and say you're a member of the black panther for sticking up for someone who has blatantly disrespected the sport of boxing by bring racism into fight talk.

[Weebler I]

Haven't watched much of his career at all, but can't say I enjoy the videos of him running his mouth that are sometimes shown. He comes across really poorly, I probably would have wanted him to lose.

[M Bison]

You mean like you and "one more round" hate Wladimir Klitschko?

Well said these little minded idiots... I have no room for such an idiotic post, should be banned for saying such an offensive thing in the first place.
Don't appreciate someone trying to refer to other countrymen as skinheads when they have no basis for the argument of it relating to boxing.

[young_robbed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali

what's your point?

[soul_survivor]

You mean like you and "one more round" hate Wladimir Klitschko?

After seeing all the insults and abuse leveled at Wlad and other European boxers here and on other boxing websites for many years, do you think it's easy to respect the favorite boxers of those haters?

when have you seen me disrespect Klitschko...I'm actually a fan, maybe you should read more of my posts

You're an absolute tool, how about I turn around and say you're a member of the black panther for sticking up for someone who has blatantly disrespected the sport of boxing by bring racism into fight talk.

I'm not black...or"coloured" in anyway if that's what you're thinking lol

Haven't watched much of his career at all, but can't say I enjoy the videos of him running his mouth that are sometimes shown. He comes across really poorly, I probably would have wanted him to lose.

maybe you should watch his videos in context and realise they were merely fight promotions. none of what he said was mean spirited besides the Frazier taunts...then again, in the late 60s and early 70s, Frazier actually called Ali by his old name of Clay, when he full well knew what that meant to Ali, his religion and his life.

I'm not making excuses for Ali calling frazier the names he did, especially in the build up to their 3rd fight but there was a reason for him going further than he had ever before. To his credit he apologised and it was Frazier who sadly stayed bitter his entire life and tried humiliating him when he was old, PD sufferer and defenseless. I hope they made up on his deathbed.

[young_robbed]

BennyST said (in as many words) Ali's personality and bashing other boxers was the result of growing up in poverty.

Well the way Ali would talk about white people is definitely a reflection of him growing up in racist a$$ Louisville, during that period of time when there was a lot of social unrest.

To say he grew up in a middle class family is kind of a myth tbh. It's more of a WORKING CLASS background. His dad was a sign painter. Ali's upbringing was that of many black folk during the civil rights movement; a working class southerner.

[BennyST]

BennyST said (in as many words) Ali's personality and bashing other boxers was the result of growing up in poverty.

Actually, I didn't say that at all you ignorant, racist piece of ****. Quote or paraphrase me in context, or not at all. I was generalising about all boxers, not Ali specifically. I. Hadn't even mentioned Ali.

I said and I quote "The majority of boxers come from terrible backgrounds, poverty stricken, grow up in a life that very few here know and understand. They grow up to fight, then when they achieve fame, money, adoration, that fighter doesn't suddenly leave. In fact, that can make things worse because they see it all as a ridiculous fake world they live in"

I never excused Ali nor did I say anything about his background. I was implying that it's wrong to single him out, particularly because of scum like you, when it's incredibly common for boxers to be pretty terrible people, especially when they get rich and famous.

I'm talking boxers in general, not Ali specifically. Got it ******? I'd feel angry and bitter if I grew up surrounded by racist scum like you too.

"They punch people in the face for money. They try to destroy another human for entertainment, to get paid."

"We watch them, and thus give them fame and fortune, for their ability to **** someone else up, not their manners."

See, my ****** friend, my post was explaining that boxing as a sport is full of awful people. From the promoter to the fighters, to the fans, like you. Singling out Ali, particularly for white supremacist racist ****s like your inbred self, doesn't really work because it's too widespread to single one person out. Ali was awful? Ok. Great. So is his promoter.

On the flip side, he did a lot of good too, and is your idols idol. Funny that. Lots of boxers are ****ed up *******s.

Boxers are ****ed up people, and it's precisely that ****ed up, often cruel nature that allows them to be very good at hurting people very badly, which we pay good money to watch for our own twisted pleasure.

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[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I can tell you right now, if I was around that time I wouldve hated the guy. He wouldve been the Floyd or Broner of today. But I wasnt so I enjoy his fights and his style.

[M Bison]

He'd of been the Mayweather of modern era If he was about today but as you said he has one thing Floyd doesn't have and that is entertainment factor in both aspects inside and outside of the ring.