Why do people idolise muhamad ali so much?

[JACK1190]

The man was a racist bigot. No respect from me.

[LockardTheGOAT]

Seriously? Read a damn bio of the man and you'll get it.

One of the most charismatic athletes of all time, one of the greatest boxers of all time (I don't think he's the undisputed GOAT of boxing like so many people blindly claim - although he's arguably the greatest HW boxer of all time - but he's certainly up there), and he played an important role in the Civil Rights movement and helped give a voice to the blacks and represent them at a time when they needed it. There was a time when more books had been written about Ali than any other human in history other than Jesus. That shows what level of influence he had.

[TonyGe]

The man was a racist bigot. No respect from me.

So how did you come to that conclusion??

[Kigali]

The man was a racist bigot. No respect from me.

Who did his "racism" effect?

How did it hurt you????????????????

[Kigali]

I was 15 when Cassius Clay beat Sony Liston, I remember clearly the hate that was given to Clay in those early years, he was labeled everything from a big mouth to a chicken that runs, not only did he prove the haters wrong he became a great humanitarian who was larger than boxing, he was to boxing what Elvis was too music, legends like them never die they become immortalized with time.

People don't realize how hated he was...when he was healthy.

[djtmal]

why do people idolize ali?

because he was worth idolizing

[Joe Beamish]

One of the greatest boxers of all time who also stood for something more than boxing. There was nobody else like that.

He used his talented mind outside the ring as successfully as he used his athletic talent inside the ring.

[Humble fighter]

i dont know, maybe people dont know enough about him. the way he used to talk to and about joe frazier was disgusting. past the point of trash talk. struck me as a bully in terms of his personlity.

Exacly. He isnt someone you should idolize or look up too. Maybe boxing wise butt people look up to him like a nice person. He Always bragged and boasted, talked **** to fighters and was in a ****** Cult...

[Humble fighter]

So how did you come to that conclusion??

He was a racist man. He wanted blacks and whites to be seperateerd. Not to live together and so on.

[Vegemil]

He reinvented the game. Stood up for the surpressed people. A real folk hero.

He is not the greatest inside the ring, imo, but he is pretty close. I don't think you can make a qualified top10 list without putting him somewhere in there. Probably higher than lower.

Stood up for the oppressed while terrorising his opponents to the point of driving to their house in the middle of the night and ****ing with em. Great American hero we got ourselves here.