[Claybor]

I think that Ali as a role model is the problem. First off he was of course a coward and a draft dodger. He was also very much a racist during his career, and believed that folks of different races should not mix. He was a load mouth with little or no respect for anyone else in his line of work. He was the epitome of bad sportsmanship with his trash talking before during and after fights. If this is the "role model" folks want for young impressionable people, then so be it. I think it also is a reflection on athletes today, who are nothing more then overgrown children with no respect for themselves or anyone around them.