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Originally Posted by 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.
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You left of the fact that Ali was also a womaniser in spite of being married. Plus i personally did not like the way he degraded people of his own race, as well as others. There is a line between building up the tension for a fight and going out of your way to degrade another human being.
As a fighter yes he has to rank with the best but as a decent human being i think his morels left a lot to be desired. His treatment of Joe Frazier was really taking it into the gutter. But as they say "what goes round comes round and Joe has the last laugh now"