Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey View Post
Considering Ali,and his friend Richard Pryor were calling for Joe to be pardoned in the late 70's
I dont see the under the bus part
Well Ali called him an Uncle Tom....well more "an Uncle Tom for the white man".

That controversial part of how Ali truly felt about Joe Louis makes it harder for me to respect him....I respect him (not a HUGE fan but I respect him) it just makes it hard to.

Joe Louis broke down barriers in a different way than Ali tried to and it seems to go unnoticed in this day and time as well as in the 60's.