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Watched ESPN Classic documentary and he is so much like Ali, skillful, hated a head of his time, exiled, tragic miscarriage of justice.

He did get John L Sullivan and James Jeffries to kiss and make up, surely that must count for something.
Nice point of view but Ali should not be put in the same category with Johnson. Johnson was convicted because of blatant racism and biggotry. Ali refused to fight for his country when they called. I don't care what you're ideological views are. Country first, not self. Ali put himself before his country. While I respect everything he did as a boxer, I did not have as much respect for the man himself.

Johnson is a travisty that needs to be reversed.
I'm no expert in politics...just a personal feeling...but I respect Ali so much for not going to war for these fucking pigs...Look at what's happening to all our troops in Afghanistan right about now? And for what?

I know a guy in the army right now and he tells me he can't wait to get to Afghanistan..I was surprised he said that and asked him why - He replied, "I dunno man, they just really hype you up...it's obviously propaganda but man it proper hypes you up and makes you wanna get out there and kill some taliban!"

That shit summed it up for me...There needs to be more people like Ali - people who stand up for what they believe in and not just cower away in fear.

Come on, why do you think we're in a recession? Due to shitty management! Why do you think managers of big organisations get a bad rep? Because most of the time they are crooked wankers...Look at the stupid bonuses they get while the companies they work for sink?

If there were more people like Ali in the world we wouldn't be in this predicament...

Then again, I'm drunk...maybe I'm optimistic claiming Ali's personality traits to be the saviour of our recession.

Happy new year bitches!!!