Re: From how many fights should Ali have been DQ'ed for holding?

Originally Posted by
Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by
Master

Originally Posted by
Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by
Beanflicker

Originally Posted by
Dark Lord Al
The Great Joe Louis was HW champion and fought for his country , so he was greater in and out of the ring. A real hero a man for all ages .

To be fair, Louis never did any real "fighting" and was never expected to. He did boxing exhibitions and talked to the troops to boost morale. There are tons of celebrities who went over to Iraq to do the same thing, and we don't say that they were over there fighting for their country.
With Muhammad Ali, he was going to be handed a rifle and dropped in a jungle to kill or be killed.
Yes i agree with you totally he was a coward for not answering the call up.
So you would go to war for a cause you do not believe in? That is not being a coward that is courageous. He gave up his title and millions of dollars for a cause he believed in. He was proved right.
Why is it that the people who say that they hate the stuff surrounding Ali always mention it the most? Ali beats Joe Louis too fast, quick and slick.
You think all the people before him who went to Nam wanted to ? i think not , but they did their duty without question , all those who didnt, got rightly sent to prison.
As for him beating Joe , i dont remember anyone in this thread saying anything other than some thought Joe was the greatest ever, due to his resume in his era.
For me Clay was a coward who hid behind a religion he had adopted.
He was happy to be American when he was taking the riches , but not when called apon to serve them , what a fucking hypocrite.
He was broke whilst in exile and lost his best years, he is no coward. He took the harder option because no way were the US going to put him on the front line and risk the embarrassment of him being killed. He could have joined and taken the easy option and come back with the title and millions but he turned that all down.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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