Quote Originally Posted by Gyrokai
Quote Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Ali was a great fighter. A great champion. But that's about it. He was not a great person. And he sure as hell was no hero. Ali looked out for Ali. And that's it. He had nothing to do with if the military draft is use or not. To give him credit for it is hilarious.
His life was threatened. Figures were getting shot left and right. And this kid kept winning, despite all that.
There's top p4p fighters who lose and give excuses, valid ones too, that court problems hurt them mentally for a fight.

What's a hero? Nobody chooses to be a hero, the people choose you.

Maybe he did look out for himself. He certainly had the b@lls to talk, Shout with confidence and conviction... when "whites" (not all, but it was certainly many... many of our grandparents or great were invovled.) were saying that he and his race were inferior and had no right to talk with confidence.

Think about it.
so it gave him the right to be racist...

like VD he was a great boxer great champ... if he is your hero? well like you said people picks their own heroes to emulate