Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
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.
Ali once whispered in his ear,when his time was nearing,"You,realy are the greatest"