1. Did I say I was important? No....Do people argue with my opinion? Yes. Am I allowed to defend my position as the other posters are? Yes.
2. I only find fault in people arguing I don't rate Ali #1 for non-boxing reasons because it's not true...Louis and Marciano have tangible records and Ali was great but didn't have records to those levels.
3. I have to post that because some posters try to read what I'm not posting and judge from that. I'll admit, I don't think Ali was a perfect person (neither am I) and I don't agree with his politics HOWEVER that doesn't diminish his skill as a boxer and it doesn't affect the way I rate him as a boxer....same with Gerald McClellan he was an evil person in life but he was a very good boxer. Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano had personal flaws but it doesn't affect the way I see them as boxers.
4. Because people said "Ali transcends boxing" and started talking about what Ali did outside the ring and well I just wanted to point out that he wasn't the only one who did great things inside and outside the ring. Ali's celebrity status doesn't make him the greatest BOXER of all time...it doesn't hurt it but it doesn't do anything for his legacy as a BOXER either.
So I see Ali in this case as a BOXER and as a boxer I rate him 3rd....that is all
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