Is Muhammad Ali an American Hero?

[brocktonblockbust]

I am American, and although I personally only routed for Ali one time (vs Holmes), I can say he certainly IS an American hero.

[El Kabong]

Ali was a cult of personality and extremely popular due to the counter culture. Much like a certain President of a certain country, people projected views on Ali...and the big reasons he was popular with the counter culture were: he was loud, charismatic, black, against the war, and not a Christian it made him seem more exotic and spiritual to the group of people who strayed from their parents views and beliefs to the generation before Rocky Marciano was a hero: quiet, humble, hard working, and had more of a grind it out fighting style. Ali also had a more free loose style which also helped him stand out.

Contrary to popular belief I've got no issues with Islam...but "The Nation" is a bunch of crooks and thugs and they are bat shit crazy, crazier than Scientologists!

[Hulk]

Ali was a cult of personality and extremely popular due to the counter culture. Much like a certain President of a certain country, people projected views on Ali...and the big reasons he was popular with the counter culture were: he was loud, charismatic, black, against the war, and not a Christian it made him seem more exotic and spiritual to the group of people who strayed from their parents views and beliefs to the generation before Rocky Marciano was a hero: quiet, humble, hard working, and had more of a grind it out fighting style. Ali also had a more free loose style which also helped him stand out.

Contrary to popular belief I've got no issues with Islam...but "The Nation" is a bunch of crooks and thugs and they are bat shit crazy, crazier than Scientologists!

Crazier than fundamentalist mormons

[El Kabong]

Yes...when their leader says he visited Elijah Muhammad on a spaceship hovering over the Earth...I say he's a bit out there.

[marbleheadmaui]

Ali was a cult of personality and extremely popular due to the counter culture. Much like a certain President of a certain country, people projected views on Ali...and the big reasons he was popular with the counter culture were: he was loud, charismatic, black, against the war, and not a Christian it made him seem more exotic and spiritual to the group of people who strayed from their parents views and beliefs to the generation before Rocky Marciano was a hero: quiet, humble, hard working, and had more of a grind it out fighting style. Ali also had a more free loose style which also helped him stand out.

Contrary to popular belief I've got no issues with Islam...but "The Nation" is a bunch of crooks and thugs and they are bat shit crazy, crazier than Scientologists!

That was funny...and true!

[mafiajoey]

He might be ones favorite boxer.......(not mine)


But American Hero? He is quite the opposite in every aspect imaginable.

Put it on the next presidential ballot so we can get everyones vote...I bet everything it would be a convincing NO....nothing American about the fuck

[Master]

He might be ones favorite boxer.......(not mine)


But American Hero? He is quite the opposite in every aspect imaginable.

Put it on the next presidential ballot so we can get everyones vote...I bet everything it would be a convincing NO....nothing American about the fuck

He won the Olympic gold medal for you guys, how American hero can you be.

[stebs]

He might be ones favorite boxer.......(not mine)


But American Hero? He is quite the opposite in every aspect imaginable.

Put it on the next presidential ballot so we can get everyones vote...I bet everything it would be a convincing NO....nothing American about the fuck

He won the Olympic gold medal for you guys, how American hero can you be.

He said he threw it in a river as he was disgusted with America, so how can he be a American hero.

[Cressa121]

He might be ones favorite boxer.......(not mine)


But American Hero? He is quite the opposite in every aspect imaginable.

Put it on the next presidential ballot so we can get everyones vote...I bet everything it would be a convincing NO....nothing American about the fuck

He won the Olympic gold medal for you guys, how American hero can you be.

He said he threw it in a river as he was disgusted with America, so how can he be a American hero.

He said that was untrue I believe, when his book came out and he was questioned on it, he said he'd lost it somehow but he hadn't thrown it in a river. That was something the Nation of Islam fabricated. He actually said he was so proud of that medal he didn't take it off for weeks after the Olympics