Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
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