RIP Muhammad Ali: FBI evidence reveals Ali’s 1st and 3rd title bout were fixed [see http://www.amazon.com/Larceny-Games-Sports-Gambling-Fixing/dp/1936239779/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465152252&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=larceny+gamnes%5D
I wonder: Was the photogenic Ali’s draft resistance psychodrama to reify the Vietnam war? All of the famous anti-war protesters were operatives. You need resistance to make a war real.
To be honest, boxing experts classify his skills as more flash than power.
- #7 most overrated fighter of all time
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/796919-top-10-most-overrated-fighters-of-all-time/page/6
- George Foreman maintained he [Foreman] was drugged via a “Mickey Finn” in his title loss to Ali.
http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2878507
- “The “Thrliler in Manila” is considered the most overrated boxing match in history.
http://www.boxing.com/the_myth_of_the_thrilla_in_manilla.html