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I don't think there is a current equivalent to Ali for one important reason. No one with legit hundreds of millions of dollars on the line has the

Posted by Will Hunting (aka Joemetz) Jun 4 '16, 11:41

courage to stand against their corporate masters. Ali's talent relative to his sport isn't singular in the way that Jordan or Tiger were at their apex but what separated him was his moral stances at a tumultuous time.

All that shit that Earl Woods talked about Tiger changing the world...that's what Ali did.

Instead, we got Jordan going, "Republicans buy sneakers too."

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He's of his era. Same personality and lifestyle in the 21st Century would have him far more polarizing. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 4, 14:44
The racism Ali faced was demeaning to the point that money didn't matter, fame didn't matter, who you were or what you did not matter, you were a n*** - zeitgeist Jun 4, 11:52 1
- Was true of most black athletes of that time. They were the ones that paved the way. -- nm - . Jun 4, 13:57

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