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To: the invisib1e hand

never liked cassius clay, still dont but when he pulled out the little plastic monkey and started punching it saying “this is what Im going to do to the gorilla in Manila I laughed till I cried.

I wonder if Ali could say that today without being called a racist.

Ali was called a racist back in 1975 when he did it. I remember Sports Illustrated coming out and condemning Ali at the time for the gorilla stunt.

Ali wasn't serious when he put down Frazier before their fights. Ali admitted years later that it was just a stunt to sell tickets. Joe didn't care, he took Ali's words to heart.

16 posted on 04/10/2009 2:35:38 PM PDT by Ticonderoga34 (A Community Organizer is the 21st century version of a Ward Heeler.)

So, Frazier’s “blacker” than Ali? How freaked out is that?

18 posted on 04/10/2009 2:37:21 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand ("...made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate...")

Joe shut him up for awhile if memory serve me. He broke Clays jaw (they wired it shut) and had him eating pudding for about a month.

19 posted on 04/10/2009 2:38:09 PM PDT by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)

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