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OK, he’s already found Allah by the time I was aware of him, but Ali was a huge figure, famous for his poetry more than his religion, in the 70s at the time when boxing was more than a minority sport. The subsequent health problems have probably added to the legend. It’s probably fair to say that all that means there’s more hype than substance to his achievement, but it is the USA we’re talking about so that’s about right.
Actually a lot of the list; Ali, Owens, King, Ruth etc are more about the social (pop culture) influence they had rather than actual achievements.
Someone’s taking the piss putting Armstrong on the list though.
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