Many remember Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in the 60' and 70's. I could not stand him then and never got past it. He loved to needlessly hurt people outside the ring. It was like sport to him. I did have a bit of respect for those who suffered his antics. I have since learned that some (many) loved him.

From that time period, on TV, on the news, I heard about rapes in Greater Cincinnati, riots, and pictures of the Vietnam war including executions. None of them bothered me more than Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. .

Though he called his given name a slave name, the truth is; it was his father's full name as taken from the 19th-century Republican politician and staunch abolitionist, Cassius Marcellus Clay, also from the state of Kentucky.

At one time, he said no black person should marry any white person. Some would agree and others would not. But, he would add any who would should be killed. Interestingly, his great grandfather, on his mother's side, was a white Irishman.

He denounced Christians. I can disavow him for that alone as Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all children of Abraham.

He refused to serve in any capacity (in the military). He could have been a consciousness objector, legally, and serve in a non combat role. He said he should not serve in a Christian American's war in Vietnam. That was a very thought provoking idea to me. His comments were regarding the civil war in Vietnam. I have wondered, let us apply that principle to the white men of the north who fought the black man's war during the American Civil War? It is an intriguing concept, at the least.

For those reasons and others, I view his life and mouth as worthless. I would trade his existence for that of one American fighting man. To me, he was never worthy to carry the chamber pot of an American fighting man.

We all know opinions are like tail holes. Everyone has one...

In on 1!!!  I feel  he is dead. Never really  did anything  useful .

Gutless coward who should have been lined up along with all the other draft dodger and shot.  Gee, I feel much better now.  I hope I didn't hurt any youngsters feelings.

Best boxer who ever fucking lived.

I'd have more of an issue if he hadn't been up front about what he did or why he did it. I'd have much more of an issue if he had campaigned hard for future wars. Muhammad Ali made his decision, stuck with it, and never tried to lie about it, cover it up, or deny it. I don't agree with it, or appreciate it, but it was his decision and he owned it. As opposed to our current crop of spineless warhawks who've made careers out of trying to deny or explain away their decision(s) to hide out, and then enthusiastically send others to war once their nuts weren't on the chopping block.

Don't give a flying fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

Good boxer.  But a draft dodger.  

I think about Joe Frazer but not Clay.

Winning 1 out of 3 ain't bad

Simply put, if he and fonda had a love child it would have been Obama.

Both should have been hung as traitors.

good for u

as I am going in he is dodging the draft

didn't seem right but no TEXAN would ever go to Canada

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