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<title>Tom English: 'Seeing Ali in the UK for the last time will pack an emotional punch'</title>
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<title>Posted by Cord McNally, Glasgow, Scotland</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sorry Tom, but I cannot buy into this Diana-esque weeping for the failing Ali.

When in his prime he was undoubtedly an awesome athlete and genuine sporting superstar, but let’s not forget he was also capable of being a thoroughly loathsome person, quite capable of racism, ironically subjecting both black and whites to his abuse (in particular, his treatment of Joe Frazier comes to mind).

No doubt the Nation of Islam is responsible for fostering some of Ali’s more repugnant attitudes, but Ali was an intelligent man so he knew what he was doing and saying.

That the great Joe Frazier now lives in relative poverty is more of a tragedy to me than Ali’s imminent demise
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