American baseball player Jackie Robinson vs. Ali: "I think he's hurting the morale of a lot of the young Negro soldiers over in Vietnam. And the tragedy to me is that [Ali] has made millions of dollars off the American public, and now he is not willing to show his appreciation."
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Ali vs. sportscaster Howard Cosell: "Everyone asks me about Howard Cosell. Why is that you and Howard Cosell don't get a long? We just don't get along. You talk a lot of stuff that just don't make sense." (Photo: AP)pic.twitter.com/NST0iHn3ON
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Talk show host David Susskind vs. Ali: "I find nothing amusing or interesting or tolerable about this man," Susskind said. "He is a disgrace to his country, his race and what he laughingly describes as his profession. He's a simplistic fool and a pawn."
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Ali vs U.S. Army: "Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong," Ali said of his decision to refuse service in the U.S. Army. "No Viet Cong ever called me n****."pic.twitter.com/LokKmAQXKF
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Ali vs. conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley: “If I thought going to war would bring freedom, justice, and equality to the 22 million American Negroes in America, they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow.” – Ali to Buckley on "Firing Line."pic.twitter.com/eWHI1PjS1m
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During his exile from boxing, Muhammad Ali took jabs from critics, the media and average Americans over his objection to the Vietnam War. More:https://usat.ly/2CxvzbF
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You might want to take this down and repost with the correct year (especially since you made it stand out over the rest of the text). You might also consider hiring near editors or proofreaders.
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1968 not 1986
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1968...i believe is a more accurate calendar year for this significant historic event.
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"Exiled" in 1968, not 1986 as your photo caption reads.
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And boxing lost! Just as the NFL is doing now!
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In 1986? Vietnam War? And you wonder why we don't trust the media with anything they say.
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The real heroes served in uniform.
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Thi is the yea I first met politicians because it was so rare for a 2 year to read back then and I’d been doing it for a year. Everyone thought mom was lying at first and I was thoroughly tested like a lab rat
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The year is off by 20 years.
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1986 or 1968? Pic says 1986
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Simple fact about Muhammad Ali he didn’t want to be killed while fighting a war that brings no money for him or his promoters . He was a money making machine to the promoters .
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Look at how he turned out ? Boxing is terrible brutal sport that causes long term brain injuries !
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