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Old 06-04-2016, 08:48 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce View Post
Amazing for somebody to have been that massive and popular in an era where, never mind social media, but even TV coverage was canned and rare.
It probably helped him. Kept that mystique. Would be fascinating to have the 1967 Ali now. I think the brave souls behind computer monitors would destroy him. His brashness, his way of talking, how dare him.

That image of him standing of the media and ripping up his draft notice. Can you imagine that on twitter, facebook and blogs today?
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