In addition to his achievements in the ring, he was an important activist, standing for civil rights and against the Vietnam War - a stance that cost him some of the most important years of his career as a boxer. He also spent much of his life advocating for humanitarian causes and giving selflessly of his money and time and what precious little health he had after Parkinson's disease claimed him.
I would never have pegged you as a boxing fan. But I can appreciate that he left his mark on the world in many areas. It's sad that he spent so many years in ill health and left way too early.
I know. It shocks everyone, but I've been a boxing fan since childhood. If memory serves, my Grandfather introduced me to it and it remains the only sport that interests me in any way.
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