Ali deserves no praise
In my opinion, Muhammad Ali was nothing more than a brave coward.
I am one of many who despised his cowardice when he refused to be drafted because he was a Muslim. Many good men of the Muslim faith have served honorably in our Armed Forces.
His statement that “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong” was pure drivel and hogwash. The 58,000 real Americans who died in Vietnam did not have any personal quarrels with the Viet Cong, either.
Unlike Ali, they were real Americans and answered our country’s call to duty. The brave coward refused to be drafted and sadly our country allowed him to get away it.
To me, it was disgusting to see the brave coward lighting the Olympic torch in Atalanta.
Robert Rashka
Ocean Springs
This story was originally published July 19, 2016 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Ali deserves no praise."