[QUOTE 4308607, member: 43827"]This thread is about probably the most famous boxer, if not sportsman, the world has ever seen. A great man.
Not about another gallant but likeable British boxer, who wasn't quite good enough to reach the top. Possibly also a great man, but for other reasons.[/QUOTE]
It's relevant in the discussion of the life of a boxer to mention those people he fought. It's also relevant to analyse controversial comments by imagining them made by people in different positions, eg comments on race made by a white Briton as opposed to a black American.