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Some have compared Colin Kaepernick’s national anthemprotest to the actions of boxing legend Muhammad Ali during his storied career.
Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, told theGrio.com she fully supports what the 49ers quarterback is doing but that no comparison can ever be made to ‘The Greatest.’
“There’s a comparison there because he is standing up for what he believes in when it has to do with social issues and racism and a lot of those things,” she said. “I mean obviously my dad did a whole lot more…we’ll see [..] I don’t ever expect anyone to be like my father.”
“ I don’t personally think it will have the same type of impact [as protests in the past],” Laila said. “It’s a different time, but it’s still doesn’t take away from what he is doing.”
Muhammad Ali was known for being so much more than the heavyweight champion of the world. Ali was ‘The People’s Champion,’ dedicating his time in and out of the ring to fighting injustice.
It was Ali who gave up his heavyweight title because he refused to fight in the Vietnam War. He famously quipped:
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