Reasons Muhammad Ali is more Famous than Soccer Players?

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I love Soccer but Muhmmad Ali wasn't known just for Boxing what gives his fame the edge over Cristiano Ronaldo and Pele is his Humanitarian work and meeting with Presidents from many countries. Many people immediately look at Muhammad Ali when they think Most Famous Ahtlete ever not Ronaldo or Messi. Right now Messi and Ronaldo are more Famous than Muhmmad Ali is right now but all time not a chance to me. Soccer Players are very Famous but it's Overrated because not many people care for sports in general and Muhammad Ali was more than a sports person he freed hostages, played for charity, visited Presidents from many countries he is very well known for those things. It's already been shown that Muhammad Ali is the Most Famous Athlete of All Time with Pele at Number 2. My rankings are

1.) Muhammad Ali
2.) Cristiano Ronaldo
3.) Pele
4.) Lionel Messi
5.) Mike Tyson (for the ear biting situation)

You can say Ronaldo is more Famous which right mow he obviously is but all time it's already been shown to be Muhammad Ali. So Muhammad Ali is way more Famous and y'all can't keep denying it. More people are interested in Humanitarian work and helping others rather than Sports.

1.) Muhammad Ali
2.) Cristiano Ronaldo 
3.) Pele
4.) Lionel Messi
5.) Mike Tyson (for the ear biting situation)

You can say Ronaldo is more Famous which right mow he obviously is but all time it's already been shown to be Muhammad Ali. So Muhammad Ali is way more Famous and y'all can't keep denying it. More people are interested in Humanitarian work and helping others rather than Sports.

Summer · Accepted Answer

One of the things that helped make him such a well known figure around the world was when he refused to fight in Vietnam. I think he's likely more famous for that then he is for his humanitarian work. Although his refusing to go certainly was at least partly a humanitarian thing.

The Mikel · Answer

Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali) Conversion to Sunni/Sufi Islam)
Activist, and philanthropist., and Olympic Winner,
The National Security Agency (NSA) Spied on his communications.
COINTELPRO operations that included illegal spying on activists involved with the civil rights and anti-war movements.

He Defied the US Government*  of Being a CO (conscientious objectors.) Convicted, sentenced to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

"Cassius Clay is my slave name."
"Islam is a religion of peace" and "does not promote terrorism or killing people", and that he was "angry that the world sees a certain group of Islam followers who caused this destruction, but they are not real Muslims. They are racist fanatics who call themselves Muslims."

*The Supreme Court found the government had failed to properly specify why Ali's application had been denied, thereby requiring the conviction to be overturned: "the court said the record shows that [Ali's] beliefs are founded on tenets of the Muslim religion as he understands them."

BJJ · Answer

I agree and don't forget he was  awarded sports personality of the century by the BBC in 1999

Reasons Muhammad Ali is more Famous than Soccer Players?

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