dude....you know what "people's perception about someone" is about, right?
even if Ali was just too scared to go to Vietnam, the perception people had from it was that he was anti-war and nevermind that vietnam just like iraq was utter nonsense. he later managed to spin and play it right.
if you say that that guy is dumb, then which athlete would be intelligent?
so whatever you want to say about Ali and whatever you feel about him, the people's perception about Ali, Foreman, Tyson, Holyfield, Frazier etc. is just what it is. Make 50 ESPN documentaries....but not even ESPN would claim that he was dumb in the sense of "not intelligent".
Jordan did Space Jam and people actually thought he was a loving family dad and what not, while in fact he was the biggest douche ever.
Did you in 96 go to a bar and tell people that Jordan is a fucking douchebag who is disliked by his teammates, has a serious gambling problem, is a real jerk and what not?
I don't think that even Joe Dumars was friends with Isaiah. Isaiah's only friend ever was our friend eboo.
Isaiah has no friends, for very good reasons.