Since the heartbreaking death of Muhammad Ali last week, the world has mourned his passing but has also celebrated his life by retelling many wonderful stories.
One of the more recent stories, which comes from late last year, is when the former heavyweight champion destroyed presidential candidate Donald Trump.
After Trump announced his plan to ban all Muslims from entering the US, which went down like a sack of shit all over the globe, Ali weighed in with his thoughts in all but 132 words.
In full, the statement reads: "I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world. True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion.
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"We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda. They have alienated many from learning about Islam. True Muslims know or should know that it goes against our religion to try and force Islam on anybody.
"Speaking as someone who has never been accused of political correctness, I believe that our political leaders should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of Islam and clarify that these misguided murderers have perverted people's views on what Islam really is".
In the ring, Ali didn't always need an awful lot of time to finish off his opponent, and he certainly didn't need too many words to finish off Trump.
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Rest in peace, Muhammad.
Words by Mark McGowan
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