A man who literally spent his career punching people in the face is still more popular than any politician you care to mention, according to sources this morning.

After the death of Muhammed Ali at the age of 74 was announced, everyone agreed that he seemed like a lovely man, despite all the punching stuff.

Fan Simon Williams told us, “People might say he pursued a life filled with violence and pain, but I would say that at least he didn’t enjoy inflicting it as much as George Osborne or Iain Duncan Smith.

“It’s because if Ali was trying to hurt you, he did so with a gloved fist right in front of your face, not through punitive tax and benefit policies decided behind closed doors two-hundred miles away…. read more here at  News Thump