Black Wealth Magazine

Tiger’s comeback just might prove to be more difficult than Ali’s

A couple of months ago, my favorite sports columnist, ESPN’s “Sports Guy” Bill Simmons, typed a column predicting that Tiger Woods’ return to golf would be more difficult than Muhammad Ali’s return to boxing after government banishment. Simmons’ column sparked an angry response from some sports writers who covered Ali’s career. Former ESPN personality and current MSNBC political anchor Keith Olbermann trashed the column and Simmons on national television and in a blog item.