Sitting at the bar and just learned this sad news. May the greatest who ever lived rest in peace.
Before I play handball, there is a poster of him in the locker room to inspire me for every match.
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Sitting at the bar and just learned this sad news. May the greatest who ever lived rest in peace.
Before I play handball, there is a poster of him in the locker room to inspire me for every match.
Oh no! I remember the fights between him and Joe Frazier. He had a big mouth but the difference between him and other big mouths was he could back it up. RIP Cassius Clay!!!
He was a class act, especially for someone who made his living being larger than life.
He visited our school when I was 15 years old, a real character. Brilliant boxer.
RIP Cassius.
He was The Greatest, may he rest in peace.
He is well remembered here in Canada for having fought a great battle in the ring with George Chuvalo at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, who danced with The Greatest for the distance.
He really was a game changer and a great talent in so many ways, there will never be another like Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali.....The Greatest, who danced like a butterfly and stung like a bee.
He was a fighter in and out of the ring. May he RIP.
Bob
May you rest in eternal peace Muhammad. You were a hero of mine.
Boy I wish I was alive when he was in his prime. An amazing athlete to say the least.
May he rest in piece.
Cassius Clay may have been a adequate boxer, but when it came time for him to show he was a real man, in my opinion he was a coward as a man. He refused to answer the call to protect our country. He was convicted for it too, the Vietnam war had it's problems but each man should answer that call when our country ask for help in a military war that is every man's duty and in my opinion he was a coward, if that is his conscious objection than his conscious is wrong in my opinion.
Actually, at the time folks looked up to him. People like him if they were drafted never saw any action. They were given PR jobs for the military and treated like kings.
The Greatest...
[note]
"Ali's appeal worked its way up to the Supreme Court of the United States where, in 1971, his conviction was overturned."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali
Admired him in and out of the ring. Rest in Peace.
Hehe, I liked Clay, if he went DownV instead of UP^, I'd hope he would get the devil in the ring and kick his azz. Rest in Peace Casius.
I am somewhat a student of boxing having grown up with a dad who had been a boxer. I tried too, but was saving my face for shaving :-)
Ali was the best ever..fast and heavy handed. Truth be known, he was also a great thinker and provoked a lot of thought by his style and decisions in and out of the ring. He may have been braver than many who criticized him.
I wish we could have seen Ali vs Tyson, both in their prime.
My money would be on Tyson but boy would it be a fight to remember :)
Great boxer and quite a character. While being quite controversial, he stood by his convictions, backed them up, somewhat.
Interesting man for the times, love him or not, to be respected and mourned, RIP
R.I.P. Muhammad Ali, a legend in his prime!
I stumbled upon this and I really enjoyed it. I hope all will also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCiPhKdZ1DI
It never ceases to amaze me how public figures, once vilified, become part of our collective persona over time. How those sharp jagged edges smooth with the erosion of decades and changing attitudes. I was a kid when Clay fought Sonny Liston. No one gave him a serious chance, and with all the bragadoccio, no one wanted to .. But, it was a far different time. Even I came to love Ali as a national treasure, but I admit, it took some time!
He persevered through his illness like the man he was .. Strong and brave in the face of a withering disease. Over the years, he earned my affection and respect! Truly,
"The Greatest."
This is were I stumbled upon Billy Crystal's (15 Rounds) Again I hope all will enjoy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Druid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go2kSgiuR3c
The master of distance contol.
RIP