Muhammad Ali

[Trekker]

Is seriously ill in hospital and the family are at his side.

Keep fighting Champ

 

[Lord Ron Saunders]

one of the greats of sport, if not the greatest. Come on Ali.
Seen him in Hockley many years ago, what a man. :1: :1:

 

[Trekker]

Saw him open a car spares place in Dudley same visit. It was mad, roads blocked with people

 

[chicovilla]

Sadly passed away this morning. One of the greatest sportsmen ever.
RIP

 

[Thomas Holte]

I'm so pleased that I was around to see and appreciate the 1970's Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing.

We had the luxury of watching all the big fights on terrestrial TV and the king who reigned supreme was the "Louisville Lip" first as Cassius Clay and then as Muhammad Ali.

The King is Dead - Long Live The King.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

Sad news, not totally unexpected but a sad loss nonetheless.

I'm a bit to young to have really appreciated him and what he achieved, but a true giant of boxing, and sport in general.

Sad news. :14:

 

[Trekker]

My Dad was a middleweight in the 1940s/50s and loved boxing. He was a harsh critic of the "modern" boxers but he absolutely adored Ali. Farewell Champ.

 

[sirdennis]

Yes R.I.P

Hard not to like him with his rhyming talk and his boasts , he certainly knew how to generate publicity for sure.

 

[BodyButter]

It's incredible to think that he's still 'the boxer'.

RIP fella

 

[The Fear]

"I'm king of the world! I'm pretty! I'm a bad man! I shook up the world! I shook up the world! I shook up the world!"
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"It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am."
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"The bull is stronger but the matador is smarter."
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"I don't always know what I'm talking about but I know I'm right."
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"The man said 'we don't serve negroes.' I said 'I don't eat them either'"
See you champ....

 

[Juan Mourep]

Lucky enough to be old enough, another legend gone, but never to be forgotten, an inspiration, an icon, the greatest, RIP

 

[Fulford]

So sad what happened to his health, but for me the greatest sportsman ever.

RIP great man.

 

[gator]

Absolutely gutted really are quite emotional over this and I'm not one for emotion as I adored Ali he really is the greatest and always will be in my eyes he was far more than just a brilliant boxer he bought both classes and races together and bowed down to no one even the KKK.
He shaped boxing back then into a fascinating and compelling sport people just loved to hate him 90% of the crowd wanted to see him lose but not me I was in the 10% and I loved to rub it in when he did win I was in awe of him still am.
May your God bless you Ali.

 

[Fulford]

I was in the 10% too, boxing today is so boring compared to then. Ali was so much more than just a boxer.

 

[ironside]

I posted in the R.I.P. Thread but I'm happy to post here as well. It's sad that the heroes of my younger days are going one by one.
R.I.P.

"Don't count the days, make the days count."