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Muhammad Ali on life support (ed. RIP)

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  • JohnfromNorfolk
    JohnfromNorfolk Posts: 1,324
    I remember sometime in the early 1970's Ali came to Norwich and opened a supermarket.
    He was mobbed by a crowd that included some women who worked with me at the time and they said he was the best looking bloke they had ever seen.
    Fantastic sportsman and done lots for humans rights in America.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,051
    Has suffered for so long. It has been so sad to see such an athlete, sportsman and an articulate, intelligent man brought to a shadow of himself by illness.

    My da, a huge boxing fan, saw both the Cooper fights in 63 & in 66 just a few months before I was born.

    Rest in Peace Muhammad...you really did "shook up the world"!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    edited June 2016
    RIP

    An icon, maybe THE icon, of the 20th Century.

    Hard now to realise how famous he was not just as the heavy weight champion when that really meant something but as a political and social activist.

  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    I've just woke up to this news and tears are rolling down my cheeks as I write this.

    We all have our heroes and he was my ultimate. The greatest heavyweight of all time without any shadow of a doubt, the Ali just before his ban was arguably the greatest pound for pound of all time - and how can that be said of a heavyweight.

    A true giant of the 20th century in and out of the ring.

    I won't say RIP - that doesn't seem appropriate for me. He will live forever.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    RIP - what an extraordinary man.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited June 2016
    My father saw him fight Henry Cooper at Highbury, and my father my brother and I saw the Thriller in Manilla on a beam back to Lewisham ODEON.
    RIP to a man who to an extent defined the times he lived in.
    Absolutely the greatest, debate over.
    Give thanks for his life.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,419
    RIP one of my lifetime legends.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Thank you big man, you added lustre to the world.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    What a talent and what a character.

    RIP.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    When he went into hospital I feared the worse. But he has gone to the better place.

    Rest in peace legend.
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  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031
    Sorry to hear that the Greatest has gone. However, his name will live forever.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,002
    Will never be forgotten RIP
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,785
    Charismatic and stood tall for what he believed in

    RIP The Greatest
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    edited June 2016
    RIP The Greatest.

    In these days of the internet and social media it is sometimes difficult to understand just how famous Ali was. I certainly remember the excitement amoungt my old man and his mates whenever they gathered to watch the big fights, be it on beamback in the middle of the night or gathered around a television wherever one could be found. I count myself as lucky to be of a generation that had some taste of it and count the younger generation as poorer for not seeing that greatness nor being able to comprehend it.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    Sad, THE legend

    Charm, articulate, funny list goes on.

    Didn't like his treatment of Fraizer in the early days--or the rope a dope fight. How can anyone really take all them hits without damage ? yes I know he won.

    RIP
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    The greatest of all time, not just in boxing. A real legend.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,652
    He was the icon if his age. RIP.
  • wiltshireaddick
    wiltshireaddick Posts: 81
    Puts a lot of what goes on here in to perspective. Sad day. A true legend. A great man. An inspiration to us all. RIP. Champ
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    RIP greatest boxing legend.
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    Uboat Posts: 12,195
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  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    The greatest sporting legend ever. RIP
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    RIP to one of the great figures of the 20th Century, i doubt there'll ever be a more iconic Boxer.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    No one will ever come close to being the icon that Muhammed Ali was.
    RIP
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    Some cracking footage on the Bbc just then.

    RIP the legend.
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    RIP
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,446
    Definitely the greatest sportsman who ever lived in my opinion but tragic how he ended up with Parkinsons. Truly a one-off.
    Loved him as a kid.
    RIP
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Far too young to have ever seen him box but still very sad at his passing. A true icon for the sporting world as a whole not just boxing. He'll be quoted for decades to come and somehow managed to make every photo he was in so damn cool!
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    RIP Ali
    Simply The Greatest
  • johnnyhumphrey
    johnnyhumphrey Posts: 449
    I used to watch boxing at the Royal Albert Hall with my Dad back in the early seventies and saw Ali in an exhibition match.It was a short intermission before a title fight but everyone wanted to see him.Feel so lucky to have been there to have seen him in person.
    I also remember the talk with friends at junior school before he fought Liston in 1965 and on hearing the radio the next day that he had won.Even youngsters like us knew this was something different and he was special.
    What a man of great integrity,honesty and compassion for others---unless you were within the boundaries set out by three ropes and a canvas floor.Such a struggle to have lived with his illness for so long and yet to still command respect,reverence and full attention.Who else could do that?RIP Ali and thank you.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP, Ali a boxing legend!

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