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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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"Not the first time this year unfortunately. Hope he pulls through"
going to go against the grain here and hope he doesent hope he passes on quietly and with dignity as he is just a shadow of the great man he was
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"Not the first time this year unfortunately. Hope he pulls throughgoing to go against the grain here and hope he doesent hope he passes on quietly and with dignity as he is just a shadow of the great man he was "
Sadly you have a point  |
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"Not the first time this year unfortunately. Hope he pulls throughgoing to go against the grain here and hope he doesent hope he passes on quietly and with dignity as he is just a shadow of the great man he was "
You are not alone in thinking this. I don't know what his quality of life is.
Sometimes people welcome peace when living has become joyless. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not the first time this year unfortunately. Hope he pulls throughgoing to go against the grain here and hope he doesent hope he passes on quietly and with dignity as he is just a shadow of the great man he was "
 I agree. |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
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One of the world best - luckily my grandad was able to see him box when he was clay
Not only great with fists but one of the first to be great with his voice as well
Sting like a bee in heaven
Rip!!!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"One of the world best - luckily my grandad was able to see him box when he was clay
Not only great with fists but one of the first to be great with his voice as well
Sting like a bee in heaven
Rip!!!!!!"
Reunited with his great rivals, Sir Henry Cooper and Joe Frazier. Three giants of the sport coming up to the Scratch in Eternity |
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What a shit year this is for losing people.
When I was (much) younger I used to go into the 007 club in Blackpool and would sometimes talk to the owner Brian London.
London was famously knocked out by Ali in 1966 when he took 11 punches in 3 seconds.
I once asked him how it felt to be hit 11 times by by Ali and he replied "I haven't a clue, I only felt the first one"
Many tributes will be paid to the great man but his own words speak much louder.
'If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.'
'Live every day like it’s your last because someday you’re going to be right.'
'I told you I was the greatest'
Yes he was right.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As kids in the 60s 70s he was the world to us.
Still remember the excitement around school before and after his fights or even just seeing him on tv. Never be anyone like that again. The best. Sad day |
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"Ahhh bless, sad times "
. One of the greatest, most wonderfully funny and astute men to influence our lifetime, he will forever be in my heart and memories, he will be part of the stories I tell of growing up and my children and granchildren will always know he was the greatest boxer that ever lived Mrs blue eyesxxxxx |
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Controversial I know but not necessarily the greatest boxer of all time, however certainly the greatest sporting icon, the greatest representative of his people, the greatest entertainer in his sport and he showed the world how to act with the greatest dignity during his lifetime.
Simply unforgettable. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not the first time this year unfortunately. Hope he pulls throughgoing to go against the grain here and hope he doesent hope he passes on quietly and with dignity as he is just a shadow of the great man he was "
this is how i feel - i work with end of life patients and a quick painless peaceful passing is what i wish for them all and their families and friends |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"Controversial I know but not necessarily the greatest boxer of all time, however certainly the greatest sporting icon, the greatest representative of his people, the greatest entertainer in his sport and he showed the world how to act with the greatest dignity during his lifetime.
Simply unforgettable."
Controversial no, incorrect yes.
His style changed boxing, his personality changed the world! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In my ManDen I have a wall of boxing pictures. The centre piece is the iconic picture of him standing over Liston.
Ali was an idol to me. He graced a sport I love and transcended that to be one of the most important social and cultural spokesman of the 20th century.
I used to Chair a business breakfast meeting. It was traditional to have a Thought of the Day at the end of each one. I always used an Ali quote. He was such an inspiration.
Sleep well Champ. What a man! |
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A great little Ali poem from his appearance on Parkinson.
I love your show
I admire your style
But your pay is cheap
Don't call me for a while.
Fantastic witty man who will be missed the whole world over by black and white alike. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"He lost his last fight
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"father time" remains undefeated......
there were 4 superstar heavyweights at that time.... Ali, Foreman, Frazier and Norton....
any fight with any 2 of those 4 was a blockbuster......
the rumble in the jungle was probably most famous... but ali-frazier 3 "the Thriller in Manilla" was probably from a boxing standpoint the most vicious heavyweight title fight.... neither boxer was the same after.....
you could say the 3 ali-frazier fights... "the fight of the century" "superfight 2" and "the thriller in manilla" was the greatest trilogy of fights...
if anyone else called themself "the greatest" we would all think they were a cocky S.O.B.... with him, we actually believed him.....
I will go back and watch "when we were kings" at some point....and admire.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Other fights that get overlooked:
The three round demolition of Williams, and decisions over Chuvalo (tough as old rope) and Shavers (perhaps the hardest puncher he faced). |
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"Other fights that get overlooked:
The three round demolition of Williams, and decisions over Chuvalo (tough as old rope) and Shavers (perhaps the hardest puncher he faced)."
Yes, and of course the Liston fight.
Clay (as he was called then) was a 22 year old 7-1 outsider who was expected to be eaten alive by the beast Liston.
That was the fight that changed everything, including his name. |
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"Are either of the Liston fights overlooked? Wouldn't say so."
I suppose overlooked would be a bit strong but they still get overshadowed by the Foreman and Frazier fights.
Not many people these days realise how fearsome Liston was. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Brian London.
London was famously knocked out by Ali in 1966 when he took 11 punches in 3 seconds.
I once asked him how it felt to be hit 11 times by by Ali and he replied "I haven't a clue, I only felt the first one""
London was asked what he could have done better in his fight with Ali, straight away he replied "I should have shot him"  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was watching a tribute to him this morning on TV, not being a fan of boxing I didn't really follow him or know much about him, to me he was just a boxer
After watching this tribute I realise I just how wrong I was, he did so much for equal rights of black people in America, never gave up that fight and made sure everybody against him because of his colour knew he was here to stay, truely remarkable man and I don't say that often |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Broke my heart this morning when I woke to the news he had gone
As an ex boxer myself Ican fully appreciate his art and what his legacy has done for the sport
That aside his tireless work as an ambassador to the African Continent and his diplomacy when helping the US speak to Islamic nations is sometimes forgotten when summing up his great life
Rest in Peace now Champ you were an inspiration to mankind andongay your legacy bee remembered |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Are either of the Liston fights overlooked? Wouldn't say so.
I suppose overlooked would be a bit strong but they still get overshadowed by the Foreman and Frazier fights.
Not many people these days realise how fearsome Liston was."
Also when you add the names of Patterson , Moore , Folley , Quarry , Norton , Lyle , Shavers you realise it was the strength of opposition that sets him apart and that's to name a few !  |
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"Are either of the Liston fights overlooked? Wouldn't say so.
I suppose overlooked would be a bit strong but they still get overshadowed by the Foreman and Frazier fights.
Not many people these days realise how fearsome Liston was.
Also when you add the names of Patterson , Moore , Folley , Quarry , Norton , Lyle , Shavers you realise it was the strength of opposition that sets him apart and that's to name a few ! "
Absolutely. In those days the best fought the best and regularly. In modern boxing there are far too many no hopers chucked at champions for nothing more than a pay day.
Don't get me wrong, there are still some good fighters who come up against well matched opposition. But those fights seem fewer and further between. Or am I just looking at the past through rose coloured glasses?
Tell me what you like though. There will never be another like the "Thriller in Manilla. |
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Such a shame he boxed on for so long. He could have been so wealthier if he hadn't followed his convictions. The man kept to his beliefs.
If anyone on here hasn't watched ' when we were Kings ' I'd recommend it. |
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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
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"Smokin' Joe's been waitin five years for another crack at The Greatest...there'll be a rumble of thunder in the sky tonight!..."
Frazier hated Ali for his jibes about him before their first fight. Not sure he really ever forgave him for some of the stuff he came out with about him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ali apologised to Joe for all of that he was trying to promote the fights similar to what Tyson Fury is doing just now but without the conviction or the pizazz the Great One had |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The man who views his life at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30years of his life..
Never a truer word spoken. Never a greater champ.. rip Mohammed Ali.. |
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