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RIP Mohammed Ali by: wheelbender6 - Jun 4, 2016 9:52:02 GMT -5

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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 4, 2016 9:52:02 GMT -5

Ali was the greatest fighter I've ever seen. He certainly created plenty of political and religious controversy in the 1960s, but he was electrifying in the ring. He was quite a philanthropist in his retirement.
-We didn't have ESPN or pay per view when Ali was fighting. ABC Wide World of Sports would rebroadcast his fights. You made time to see it.
-Ali could talk trash as well as any athlete today. Conversations between him and broadcaster Howard Cosell were contentious and entertaining. Both men were so witty. We could not hear those interviews on youtube whenever we felt like it. We had to see it as it happened or on the nightly news.
-Would Ali have been as famous if he had boxed against the great fighters of today? I think so.

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RIP Mohammed Ali by: oldchopperguy - Jun 5, 2016 20:13:49 GMT -5

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Post by oldchopperguy on Jun 5, 2016 20:13:49 GMT -5

He really was an inspiration. Whether one agrees with his views or not, there's no denying his prowess at his chosen profession. He was the BEST!

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: don't get in da ring with Muhammad Ali..."

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RIP Mohammed Ali by: rockynv - Jun 6, 2016 4:12:10 GMT -5

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Post by rockynv on Jun 6, 2016 4:12:10 GMT -5

Old George Foreman still gave him a good go though. Good that we still have a few of those boys still hanging on and doing well.

Sepsis is not the best way to go as its a lingering death but at least it not horribly painful. Harder on Ali's family as they sat by and watched. I was there in September doing similar when my Mom passed.

As a person I for some reason like George better. In a charity exhibition bout long after he retired one of the up and comers tried for a KO on the now elderly George with George responding by ending the exhibition with a right to the jaw. The up and comer said it was like being hit with a bowling ball and that it was disrespectful of him to try to KO someone during a charity event so he got what he had coming. George was really sorry that they let the people at the event down as he had wanted the bout to last for a few more rounds to get folks into the giving mood from seeing more of what they came for instead of ending things early but when the kid went from exhibition to trying to hurt him he had to follow suite since at his age things don't heal so quick. You could tell by the look on his face he was truly upset about letting the charity down and potentially breaking the kids jaw.

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