Boxing: RIP Muhammad Ali

[Blackhawkswincup]

Quite possibly the most famous athlete of all-time. Deserves so much respect for standing up for what he believed in.

R.I.P Champ

Ali is not deserving of any respect. He was a horrible person who's treatment of Joe Frazier was reprehensible

Great fighter but the hell he put Frazier and his family thru forever taints his legacy

 

[Uncle Rotter]

 

[Pharrell Williams]

Nice fellow, hated racism and the Vietnam War, good gui.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

He was actually quite racist as a young man and opposed integration. He belonged to the NOI and followed the teachings of Elijah Mohammed until 1975. Malcolm X split right after Ali joined and Ali's biggest regret was not following Malcolm.

 

[Rocko604]

Greatest athlete of all time.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I have wrestled with an alligator!!
I've gone tousling with a whale!!
I've gone handcuffed lightning and put thunder in jail!!
That's bad...
Only last week i murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick!! ..
I'm so mean i make medicine sick!!

*full version*

Last night I had a dream, When I got to Africa,
I had one hell of a rumble.
I had to beat Tarzan’s behind first,
For claiming to be King of the Jungle.
For this fight, I’ve wrestled with alligators,
I’ve tussled with a whale.
I done handcuffed lightning
And throw thunder in jail.
You know I’m bad.
just last week, I murdered a rock,
Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick.
I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.
I’m so fast, man,
I can run through a hurricane and don't get wet.
When George Foreman meets me,
He’ll pay his debt.
I can drown the drink of water, and kill a dead tree.
Wait till you see Muhammad Ali.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

So ****ing cool. What I loved is that he had this cadence to his sayings.

RIP.

 

[Terry Yake]

RIP champ

 

[Shrimper]

News said he was critial last night, shame he coukdn't recover. RIP

 

[PanthersPens62]

The Greatest without a shadow of a doubt.

RIP Champ.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Truly The Greatest.

RIP Champ.

 

[John Price]

Rip.

 

[Jussi]

The Greatest. RIP.

 

[Belamorte]

Well now 2016, you started with our music icons, threw a couple movie icons in for fun I guess, and now are into our sports icons - can we just give it a rest already?

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Definitely a man of depth and contradiction. Over time he developed great wisdom as well, IMO. When I was a kid and Ali was in his prime, I was not a fan of his as a boxer. But as we both aged, I gained respect for his as a man.

 

[MarkStone]

Ali is not deserving of any respect. He was a horrible person who's treatment of Joe Frazier was reprehensible

Great fighter but the hell he put Frazier and his family thru forever taints his legacy

He tried several times to make amends, we've all made mistakes in our younger days.

RIP Champ

 

[SladeWilson23]

Really no words can describe the legend of Muhammad Ali.

RIP champ!

 

[Belamorte]

Foreman, Frazier and Ali. I remember watching this on my trip to England long ago.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Ali was a truly transcendent athlete. His career had been over for years before I was even born, yet I still grew up knowing who he was and how great he had been.

 

[Pharrell Williams]

He was actually quite racist as a young man and opposed integration. He belonged to the NOI and followed the teachings of Elijah Mohammed until 1975. Malcolm X split right after Ali joined and Ali's biggest regret was not following Malcolm.

What's wrong with any of that, I don't get it.

 

[Guardian17]

Sad news.

 

[SB164]

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want."

- Muhammad Ali (1942-2016).

 

[Gene Parmesan]

What's wrong with any of that, I don't get it.

Do some research.

 

[jw2]

Nice fellow, hated racism and the Vietnam War, good gui.

I'd never wish death upon anyone, for him, her or his/her family, but this is very inaccurate. He was an extreme racist and an incredibly disrespectful athlete and person.

 

[Panteras]

never saw any of his fights, and I don't really know much about him other than of course he was a legendary fighter and was arrogant as hell and quite a character. I think that's what made him unique he certainly had some epic lines. I'm guessing he also had a very amazing record. So that's pretty much my knowledge of him as an athlete superstar.

About his persona, I just know that he was very vocal about the social realities of his race and skipped the draft and was jailed for it. I also know about his conversion to Islam and dropping what he called his "slave/christian name" for an authentic black name to fit him. Well that I just think is laughable because he changed his name to an Arab name

but he was without a doubt a cultural icon