Fingon Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 Like everyone else, he had skeletons in his closet. Sometimes he said retarded **** like white people cause gays and hurricanes, but he was very similar to Malcom X. He reformed his views after converting to Sunni Islam from The Nation of Islam. He had an amazing life story that I don't think the Will Smith biopic did justice to.
BarleyNY Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 RIP, "bad" man. I remember a reporter recounting what happened after he won the world championship for the first time. He said that Ali was standing by himself on a dock looking out at the water. The journalists did not approach him, but just let him have his moment alone - something the reporter noted would never happen today. After a little while Ali came over to the reporters and simply said, "You have no idea what this means to me."
26CornerBlitz Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 He's so bad he makes medicine sick. May a great man of conscience rest in peace.
YoloinOhio Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 "If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize." - Muhammad Ali RIP Greatest
Nanker Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 RIP Ali. You were The Greatest. Boxing died before you did.
RobRyanFan Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 RIP. His fights were much better than the garbage nowadays.
IDBillzFan Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 I flew back to LA from Chicago with him about 15 years ago, back when business travel kept me in first class. He was in pretty rough shape on that trip, and what I remember more than anything was how lovingly his wife took care of him; cutting his food and feeding him, etc. She stayed in my mind long after that trip. We landed after midnight, and when we were on the ground I got my first glimpse of professional autograph seekers. They hung around LAX baggage claim with alphabetized files on rolling carts filled with photos of pretty much every celebrity, hoping to catch them sneaking back into the city on late flights. Everyone gathered around him, and he graciously signed until someone mentioned Madonna just arrived two terminals down, and I was embarrassed by how quickly they all left him. RIP, Champ. Fortunately, you fought when people got to enjoy the sport.
Saxum Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 RIP real Earth Superman. Still have Superman vs Muhammad Ali Supersize magazine. Got it signed by Neal Adams (the artist) and Muhammad Ali himself. In 1979, Denver DE Lyle Alzado boxed against Muhammad Ali http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/in-1979--lyle-alzado-boxed-against-muhammad-ali--seriously-143808020.html He lost his house on the fight.
eball Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 RIP Ali. It's a shame the last 30 years of his life were a mere whisper of what they could have been. If someone could only have gone back and stopped the Larry Holmes fiasco.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted June 4, 2016 Author Posted June 4, 2016 RIP real Earth Superman. Still have Superman vs Muhammad Ali Supersize magazine. Got it signed by Neal Adams (the artist) and Muhammad Ali himself. In 1979, Denver DE Lyle Alzado boxed against Muhammad Ali http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/in-1979--lyle-alzado-boxed-against-muhammad-ali--seriously-143808020.html He lost his house on the fight. that was an awesome story, Alzado was the man don't make players like him any more because it's not nice these days (except maybe Richie), never knew he played for the Broncos or Browns, And he didn't die from steroids it was a brain tumor, but hey list pile on the steroids=devil bandwagon.
Andrew Son Posted June 5, 2016 Posted June 5, 2016 Straight baller, ahead of his time. RIP GOAT, your contributions will live forever
bbb Posted June 5, 2016 Posted June 5, 2016 that was an awesome story, Alzado was the man don't make players like him any more because it's not nice these days (except maybe Richie), never knew he played for the Broncos or Browns, And he didn't die from steroids it was a brain tumor, but hey list pile on the steroids=devil bandwagon. I don't know why he thought it, but he kept blaming his brain tumor on steroids.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted June 5, 2016 Author Posted June 5, 2016 I don't know why he thought it, but he kept blaming his brain tumor on steroids. probably felt he needed to blame it on steroids as they were just starting to become demonized
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