Muhammad Ali placed on life support

[McGuinty]

A legend is almost gone.

https://nypost.com/2016/06/03/muhammad-ali-in-worse-shape-than-earlier-hospital-stays-insiders/

 

[papasmerf]

I had the occasion to speak with Baby Joe yesterday...........As he said.....The world is losing a true Champ.

We talked about Clay's perceived arrogance with his "I am the Greatest".
Joe sees it the same way I do that Clay was always talking smack but was a humble man who understood hype.

 

[Leo]

He can sting like a bee.

 

[Leo]

 

[Leo]

The greatest of all time.

 

[DannyDeVito]

He make boxing, no one has come close to his charisma ever since he retired. It doesn't look good right now.

 

[Waxed]

R.I.P. Ali

[h=1]Muhammad Ali dead at 74: reaction to death of a boxing icon – live[/h]
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/jun/04/muhammad-ali-dead-age-74-live-updates

 

[TOcrew]

Always a joy to watch his old takes.

 

[DonCorleo]

Years ago I read an article where the author stated the best athletes have the fastest eyes. And it was his opinion that Ali and Ted Williams had the fastest eyes. Really hard to argue.

 

[DonCorleo]

Ali was great. He was certainly not the greatest. But here is one of the greatest sports pics ever. RIP

 

[oldguyzer]

Without doubt (in my mind) one of the best boxers ever. And certainly the most entertaining. I'll never forget the image of him lighting the Olympic cauldron.

 

[Rolex]

You have to like this quote.

"My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother or some darker people or some poor, hungry people in the mud for big, powerful America. And shoot them for what?

They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn't put no dogs on me, they didn't rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and father. Shoot them for what?

How can I shoot them poor people? Poor little black people and babies and children and women. How can I shoot them poor people? Just take me to jail."

 

[Waxed]

What a low class.

Muhammad Ali Jr. from Chicago's South Side has reportedly left his wife and children after receiving his share of the family fortune according to the NY Post. Ali Jr. has lived on Chicago's south side for years with no assistance from his Father until now. Ali Jr. has allegedly since moved from apartment at 71st and Western to a different part of the city but decided not to take his family with him.

 

[papasmerf]

Liked ALi as a boxer but did not respect him as a man.