Muhammad Ali... THE Champ, dead at 74

[Rey C.]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight boxing champion who became the most recognized person in the world, died Friday after a brief bout with respiratory illness and a decades-long battle with Parkinson's disease, according to a spokesperson for the family. He was 74.


Although he'd been ill for a long time, this is hard to believe. One of the most iconic people to have lived in my lifetime, is dead. Some people, I don't know... you just feel like they won't die, no matter how old or ill they become. :crying:


R.I.P. to the man who adopted the title "The Greatest of All Time".

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

So long, Cassius Clay. We hardly knew ye.

 

[Supafly]

The name is "Muhammad Ali" At least honour him in his own name.

I am so happy I got to watch his classic fights on live tv back then, the "Thrilla in Manila", the "Rumble in the Jungle" and so on.

There can be noone like him ever again.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Like Howard Cosell, I will call him whatever I want.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

RIP Muhammad Ali. I was a kid in the 1970s and didn't realize how spoiled I was seeing guys like Ali, Frazier, Foreman, and Norton fight for free right on ABC TV. Boxing nowadays, especially the Heavyweight Division, can't hold a candle to that. Some people cheered for Ali and some people booed Ali but he knew how to create interest for a fight and was always a great talker.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

You forgot Larry Holmes.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

You forgot Larry Holmes.

And Leon Spinks.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

And Randall "Tex" Cobb. Although he was marginally better as an actor than a fighter. But he proved he could take a punch like a champion.

 

[Shorty V]

He became a True Legend in 74 (Rumble in the Jungle) and now he died at 74.

I imagine Ali rumbling along in heaven with Drew Bundini Brown.
God is gonna have the best fun of His eternal life.

RUMBLE YOUNG MAN, RUMBLE!

RIP Legend.

 

[CrimsonBolt]

Damn i was thinking he was dead a long time ago. :1orglaugh

Anyway R.I.P. Mr. Ali.

 

[Supafly]

Like Howard Cosell, I will call him whatever I want.

You may call him how you choose. You just do't get to call him by his wrong name and tell us you respect him.

Sorry, punk, you don't get it.

 

[barebeaverlover]

R.I.P. Champ-the greatest athlete I've ever seen:crying:

 

[Eric Lindros]

R.I.P. Muhammad Ali.

 

[sean miguel]

R.I.P. Champ.

I've watched some of his fights on espn classic sports. Just epic. The hand speed he had. He really did float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.

The sport's greatest indeed.

 

[FansBrianaBanks]

R.i.p.

 

[Jagger69]

Unquestionably, the greatest boxer to ever live and a man who meant so much more outside the ring. R.I.P. Muhammad Ali....sad day indeed.

 

[sean miguel]

holy shit. that's not even a movie. the greatest. ever.

 

[Tuomari]

Everyone dies, the memories stay forever..

 

[lamarwynn]

R.I.P to the Greatest of all time Muhammed Ali you will be missed champ

 

[Mr. Daystar]

At least he knew HOW to box, and wasn't just some thug that liked to fight. He understood the art, and the traditions of the sport. No one can say, he didn't earn his titles, and his due, he was respected in his sport, and he deserved to be.