Muhammad Ali On Life Support

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Maldini

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Aug 19, 2015

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• Jun 3, 2016

• #21

It's like he died years ago.You don't see him you don't hear him because of his illness.A legendary figure of our time.

 

atfc village

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Mar 28, 2013

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Lower Bourne .Farnham

• Jun 4, 2016

• #22

Floats like a Butterfly and stings like a Bee . A true legend.

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

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Location Location

• Jun 4, 2016

• #23

His greatness was before my time, or at least at a time when I was too young to appreciate it. But I've seen the footage, watched the interviews, read the quotes, read the articles, watched When We Were Kings, and learned his story. A true icon of the 20th century, and its so sad that we will never see the like of him again. Heavyweight boxing nowadays is such a pale, drab imitation of the huge global event it used to be, and the sporting world is so much poorer for it. Now we just have overhyped pretenders, boorish oafs like Fury, lots of noise but not an OUNCE of the class and charisma of the likes of Ali, or many of the fighters of that era who would've put him on his arse at a time of their choosing.

I hope Ali gets through this and spends a few more years amongst us, because we're fast running out of legends this year.

 

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Robinjakarta

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Jul 14, 2014

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Jakarta

• Jun 4, 2016

• #24

Without doubt the greatest living legend in sport. Has me thinking what other legends remain. The greatest I can think of are Garfield Sobers (saw him and Rohan Kanhai slaughter Sussex way back) and Rod Laver (might have won Wimbledon nine times if professionals weren't banned from the tournament). Not that cheating druggie Maradona but maybe Pele. But Muhammad Ali transcends them all.

 

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arfer guinness

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Feb 15, 2007

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• Jun 4, 2016

• #25

Not only one of, if not the greatest boxer of the 20th century, but in my opinion one of the greatest men of the century. Had the pleasure to visit the Ali Center in Louisville a few years ago, there is so much more to the man than you could ever realise.

 

Commander

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Apr 28, 2004

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London

• Jun 4, 2016

• #26

Died this morning.


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Djmiles

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Dec 1, 2005

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Kitchener, Canada

• Jun 4, 2016

• #27

RIP. What a legend.

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

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• Jun 4, 2016

• #28

Struggling to remember a bigger worldwide icon of my generation. This is such a sad year for celebrity deaths, I grew up with most of them. RIP

 

KZNSeagull

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Nov 26, 2007

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Wolsingham, County Durham

• Jun 4, 2016

• #29

The 20th Century Icon. RIP

 

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Muzzy

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Jan 25, 2011

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Lewes

• Jun 4, 2016

• #30

RIP Ali, there will only ever be one greatest. You fought everything in your life like a true warrior.
Nobody will ever even come close to your legendary status

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• Jun 4, 2016

• Thread starter
• #31

Very sad news to wake up to.

RIP 'The Greatest'.

 

Gullflyinghigh

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Apr 23, 2012

4,279

• Jun 4, 2016

• #32

Another one gone. This year...honestly. What a legend though.

 

Gregory2Smith1

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Sep 21, 2011

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Auch

• Jun 4, 2016

• #33

his fights against Joe Frazier were amazing

RIP

The Greatest

 

Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat

Aug 18, 2009

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Beside the seaside, beside the sea

• Jun 4, 2016

• #34

Boxing was never my thing, but I loved Cassius as he was called. He was good looking, charismatic and a very good boxer.

 

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Robinjakarta

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Jul 14, 2014

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Jakarta

• Jun 4, 2016

• #35

His dismantling of Cleveland Williams, a fearsome opponent himself, was unbelievable and still on YouTube.

 

Mowgli37

Enigmatic Asthmatic

Jan 13, 2013

6,371

Sheffield

• Jun 4, 2016

• #36

A true, genuine legend.

RIP Ali.