RIP Muhammad Ali

SirFozzie · 06-03-2016, 11:32 PM

He was The Greatest. He shook up the world, just like he promised.

He floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee, and now, sadly, he is no longer with us.

Muhammad Ali dies at 74

cartman · 06-04-2016, 12:00 AM

Never will be another like him. His impact on the world at large was immense.

JediKooter · 06-04-2016, 12:21 AM

Honestly thought he was older than 74, not because of how he looked, thought he was in his 80s.

RIP Champ.

Senator · 06-04-2016, 12:32 AM

rowech · 06-04-2016, 05:41 AM

He was the first "modern athlete."

Mizzou B-ball fan · 06-04-2016, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

Honestly thought he was older than 74, not because of how he looked, thought he was in his 80s.

RIP Champ.

Parkinson's and other brain-related diseases will do that. My father-in-law lives with us. We care for him because he's in late-stage. He's 71. Most people think he's in his mid-80's.

timmae · 06-04-2016, 09:41 AM

We'll remember you forever champ. GOAT.

cuervo72 · 06-04-2016, 10:40 AM

I thought that he was older as well. I mean, by time I learned who he was he was nearing retirement. An ancient fighter...in his late 30s. Who had first made his name in 1960. That just seems so long ago. Sports is a little weird like that, with how young players really are.

Toddzilla · 06-04-2016, 10:53 AM

For all the idiots who always tell athletes "stick to sports," Ali was the GREATEST because he didn't. Without question the most important sports figure that ever lived. His is a legacy that will be felt forever.

rowech · 06-04-2016, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla

For all the idiots who always tell athletes "stick to sports," Ali was the GREATEST because he didn't. Without question the most important sports figure that ever lived. His is a legacy that will be felt forever.

Pele says hello.

rowech · 06-04-2016, 11:35 AM

I think it's interesting to see a bunch of older writers/commentators who normally go on about today's modern athlete being too vocal, too arrogant, etc. turn around and today go on and on about how great Ali was for being that way. Everything is always relatable to the generation we grow up in.

EagleFan · 06-04-2016, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

I think it's interesting to see a bunch of older writers/commentators who normally go on about today's modern athlete being too vocal, too arrogant, etc. turn around and today go on and on about how great Ali was for being that way. Everything is always relatable to the generation we grow up in.

I think the difference is that Ali was vocal in a sport that is all about the individual versus some of the team sport athletes of today that put themselves above the team by their actions.

JPhillips · 06-04-2016, 01:04 PM

There's nothing in our contemporary politics equivalent to Vietnam, but how many of these commentators would be praising Lebron if he gave up four years of his career fighting a political battle that at least half the country disagreed with?

molson · 06-04-2016, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

I think it's interesting to see a bunch of older writers/commentators who normally go on about today's modern athlete being too vocal, too arrogant, etc. turn around and today go on and on about how great Ali was for being that way. Everything is always relatable to the generation we grow up in.

I was thinking about how it's too bad that only combat sports athletes are "allowed" to have big personalities and be fun trash talkers, and even then, plenty of people hate McGregor, Rousey, and Mayweather because they're obnoxious. A team sports player acting like that, or Ali, would get an even worse reception I think. Maybe just because you have that automatic built-in animosity from fans of opposing teams. So like you see here all the time, "classiness" becomes the most important thing in the world because it's an easy way to criticize teams you don't like even if their team is better than yours. Anybody shows too much personality, they're not "classy".

Dutch · 06-04-2016, 05:15 PM

A personality is a big part of an MMA fighter or Boxers game. They aren't golfers. I think it's completely acceptable to be brash and arrogant in those areas.

Anyway, RIP Ali.

Ali is to boxing what Ruth was to baseball. Although not the first great boxer, he will be immortalized in the same way.

JediKooter · 06-06-2016, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Parkinson's and other brain-related diseases will do that. My father-in-law lives with us. We care for him because he's in late-stage. He's 71. Most people think he's in his mid-80's.

Damn, I'm sorry to here that man. My last remaining grandma died about a year ago from it. I don't wish it on anybody.

cartman · 06-10-2016, 04:11 PM

That was the greatest funeral procession ever. What a scene.

whomario · 06-10-2016, 04:43 PM

also recently rewatched "When we were Kings", which did a terrific job of capturing the phenomenon that he was, even while not being out to do that (or maybe that´s why it works so well). Anybody who hasn´t seen it, it´s an absolute must watch. Basically covers the events surrounding the Foreman-Ali Fight in Zaire or rather.

06-04-2016, 12:00 AM	#2
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Never will be another like him. His impact on the world at large was immense. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Honestly thought he was older than 74, not because of how he looked, thought he was in his 80s. RIP Champ. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

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06-04-2016, 09:41 AM	#7
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	We'll remember you forever champ. GOAT. __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

06-04-2016, 10:40 AM	#8
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I thought that he was older as well. I mean, by time I learned who he was he was nearing retirement. An ancient fighter...in his late 30s. Who had first made his name in 1960. That just seems so long ago. Sports is a little weird like that, with how young players really are. __________________ null

06-04-2016, 05:41 AM	#5
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	He was the first "modern athlete."

06-04-2016, 10:53 AM	#9
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	For all the idiots who always tell athletes "stick to sports," Ali was the GREATEST because he didn't. Without question the most important sports figure that ever lived. His is a legacy that will be felt forever.

06-04-2016, 11:35 AM	#11
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	I think it's interesting to see a bunch of older writers/commentators who normally go on about today's modern athlete being too vocal, too arrogant, etc. turn around and today go on and on about how great Ali was for being that way. Everything is always relatable to the generation we grow up in.

06-04-2016, 01:04 PM	#13
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	There's nothing in our contemporary politics equivalent to Vietnam, but how many of these commentators would be praising Lebron if he gave up four years of his career fighting a political battle that at least half the country disagreed with? __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

06-04-2016, 05:15 PM	#15
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	A personality is a big part of an MMA fighter or Boxers game. They aren't golfers. I think it's completely acceptable to be brash and arrogant in those areas. Anyway, RIP Ali. Ali is to boxing what Ruth was to baseball. Although not the first great boxer, he will be immortalized in the same way.

06-10-2016, 04:11 PM	#17
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	That was the greatest funeral procession ever. What a scene. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-10-2016, 04:43 PM	#18
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	also recently rewatched "When we were Kings", which did a terrific job of capturing the phenomenon that he was, even while not being out to do that (or maybe that´s why it works so well). Anybody who hasn´t seen it, it´s an absolute must watch. Basically covers the events surrounding the Foreman-Ali Fight in Zaire or rather. __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

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