Thread: Muhammad Ali has died at 74

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

This one was better.

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I've never seen that one before.

On netflix is the ESPN 30 for 30 about him and his last fight with Larry Holmes. Definitely worth the watch.

Originally Posted by aberdien

When Muhammad Ali Visited Ground Zero—and Showed Us All What It Means to Be American
http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...source=twitter

Interesting article.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I've never seen that one before.

What about this one?

This is NOT the P&R forum folks, please keep that in mind.

Originally Posted by Davii

This is NOT the P&R forum folks, please keep that in mind.

Yet

The real, unedited photo.

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

The real, unedited photo. <img src="http://www.broncosforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9053"/>

Wooooo

The Greatest is gone. We might never see one like him again.

Muhammad Ali, the lyrical heavyweight showman who thrilled the globe with his sublime boxing style, unpredictable wit, and gentle generosity – especially later in life – died on Friday. He was 74. Ali, the former Cassius Clay, was not just an athlete who embodied the times in which he lived. He shaped them. His conscientious objection to the Vietnam war, and reasoned rants against a country fighting for freedom on the other side of the globe, while its own black citizens were denied basic rights of their own, energized a generation. Ali refused to serve in Vietnam, was convicted of draft evasion, and stripped of the heavyweight crown he won from Sonny Liston in 1964.

AND

From Bike Theft to Boxer: Clay’s Beginnings

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., in Louisville, at 6:35 p.m. on Jan. 17, 1942. His father, Cassius Sr., was a sign painter “with minor artistic talents and a major taste for gin,” according to Sports Illustrated. His mother, Odesssa, worked as a household domestic. Clay’s ancestors were slaves on the plantation of his namesake, a Kentucky politician who was Lincoln’s minister to Russia. He had an Irish great-grandfather, named Abe Grady. But no trace of white blood could shield young Cassius from the slights of segregated Louisville. For example, Clay said that when he was 8 or 9, an old white man harassed him while he played with friends near the railroad tracks, dragging him by his collar and shouting “shut your mouth, little n—-r” as Clay resisted (another man, the story goes, interceded and saved Clay from further harm). “Why can’t I be rich?” Clay once asked his father. Cassius Sr. touched his son’s hand. “Look here,” he said. “That’s why you can’t be rich.”

full article - much more - http://time.com/3646214/muhammad-ali-dead-obituary/

In 1979, Mile High Stadium played host to one of the more fascinating events of its time: an exhibition match between boxing legend Muhammad Ali and former Broncos defensive end Lyle Alzado.

Ali, who passed away Friday, was past his physical peak and admitted as much at the time, going as far as to acknowledge that he did no training to prepare for the 30-year-old, two-time Pro Bowl defensive end.

"I'm way overweight; I've done a little bit of runnin', but I have enough to whip any football player in the world in the ring," Ali said. "It took me 25 years to throw a left jab, to learn how to dance the moves to pace yourself. Ain't no man who can come out of football and jump into my field now and master Muhammad Ali."

But Alzado wasn't completely inexperienced; he was a talented amateur boxer during his college years, going as far as the semifinals in the 1969 Midwest Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament.

Alzado was an underdog, but like another underdog boxer going against a great, he thought he had a chance

rest - plus videos of fight - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-an...2-c8b63b805c7f

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

Weird how he gets no hate for being a draft dodging pinko and Islamic convert.

you obviously don't know a single thing about his story Dave...

I will just say RIP, The Greatest

Originally Posted by weazel

you obviously don't know a single thing about his story Dave...

I will just say RIP, The Greatest

Dave is a liberal apologist. He was being sarcastic.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Dave is a liberal apologist. He was being sarcastic.

Weazel is Canadian. They don't sarcasm.

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

rest - plus videos of fight - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-an...2-c8b63b805c7f

I went to that fight with my Mom. 6 years old.