Mohammed ali gone at age 74
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He is "The Greatest of All Time"...
This is truly a sad day. My condolences to those who held him close to their heart.
Don
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If you liked the Rocky soundtrack, you'll love this...
This is truly a sad day. My condolences to those who held him close to their heart.
Don
TDL
If you liked the Rocky soundtrack, you'll love this...
Wow....
The losses really hurt...
I wasn't affected as much by Prince's death.
Most shocking was Michael Jackson's death because he was so big. But Robin William's was especially painful because he was such a lovely man.
How is it that Rush Limbaugh is still alive after taking all those drugs and being so fat?
No justice...
The losses really hurt...
I wasn't affected as much by Prince's death.
Most shocking was Michael Jackson's death because he was so big. But Robin William's was especially painful because he was such a lovely man.
How is it that Rush Limbaugh is still alive after taking all those drugs and being so fat?
No justice...
This is a great loss, much more than any entertainer.
Mohammad Ali was much more than just a great athlete, he was a global icon. A prime example of courage under fire, the polar opposite of Giant Coward Donald. He was already under pressure from J Edgar Hoover when he fought George Chuvalo at Maple Leaf Gardens. For rejecting the draft he was eventually stripped of his Heavyweight Title. He spent 2.5 in limbo, we never got to see Ali in his prime. This is one passing that the world in mourning, from Mecca and beyond.
Mohammad Ali was much more than just a great athlete, he was a global icon. A prime example of courage under fire, the polar opposite of Giant Coward Donald. He was already under pressure from J Edgar Hoover when he fought George Chuvalo at Maple Leaf Gardens. For rejecting the draft he was eventually stripped of his Heavyweight Title. He spent 2.5 in limbo, we never got to see Ali in his prime. This is one passing that the world in mourning, from Mecca and beyond.
I have never understood why a professional thug who is paid to knock people out is a hero.
I view boxing and wrestling as part of our sad culture of violence - not to mention our (U.S.) wild west gun laws.
In the U.S. you have a right to have your musket to protect you from a British invasion when there was no U.S. army. That is our 2nd Amendment. But we have the power of the NRA and guns gone crazy with the headlines in most major cities every night about who was killed in the city in the last 12 hours.
At least in Canada you have slightly more sane gun laws/registration requirements.
While the violence of boxing and wrestling is a "sport" with high paid heros, heaven forbid we have consenting adult sex rights with C36 in Canada and every day major stings of consenting adults in the U.S.
Ironicall studes have shown the more sexually repressed a culture is historically the more violent.
Now, jumping into my foxhole to duck
I view boxing and wrestling as part of our sad culture of violence - not to mention our (U.S.) wild west gun laws.
In the U.S. you have a right to have your musket to protect you from a British invasion when there was no U.S. army. That is our 2nd Amendment. But we have the power of the NRA and guns gone crazy with the headlines in most major cities every night about who was killed in the city in the last 12 hours.
At least in Canada you have slightly more sane gun laws/registration requirements.
While the violence of boxing and wrestling is a "sport" with high paid heros, heaven forbid we have consenting adult sex rights with C36 in Canada and every day major stings of consenting adults in the U.S.
Ironicall studes have shown the more sexually repressed a culture is historically the more violent.
Now, jumping into my foxhole to duck
Because they are two consenting adults fighting, but the US does seem to be rotting from the inside out, you are right about that, however if we had 300,000,000 people we would probably have the same problems, more a population issue when compared to Canada.
I think it's because it's one of those sports that comes down to raw, basic athleticism... Like running. No fancy equipment... Just two guys battling it out.
His fame... his infamy... later came for his opposition to the Vietnam War which cost him his belt. He was well ahead of his time when it came to social injustice.
He was perhaps the greatest HW of all time
He invented or popularized trash talking and probably stumbled onto inventing "Rap" while doing it
He was the greatest sports/entertainment/pop icon figure of all time.
RIP
He invented or popularized trash talking and probably stumbled onto inventing "Rap" while doing it
He was the greatest sports/entertainment/pop icon figure of all time.
RIP
I'll have to agree with you on this Dave... His "sport" although he was obviously very good at it, made his life excruciatingly difficult in later years, and eventually killed him.
I remember seeing him at the opening of the 1996 Olympic games,
Not a dry eye in the place I'm sure... watching a man with the stature of Ali and a "larger than life itself" personality reduced to a shell of his former self by Parkinsons, was truly humbling.
A sad indictment of a "sport" that turns its back on its hero's that make it.
The ultimate in vicious irony.
May he R.I.P. now that his fight has ended.
I briefly dated a boxer and while he wanted to get very serious, I couldn't do it because I worried about his future health.
Not at all the same thing. Some people love to fight. In the context of professional fighting I say let them do it. What I hate is fighting in the NHL, that is a disgrace as it brings violence into a sport which has great skill and beauty. There is beauty in fighting as well, when it is THE art, not the rubbish and thuggery that is condoned in the NHL. Ali was not just a sporting hero, but also a huge political figure for freedom and human rights.
Death is a part of life, although that sounds ridiculous. May he rest in peace, and may his loved ones, friends and fans find consolation and courage.
