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I'm watching the memorial for Ali I wish @denilson200 could see all the white people Ali and his family invited to speak at the service Ali wife said if you love God you love all your fellows not just black and white but people of all countries
Ali only loved black people. Quit trying to rumors!Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Ali only loved himself. Quit trying to rumorsQuote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncherAli only loved black people. Quit trying to rumors!Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
So sad to see Ali pass away. At least he wasn't one of those athletes/ human beings that wasn't appreciated until they're gone. At least he got plenty of recognition for his worth to society while he was still around to enjoy that recognition.
On a side note, I had never seen Ali's other daughter (other than Leila). Just saw her on a TV Ali special documentary, and man..... Ali had some fine looking daughters.
Muhammad Ali funeral: Rousing farewell at Louisville memorial
Rousing tributes have been paid to boxing legend Muhammad Ali at a memorial service in his home city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other speakers spoke of his fight for civil rights, while a message from President Barack Obama praised his originality.
The interfaith event took place hours after thousands said farewell as his coffin passed through city streets.
Ali was buried in a private ceremony attended by friends and family.
The service, attended by dignitaries and by several thousand people who acquired free tickets, was held at the KFC Yum! Centre.
It started with a Koran reading in Arabic. Imam Hamzah Abdul Malik recited Sura Fosselat, Prostration chapter 41 verses 30-35, which includes the words: "Truly those who say our Lord is God and are righteous, the angels will descend upon them saying have neither fear nor sadness but rather rejoice in this paradise that you have been promised."
Local Protestant minister Kevin Cosby said: "Before James Brown said 'I'm black and I'm proud', Muhammad Ali said 'I'm black and I'm pretty'."
Rabbi Michael Lerner attacked injustice against black people and Muslims, saying "the way to honour Muhammad Ali is to be Muhammad Ali today - speak out and refuse to follow the path of conformity."
Ali's wife Lonnie told the crowd: "If Muhammad didn't like the rules, he rewrote them. His religion, his beliefs, his name were his to fashion, no matter what the cost. Muhammad wants young people of every background to see his life as proof that adversity can make you stronger. It cannot rob you of the power to dream, and to reach your dreams."
Former US President Bill Clinton described Ali as "a free man of faith". He said: "I think he decided very young to write his own life story. I think he decided that he would not be ever disempowered. Not his race, not his place, not the expectations of others whether positive or negative would strip from him the power to write his own story."
Valerie Jarrett, an aide to President Obama who knew the boxer personally, read a letter from the president describing Ali as "bigger, brighter and more influential than just about anyone in his era... Muhammad Ali was America. Muhammad Ali will always be America. What a man." The president was not there, as he was attending his eldest daughter Malia's graduation.
Comedian Billy Crystal said: "Thirty-five years after he stopped fighting, [Ali was] still the champion of the world. He was a tremendous bolt of lightning created by Mother Nature. Muhammad Ali struck us in the middle of America's darkest night and his intense light shone on America and we were able to see clearly."
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Among those attending the service were King Abdullah of Jordan.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended Thursday's prayer ceremony and had been due at the service, but cut short his visit to the US. The reasons for his departure are not clear, though there are reports of differences with the funeral's organisers.
Rose petals
The motorcade procession began at about 10:35 local time (14:35 GMT), more than an hour behind schedule, and took the coffin past Ali's childhood home, then the Ali Center, the Center for African American Heritage and then down Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
Onlookers lining the roadside waved, took photos and chanted "Ali, Ali" as a cortege led by the hearse carrying his coffin drove through the downtown area.
Fans threw flowers at the hearse and rose petals were scattered along the route.
In one neighbourhood, several young men ran alongside the vehicle carrying a placard which read: "Ali is the greatest, thanks 4 all the memories."
The cortege then brought the coffin to the Cave Hill cemetery, where Muhammad Ali was buried in a private ceremony. Actor Will Smith and ex-boxer Lennox Lewis were among the pallbearers.
That was magical from Billy.
Right before he said it....I thought to myself....'I think Crystal was the first to do an Ali impression'! I remember watching that story live.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I remember him mostly from a show called SOAP. Everyone in the family was literally crazy. Funny show.
Anyhow! Great way to show Ali as a Muslim who loved his Jewish brother.
One of the few black people who was not scared to tell the truth. A true black...(I repeat) BLACK hero
What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
I'll agree with you and then go back to my white lifestyleQuote:
Originally Posted by denilson200What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
@denilson200 - 95% of my posts are nothing to do with race!" 😂😂😂Quote:
Originally Posted by denilson200What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
The story Billy Crystal told about him and Ali joking about Howard Cossell's toupee .. and got caught laughing aloud at the funeral...
Yeah...Priceless.
Here's the 15 round video Billy Crystal was referring to that he did in the eulogy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNLDqcXG-Q
Got me teary eyed LOL!!!!
Damn. That was great.
If it was up to me I would have banned white people from attending the funeral. Muhammad Ali was for black people. Muhammad Ali was black hero. Not a white heroQuote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncherI'll agree with you and then go back to my white lifestyleQuote:
Originally Posted by denilson200What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Ali was a hero and inspiration to millions black or white.Quote:
Originally Posted by denilson200If it was up to me I would have banned white people from attending the funeral. Muhammad Ali was for black people. Muhammad Ali was black hero. Not a white heroQuote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncherI'll agree with you and then go back to my white lifestyleQuote:
Originally Posted by denilson200What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Ha ha." Mr. 95% Man", you're trying to get your mojo back , but it's just not quite there, my little pedigree chum!Quote:
Originally Posted by denilson200If it was up to me I would have banned white people from attending the funeral. Muhammad Ali was for black people. Muhammad Ali was black hero. Not a white heroQuote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncherI'll agree with you and then go back to my white lifestyleQuote:
Originally Posted by denilson200What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
I shouldn't entertain your drivel, but hey I'm in the mood so here goes.
The funny thing is that you saying "Muhammad Ali was for black people." Makes you EXACTLY the kind of person that Ali would detest! You have put him in a box and almost classed him as a slave ! Ali was ONLY for Blacks! Really??
Ali said in countless interviews, he didn't want Blacks to rule, he didn't want Whites to be slaves, he wanted respect for Blacks and equality. He wanted them to have the same rights and the same opportunities.
It's people like you, who talk like you, that got Martin Luther King killed!! How ironic that YOU of all people do more damage to black civil rights than any white man could!!!
Have a good evening BROTHER! ;D;D:cool:
I'm shocked that you would ban white people. You seemed so accepting to all races. You tricked me!Quote:
Originally Posted by denilson200If it was up to me I would have banned white people from attending the funeral. Muhammad Ali was for black people. Muhammad Ali was black hero. Not a white heroQuote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncherI'll agree with you and then go back to my white lifestyleQuote:
Originally Posted by denilson200What's that supposed to mean ? What ? Just because a few white people were at the funeral. What ? Is that supposed to impress me ? Yeah those white people go to the funeral, then go back to white area, white jobs and white lifestyle. Whites kill me with that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Lol, come on guys stop feeding denice. He is either a troll or genuinely scum, and as long as he isn't going to get banned, what is the point humoring him? Don't address him directly in the posts and finish every other one of yours with @denilson200 .
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Seriously man get a grip or take a pill or something. That has to be in the top 3 of the dumbest statements I have ever seen on a boxing forum and one of the most inflammatory. It also puts you within a C-hair of being tossed off this site.
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Those are beautiful pictures.
Indeed they are. With the Beetles... And is that Elvis? The King and the Greatest together?
I liked the one of Ali talking the guy off the ledge. Heard the story but didn't know there was pics.
Ali v Superman, I want that comic.
Ring and other mags are doing special editions.
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Originally Posted by frasd
Thats pretty cool. When he lit that torch in 96 the dam busted. Even today if I ever see a clip of that I tear up
I put the below link on Facebook and that scene is what did it for me as well. I am a pretty hard man and have to at least pretend to be with 5 kinds 4 of which are females with boy friends I have to scare off from time to time. But I was close to weeping like a little girl at that point. It is hard to explain the impact a person you have never met can have on you. (In my defense I told the kids the dog died just to cover face. Then had to hide him for two days just so my story seemed straight)Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitQuote:
Originally Posted by frasd
Thats pretty cool. When he lit that torch in 96 the dam busted. Even today if I ever see a clip of that I tear up
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Ali interview with Parkinson on today BBC 4 10pm record and watch it.
I started writing out a tribute to Muhammad Ali Trying to include all the reasons why I revered the man. Then I realized I only really needed four words
R,I.P. THE GREATEST MY HERO MUHAMMAD ALI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Foolish kid....I couldn't appreciate what I had in that comic book. I scribbled on it, drew on it....don't know what happened to it...damn...Slim!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I would never forgive myself if that happened to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTraeFoolish kid....I couldn't appreciate what I had in that comic book. I scribbled on it, drew on it....don't know what happened to it...damn...Slim!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
That comic must be worth a fortune. :(