Muhammad Ali Appreciation thread.

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Great man indeed. Facing Ali is probably the best testament. Take the good with the bad. He had a horrible mouth, demeaned fighters in the most shallow of ways.

But no one complained about the paydays they got fighting Ali.

Ken Norton "Me and my son were eating hotdogs regular until the Ali fight. After Ali we ate steak regularly."


My favorite comes from Ron Lyle- when asked if he thought the fight was stopped prematurely he stated if it weren't for Ali, would you be talking to me now? 'bout what?

BTW- that straight right hand Ali landed on Lyle that sent him reeling- was heavy handed- followed by a hellatious flurry. He knew how to end a fight when a fighter got hurt.