Muhammad Ali the Greatest RIP Legend

**Master** · 06-05-2016 04:42 AM

**smashup** · 06-05-2016 05:21 AM

Was lucky enough to see Ali with my own eyes as a kid when he was over in the UK, my parents took me to see him

Sad news and what a man he was , absolute legend.
What is incredible is that all his organs shut down but his heart kept beating for 30 Minutes after.

That right there totally sums up the man

https://twitter.com/Hanayali/status/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

**nuggetdotcom** · 06-05-2016 06:36 AM

In pure boxing terms, forget all the other associated media stuff, Ali was a heavyweight who moved as quick and was as fast as your world class middleweights, a true phenomenon, probably never to be repeated. Your hand cant hit what the eye cant see. Just leave it at that.

**ross** · 06-05-2016 07:36 AM

The reason many got in to boxing and the standard bearer of the division and boxing generally.

RIP Ali

**Spicoli** · 06-05-2016 08:26 AM

I do believe as of last night they've officially run out of room where the heroes find final peace. You cannot put into words the enormity of the man and his impact, influence and lasting impression on not just a country but the world. I never had the pleasure of seeing him fight live as a kid, the first time I saw him on TV was nowhere near a ring but on an episode of Different Strokes

and it stuck with me as Pop and my sister were howling! Wasn't until the mid 80's I truly began to appreciate him in and out of the ring, we'd sit and watch 'Superbouts' on ESPN where they seemed to rebroadcast the second Norton fight, Frazier trilogy and Foreman fight at least once a week

. Those were good times. Ali was a man who did what he truly wanted, said what he wanted when he wanted to say it, stood up to government and bucked a societal mindset whos time needed to expire and exceeded every expectation in his chosen profession. Regardless of race and religion Ali was very much the everyman, some of what we'd like to be. We didn't lose one of the greats...we lost the greatest. Listening to the news interviews of at least a dozen fellow boxers today really is a beautiful and telling tribute. A brotherhood rallied. Rest easy and be at final peace champion.

**J_Undisputed** · 06-05-2016 11:26 AM

"HEY GOOOOOOOCH!" Calling out bullies since Liston...

**Master** · 06-05-2016 11:23 PM

A huge procession and funeral will be held for Muhammad Ali on Friday to "allow anyone that is there from the world to say goodbye", his family says.

The funeral will be in Ali's home city of Louisville, Kentucky. Ex-President Bill Clinton will deliver a eulogy.

Comedian Billy Crystal and sports journalist Bryant Gumbel are also expected to speak.
The boxing legend, 74, died on Friday of "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes".

A private family service will be held on Thursday.

Muhammad Ali: 'World invited' to Louisville funeral - BBC News