rvrdgsfn Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 RIP Champ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muhammad-ali-greatest-all-time-dead-74-n584776 Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead. Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. He was 74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 My favorite Ali moment is pretty simple....seeing him light the cauldron at the Atlanta Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I saw the update on my phone earlier today about him being hospitalized. I was really hoping that this wasn't what would come of it. Damn. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicageaux Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer." 2016 claims another victim. Touching on what @HedleyLamarr, said, here is that moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 For many of the CCSLCers who are too young to understand why his death is resonating with many tonight/today, read this piece from The New Yorker in 1998. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/12/american-hunger?mbid=social_twitter Thomas Hauser is basically his official biographer, so you can look up his works too. More thoughts later (either here or in a new post). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 He was before my time and I have never been a boxing fan, but you have to love the old clips, particularly the back-and-forth with Cosell. My favorite: https://twitter.com/muhammadali/status/35739734915424256 Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I was born too late to actually watch Ali fight, but make no mistake, he will always be the greatest. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 1 hour ago, OnWis97 said: He was before my time and I have never been a boxing fan, but you have to love the old clips, particularly the back-and-forth with Cosell. My favorite: https://twitter.com/muhammadali/status/35739734915424256 Cosell changed the narrative for Ali after his Supreme Court case was overturned in '71. And it soon turned bad as Ali threw a decades worth of shade on Joe Frazier. Granted, Ali loved wrestler Gorgeous George and mimicked him, it got personal and dangerous with Joe Frazier. He threw serious shade on Floyd Patterson too. Muhammad Ali didn't create smack talk/shade, but he damn sure secured the patent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Always loved him for standing up for his convictions and what he believed was right. Not just as a black man but as a man and a human being. Love You Champ. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I never saw Ali fight. I never saw Ali speak. Hell, I was just six when he lit the Olympic torch. But I can't remember I didn't know who was The Champ... who was The Greatest... RIP Muhammad Ali... | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Perhaps the most incredible showman, most outspoken hype man, and fiery athlete of his era and all time. I can never get enough of his interviews with Howard Cosell or watching some of his matches from his prime where he was a force of nature. RIP, Ali. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I second all of the above sentiments. And that footwork! RIP to the true GOAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 RIP This was incredible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 6 hours ago, BayouJim said: "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer." 2016 claims another victim. Touching on what @HedleyLamarr, said, here is that moment Not trying to be classless, just observational...it's an amazing coincidence that Ali and Turner Field/Olympic Stadium will be part of the past in 2016. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 semi NSFW (old humor) so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 He was much more than the greatest boxer of all time. He was a philanthropist and a great humanitarian. He retired from the sport in the year that I was born so I obviously never saw him fight. My dad never really liked him because he liked Frazier because he was a Philly guy but there is no denying that Ali was the best. RIP Mr. Ali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Combine the peak popularity of Jordan, Lebron, and Manning. The result is a good start towards understanding just how "big" Ali was back in the day. It's hard to describe. You had to be there to fully appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 44 minutes ago, infrared41 said: Combine the peak popularity of Jordan, Lebron, and Manning. The result is a good start towards understanding just how "big" Ali was back in the day. It's hard to describe. You had to be there to fully appreciate it. Imagine if Ali came onto the scene in this era with Twitter and all of the different social media platforms? He would have been a tremendous follow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 1 hour ago, infrared41 said: Combine the peak popularity of Jordan, Lebron, and Manning. The result is a good start towards understanding just how "big" Ali was back in the day. It's hard to describe. You had to be there to fully appreciate it. Do you miss boxing's place in American sports? I do. I know punching people in the head is the kind of thing we should be moving beyond as a civilization, but all we've really done is replace it with MMA, which is hardly safer and much less artful. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 26 minutes ago, jmac11281 said: Imagine if Ali came onto the scene in this era with Twitter and all of the different social media platforms? He would have been a tremendous follow! UFC would have competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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