.......who was a teen in the 60's saw a man never before seen with what he did in the ring defensivly that was amazing.The heavy hitters like Shavers,Norton,Cleveland Williams,Liston were all worn out in a few rounds and then he put em away.Though Norton did break his jaw in one of their fights,I think it was in the 70's when he did it.Virtually untouchable in the 60's.Moved like a lightweight always on his toes.Beautiful.When he came back in 71 he wasn't able to do the same things as well as in 64-5.......When he was fighting Frazier, again,it was the 70's of course. Out of the ring he was so brash, rappin,calling the rounds, a lot of people couldnt handle it but to us he was part of a new generation like ourselves.Other than running with the lame Muslims,not to be confused with the Panthers, he was one helluva cool cat.YMMV,adios my friend..
He was a true patriot, and a great humanitarian. RIP
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want."
C. Clay was the man.
Yeah, I remember thinking that George Foreman was going to Kill Ali-- especially after the whupping Foreman gave Frazier. But Ali came up with the "rope-a-dope", let Foreman wear himself out, then Ali KO'd him in the 8th round.
~Doc
Yeah, I remember thinking that George Foreman was going to Kill Ali-- especially after the whupping Foreman gave Frazier. But Ali came up with the "rope-a-dope", let Foreman wear himself out, then Ali KO'd him in the 8th round.
I met Ali at Louie St. Pierre's Magic Shop on Hollywood Blvd. around 1981. I shook his hand, and was so awestruck, all I could say was, "You're the greatest." He didn't talk too much, always smiled; but he'd already started to exhibit a wee bit of palsy. He was crazy about parlor magic. He left his two-tone brown Rolls parked in the No Parking zone right out front of the store.
~Doc
Ive only gone to one boxing match, Ali vs Norton at Yankee Stadium. Great evening, i won a big bet that night when the decision went to Ali. R.I.P.
man, you have had some incredible life experiences...... maybe i tend to romanticize things a bit, but it just seems the greats of the recent past were so much bigger and better than what there is today. i met chris chelios once (now retired nhl dman), guy radiated charisma and a certain kind of "i'm not the kind of guy you wanna fuk with" aura. can't really be articulated in words, but i know what i mean..... i can only imagine meeting ali would have been something similar.....
i am too young to have seen the man in his prime.
that's amazing. when you see professional boxing in person, its a whole different experience than seeing it on tv, isn't it? the skill is mind boggling. that ring sure looks real small as well...nowhere to hide....you're in it....
Are you being funny? Awfully disrespectful.
......one GC...great pic,thx,James