Happy Birthday Muhammed Ali

GO RUPERT 10 · Joined: 27 Apr 2001 Location: THOMASTOWN,VIC,AUSTRALIA

Happy birthday to the greatest sportsman of all time
he may no longer float like a butterfly and sting like a bee but he will always be the peoples champion.Anyone who has ever seen the fantastic documentary When we were kings will agree that the legend of Muhammed Ali was made when he defeated george foreman in Zaire in 1974 to once again become the heavyweight champion of the world after no one gave him any chance at all to win

Donny · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:16 am

What absolute rubbish!

Greatest what of all time? Sportsman was it?

He made his name (then changed it) by shooting his mouth off and punching other men and being punched enough times by other men to get brain damage.

The people's champion? What people?

Eunos · Joined: 07 Feb 2004

Agreed Magfan.
Boxing is as much a sport as clubbing baby seals to death.

GO RUPERT 10 · Joined: 27 Apr 2001 Location: THOMASTOWN,VIC,AUSTRALIA

you blokes really dont know much about sport do you.
At least Ali backed up his words with actions by becoming the first man to become the heavyweight champion of the world on 3 times.He fought in an era where there were truly great boxers such as joe frasier,george foreman ,sonny liston and floyd patterson.He is truly an icon in world sport .Unlike thugs such as mike tyson Ali has carried himself with dignity and is still revered by people wherever he goes.He might have had a big mouth as you say but that was so great about him his quick wit and his carisma .So what if he changed his name.Didnt a certain basketballer called Lewis Alcindor change his name to Kareem-Abdul Jabbar?
Ali was more than just a boxer,he was a man who stood up for the rights of african americans and refused to be drafted into the army to fight in Vietnam because he didnt belive in murdering innocent people
and this cost him his world title which they stripped off him and banned him for 3 years.As far as im concerned Ali talked the talk but he certainly walked the walk

HAL · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:45 pm

Nothing is wrong with me. Is there anything wrong with you HAL? If the anti-Islamic trend extending is, then I'll be very surprised.

DidakinthePocket · FIGJAM Joined: 11 May 2003 Location: Magpie Country

thats about the only thing that made sense in this forum computer!

Happy Birthday Clay, love him or hate him, he was certenally 'infamous'

MagpieMad · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:13 am

There can only ever be one Greatest Boxer of all time and that is Ali!
Happy B'day to the Great One!

Dr Alf Andrews · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:17 am

Terry Molloy coulda been a contender ... but all HE got was a one-way ticket to palookaville.

Donny · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:51 pm

Who said anything was wrong with him changing his name ??

Shooting from the hip again, Greg ? Or is it going off half cocked ? Rolling Eyes

HAL · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:53 pm

Philip K. Dick. Smile

CQ · ambitious that Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb

Ah ha, so now hes not only the greatest sportsman of all time but a human activist as well..

he may well be an ICON of sport but not the greatest in my mind.

3rd degree · Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Location: John Wren's tote

Happy Birthday Ali easily the greatest, its easy to knock boxing but get in the ring and do a few rounds or even just work out on a bag and you're respect will change. It easily the best form of fitness and endurance. If we settled wars through unrigged boxing matches, the world would be a much better place than bombing the hell out of each other!

Daks · Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Location: Melbourne.

Dr Alf Andrews · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:14 pm