Author Topic: Muhammad Ali - Happy 70th (Read 468 times)

huss9 · « **on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 08:59:07 AM »

happy birthday you big beautiful man.
my absolute all time hero.

OCK · « **Reply #1 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 09:01:23 AM »

(SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH)

-oh no...-

OH... thank... (phew...)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Spider Jerusalem · « **Reply #2 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 09:07:12 AM »

Saw him at the front of the open top bus we had for The Queen's silver jubilee, being driven down Boldon Lane in South Shields when I was a nipper. Much more exciting than when Queenie visited town!

POOT · « **Reply #3 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 09:09:42 AM »

Happy Birthday.

Genuine legend

mrmojorisin75 · « **Reply #4 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 09:30:51 AM »

Quote from: OCK on Tuesday 17 January 2012, 09:01:23 AM

(SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH)

-oh no...-

OH... thank... (phew...)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

fuckin hell, me too

cp40 · « **Reply #5 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 10:43:34 AM »

The Greatest.

Happy birthday.

Village Idiot · « **Reply #6 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 11:44:33 AM »

f***ing hell, thought he had kicked the bucket when I saw the thread.

Happy birthday!

Oakie Doke · « **Reply #7 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:03:37 PM »

Happy birthday. My favourite sportsman ever.

Dem BABA · « **Reply #8 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:07:05 PM »

My heart ceased its rhythm for half a second when I saw this thread title. I know your intentions were great, but you are going to scare many people here

huss9 · « **Reply #9 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:07:55 PM »

Quote from: Dem BABA on Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:07:05 PM

My heart ceased its rhythm for half a second when I saw this thread title. I know your intentions were great, but you are going to scare many people here

oops - how do u change the thread title?

huss9 · « **Reply #10 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:08:53 PM »

there, done

SEMTEX · « **Reply #11 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:10:28 PM »

Thankfully I knew it was his birthday already, otherwise I'd've been totally sadface.

My cousin has met him, therefore I'm only one degree of separation from Muhammad Ali. Not quite as cool as actually meeting him.

Oakie Doke · « **Reply #12 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 02:54:33 PM »


1 of 5 An Audience With Muhammad Ali 1977 Newcastle

his visit to Newcastle in 1977. What a legend.

Ian W · « **Reply #13 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 03:01:18 PM »

My Dad has some great photos of him visiting the toon.

huss9 · « **Reply #14 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 03:13:10 PM »

stuff on itv4 all this week.

Sifu · « **Reply #15 on:** Tuesday 17 January 2012, 05:28:12 PM »

Legend.

Happy Birthday.

Ronaldo · « **Reply #16 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 01:09:08 AM »

Second greatest HW of all time. Beat a prime Sonny Liston and George Foreman; nuff said.

H09 · « **Reply #17 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 01:27:32 AM »

Renewed his wedding vows in South Shields and had an audience in Eldon Square

I heard Lionel Messi was coming to the silverlink

Cronky · « **Reply #18 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 09:11:51 AM »

One amazing character who took on the world on his own terms and won. Not a common happening.

It's sad to see him in such poor health though. He was so wrapped up in his persona as the Greatest that he carried on boxing too long.

Ronaldo · « **Reply #19 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 12:32:58 PM »

Saying his illness is a result of carrying on too too long is a massive oversimplification, if not completely incorrect. Fact is, he had his last fight before the age of 40 - not exactly 'old' for a heavyweight - and only 4 fights beyond the age of 35.

The problem with Ali, is that he fought arguably the 3 most devastating punchers of all time in Shavers, Foreman and Frazier - and took a lot of punches in those fights, especially to the side of the head. His tactics against Foreman probably did the most damage.

mrmojorisin75 · Quote from: pedro111 on Friday 12 November 2010, 11:31:28 AM

Quote from: Ronaldo on Wednesday 18 January 2012, 01:09:08 AM

Second greatest HW of all time. Beat a prime Sonny Liston and George Foreman; nuff said.

Ste · « **Reply #21 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 01:48:15 PM »

Who is the greatest?

mrmojorisin75 · Quote from: pedro111 on Friday 12 November 2010, 11:31:28 AM

it's the "Ronaldo decrees" aspect of it that got me, no doubt whatsoever like

Ronaldo · « **Reply #23 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 01:58:25 PM »

Joe Louis is the greatest.

Oakie Doke · « **Reply #24 on:** Wednesday 18 January 2012, 02:15:14 PM »

It is sad to see him as he is now, considering the confident, quick-witted, athletic man he was in his prime. He is barely recognisable nowadays. I suppose as Ronaldo says that's just the risk he took in fights such as the Rumble in the Jungle where he was pretty much welcoming blows to the side of his head to tire George Foreman out. It obviously worked but no doubt must have done a lot of damage to his brain. At least he's still with us I suppose.