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Muhammad Ali .................

jltrentjltrent Member Posts: 9,343 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
turns 70 today.
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Maybe Don could finally kick his * now. [:D]
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  • woodhogwoodhog Member Posts: 13,115 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    ever notice, you never see Muhammad Ali and BTDT at the same time?
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  • A J ChristA J Christ Member Posts: 7,534 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
    Maybe Don could finally kick his * now. [:D]


    I doubt that.[}:)]
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  • TexasVetTexasVet Member Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The night I arrived at the Reception Center on Ft. Polk, La, we were met by all kinds of lights and cameras...seems ole Cassius Clay was supposed to report and they thought he might've been on the bus.

    He became a Muslim and the rest is history.........
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  • e3mrke3mrk Member Posts: 1,851 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He was one of a kind and Boxing will never see His likes again.
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  • dongilldongill Member Posts: 2,640
    edited November -1
    Cassius Clay is 70 today[:D]
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Ali is a piece of shi,,,,,,,,,,,,
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  • woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 23,478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Funny they Used to Dodge the Draft...
    Now they Volunteer to Die To kill American Infidels...[:(][:(]quote:Originally posted by TexasVet
    The night I arrived at the Reception Center on Ft. Polk, La, we were met by all kinds of lights and cameras...seems ole Cassius Clay was supposed to report and they thought he might've been on the bus.

    He became a Muslim and the rest is history.........
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  • JnRockwallJnRockwall Member Posts: 16,350 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
    Maybe Don could finally kick his * now. [:D]


    That's a pay per view I would buy! [:D]
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  • beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by austin20
    He and his wife moved back here to Louisville, his home town, a couple of years ago. Occasionally you will see him around town or at his museum. He is very polite and kind and he loves kids.



    And he is a draft dodger, period.
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    +1,000,000quote:Originally posted by beneteau
    quote:Originally posted by austin20
    He and his wife moved back here to Louisville, his home town, a couple of years ago. Occasionally you will see him around town or at his museum. He is very polite and kind and he loves kids.



    And he is a draft dodger, period.
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  • 320090T320090T Member Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My sister works at the Childrens Hospital in DC and Ali came to visit the kids. He visited EVERY kid there. One child was in rehab and returned to his room finding he had missed the boxer. My sister went to the elevator, down to the lobby, found Ali, told him the story, and he went back up to the kids room and talked with him too. Draft doger or not, that was nice. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton only visited selected kids, she didn't want to see the worst. Sis said the Bushes were the best for visiting the kids.
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  • 1fisher1fisher Member Posts: 1,012 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm not sure I agree with what Ali did when he was drafted -- BUT -- I do have respect for him standing up and accepting the consequences of his action. He didn't run off to Canada or get any special deferments, he was willing to go to jail for his beliefs.
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did his time which is a lot more than most can say for their convictions.
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  • anatomically correctanatomically correct Member Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As long as he was able to do, he talked. When he was no longer able to do, he stopped talking. Seems he always did what he said he would do. Lots of folks aren't like that.
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  • wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,201 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There was a time when the man was hard to understand...

    In the long run. He has left his mark.
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  • partisanpartisan Member Posts: 6,414
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Sage1
    Ali is a piece of shi,,,,,,,,,,,,


    +1 and a filthy draft dodger!!!!!!!!!!!!![:(!][:(!][:(!]
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  • mateomasfeomateomasfeo Member Posts: 27,143
    edited November -1
    I have great respect for the man though I didn't always believe in his politics.

    He could have served in the military and been in the rear with the gear. But he chose prison over going to fight in that piece of crap war. He gave up the prime of his professional career to stand by his beliefs, and he did it right - not by running, but by abiding by the system and going to jail.

    He was the G.O.A.T. - a man who walked the walk for his beliefs. America needs more like him now...
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  • jltrentjltrent Member Posts: 9,343 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I was young when he was boxing and didn't care much for him as a boxer. A few years ago they showed reruns of a lot of his bouts and after watching them the man was good. There hasn't been anybody since with the talent he had in his prime. Most of the time he made it look easy.
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Like others, I disagreed with his decision to refuse induction. But, also I admire him for sticking to his principles and accepting the consequences. Most others ran and hid. He refused to Puzzy out. He basically said, "Here are my beliefs and I will honor them." Christian or Muslim, how many of you guys would actually go to prison for your beliefs? Most would hold out as long as possible and then cave. He didn't.
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