RIP Muhammed Ali

[MAD Doctor]

Boxing legend dead at 74.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/n ... 37657.html

[asu66]

30 years of suffering from Parkinson's Disease and an upper respiratory infection took their toll. I had no use for the brash kid we knew as Cassius Clay; but Ali, as a mature adult and father, gradually became a class act. He fought Parkinson's from his early 40s with all his might--and with no complaints.

He had one essential weakness--pretty women.

[WVAPPeer]

I will say I liked him from the beginning - I had him in his first fight against Liston as me and my friends sat and listened on the radio - I think I won a quarter (0.25) - I can live with "big-talkers" as long as they back it up - He did both !!!

[Rekdiver]

I was in a bar n Blowing Rock when he lost to Frasier. Listened to all his fights. I didn't appreciate the balls he had standing up to the government and racism until I was much older. He was the greatest.

[AppFan11]

I lost plenty of $$$ betting against him. A man ahead of his time both physically, verbally and socially. I did not like him when I was in my teens but grew to respect his immense talents. Easily one of the greatest boxers of all time and pushed our country toward social justice. RIP Muhammad.

[huskie3]

Always had great respect for Ali as an athlete. I count being there at '96 Olympics ceremony and witnessing him light the flame as a special memory.