The GOAT has died.

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  1. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I knew it was coming but I'm gutted all the same.

    Ali was beyond being a boxer or even a champion.

    He was an absolute legend the likes of which we won't see ever again.

    He gave us some of the most epic sporting moments of the 20th century, some of the best sound bites, some of the most iconic images. He was the Greatest pure and simple.

    A very sad day but also a day to celebrate the life of this great fighter and human being.
     
  2. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He lived more in those 74 yrs than most ppl do in 10 lifetimes.
     
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  3. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm going to my grandfather's house tommorow to rewatch some of his fights together. It has long been understood at my job that I'm not coming in the day after he died. I'm gutted.
     
  4. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I understand. I feel the same way. Well, He's talking **** and shuffling in heaven now. Out of his sad broken body and dancing under bright lights with Joe once again.:!:
     
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  5. Foxy 01

    Foxy 01 Boxing Junkie banned

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    How about we recount some of his quips? My favourite,

    " I'm so fast, I hit the switch, and I'm in bed before it gets dark. "

    R.I.P. great man.
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Sad day. Hopefully he and Joe can sport their **** out now, or get on with 4th installment :)
     
  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A brilliant fighter and a massive icon.

    To quote Angelo Dundee:

    "Muhammad ruined us for everybody. He was great outside [the ring]; he was great inside. We got so accustomed to it we thought we deserved it."
     
  8. bonzo7580

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  9. Knights107

    Knights107 Member Full Member

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    The Greatest

    & Always will be..
     
  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    This is a sad day for boxing fans worldwide.

    We will probably never see his like again!
     
  11. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Funny, I've been in tears over the years watching footage and videos of him but today I'm pretty calm about things. No more suffering now champ. His soul is too strong to fade away.
     
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  12. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    The greatest athlete of all time...

    Rest in peace!
     
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  13. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Very, very ,sad news,"The Greatest "heavyweight for me and a unique and special person, we won't see his like again.
    RIP Champ.
     
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  14. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Such a unique human being. Great for humanity.
     
  15. Unforgiven

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    Rest In Peace.
    The Greatest.
    A truly giant personality of his times. A unique human being. Popular across the world like no other.