Muhammad Ali

[ROH522155]

I am a huge fan of Muhammad Ali. Yea im only 14 years old but I know the story of Ali. The man and the boxer. He deeply influenced an entire generation with his words and actions. I want to know what he meant to you guys and what you thought of the greatest. Here are my thoughts.


Ali the Boxer- I feel if you take Ali in his prime and put him in the ring against any boxer who has ever lived, Muhammad Ali would be far superior. Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, you name em. Ali is better. His speed and reflexes are matched by no other before or since.The only 5 fights he lost(against Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Trevor Berbick, Leon Spinks, and Larry Holmes) came after he was out of boxing for three years and lost a step or two.

Ali the man- What really transformed Ali into a national icon, was what he did outside of the ring. Nobody talked up a storm better than the Louisville Lip himself. He transformed the sporting world with all the talkin he did. That was unheard of back then. It was classic. Predicting what round his opponent would fall in(and getting it right more than half the time), and all the clever rhymes he was always coming up with. Boy i wish i could have seen it. Rap would not be the same today if it wasnt for Ali. What I would respect the most about Ali is that he ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS stood up for what he believed in. He announced that he was joining the Nation of Islam and would like to be called Muhammad Ali instead of Cassius Clay just one day after shocking the world by beating the Bear, Sonny Liston, for the heavyweight crown. He took so much heat after that but he never backed down, beatin the hell out of any boxer who refused to call him Muhammad Ali. Then, in 1967, he refuses to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces knowing that he would be scrutinized by the media and could face years of jail time. All to stand by Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. To sum this all up, Muhammad Ali was indeed, The Greatest.

Now, almost 50 years since Ali won the Gold Medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics, his legend still goes on. And hopefully in another 50 years, it STILL will be. What are you alls thoughts on Ali? Anybody live to see him?

[Tighthead420]

He was an adulterer...forgot to mention that.

Other than that...yeah I respect him as a boxer.

[shaikh015]

[quote name='ravensorioleshoyas522155' post='153082' date='Feb 11 2009, 11:38 PM']I am a huge fan of Muhammad Ali. Yea im only 14 years old but I know the story of Ali. The man and the boxer. He deeply influenced an entire generation with his words and actions. I want to know what he meant to you guys and what you thought of the greatest. Here are my thoughts.


Ali the Boxer- I feel if you take Ali in his prime and put him in the ring against any boxer who has ever lived, Muhammad Ali would be far superior. Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, you name em. Ali is better. His speed and reflexes are matched by no other before or since.The only 5 fights he lost(against Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Trevor Berbick, Leon Spinks, and Larry Holmes) came after he was out of boxing for three years and lost a step or two.

Ali the man- What really transformed Ali into a national icon, was what he did outside of the ring. Nobody talked up a storm better than the Louisville Lip himself. He transformed the sporting world with all the talkin he did. That was unheard of back then. It was classic. Predicting what round his opponent would fall in(and getting it right more than half the time), and all the clever rhymes he was always coming up with. Boy i wish i could have seen it. Rap would not be the same today if it wasnt for Ali. What I would respect the most about Ali is that he ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS stood up for what he believed in. He announced that he was joining the Nation of Islam and would like to be called Muhammad Ali instead of Cassius Clay just one day after shocking the world by beating the Bear, Sonny Liston, for the heavyweight crown. He took so much heat after that but he never backed down, beatin the hell out of any boxer who refused to call him Muhammad Ali. Then, in 1967, he refuses to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces knowing that he would be scrutinized by the media and could face years of jail time. All to stand by Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. To sum this all up, Muhammad Ali was indeed, The Greatest.

Now, almost 50 years since Ali won the Gold Medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics, his legend still goes on. And hopefully in another 50 years, it STILL will be. What are you alls thoughts on Ali? Anybody live to see him?[/quote]
Ray Lewis reminds me of Muhammad Ali...Because they have the same Philosophy you come to play and when you play...you play hard!!!!!

Give it you best and never look back!!!!!
There was nice commercial or media video bite which hosted Ray Lewis as the boxer.. It was tight he really looked like you can put him in against Roy Jones!!! Or Tyson!!!

RAVEN FAN HERE!!!!!!

[shaikh015]

in all honesty this was a dedication to OJ Brigance...