 "If it wasn't for me the game would be dead" - Muhammad Ali, A few questions on the G.O.A.T. |
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Take away everything accomplished by the G.O.A.T. and what do we have with boxing today?
Who do you feel is Greater than the Greatest? Some people (like me) would still argue that if it weren't for the layoff, a more primed Ali would've given Frazier all that he could handle in the first fight, agreed? This post has been edited by Gambit808: Feb 1 2013, 07:01 PM |
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Feb 6 2013, 07:52 PM
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The main thing that set Ali apart from those of his counterparts in any era is that he had a platform (Human Rights) to stand on, there were/are plenty of colorful characters in this sport and those with plenty of mouth and a flair for being funny, the most hated or just outright outrageously entertaining.
Muhammad was the right man in the right place at the right time in that era, there are no longer any platforms for boxing's elite to stand on and become a world reknown people's champ for. People are no longer galvanized, we're more segregated that ever thanks to the media. |
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Gambit808 "If it wasn't for me the game would be dead" - Muhammad Ali Feb 1 2013, 06:53 PM
mgrover Can't comment on something I don't know mu... Feb 1 2013, 07:10 PM
Gambit808 QUOTE (mgrover @ Feb 1 2013, 07:10 PM) Ca... Feb 1 2013, 07:19 PM mgrover QUOTE (Gambit808 @ Feb 2 2013, 12:19 AM) ... Feb 1 2013, 07:58 PM daprofessor QUOTE (mgrover @ Feb 1 2013, 07:58 PM) Th... Feb 1 2013, 09:04 PM Gambit808 QUOTE (mgrover @ Feb 1 2013, 07:58 PM) Th... Feb 1 2013, 09:59 PM daprofessor ali was maradona, pele, babe ruth, joe montana, ro... Feb 1 2013, 07:30 PM Cheesey1 QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 1 2013, 07:30 PM... Feb 2 2013, 07:22 PM daprofessor QUOTE (Cheesey1 @ Feb 2 2013, 07:22 PM) A... Feb 3 2013, 03:43 AM Cheesey1 QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 3 2013, 03:43 AM... Feb 3 2013, 11:32 PM daprofessor QUOTE (Cheesey1 @ Feb 4 2013, 12:32 AM) T... Feb 4 2013, 03:16 PM Cheesey1 QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 4 2013, 03:16 PM... Feb 5 2013, 10:22 AM duwdu QUOTE (Cheesey1 @ Feb 2 2013, 08:22 PM) A... Feb 3 2013, 05:22 AM Cheesey1 QUOTE (duwdu @ Feb 3 2013, 05:22 AM) +1.
... Feb 3 2013, 11:34 PM mrchitown Though I wasn't yet born in his era of fightin... Feb 2 2013, 12:16 AM Gambit808 QUOTE (mrchitown @ Feb 2 2013, 12:16 AM) ... Feb 2 2013, 09:39 PM BrutUalBK Without a doubt he was the greatest in the sense o... Feb 2 2013, 07:02 PM Gambit808 QUOTE (BrutUalBK @ Feb 2 2013, 07:02 PM) ... Feb 2 2013, 09:38 PM BrutUalBK QUOTE (Gambit808 @ Feb 2 2013, 09:38 PM) ... Feb 4 2013, 12:03 PM Gambit808 QUOTE (BrutUalBK @ Feb 4 2013, 12:03 PM) ... Feb 4 2013, 01:39 PM BrutUalBK QUOTE (Gambit808 @ Feb 4 2013, 01:39 PM) ... Feb 4 2013, 04:07 PM duwdu QUOTE (BrutUalBK @ Feb 2 2013, 08:02 PM) ... Feb 3 2013, 04:27 AM wolterb I'm always drawn to fighters that either stand... Feb 2 2013, 11:08 PM wolterb Ali brought character and knew how to incite an au... Feb 2 2013, 11:13 PM checkleft QUOTE (mrchitown @ Feb 2 2013, 01:16 AM) ... Feb 3 2013, 12:23 AM mrchitown QUOTE (checkleft @ Feb 2 2013, 11:23 PM) ... Feb 5 2013, 03:06 PM wolterb ^No reason to get into details but I don't thi... Feb 3 2013, 12:01 PM duwdu QUOTE (wolterb @ Feb 3 2013, 01:01 PM) ^N... Feb 3 2013, 05:35 PM wolterb I should've said "completely accurate... Feb 3 2013, 07:03 PM mgrover slip the left hook? I thought it was roll the hook... Feb 4 2013, 04:45 PM daprofessor QUOTE (mgrover @ Feb 4 2013, 05:45 PM) sl... Feb 4 2013, 07:50 PM BrutUalBK QUOTE (mgrover @ Feb 4 2013, 03:45 PM) sl... Feb 4 2013, 09:51 PM checkleft QUOTE (daprofessor @ Feb 4 2013, 04:16 PM... Feb 5 2013, 02:55 PM checkleft QUOTE (mrchitown @ Feb 5 2013, 04:06 PM) ... Feb 6 2013, 12:26 AM mrchitown QUOTE (checkleft @ Feb 5 2013, 11:26 PM) ... Feb 6 2013, 03:51 PM checkleft QUOTE (mrchitown @ Feb 6 2013, 04:51 PM) ... Feb 6 2013, 04:36 PM Dolimite Can argue what he says. He really invented a Holly... Feb 6 2013, 05:38 PM |
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