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Silver Back



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RIP Muhammad Ali
Sad new about The Greatest. Sad
Post #537376 4th Jun 2016 5:13am
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Maris Widgeon



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Greatest ever sportsman.
One of the most famous men in history.
R I P .
Post #537381 4th Jun 2016 6:29am
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Allan c.



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Another of my heroes departs.
R.I.P Muhammad Ali.
Post #537382 4th Jun 2016 6:36am
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Barneyboy



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R.I.P Very sad news indeed Paul Tash n Barney
Post #537383 4th Jun 2016 6:46am
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Venomator



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R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ... :(
The only boxer I ever watched fight... Rolling Eyes

But he was so very much more than that, a truly inspiring, great human being... Bow down

R.I.P. Butterfly Bee... Mr. Green  Rog... Mr. Green
The GREEN One...

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Post #537397 4th Jun 2016 7:35am
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Pickles



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One of the greatest & most courageous men that ever lived.
Ali is my all time greatest hero by a huge margin. He fought some monumental battles in & out of the ring, and suffered terrible indignities in trying to continue his career.
Here is one of his quotations: "I'm so fast, I can get out of bed to switch the light off, and be back in bed before the light goes out"!
Thanks for so many magnificent memories.
RIP Ali, you will never be forgotten. Martin.
Post #537398 4th Jun 2016 7:38am
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bm52



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when beat Jo Frazier I was 7 and in hospital listening on the radio with another patient my age from the USA who was called Clay!

Seems so long ago. RIP
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R I P. Steve.
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gazman



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terrible terrible news. I'm really saddened by this.



It's really close to home at the moment as my father suffers with Parkinsons, and a few times it has been touch and go due to related illnesses like chest infections 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
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flydive



Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
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Sad news, great loss.

Never been a boxing fan, but as a kid I would get up at night to watch his fights.
Post #537428 4th Jun 2016 9:59am
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A man who the word Legend was made for. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

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Post #537449 4th Jun 2016 11:19am
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I've always found this man inspiring, however I don't see it as terrible news. I see it as a release for him. Because he spent all his life fighting in one form or another. Be it in the ring, against discrimination, when he took on Islam as a religion and finally against illness.
I'm not a believer, but the spiritual nature of the man for me, means that he is at peace now. If there was ever a person that was going to heaven if such a place exists, it is him.

I was watching through some interviews with him and he talked about the following incident. In 1960 he fought for and won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. He was at that moment, an Olympic champion and by definition the best boxer in that class in the world.
He went to his home town and went to the best restaurant in his home town to order a meal and they couldn't and wouldn't serve him because he was black. Just 56 years ago he couldn't get served in his own city. I can't imagine dealing with that. Yet it just made him more determined to win and show them what he could do. New project and it's green: www.projectoverland.info
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Daisy90



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I personally detest any form of fighting In or outside of sport,

However, another truly inspirational human freed,
Wonder if in a different time line he would of run for President ?

God bless ,
Post #537530 4th Jun 2016 5:44pm
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