ZemZem Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) i do wonder about the surprisingly high number of people that said "wait, he was actually still alive?" rip regardless Edited June 4, 2016 by Tryhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 That's a shame. Ali was one of the greatest athletes of the century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 i do wonder about the surprisingly high number of people that said "wait, he was actually still alive?" I'll be honest. I was thinking that. Well, regardless, that's still bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpent of Sheol Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 requiescat in pace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Rei Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 One of the greatest athletes in history. The best in the ring and outside of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Who I seriously dunno who it is but RIP he must have been a good dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Who I seriously dunno who it is but RIP he must have been a good dude Famous boxer, formerly Cassius Clay. It's sad that he died, but he lived a full life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junk Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Not even just about boxing. He did so much more. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blah the Prussian Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Who I seriously dunno who it is but RIP he must have been a good dude Either a Sultan who modernized Egypt or a famous boxer. The latter died today. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Who I seriously dunno who it is but RIP he must have been a good dude are you really 10 years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horuos Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 He did so many things for activism, and went down as the most famous boxing champion of all-time. God bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Big loss today, a hero to many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 If I recall correctly, he began having mental issues in recent years. It's sad that someone like this can fall ill to such things, but it just shows anything can happen to even the best of us. RIP. This picture of him has been hanging on the wall by the boxing ring at my local gym even before I started going there over 10 years ago. It's a great picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 are you really 10 years oldI'm pretty sure you've asked me this before but no, I'm not. I just don't really keep up with sports is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I'm pretty sure you've asked me this before but no, I'm not. I just don't really keep up with sports is all. Dude was very, VERY famous. Anyway, RIP. And everyone go watch Lord Raven's clip, it's quite the gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 If I recall correctly, he began having mental issues in recent years. It's sad that someone like this can fall ill to such things, but it just shows anything can happen to even the best of us.He had Parkinson's, yeah. He apparently became a Ravens fan after meeting with them around the 2012 season. Also he apparently inspired them during their legendary 2012 Super Bowl run (I say legendary because a) I'm a homer and b) because that run had 2 major upsets in a row in the AFC playoffs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Envoy of the Beginning Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Rest in peace. I'm pretty sure you've asked me this before but no, I'm not.I just don't really keep up with sports is all. I don't keep up with sports either, and I knew that he was a boxer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I'm pretty sure you've asked me this before but no, I'm not. I just don't really keep up with sports is all. Dude was very, VERY famous. Anyway, RIP. And everyone go watch Lord Raven's clip, it's quite the gem. Rest in peace. I don't keep up with sports either, and I knew that he was a boxer. He's kind of transcended boxing fame. I only really follow Baseball, but I knew about him. Sort of how even people who don't follow baseball know who Babe Ruth was, or basketball and Michael Jordan, or tennis and the Williams sisters, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Ali is also particularly notable for having a fairly substantial political presence, at least around the Vietnam era. He's associated with the anti-war movement, the civil rights era, and, within the civil rights movement, the black power movement (his name was originally Cassius Clay, I believe he changed it when he or after he converted and joined the nation of islaam). Like many famous people he has his fair share of one-liners and pithy remarks IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I am actually rather lowkey sad. Ali was an activist and he would often challenge the system. He spoke quite a bit about civil rights. He was not just a great boxer, but a true hero. :( RIP Muhammad Ali. I want this year to stop taking heroes, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 glac literally lives under a rock confirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Who I seriously dunno who it is but RIP he must have been a good dude what the fuck Anyway, it was one of those things where you saw on Facebook that morning that he was suddenly on life support and you just thought... this might really be it for him. The Guardian is running tributes on him, including a set of iconic photographs. I have a poster of him up on my wall, actually - I suspect it was taken a seat to the right and a second later than the truly iconic one posted earlier, but it's still a wonderful illustration of his power and presence. He truly was the Greatest. I've heard a passing reference that When We Were Kings is on some regions of Netflix, and I highly recommend everyone watch it - it's about the Rumble in the Jungle, a genuinely iconic sport documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland Chaos Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Rest in Peace, Muhammad. Even in death, never forget to keep floating like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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