Guyau Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 . Muhammad Ali has died. When I was a child, before we had television, our family would listen to boxing matches on the radio, which was exciting. I recall reading years later in a magazine, in a high school study hall, about an upcoming young fighter named Cassius Clay from Louisville. So that must be more than 50 years ago. How magnificent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 If there is a Hereafter I can see Mohammed Ali and Howard Cossel swapping stories and having a Good Old Time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 As a kid, I remember waiting for the first Cassius Clay, Sonny Liston fight after all the hoopla. I thought Sonny would cream him because he looked mean and bad, and Clay acted like a kid. What a surprise. And when Clay said, “I am the Greatest!” I thought, “That is really stupid. Other people need to call you the greatest because if you call yourself that it is delusional and bragging. What a joke.” Instead the “I am the greatest” guy *branded* himself and became a millionaire. If I remember correctly when he changed his name and became a Muslim (to avoid the draft) I thought he was lying. I don’t think Ali went to mosque or prayed five times a day after the first year after conversion either. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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