Muhammad Ali, ?The Greatest,? dies at 74

[kalinecountry]

http://www.bostonglobe.com/2016/06/..._campaign=email_BG_TodaysHeadline&s_campaign=
Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest,’ dies at 74.
Boston Globe

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/sports/muhammad-ali-dies.html?ref=sports&_r=0
Muhammad Ali, Titan of Boxing and the 20th Century, Dies at 74.
New York Times

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/15939933/muhammad-ali-dies-74
Muhammad Ali dies at age 74 after long battle with Parkinson's disease.
espn

http://www.mlive.com/boxing/index.ssf/2016/06/muhammad_ali.html#incart_river_home
Muhammad Ali dead at 74 after years battling Parkinson's.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-dies-obituary/85357592/
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...heavyweight-champ-muhammad-ali-dead/85388856/
Legendary heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali dead at 74.
Detnews

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/muhammad-ali--simply--the-greatest---dead-at-74-042902069.html
Muhammad Ali, simply 'The Greatest,' dead at 74.
YahooSports

http://www.si.com/boxing/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-death-obit
Muhammad Ali—boxer, activist and provocateur—dead at 74.
SI

http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/muhammad-ali-the-greatest-passes-away-at-74/
Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest,' passes away at 74.
CBSsports

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-appreciation/1635243/
Appreciation: Muhammad Ali was a champion in and out of the boxing ring.
USAtoday

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/06/04/182067218/muhammad-alis-first-pitch-at-2004-all-star-game
Watch Muhammad Ali's legendary appearance at the 2004 All-Star Game.
MLB.com

http://m.mlb.com/video/v773673183/the-mlb-tonight-crew-remembers-muhammad-ali
Webvideo Remembering Muhammad Ali.
The MLB Tonight crew pays tribute to the legendary boxer and cultural icon Muhammad Ali.
MLB.com

http://www.wsj.com/articles/muhammad-ali-shook-up-the-world-1465022480
Muhammad Ali Shook Up the World.
WallStreetJournal

http://www.wsj.com/video/muhammad-a...-74/412F9F3B-9ACE-4330-B6A5-E1D47F60FA54.html
Webvideo Muhammad Ali, Boxing Legend, Dies at Age 74.
Muhammad Ali, a three-time heavyweight champion and one of the most influential athletes in American history, has died at age 74. The charismatic Louisville, Ky., native became as famous for his fights outside the ring as within.

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/181890608/muhammad-ali-dead-at-age-74
REMEMBERING MUHAMMAD ALI, THE GREATEST.
SportsOnEarth

http://www.mlive.com/boxing/index.ssf/2016/06/column_muhammad_ali_used_fists.html
Muhammad Ali used fists to convey a message of peace and tolerance.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/picture-gallery/sports/2016/06/04/photos-muhammad-ali-and-michigan/85412498/
Photos: Muhammad Ali and Michigan.
Freep

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/boxing/2016/06/04/obama-what-muhammad-ali-meant-me/85346588/
Obama: What Muhammad Ali meant to me.
Freep

http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-buried-hometown-louisville/85408482/
Muhammad Ali to be buried in hometown of Louisville.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...town-louisville-mourns-favorite-son/85407322/
Ali’s hometown of Louisville mourns its favorite son.
Detnews

http://www.si.com/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-dies-vin-scully-dodgers-radio-call
Remembering Muhammad Ali, 1942 – 2016.
Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight boxing legend who fought opponents in the ring and on behalf of social justice outside of it, has died at 74 years old. Bob Costas reflects on the life of one of sport’s most electric, eclectic, influential icons.
SI

http://www.si.com/boxing
Front page to SI is links to many Muhammad Ali stories.

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15926173/muhammad-ali
MUHAMMAD ALI 1942 - 2016. Many links to Ali stories/tributes.
espn

http://www.cbssports.com/boxing
Many Ali story links.

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/det/video/v...d-ali-remembered-by-tigers-booth/?team_id=116
Webvideo Muhammad Ali remembered by Rod Allen and Mario Impemba.
Boxing legend and sports icon Muhammad Ali is remembered by the Tigers' broadcast team.

http://www.freep.com/longform/sport...06/04/muhammad-ali-dies-mitch-albom/85426794/
Muhammad Ali was an original in every sense of the word.
THE GREATEST HAD HIS TOUGHEST BATTLE AGAINST HIS OWN BODY, BUT FOUND TIME TO LIVE A LIFE WE'LL ALL REMEMBER.
Freep

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/..._campaign=email_BG_TodaysHeadline&s_campaign=
Muhammad Ali’s fights outside the ring.

 

[Mitchrapp]

RIP. Back in the day when you could watch big fights on TV, for free -- I caught them all. He is the greatest..

 

[Michchamp]

wow, no way. i thought he was older than that, but i guess he was still pretty young in the 60's.

 

[tomdalton22]

I thought he was already dead

 

[tinselwolverine]

wow, no way. i thought he was older than that, but i guess he was still pretty young in the 60's.

Yes.

Anybody alive today-for example me-and including anyone who was alive today but also just died today, for example Muhammad Ali-was still pretty young in the 60s.


Your inductive reasoning shows your B1G education shining through.

Everybody alive today-including those who just died today-was relatively a lot younger 50 years ago, if they were already alive back then.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I thought he was already dead

Way to be on top of your game..

 

[tinselwolverine]

I thought he was already dead

You're probably thinking of Joe Frazier.

He died about five years ago.

 

[tomdalton22]

Way to be on top of your game..

well, I don't play the celebrity dead or alive game

 

[tinselwolverine]

well, I don't play the celebrity dead or alive game

It's the second most popular Aldren board game of all time, surpassed only by Slap Bet.

 

[tomdalton22]

It's the second most popular Aldren board game of all time, surpassed only by Slap Bet.

lol

 

[biggunsbob]

Rip Muhammad.. didnt he have a compound in Michigan for some time that he stayed at ?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Rip Muhammad.. didnt he have a compound in Michigan for some time that he stayed at ?

He was in Michigan for many years.

 

[tinselwolverine]

He was in Michigan for many years.

Did he route for the Wolverines or the Spartans when he lived there?

I'm pretty sure he didn't go to either school.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Did he route for the Wolverines or the Spartans when he lived there?

I'm pretty sure he didn't go to either school.

Neither, Alma.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Neither, Alma.

For real?

The Panthers?

Berrien Springs is near Kalamazoo.

If anything I would've guessed the WEMU Broncos.

 

[byco42]

This story will eclipse, IMO, any modern tribute to Ali.

EDIT ... Excerpt:

Across the ring Joe Frazier was wearing trunks that seemed to have been cut from a farmer's overalls. He was darkly tense, bobbing up and down as if trying to start a cold motor inside himself. Hatred had never been a part of him, but words like "gorilla," "ugly," "ignorant"—all the cruelty of Ali's endless vilifications—had finally bitten deeply into his soul. He was there not seeking victory alone; he wanted to take Ali's heart out and then crush it slowly in his hands. One thought of the moment days before, when Ali and Frazier with their handlers between them were walking out of the Malacanang Palace, and Frazier said to Ali, leaning over and measuring each word, "I'm gonna whup your half-breed ass."

 

[tinselwolverine]

This story will eclipse, IMO, any modern tribute to Ali.

EDIT ... Excerpt:

Across the ring Joe Frazier was wearing trunks that seemed to have been cut from a farmer's overalls. He was darkly tense, bobbing up and down as if trying to start a cold motor inside himself. Hatred had never been a part of him, but words like "gorilla," "ugly," "ignorant"—all the cruelty of Ali's endless vilifications—had finally bitten deeply into his soul. He was there not seeking victory alone; he wanted to take Ali's heart out and then crush it slowly in his hands. One thought of the moment days before, when Ali and Frazier with their handlers between them were walking out of the Malacanang Palace, and Frazier said to Ali, leaning over and measuring each word, "I'm gonna whup your half-breed ass."

Ali trash talked and insulted every opponent just like Trump does. His name for Liston was "The Bear" and Forman was "The Mummy."

He figured Frazier and everybody would understand it was part of the show and not take it seriously.

Everybody already knows this story.

 

[byco42]

Ali trash talked and insulted every opponent just like Trump does. His name for Liston was "The Bear" and Forman was "The Mummy."

He figured Frazier and everybody would understand it was part of the show and not take it seriously.

Everybody already knows this story.

I don't agree that everyone knows what was written in the included link. And I am not convinced that it was all an "act".

This is not showmanship on Ali's part.

?Joe Frazier is an Uncle Tom. He works for the enemy,? Ali taunted.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I don't agree that everyone knows what was written in the included link. And I am not convinced that it was all an "act".

This is not showmanship on Ali's part.

?Joe Frazier is an Uncle Tom. He works for the enemy,? Ali taunted.

In 2001, though, Ali apologized during a New York Times interview. ?In a way, Joe?s right. I said a lot of things in the heat of the moment that I shouldn?t have said,? Ali reflected. ?I apologize for that. I?m sorry.? By the end of the decade, Frazier?s bitterness had finally begun to subside. ?I forgive him, sure,? Frazier told Britain?s Daily Telegraph in a 2008 interview. After Frazier?s death from liver cancer in 2011, Ali was among the mourners at a private family service. ?The world has lost a great champion,? Ali said. ?I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration.?

Every report of Ali's life I've heard since he died has referenced the contentiousness and vitriol between Ali and Frazier, and referred specifically to "gorilla" and "Uncle Tom (Frazier insisted to addressing and referring to Ali as "Clay" on the other hand)."

I also don't believe it was all an act.

A lot of people characterize their relationship as being one of hatred; I heard a guy who used to work on the Mike Douglas show - unfortunately, I didn't get his name - on which Frazier and Ali appeared together a number of times, and he described their relationship - I'm going to paraphrase here - as being more stormy and complicated.

 

[sggatecl]

When your objective is to physically hurt the guy across the ring from you, things will tend to get heated from time to time. Ali's rhetoric was 90% promotion, he was a master at it. The other 10%? You probably pissed him off, that's on you imo.