Legendary Sports Icon Muhammad Ali dies at 74. (Updated)

[ULTRAVIOLENZZ]

Hope you recover well and fast, champ. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...thers-ailing-boxer-s-hospital-bedside-n585611

 

[Robin]

I really really hope he pulls through but it's looking pretty bad at the moment.

 

[Sanji Himura]

This broke just a few minutes ago, Muhammad Ali has just passed at age 74:

https://t.co/tA6SGOWREz

 

[Johnnypenso]

Sad day. Don't think there will ever be another Ali.

 

[Ameer67]

Oh man... RIP.

 

[Vic Reign93]

I think a title change is now unfortunately in order.

Rest in peace Champ, you'll be missed by many across the globe.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

RIP. Sad to hear that one of the greatest ever (possibly and arguably the greatest ever) has died.

 

[NW48]

RIP Muhammad Ali.. easily one of the most iconic sports stars of all time. 2016 takes another legend...

 

[20832]

RIP

 

[CinnamonOD]

RIP

 

[lxmmy]

RIP. Always will be known for inside and as well outside of the ring.

 

[Panoz]

Box in paradise, Icon.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Andy Hug was a huge hit for me, now Muhammad Ali Rest in peace, your legend will never die.

 

[catamount39]

RIP one who nobody will ever surpass or come close to. The greatest to ever live.

 

[ECGadget]

Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee.
Rest In Peace Muhammad Ali

 

[Saidur_Ali]

"Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right."
RIP The Champ.

 

[250 GTO]

R.I.P Champ

 

[Robin]

Not only the greatest sportsman of the century but also up there as being one of the greatest men of the century.

RIP Ali.

 

[Pupik]

Arguably the world's greatest boxer, and one of most iconic sportsmen the world has known. You didn't have to agree with him, but he could strut his stuff like nobody else in the ring. He quite possibly inspired an entire generation of athletes to be brave and go forth, regardless of perceived odds.

 

[McLaren]

Sad day. R.I.P.

I said last night, I had a dream, when I got to Africa I had one Hell of a rumble, I had to beat Tarzan's behind first for claiming to be the king of the jungle,
for this fight I wrestled with the alligators, I've tussled with a whale, I done handcuffed lightning and put thunder in jail,
you know I'm bad, I have murdered a rock, I injured a stone and I hospitalised a brick, I'm so bad I make medicine sick,
I'm so fast, man, I can run through a hurricane and don't get wet, when George Foreman meets me he'll pay his debt,
I can drown a drink of water and kill a dead tree, wait 'til you see Muhammad Ali.

 

[ryzno]

Another start, to a horrible year of losing legends.

 

[Terronium-12]

R.I.P Ali.

 

[Robin]

 

[sumbrownkid]

Almost made it to another Ramadan too.

But he doesn't have to suffer anymore from Parkinson's. My uncle died from it too and it's a very debilitating disease that literally robs you of your life slowly.

 

[Dennisch]

If you haven't seen the Thrilla in Manila, do it. Possibly the greatest boxing match ever.

R.I.P. Ali.

 

[ULTRAVIOLENZZ]

Sorry. I wasn't able to update the title as I was out with the gf to accompany her home and I don't have mobile internet. Since she live near there, and I'm walking home. I stopped by to take photos of places that was once part of the champ's life.

Ali Mall. The mall that was named after him. Its near the Araneta Coliseum.

Araneta Coliseum. The venue of one of the greatest sporting event ever in history. The Thrilla in Manila.

This was placed weeks before the champ died. I jokingly told my gf when I saw the billboard while walking there last week. "Why'd they put that up? Is Ali dead?" Kinda a sick premonition for me.

R.I.P. Champ.

 

[Obelisk]

Rest in peace, Ali. The world will never forget your legacy.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

 

[Dennisch]

Dutch television will show the entire fight in Manila. I know how I will spend my night.

 

[Dotini]

I and all the other males in my extended family were gathered around the radio when Cassius Clay fought heavily favored Sonny Liston for his first professional heavyweight title bout. The elders were all amazed when Clay scored his stunning first round knockout. Claims of a fix were widely made but never resolved. Whatever the truth of that match, I followed Clay then later Ali, for the reminder of his career. He was the most important boxer I ever heard of, not just for his amazing speed, power and cunning in the ring, but also for his principled stand against the Vietnam war and draft which cost him years from his fighting prime.

It is ironic that the form of Islam he practiced, at least at the beginning, stood for separation of the races and religions. In later years, he is transformed into an almost universally admired and even unifying figure, despite the faux pas along the way.

I have also heard widely differing opinions on the effect of boxing on his subsequent Parkinson's disease.

Bottom line, Muhammad Ali's revolutionary effect upon professional sports, aided by media figures such as Howard Cosell, was such that there literally can never be another like him - a true legend.

 

[Dennisch]

Final photoshoot of The Greatest.