Muhammad Ali Birthday 2010
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man i miss Ali already.those fights that he had was just unbelievable
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There's no mention of Parkinson's in the Cosell obituaries. Of course, very few people who have it had lengthy pro boxing careers so anyone can get it. With Ali, who loved to talk more than anything else, the losing of that ability has caused more anguish than will ever be admitted. His insiders will never verify it nor will any biographer, but it is an obvious fact.
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Ali taught me to never let a dream die, whenever i get punched in the face, i'll just learn how to dodge the hit. and when im done dodging, hitting, and proving everybody what im capable of.. i can finally sit down and rest, as a champ
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@Gramatan3000 100% right. You can trace the Parkinson's to around 1976...A little slower, mumbled a bit...The last time he was at his best was for the Foreman fight
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@chris80cent indeed. he knows whats going, he knows he is the greatest of all time. he watches his daughter box, and hes just the fucking man. i definately hate watching him shake like that and be so out of it. but he was going to end up like that either way sadly to say. all those punches to the head he took, the man is only human at the end of the day.
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@hassledguy Ali's speech was impaired before the Holmes fight. Don't believe it? Check out press conferances and interviews before the Holmes fight. It was even worst before the Berbick fight. Ali wasn't allowed to fight in the US with Berberk because that time the goverment was trying to protect him.Far as money, Ali could have made millions if he was well without boxing.
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@Gramatan3000 Boxers back in Muhammad Ali's day went 15 rounds -They stopped letting fighers go 15 rounds years ago-so that was at least 1 step in the right direction as far as regulations go
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@Gramatan3000 I know that Ali pushed for those fights against his manager's, friends and loved one's advice, so he chose fully the path that led him to where he is today. That probably has a lot to do with why he's not bitter and his religious beliefs. I agree that more needs to be done to protect sports athlete's from debilitating injuries. After boxing, football is the next most brutal sport to its participants.
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@curtisjones400 I didn't know that...thanks for the info. As a kid I used to enjoy watching these two pal around, but even more, I used to enjoy Cosell's interviews with Ali. Ali seemed to be a little more straight forward with Cosell in their interviews. I'll pray that Ali's last fight with parkinsons end with a future victory for anyone stricken with this disease.
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@kzolly You know what is ironic is that Howard Cosell developed Parkinson's disease also-Who would ever imagine that they both wuld end up like that-Howard Cosell passed away though-
The day I met him January 1967 at the old MSG. I was 9yrs old
Standing next to him was Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson. IT changed my life. Blessings to a special man
solomonsworld 6 months ago 11
LOL one of the guys there is recording with a nintendo DS
DrMeh3 11 months ago 7