Boxing greats at Frazier funeral

Story: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/5967789/Ali-among-boxing-greats-at-...

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[lwmson]

The popular myth is that Muhammad Ali disrespected Joe Frazier. But for Ali to show up at Frazier's funeral in the condition he's in speaks volumes not only about his immense courage, but the admiration and respect he had for Joe FrazIer. RIP Joe Frazier and God bless Muhammad Ali, who is, truly indeed and still, "The Greatest."

[Fistiana7]

Seeing Ali's condition moves me to tears.

[lwmson]

@blite13 -- "Don't tell me he was just like the rest because that is bullshit."

Naw, just pure ignorance on your part. Case closed.

[blite13]

@lwmson King is the King of sleaze, the King of manipulation, the king of double speak. Again, ask the fighters who were stolen and trashed by King. They will tell you that the guy is the devil. King put no value on life, it was all about him making the most and leaving the fighters high and dry. Don't tell me he was just like the rest because that is bullshit. You seem to think that it's all in the name of 'business' and it's ok because that is capitalism...money over life = never good.

[lwmson]

@blite13 Dude...my point is that he's no different from any other fight promoter. At no time did I say he was a boy scout. Yes, he has manipulated a lot of fighters, no argument there. But all I'm saying is that historically that's been the story of prizefighting--sleazy promoters exploiting fighters, and King is no more demonic than any other.

[djk28161]

Fat Holmes is stupid

[blite13]

@lwmson Oh sure, Don King is just a wonderful flower that is misunderstood. Nothing to do with black or con. If you have read or talked to ex fighters who have been under the control of DK, you would see that he has chewed up and spit out many fighters who gave all they had in the ring. Just to be left broke and disabled by the wonderful DK. Anyone who claims that DK is anything other than a leech and destroyer of lives...has NO CLUE = YOU. Money over life is never good.

[lwmson]

@blite13 Oh, come on. If you locked up every successful businessman who "sucked the life and money out of many a man," capitalism would become extinct. King isn't any more unscrupulous than any other fight promoter or successful businessman for that matter. He's just singled out because he's a black ex-con.

[thierry2pac]

man it's tough to see Ali reduced to such a state :(

[ben1ben2ben1]

@blite13 Plus he murdered two people!

[ben1ben2ben1]

@royalboaz Don King KILLED two people! Including stomping one of them to death. He LITERALLY stole millions of dollars from his fighters. You really dont know shit about Don King if you are defending him. He isnt a ruthless business man who isnt a "nice guy" like Trump or Bob Arum, the man is a crook and a murderer who (in the words of Mike Tyson) "would kill his own mother for a dollar"

[Wutangspam]

My Partners mother has Parkinsons Disease. It's no joke :-(