RIP Muhammad Ali

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

Was never a big fan of his antics in and out of the ring and dodging the draft but he was the best there ever was

[Eagle In Ohio]

He was a man who stood on his principles

Was never a big fan of his antics in and out of the ring and dodging the draft but he was the best there ever was

The true GOAT. The rhymes, the charisma, even not going to war. All of that made him the greatest. Rest in peace, champ.

[G.W. Cooper]

Was never a big fan of his antics in and out of the ring and dodging the draft but he was the best there ever was

Float like a butterfly,sting like a bee.

[KenfromCanada]

Bundini Brown, his corner man played by Jamie Fox in the movie was the guy that came up with all those sayings not Ali. His treatment of Joe Frazier was criminal and racist. Especially considering that Joe Frazier was giving Ali and his family money when he couldn't box due to the draft issue. Great boxer, not the greatest. That goes to Sugar Ray Robinson.

[Sect 236]

Edit: Deleted because I don't want his death to turn into an argument about his draft status.

Instead I'll say this:

"Don't count the days, make the days count" -Ali

[Irish George]

how old were you during Vietnam

Was never a big fan of his antics in and out of the ring and dodging the draft but he was the best there ever was

Easy to say you were not a fan of Vietnam era draft dodgers when you were too young to be affected.

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

Easy to say you were not a fan of Vietnam era draft dodgers when you were too young to be affected.

You have your opinion and I have mine about people who burn their draft cards and head to Canada. I'm sure the thousands of hippies who did the same thing didn't get the benefit of of doubt like Ali did.

[slag]

Yeah?

Well Ali didn't go anywhere ... he stayed in the US and got convicted of a felony and sentenced to 5 years in prison and stripped of his boxing license and title ... which the Supreme Court eventually overturned.

[Eagle In Ohio]

His reasoning for not going to Vietnam was spot on.

Again, this is what makes him the GOAT.

http://youtu.be/MnY_FsxAChg

[slag]

That's a matter of opinion ... but the fact that he stayed and stood up for his reasoning is not.

[Dim Bulb]

George Carlin

Again, this is what makes him the GOAT.

http://youtu.be/MnY_FsxAChg

The Army said "if you won't kill them we won't let you beat them up,"

I met him in Rochester Minnesota he was soft spoken and a real gentleman. Signed everyone's autograph. Huge man. RIP.

[AthensEagle]

Meh. The only draft dodgers worth complaining about these days are dudes like Nugent, Limbaugh and Cheney who think war is awesome except when its their turn.

[T.D-Bag]

Honestly,

whether it was Joe Frazier, Ernie Shavers, George Foreman, or Larry Holmes, I always found myself rooting against Ali. The more I continued to read about the man the more fond became of him. A true man of principle. Rest in Peace Champ.

[Sect 236]

And how do you feel about John Wayne?

[The Duck]

Bundini Brown, his corner man played by Jamie Fox in the movie was the guy that came up with all those sayings not Ali. His treatment of Joe Frazier was criminal and racist. Especially considering that Joe Frazier was giving Ali and his family money when he couldn't box due to the draft issue. Great boxer, not the greatest. That goes to Sugar Ray Robinson.

Uneven movie overall, but man., those first thirty minutes -- the Sam Cooke/training intro, the weigh-in, the first Liston fight -- absolutely phenomenal, flawless moviemaking.