06-04-2016, 09:54 AM
An Icon.
An Inspiration.
A Hero.
A Sporting Legend.
Ali was the first sports star that I can remember watching as a child.
Old Black & White TV, fuzzy picture tinny sound, and my mum & dad silently staring at the box in the corner until some controversial punch or decision was taken, then all hell breaking loose!
I can still feel that special excitement of the big Ali title fights.
Smokin' Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Foreman...
I haven't seen or heard much of Ali in the last few years, although I knew that he had been struggling with illness, but this sad news has really got to me this morning.
Love him or Hate him, he was "The Greatest" and the world will be a less colourful place without him.
Safe Journey Big Guy,
G
An Inspiration.
A Hero.
A Sporting Legend.
Ali was the first sports star that I can remember watching as a child.
Old Black & White TV, fuzzy picture tinny sound, and my mum & dad silently staring at the box in the corner until some controversial punch or decision was taken, then all hell breaking loose!
I can still feel that special excitement of the big Ali title fights.
Smokin' Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Foreman...
I haven't seen or heard much of Ali in the last few years, although I knew that he had been struggling with illness, but this sad news has really got to me this morning.
Love him or Hate him, he was "The Greatest" and the world will be a less colourful place without him.
Safe Journey Big Guy,
G