Posts Tagged "muhammad ali"

The impossible battle: Tyson v Ali

By darcytrainor, 1 Jun 2013

 

It is the ultimate sporting debate. Who would win a fight between Muhammad “Cassius Clay” Ali and Mike “Kid Dynamite” Tyson.

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Top 10 sporting rivalries of all time

By Harsh Sinha, 1 May 2013

 

Some rivalries are born in a single era, others stretch over generations.

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Am I the only sports fan who is getting heartily sick of the overuse of the word “great” to describe our sportmen and their achievements?

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It’s been a time of transformation for St Kilda defender Beau Wilkes. Last year, establishing a regular place in the Saints team after a fringe existence at West Coast, he re-invented himself as a footballer.

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Is Muhammad Ali finally on the ropes?

By David Lord, 5 Feb 2013

 

The international wires ran hot yesterday with the news that 71-year-old Muhammad Ali was losing his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The greatest heavyweight boxing champion of all time has been a sufferer since 1984.

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Many sports fans who frequent bars will remember the familiar argument about which player was the best ever in your chosen sport. But what about the best athlete ever, in any sport?

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Will Floyd Mayweather become the greatest?

By Tmac24, 12 May 2012

 

Floyd Mayweather is the biggest name in boxing. Period. He has a commanding record of 43 wins and 0 losses.

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The champ is here! But are we ashamed of Muhammad Ali?

By League_coach101, 12 Apr 2012

 

It was with mounting annoyance that I read a Fox Sports article about Muhammad Ali and his “sickening appearance” at a Marlins game the other day.

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Boxing’s slow, sad slip into obscurity

By Vanilla Gorilla, 31 Mar 2012

 

I’m going through a messy divorce. We loved each other dearly; perhaps I was blind to any faults. Yet now I find myself cheating with my love’s worst enemy, that bubbly young one that all the boys like. I am of course talking about boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

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What made Muhammad Ali the greatest?

By The Crowd, 17 Jan 2012

 

The greatest of all-time, Muhammad Ali, turns 70 this week, and returns home to Louisville, Kentucky to celebrate.

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One fan’s tribute: Joe Frazier (1944-2011)

By Jason Tulio, 10 Nov 2011

 

To pay respects to your fallen heroes is no easy task. It requires fortitude, objectivity and the rose-tinted view that only fond nostalgia can offer. It’s with these thoughts in mind that I pen this tribute to one ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier.

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Thanks for the memories, Smokin’ Joe Frazier

By The Mad Chatter, 10 Nov 2011

 

Boxing legend Smokin’ Joe Frazier has died after a short bout with liver cancer, aged 67.

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In remembrance of Smokin’ Joe

By John Davidson, 9 Nov 2011

 

The boxing world lost one of its all-time greats yesterday. Joe Frazier, Olympic gold medalists, undisputed world champion and conqueror of Muhummad Ali, died after a battle with liver cancer at the age of just 67.

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When Muhammad Ali surprised George Foreman with a powerful right in the opening seconds of their famous Rumble in the Jungle, Norman Mailer described the sound as “the unmistakable thwomp of a high-powered punch. The sound of a bat thunking into a watermelon.”

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Despite his reluctance to commit to a full year of competition in the 2011 world surfing championship tour, Kelly Slater’s victory in the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks on Wednesday has got the rest of the pro’s thinking “here we go again.”

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It is not often that we can acknowledge athletes for contributing to the world in a way that is equal to, or in excess of what they produced in their respected sport. Sometimes this excess can be revealed in the worst light.

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In just about every sport there is a man, or woman, who have simply been a cut above the rest. That one special player who personifies everything that their sport represents.

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