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Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:32 am to tigerpimpbot
On ESPN greatest athletes of all time list he was #3. Ridiculous.
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:51 am to topcat88
Who was ranked ahead of him? A fat alcoholic baseball player?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:57 am to McCaigBro69
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but his humanitarian efforts are unmatched IMO by any former athlete.
dikembe mutumbo and manute bol are going to be hard to beat here
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:07 am to tigerpimpbot
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Who was ranked ahead of him? A fat alcoholic baseball player?
Him and MJ....
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:10 am to McCaigBro69
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but his humanitarian efforts are unmatched IMO by any former athlete.
Roberto Clemente
''Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time on Earth.''
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:11 am to hawgfaninc
Mostly avoiding the draft - from a Vietnam Vet 1965-1967.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:29 am to SlowFlowPro
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dikembe mutumbo and manute bol are going to be hard to beat here
Not taking anything away from those guys, but Bol and Mutumbo are only sometimes nominated for a few of the humanitarian awards that are named after Ali.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 3:01 am to LSUWhoDat
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GOAT Draft dodger
Subway Fresh take
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 3:16 am to tigerpimpbot
Just heard that eulogies will be delivered at his funeral by Bill Clinton, Bryant Gumble and Billy Crystal.
How did Crystal get thrown in with those two scumbags?
How did Crystal get thrown in with those two scumbags?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:41 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Billy Crystal
Well this is obligatory:
Crystal's Impression of Ali
Even better, his 15 rounds with Ali retrospective
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 6:15 am to grape nutz
Ali is and was the biggest personality ever in sports. His global reach when there was no Internet and only 3 TV channels is unparalleled.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 6:24 am to McCaigBro69
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, but his humanitarian efforts are unmatched IMO by any former athlete.
Roberto Clemente would like a word with you.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 7:06 am to hawgfaninc
"The Greatest"."Mr. October"."The Great One"."The Chosen One".
Those guys didn't tell everyone to call them that.To me they're just nick names.
Imagine Sports-Center calling you "The Chosen One" at 18.That was a lot to carry.I respect Lebron for dealing with everything with decorum.
Back to Ali.Guy was great.Olympic Gold Medal.
Ruled the Heavyweight division for 15 years(?).
I pulled against him and for a stretch he was fighting a bum of the month on ABC,on School nights,every 3 months.
He was Great.
Very true SFP.
RIP Manute.
Those guys didn't tell everyone to call them that.To me they're just nick names.
Imagine Sports-Center calling you "The Chosen One" at 18.That was a lot to carry.I respect Lebron for dealing with everything with decorum.
Back to Ali.Guy was great.Olympic Gold Medal.
Ruled the Heavyweight division for 15 years(?).
I pulled against him and for a stretch he was fighting a bum of the month on ABC,on School nights,every 3 months.
He was Great.
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dikembe mutumbo and manute bol are going to be hard to beat here
Very true SFP.
RIP Manute.
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What really separated Bol from his NBA peers — and for that matter, most professional athletes — was his humanitarian efforts, his willingness to spend his money and risk his life for the sake of others. He was among the rare athletes, such as Arthur Ashe and Dikembe Mutombo, who absolutely dedicate themselves to something bigger than sports and their personal well-being. In Bol’s case, it was the plight of the people in his native Sudan, where civil war, poverty, sickness, crime and a lack of educational opportunities was the status quo.
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 7:30 am to hawgfaninc
At one point in time, more people on this planet knew who Ali was than God so I think that qualifies as GOAT status.
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