On Monday's episode of ProBox TV's "Deep Waters" and on the eighth anniversary of the death of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, analyst Paulie Malignaggi characterizes the legacy and lasting influence, both in and beyond boxing, of "The Greatest."
Remembering Muhammad Ali: 'He Made You Dream'
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paul77Sat Jun 8, 2024, 2:17 AM UTC
95% of people who watch boxing today never saw Ali. His story is no longer relevant to the sport anymore than that of Jack Johnson or Rocky Marciano.
Football and Basketball would be dead too if all anyone wanted to write about was Johnny Unitas and Wilt Chamberlain.
The stories have long been written - stop rewriting
Cyborg FangerlooSat Jun 8, 2024, 2:14 AM UTC
Super cool response. Thank you. Very much appreciated!
OregonianSat Jun 8, 2024, 12:28 AM UTC
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Ali won a gold medal for the US at the Rome Olympics in 1960 four years before the Civil Rights Act passed. When he came back from Rome and went to a restaurant in his own hometown, he was refused service. When he placed his order, the waitress looked at him and said, “We don't serve Negroes.” He
soul_survivorFri Jun 7, 2024, 8:29 AM UTC
The point me and the other member are making is, you claimed you researched him and didn't like him because he was arrogant etc...but if you have researched him, he had the opposite of arrogance away from the ring and the on TY character he played. Plus his stance on Vietnam, on civil rights and minority rights in general plus
BattlingNelsonThu Jun 6, 2024, 6:17 PM UTC
He was willing to pay a huge price for standing up for his beliefs yes. Heroic.