Tribute for Muhammad Ali

Tribute for Muhammad Ali

Good morning friends.

With great sadness the world says goodbye to Muhammad Ali. The champ passed away Friday night in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.

Ali was a 3 time Heavyweight boxing champion, he was a champion of the people and a civil rights activist.

Since the 1960’s he was one of the most well known and loved people on the planet. Muhammad Ali was a larger than life giant.

I remember watching him fight Joe Frazier in 1979. I was jumping up and down on my parents bed like a wild horse. I was so memorized by him and everything I heard about him.

We can all thank Muhammad Ali for inspiring the Rocky movie series starting in 1976. Sylvester Stallone had seen an Ali fight in March of 1975, where an underdog almost took down the Champ. That fight is what gave way to the original “Rocky” movie.

As we know Muhammad Ali battled with Parkinson’s since 1984. Even still, when people met him over the past few decades, they were in awe.

When Ali was around, he owned the room. Everybody had their eyes on him.

Rest in Peace Muhammad Ali. You were one of the greatest people that ever walked the face of the Earth. Amen.

Picture is from here; http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/watching-rocky-ii-with-muhammad-ali

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