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Muhammad Ali placed on life support
nypost.com ^ | 6/3/16 | Chris Perez

Posted on 06/03/2016 2:07:18 PM PDT by ColdOne

Muhammad Ali has been placed on life support — and his family fears that it “likely won’t be long until he passes away,” according to a report. The boxing legend was hospitalized in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a respiratory issue on Thursday and insiders tell Radar Online that his loved ones are now rushing to his side because it appears his condition has worsened. “He needs every bit of fight he’s got left to survive,” a source told the website. “Doctors are telling the family that it likely won’t be long until he passes away.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: athletes; boxing; cassiusclay; g42; islam; muhammadali; muslim; olympics; parkinsons
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To: al baby

The amount is quite small, compared to someone like Prince, who had assets of maybe 300 million or more.
But for people like me, 50 million is still a lot of money, be it liquid savings, in properties or the intrinsic value of his personal trinkets.

Even now, we hear about new letters or drawings of John Lennon being found and auctioned off once in a while. Usually, for tens of thousands of dollars. Of course in that case, I suspect Yoko is not beyond manufacturing some NEW old things that John ‘used to own and treasure’.


41 posted on 06/03/2016 2:30:10 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: ColdOne

Ali was definitely a mixed-bag. I will say he did eventually reject the Nation of Islam, which was responsible for much of his bitterness.


42 posted on 06/03/2016 2:30:43 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Even Malcolm X left the NOI, and paid for it with his life, Ali was lucky.


43 posted on 06/03/2016 2:31:31 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ColdOne

When we were kids we hated that guy because of his loud month and bragging.

Him and Howard Cossell.

Couldn’t believe it when he lost to Spinks. That was the greatest thing that the big mouth lost.


44 posted on 06/03/2016 2:31:57 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: dfwgator

Threw away his medals, got replacements. Kind of like Kerry threw his medals over the White House fence and got to be Secretary of State.


45 posted on 06/03/2016 2:33:57 PM PDT by Rastus (#AlwaysTrump #NeverHillary)
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To: Toespi

Can’t you see Obama grabbing the limelight at Ali’s Memorial, by lecturing us on racism, then literally taking a fighting stance at the end of his speech? I can. I can see those bony little fists all balled up. Then it will be Hillary’s turn to
‘grieve’ as she steps up to the mike “Lets score a TKO against Donald Trump!!”.


46 posted on 06/03/2016 2:34:27 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: ifinnegan

“”Couldn’t believe it when he lost to Spinks.”


Poor Spinks.

I never understood ONE WORD that he was saying.

.


47 posted on 06/03/2016 2:34:32 PM PDT by Mears
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To: US Navy Vet

Remind me again.. .why were we in Vietnam?

At least he went to prison for his beliefs instead of running away.


48 posted on 06/03/2016 2:34:47 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: ifinnegan
Couldn’t believe it when he lost to Spinks.

OMG, I remember Richard Pryor going on about Spinks..."I ain't got no money.....I ain't got no teethes....and I definitely ain't got no driver's license."

And then he goes on about how Leon was busted for "A dollar and fifty cents worth of Cocaine.....

And people say ‘well how did he get busted for a dollar and fifty cents worth of cocaine?’. I have a theory:
If you buy a dollar and fifty cents worth of cocaine from any cocaine dealer in America, he gonna tell on yo ass. Ain’t no dealer in America facing life in prison for a dollar and fifty cents alone

49 posted on 06/03/2016 2:35:13 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: miss marmelstein

Thankfully Mr. Obama’s time in office is coming to a close.


50 posted on 06/03/2016 2:36:05 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Talisker

All of those quotes are belied by his NOI whiny victim rhetoric.


51 posted on 06/03/2016 2:36:51 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ColdOne

If I want to look up to a world heavyweight champion, I’ll look to George Foreman. I like him so well, I bought his grill. ;-)


52 posted on 06/03/2016 2:37:15 PM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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To: dfwgator

After he won the Olympic gold medal for his country at 18, he came back home and was refused entry into a diner because he was black. Or so the story goes. But given Jim Crow laws in the early 60’s its very plausible.

Wouldn’t that have pissed YOU off a bit?


53 posted on 06/03/2016 2:38:00 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: Talisker

Boy, he was another person who punched through 50 years of history! I hope he pulls through but if not, well, he was quite a man.


54 posted on 06/03/2016 2:38:40 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: Talisker

The one saying from Ali that best fits Mr. Trump is Saying #3, in regards to how he should regard Hillary.


55 posted on 06/03/2016 2:39:30 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: r_barton
If I want to look up to a world heavyweight champion, I’ll look to George Foreman.

Yep.




56 posted on 06/03/2016 2:39:51 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ifinnegan
All of those quotes are belied by his NOI whiny victim rhetoric.

Life isn't as simple as you think.

57 posted on 06/03/2016 2:40:32 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: ColdOne

Obama is probably hoping he gets to make a big speech at the funeral.


58 posted on 06/03/2016 2:40:43 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Talisker
"It's not bragging if you can do it"

Dizzy Dean quote from the 30s
59 posted on 06/03/2016 2:43:59 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: ColdOne

I’d like to share the one instance I saw Ali in the early 80s. He was met at LAX by a limo driver. They were waiting at the luggage carousel when a person asked for an autograph. Others approached. Ali was there for at least 20 minutes until everyone got their autographs. He posed for photos with kids on his shoulders. Class act, not at all like some spoiled celebrities.


60 posted on 06/03/2016 2:44:12 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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