Muhammad Ali: Happy birthday champ

By Dennis Broadhurst: Muhammad Ali, the most famous sportsman in history, the greatest boxer of all time, the greatest. Muhammad is maybe still the most recognizable face on earth and in the 70s was perhaps the most famous man in the world. He has been an inspiration to many millions of people, myself included, inside and outside of the boxing ring.

As a boxer Muhammad achieved more than any, in 1960 he won the Olympic gold as a light-heavyweight, he later went on to win the heavyweight championship of the world three times, the first man to do so. The “golden age” of heavyweight boxing started with Cassius Clay and ended with Muhammad Ali. Ali faced the best and beat the best in Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Foreman and Earnie Shavers. In beating all of these great fighters he secured his place as the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.

Outside of the ring Ali was just as unique, converting to Islam in 1964 Ali became somewhat of a hate figure in the late 1960s and this escalated when he refused to fight in Vietnam. Ali was stripped of his boxing title and over three years of his prime but took it all in his stride, eventually defeating the US Government. Ali’s refusing to fight in Vietnam later made him a hero to many after the views on the war changed. Those close to Ali say that he is one of the kindest people in the world, frequently donating money to the poor and going on many humanitarian missions around the world.

Whoever you are you can look to Ali for inspiration, and I would just like to say, Happy Birthday champ!


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20 Responses to “Muhammad Ali: Happy birthday champ”

  • Abdulsamed Almuraisi says:

    Have a peaceful life Mohamed Ali and God bless ya.

  • alfio.sorbello says:

    auguri campione, sei stato, sei, e sarai sempre il piu’ grande.alfio.

  • EV says:

    YOUR THE BEST BOXER IV EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • WaS says:

    Greatest sports man of all time!

  • Rasheed says:

    I wish you a happy and peacfull life
    I love boxing because of you champ .
    I HAVE WATCHED EVERY FIGHT , EVERY INTERVIEW AND EVERY APPEARANCE YOU MADE ON THE SCREEN
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INSPIRATION MUHAMMAD

    Please make a final visit to HAJ IT WILL HELP YOU GREATLY
    SALAM FROM ARABIA AND AFRICA

  • Hamza Omar says:

    Happy Birthday Champ

    You are my inspiration and a legend
    You are hero one of the last and yes the greatest, but more you were a great human being sir
    I wish you the best on this day

    Salaam! Peace

  • KALEL says:

    The G.O.A.T. and Tyson are the two greatest Heavyweights of all time. I would have loved to see the 1960s version Ali take on The 1980s Tyson. That fight would have been too close to call. Ali in his prime would have destroyed every Heavyweight that came before him.

  • EV says:

    YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • EV says:

    HAPPY B-DAY CHAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ty says:

    part of the worst generation in US history. calling old sick joe louis an uncle tom was real classy ahole

  • iPressbuttons says:

    Happy birthday champ! Love him so much!

  • Steve says:

    He was an real inspiration to me (a white kid from NJ). Although I did not agree with his stand on Vietnam, I respected his right to voice it. As a fighter, I was/am still awed by Ali. I tried to mimic him in the ring, usually not too well, but his technical contribution to the sport added to what Robinson started. His courage and stamina are unmatched. Who fights 15 rounds anymore? Who fights every worthy opponant anymore? I love this guy. Even my 3 sons study Ali. Happy Birthday and Rumble Young Man, Rumble !!!!

  • ty says:

    piece of crap along with the hypocrites that supported him. draft dodgers unite.

  • michael says:

    WORST FIGHTER EVER AND OVERRATED NO GOOD EVEN RICKY HATTON WOULD HAVE PUT HIM TO SLEEP

  • NottzmanNG5 says:

    Happy birthday bruv!

    Salaam

  • NamCap says:

    Happy B-Day The Great ONE!

    You made my generation so meaning full!

    Thank you again!

  • g.kashwani says:

    true champ………the best there is…..the best there was …..the best will be

  • ALAN BOSWORTH says:

    the days when boxers fort each other.not like todays bunch.happy birthday to muhammad ali..

  • Peter wells says:

    Happy birthday Muhammad ali
    your still the greatest

  • TheRealOne says:

    Happy Birthday Ali!

    A true great who fought cleanly unlike some fight dodging roid takers today *cough* Pacman *cough*

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