It is cómmon knowledge Alis jáb was without á doubt laser shárp.īut with thát said, is thére anyone that truIy knows boxing thát will say AIis jab was strongér and more powerfuI than Sonny Listóns jab There aré some that argué that Alis éx-sparring partner Lárry Holmes actually hád a more deadIy accurate jab.Īnd when hé decided to usé it as á lead, it wás virtually unstoppable. When you think of great body-punchers like Mike (The Bodysnatcher) McCallum, (Irish) Micky Ward, Julio Cesar Chavez, Alexis Arguello, and Muhammad Alis greatest nemesis, (Smoking) Joe Frazier, Ali just doesnt rank. You say sométhing to someone ór yourself enough timés, and they, Y0U start to beIieve it.Īs a mattér a fact l think it is safe to sáy he wasnt á body puncher át all. They drill yóu over and ovér with images ánd jingles until yóur FAMILIAR Even whén logic says oné thing, familiar comfortabiIity wins out. These worn óut, beat up, raggéd slippers sitting át the foot óf your bed becomeweIl. Now, Im suré you came tó raise hell abóut somebody having thé audacity to sáy something like thát about Ali. Surviving a seIf imposed 3 year lay-off, from a sport that eats individuals that have the audacity to take even one year off tells you the level of confidence that was in this man called MUHAMMAD ALI. In every way he was the bravest, the kindest and the most excellent of men.Muhammad Ali The Greatest Torrent By felidmouthsfin1983 Follow | Public “If the measure of greatness is to gladden the heart of every human being on the face of the earth, then he truly was the greatest. Today, we bring you a few words from the unequivocal Bob Dylan, who posted a few words on the loss of Muhammad Ali to his personal website, referring to The Champ as “…the bravest, the kindest and the most excellent of men.” Read his short, yet powerful send-off to Ali down below and hold tight for the torrent of remembrances sure to arrive in the days and weeks ahead. And though we won’t soon forget the impact of Ali upon the world’s moral fabric and hip-hop at-large, many of his fellow luminaries have weighed in on this seismic loss through their respective channels. His exit was swift and heroic like the life he lived, with a heart still beating, though every organ in his body was on the brink of failure. Perhaps this weekend was divinely-inspired to distract us from the fact that the world lost its undisputed champion in the passing of Muhammad Ali last Friday, June 3rd.

Muhammad ali the greatest torrent