Muhammad Ali

by RDM59Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK Sep 2011 1,188 Views 4 Comments

.... at least check out that famous 'Ali Shuffle' @ 4:06

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freebyrdflying•Sep 15, 2011•London, Greater London, England UK

.....His song was.."He floats like a butterfly...Stings like a bee"This was in the days long before the fight where the damage was done...Was it the right jab in round 8 second fight with Joe Frazier?...Or was it in the first Frazier fight....Somewhere in that area,the one punch too many took place...
...Some said he had Parkinson's,but I dont believe that...In boxing circles they talk about..."punch-happy"..The risk the boxer takes,when he chooses this career....Horrible way to describe it,but meaning the one punch too many that damages the brain....I read somewhere that Ali has a hole in his brain....So you make up your own mind.......His fight with Leon Spinks was a sham and a shame as the damage by then was so obvious.........Maybe think on early in his career..when he was the worlds greatest...he boasted a lot..

.."Dont be afraid to be weak....Dont be too proud to be strong"
(Native American )

freebyrdflying•Sep 15, 2011•London, Greater London, England UK

P.S..Nooooo..Ali didnt ..shuffle...He danced his way round the ring ,in all his early fights....So the song.."Floats like a butterfly,Stings like a bee"

RDM59OP•Sep 15, 2011•Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK

He sure danced pretty, his mass seemed to defy gravity as he floated around his canvas bound victims. And that shuffle, like a high speed Jackson moonwalk but taking him nowhere. It's not easy that, give it a try.

A hole in the brain you say, well perhaps something finally popped, something bad building up over the years. Perhaps it was Frazier's right in the 8th that triggered it but it didn't look that big a hit and it was to the side jaw but maybe that was the one, who knows....

RDM59OP•Sep 15, 2011•Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK